A Cottage Garden Tea

Welcome Friends
 

To  "A Cottage Garden Tea"!
 

 

A dear and sweet friend who is soon to be my son's future mother-in-law, Lanny  surprised me at Christmas with this special Royal Albert tea set. 

 It is called "Cottage Garden". 

This elegant pattern is in the Montrose Shape with red, pink and white roses surrounded with gold trim.

She knows how much I love china and pink roses!
 

 

Lanny got me the matching cream and sugar too!

 

 

The teapot is my sweet sister's.



 

  It is a rich gold with pink roses similar to the colours in the Cottage Garden pattern. There are no markings on this pretty teapot.

 

 Do you see the beautifully crocheted table covering with the rose
 pattern? 

 
Yes, Lanny also crocheted this.  Isn't it amazing? It took her over six months.

 

 

 Help yourself some leftover Christmas baking ~ a peppermint , tiger butter or butterscotch confetti square.

 

 

 

Lanny also bought me this gorgeous white orchid.

 

 

 Thank you dear Lanny!  I love it all so much!

 

 

Have a wonderful week dear friends!
Karen

 

This week I will be joining these lovely blogspots:

Bernideen’s ~ http://blog.bernideens.com/
Friends Sharing Tea

Jann- http://jannolson.BlogSpot.com/
Share Your Cup Thursday

Martha~  http://www.marthasfavorites.com/ 
Tea on Tuesday

Ruth~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Sandi  ~  http://www.sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/

Teatime Tuesday 

Terri~  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday

Hope to see you there!

Beauty in Pretty Teacups

Do you find beauty in pretty china teacups?

 

 

Today as I was taking one of my pretty saucerless teacups off of my Christmas tree

 

I discovered that

 

 

 I did have the matching luncheon plate.

  

 

Sweet Sister had given me a Royal Albert gold trimmed saucer yesterday to match some of my lonely teacups.

Do you think the matching saucer would look more beautiful?

"There is evidence that perceptions of beauty are evolutionarily determined, that things, aspects of people and landscapes considered beautiful are typically found in situations likely to give enhanced survival of the perceiving human's genes."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty

I do believe that I inherited my fondness of teacups from my mother's love of them.

This rosy china pattern is a Royal Standard .  It is Made in England and is called "Festival Rose."

  

It is often said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

What do you find beautiful?

Happy Pink Saturday!
 

 

Have a "Beautiful" Day!

Karen

I know that you will find beauty at:

Beverley~ http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/
Pink Saturday

 

 Hope to see you there!

 

A Shabby Chic Shelley Tea

Happy New Year Dear Ladies!

 

Welcome to "A Shabby Chic Shelley Tea"!

 

 

 

 

After Christmas my hubby and I decided to do some treasure hunting at the Boxing Day Sales.  We stopped at Habitat for Humanity in Ferndale. 

 

 

 This pretty chintz Shelley was marked $15.00.  I didn't hesitate.  I just loved the colours and Shelley teacups are so hard to find.

 

 

At the counter the teacup rang through at $7.50.  I couldn't believe it!  Half price! It really was my lucky day!

 

 

This pink floral cherry blossom-like chintz pattern has brown branches surrounded with shades of pink flowers with mint greenery and spots of yellow. It is trimmed with coral on the handle and pedestal base of the teacup and outer trim of the saucer. It looks yellow in the pics, doesn't it?  I just found out that Bernideen also has the same special teacup!
http://blog.bernideens.com

 

 

 

 

Today I am also sharing my pastel pink tea set which you have seen before. 

 

  

 

 I love it's embossed texture and unique shape.

 

 

It is called Cream Lace Skye McChie.
 

 

 

 

In the winter I like to bring some of my white wicker patio furniture inside to protect it from the weather and enjoy it in our pinkish guest room.

 

 

 

The pink and mint green floral quilt was once my dear mother-in-law's. Don't you love that colour combination?

 

 

 

 

Mr. Cottage gave me the pink carnations on Christmas Eve and after one week they are still thriving. (I must admit that I did hint a little about how nice flowers would be for Christmas).  I find that carnations live much longer than other cut flowers. 

 

 

 

Thank you for joining me for
 

"A Shabby Chic Shelley Tea!"

Have a Wonderful 2014!
Karen

 

 

This week I will be joining:

 

Bernideen’s ~ http://blog.bernideens.com/
Friends Sharing Tea

Beverley~ http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

Pink Saturday

Cindy ~http://romantichome.blogspot.ca/
Show and Tell Friday

Courtenay ~ http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca
Feathered Nest Friday

Jann- http://jannolson.BlogSpot.com/
Share Your Cup Thursday


Martha~  http://www.marthasfavorites.com/ 
Tea on Tuesday

Ruth~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/

 Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Ruth~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

 

Sandi  ~  http://www.sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/

Teatime Tuesday 

 

Terri~  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday

Hope to see you there!