Vintage Tea Cups

How about a spot of tea?  (best English, mixed with Tennessee accent around)
I'm linking this post to Knick of Time Vintage Style Tuesday, if you love anything vintage, shabby chic, or anything fabulous...then click on over and check out the links.  Go by today and check out some lovely refurbished mantles.  Ooolala!

I'm hosting a tea party and these are their invites

the invite says: "bring your teacup!"

I went thrift shopping and found a bunch of nice china tea cups.  Oh, how lovely!  I hate to admit it, but these cups were 49 cents each.  NOT EVEN 50 cents. I was a little bit sad to think that these beautiful cups belonged to someone once--who paid a pretty penny for matching teacups, saucers and the whole She-bang!  Now they've been discarded to the local Goodwill and sold as pieces for less than half a dollar each.  

It just don't seem right....

very shiny!

I wish you could really see the cup in the foreground. It takes my breath away--the china is so thin that the light shines through. oh my!

Not just china...but FINE china from Japan even!

So tell me...if you got this cup as an invite...would you come to my party?

Remember my giveaway ends TODAY. Scroll down to the posting before this to get all the deets.

Today's the day!

Today is the day I pick a WINNER!  I won't be officially picking the winner until this evening, so come back February 1st to see who wins.

If you haven't entered into my giveaway, click here.  In honor of my mother's 79th birthday I'm giving YOU a prize.
But wait!  There's more!
I have a surprise!
Because of the overwhelming response I will actually be picking 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.  2nd and 3rd won't get as big of a stash--but it will be a good one!  See you February 1st.

pink-a-licious

I love visiting this blog on Saturdays, How Sweet the Sound because it's a blog hop of pink juiciness! 
My contribution for Pink Saturday is a tag I'm working on for The Altered Paper Tag a month swap.  I'm not sure who will be receiving this beauty, but hopefully, they won't see this posting--so it doesn't ruin the surprise.

Beautiful paper from my stash, I used my brand new Cricut Expressions to cut the tag with the word LOVE in it.  Don't you LOVE it?  Some beautiful lace from a blog win.  Added some distressed ink around the edges. Remember stickles is my friend and so I added some dimension to the polka dots. 

 We'ved talked about a kitten cat always jumping into the picture....

Flip side of tag. I've been dying to use this birdcage glitter chipboard!  OMG!  Pansy vintage wrapping paper from my mother's stash.  Speaking of my mom....you have 3 days left to sign up for the most terrific giveaway in blog land --well, almost!

And, one more order of business....as a part of Pink Saturday, I went to visit  Just me Shel.  Go, visit, be entertained by some delightfully beautifopl pictures you'll ever see.

Challenge Friday and a giveaway

Hello All!
This month has just flew by, it's already January 27th, which means YOU have exactly 4 days left to enter
this giveaway.  My cute mom turned 79 this month and in her honor we are celebrating with a BIG gift to you!  Whoopy!!!

Recently I found Card Patterns Blog and am so excited, cause I feel like I can actually DO some of these challenges. Ya'll know what I'm talking about, you see some challenge that ask for a red, white, puke green with purple roses layout.  Not that there is anything wrong with a red, white, puke green and purple roses layout. It's just that I am green with envy less talented than the woman that can ROCK that layout AND make you wish you were the ONE that was so clever. Darn you***fist shaking***
 Am I right?

Anyway....there was a sketch....and here's my work:

This started with a brown cardstock that actually was in a xmas 6x6 stack.  I used my brand new Cricut Expression to cut a scalloped circle. Then two full circles(one off white, one patchwork) I cut those two circles in half and put one side each on the blue scalloped circle.

I had a bit of an accident with my automatic tape dispenser at this time.  I wish I had a picture of that....next time...to be sure...there will be a next time!

Some vintage lace from a RAK I won, a little bright pink bling border topped with a butterfly border.
Stickles is my very bestest friend--I used it to add dimension on the patchwork and on the swirls of the butterflies.

 Black embossed "love" stamp from the dollar bin

Chipboard heart with a thick coat of stickles(my bestie) with a diamond bling brad to hold it in place.

Show me some love......

Who's Who of Famous Girl Scouts!

This is the 100th year of Girl Scouting and we are celebrating! Check out the Who's Who of famous Girl Scouts


Starting with:

According to Huffington Post:

Say it with us: "On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout Law." These words echoed through Hollywood when some of Tinseltown's most famous faces were just little girls.
Legends like Lynda Carter, Lucille Ball, Mary Tyler Moore and Shirley Temple Black were all once living by the Girl Scout law and putting their sewing and fire making skills to the test. We wonder who had the most badges on their sashes and vests -- our money's on Wonder Woman.
This esteemed group of ladies are also joined in the sisterhood by scouts of a younger generation, including Abigail Breslin and Dakota Fanning. Both of these young actresses took the oath to "be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do." From our viewpoint, Fanning and Breslin are certainly holding up their end of the bargain.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR A GREAT GIVEAWAY HERE in honor of my mother's 79th birthday.  Only 5 days left!

Wacky Wednesday 1-25-12, only 6 days left in the monster giveaway

Hellloooo Peeps!
It's Wacky Wednesday and it's time to share something wacky and silly--just for you!

This clown accosted me at a Girl Scout event. I filed assault charges later in the day...it was just too much clown crotch for me. (i'm just kidding), (except about the crotch)

You have until January 31st to put your name in the drawing for this wonderful stash of stuff.....

In honor of my sweet mom's 79th. birthday. Stop by here to win!

After you sign up for my giveaway, stop at my new friend Cindy's blog.  She's giving stuff away too!
Click Card Crazee Me 53 blog to join her giveaway.

Monday is a lame way to spend 1/7 of your life....and I'm sure glad we are here to say that.

Normally Monday's I rage on about the misery of Mondays. 
But, today I give thanks instead.  Last night the Southeast United States had some very serious storms come through.  Thank goodness, the MR stayed up through the night to keep us safe.  Around 2am, he woke me up saying we had to get in our safe place.  (That's our half bath on the lower level of our home)

Sookie was very patient as we waited it out in the potty.  She was very upset with me because we forgot to grab the fish tank before closing the door.  Needless-to-say, as soon as we opened the door she went to check on her fishie buddies!

You have one more week to sign up for a gigantic giveaway...I'm honoring my sweet mother on her 79th birthday  and giving YOU a prize.  Go HERE to win

Please keep your thoughts and prayers going for the folks of Alabama.  Some of the news reports say that an entire town was wiped out by tornados last night.  YIKES!