Parting Post Addendum...

I never expected to be welcomed into this community of blogging like I have been. I hold you all dearly and I'm filled with gratitude for the friendship and love I get from you daily...  

I wish you all peace and joy and a year full of light...

Haiku my Heart... Parting Post 2010

Go wander the world

little girl in all your grace.

Find your blissful way.

DDD2010

Hope and Healing...

For Allegra...

Tuesday Tea on Wednesday...

I was going to post this yesterday, but went to visit family, who has cats... I am allergic to cats and when I got back I took more antihistamines and went to sleep.  I did have a wonderful time with cousins, my Auntie M and her new fiance (who is just delightful and will make her very happy) and my beloved Uncle Jay.  While there, my cousin Lynn shared her newest favorite tea with me.

It was wonderful and I had several cups! I will be getting some!  Anyway, last week, I bought the latest edition of Sew Somerset (my first)...

It has this lovely little stitched tea cup art quilt on the cover, so of course I had to get it.  But I also wanted to get it in preparation for this...

My Christmas present, which should arrive sometime this week!  I'm so excited!  More on it when it comes...

Hope you all had a wonderful Tea Tuesday and I'll try to be on time next week.  For more post from our little group, visit Kimmie's side bar to find us and see what we have to say.

Taking a break for the Holidays...

I'm going to take a break from blogging for a bit. I may show up at yours and leave a comment, but I won't be posting much, if any.  I would have done a Tuesday Tea post tonight, but have a major headache right now.  Anyway...

I wish you all a Wonderful Holiday Season and a Joyous New Year!

Rainy day...

I canceled out on the wine fest today because it's raining and will be all day...  So I guess all that Christmas stuff I made will be packed up for next year... or given away to friends and family.

Do you think these cinnamon tea sticks will keep for a year if I seal them up really tight? 

Altered journals...

Look what can be done with $1 bin spiral notebooks...

Not to shabby (or just shabby enough), if I do say so myself!  They will be for sale tomorrow at the wine fest and in my Etsy shop later (hopefully there won't be any left to post and I'll have to make more). 

Haiku my Heart Friday and Magpie 45...

(Photo provided by Magpie Tales)

She looked upon him,
her heart filled with love and awe...
for her Holy Child.
DDD2010

For more Friday Haiku visit Haiku my Heart.

Tuesday Tea...

I'm having Tazo Rest tea tonight. It is a blend of rose petals, valerian root and "citrusy" herbs.  It's very good and helps me sleep.  In the spirit of Tuesday Tea...

Here are a couple more orphan tea cups all ready to go to new homes...  Aren't they gorgeous?

Be sure to see what the other Tuesday Tea ladies are up to by visiting Kimmie's blog and looking for us on her sidebar.

What have I been up to?

Well you all know that I've been selling my creations at a biweekly wine fest. I made these last year for gifts and decided to make them to sell this year. 

As of today, I've sold all of them I made this year.  I've been making other Christmas ornaments too...

Like these fabric covered spheres... I bought a couple of fat quarters and ripped them into "ribbons" and used them to cover the styrofoam balls. 

Then I added the bows and jingle bells to the bottom... Rustic and cute huh?  And I have the left over "ribbon" to do something with later.

I also made these felt Christmas birds with jingle bells.  I didn't have any polyfill so I stuffed them with gauze.  They are hand sewn... since I don't have a sewing machine. Maybe I'll get one for Christmas!

Tuesday Tea...

My allergies have kicked in big time! So... tonight I'm drinking Tazo Calm... hoping that it will help me feel better. Anyway... remember my Orphan Tea Cup Adoption Program idea? Well... I implemented it Saturday at the Winery anniversary.

I had two lovely orphaned tea cups that I put up for adoption along with beaded heart shaped tea balls and a sample of custom tea from Tea for all Reasons.

A lovely lady adopted this one and took it to its new home...  Obviously, I still have more orphans for folks to open their hearts to...  But so far I think that my adoption program is a success!

Happy Tea Tuesday everyone and please visit our other participants at Kimmie's.  Look on her side bar for us!

Restocked Etsy Shop...

I've restocked my Etsy shop Pieces of D with various items...

including my Butterfly Conservatory Christmas Ornaments!

The Anniversary Wine Fest was fun!.  Didn't sell as much as I usually do, what with people out at malls and discount stores, not to mention it was kinda chilly.  But it's always a wonderful time... My friend Lois came and set up and my friends Boxer and Chrystie were there too... and we met some new vendor friends as well... It's always a great day under the oaks...  You should come out on Dec. 18 if you're in the neighborhood...

I'll post the link as a reminder before it rolls around.

My Art Journal Giveaway...

Don't forget about Diane's Blogaversity Giveaway!
I'd wish you good luck, but I want to win!

Little Christmas Birdies...

I've been wondering what to do with the orphaned tea cups I acquire...

Here are two that I turned into nests for little birdies... Aren't they adorable??? 

The little white cup with the gold rim is some sort of lustre ware... It is really offwhite with an iridescent glaze...

I used nests and mushroom birds from the craft store.  The moss is also from the craft store, but the lichens I collected from pine tree bark at my daughter's.  I also added glittered fern leaves for a little bling...