Tea Cup....

Welcome to my Tea Cup posting today! I have this little display in Our dining room on the china cabinet that was my Mother's.

The beautiful plate in the back is Royal Winton Ivory England and the Cup & saucer are Art Deco in design MZ Altrahleu Czechoslovakia.

This charming bowl is marked Imperial Porcelain England and all of these pieces look great with the wallpaper we had chosen for the room.

Our mantel clock is made by The Sessions Clock Co. Forrestville Conn. USA
and is one of three we have in Our home..I love hearing the wonderful chimes!

I would like to thank the following lovely Ladies for hosting today..please check out all of the Tea posts and meet some wonderful friends as I have these past few months!

Martha @ www.marthasfavorites.com

Terri @ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

Sandi @ http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Take care and have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Wanda

Tea Tuesday!!

Welcome to Tea Tuesday! Today I am sharing a mixed cup & saucer..

My sweet rose Tea Cup is marked Bavaria Germany & the Saucer is Collingwoods Bone china England Est 1790

You may recognize Rebecca's sweet sachet pillow in the first photo..check her out at A Gathering Place!

Thank you to the following lovely Ladies for Hosting Tea Cup Tuesday & Tea Time Tuesday!

Martha @ www.Marthasfavorites.com

Terri @ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

Sabdi @ http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Have a great week!

Hugs,

Wanda

Needlework I Love It!!

Thank you for visiting me today..I am sharing with you my collection of needlework pictures I have throughout Our home. I hope you enjoy.. This top photo is a piece I purchased in a small Antique shop in Maine and I still have not done anything with it..hoping to frame it this Fall. It is a large piece about 24x24 so will be lovely once adorned with a frame.

This sweet girl was made by our neighbours Mother In Law and she could not wait to sell it to me at a garage sale for $10.00! It is so beautiful..of course I paid her quick & ran into the house!

This floral picture was made for me by a Dear Aunt & I treasure it!

These next two smaller pieces were picked up in shops while we were vacationing in PEI a few years ago.

The picture above is one of two I have with the same design but as you will see the stitcher used different colours of threads and framing choices.

The floral above was made by my Sister In Law..

The rose picture at the top as well as the deer picture were saved from heading to the trash..can you believe it?? The bottom one is the other bird piece I mentioned above.

This lovely pair were a gift from my Sweet Husband..

And last but not least the bottom picture was given to us from a friend as it went nicely with our Dining Room wallpaper..lucky me!

I hope you enjoyed seeing my collection as much as I enjoyed showing it too you..have a great rest of the week!

Blessing,

Wanda

Won't You Join Me For Tea?

Hello & welcome to my Tea Party! Today I am using an Tea cup with beautiful pink roses but no markings on the bottom. I have paired it up with a saucer made in England and I think they look great together..

Freshly baked orange cranberry scones are being served today..do you take lemon with your tea?

Thank you for stopping in for tea today! Enjoy visiting the other lovely ladies serving tea today..

Thank you to Martha @ www.Marthasfavorites.com and

Terri @ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

and Sandi @ http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Creative Spirit!

Today I am joining Cindy Adkins @ Whimsical Musings for her Creative Spirit Link!

I am featuring some glass pieces I did a few years ago..I hope you enjoy!

Please check out the other creative spirits who are linking as well! Thank you Cindy for hosting!

Delightful PINK Saturday!!

Welcome to my early Pink Saturday Post..I am featuring parts of our powder room in the first few photos..

As you may have guessed from all of the vintage soap labels on my sidebar..I love fancy..sweet smelling soaps! I have a problem passing them by and rarely return home from a shopping trip without a few new bars..

The glass jar in this photo belonged to my Grandmother & then my Mother
and I love storing my soaps in vintage jars & containers..don't they look pretty?

The vintage mirror below was found in a local Antique shop and the needlework is so delicately done..I love it!

The victorian print below is a beautiful piece I found when we visited PEI two years ago

I hope you enjoyed my PINK's today..Have a wonderful time visiting everyone who has joined this event. Thank you Beverly from How Sweet the Sound for hosting!

Hugs,

Wanda

Our Office Renovations..

Hello friends..I came upon these photos of our office while searching old photos and thought I would share with you the before and after. Our two story home was built in 1924 and this little office is on the second floor facing east. As you can guess by the top three photos the room was done in the 40's most likely and was in the need of some TLC!

There were built in red leatherette sofa and chair as well as a small desk and wrap around book shelves. The walls and ceiling were papered in a wood like paper. (YUK)

It even came with a small electric heater..when heated the coals lit up! We lived with this room for about a year as I was not sure what we were going to do with it but knew something needed done..

We stripped the wallpaper off of the ceiling and walls and as you can see had new wallpaper added to look like tin panels on the ceiling..added crown moulding and white wainscotting to the walls..and painted the room a soft butter colour.

I love the way the ceiling turned out!

The oak hardwoods were refinished..a new area rug laid..

two comfy chairs...and lots of Victoria Magazines were added!

Pictures were hung..

An old oak cabinet that houses my smaller television and a vintage typewriter that belonged to my Father In Law was added.

A few lamps..stools..and you guessed it ...more Victoria Magazines!

A small computer desk and chair...and I was set to enjoy the sunrise in the mornings and the view below is our little English Garden! I think I adore this room the most and although it is the smallest room in the home it is wonderful for me to do my Blogging and just daydreaming as I read my Magizines...

I hope you have a room of your own that brings you as much comfort! Thank you for stopping in tonight..

Hugs,

Wanda