Welcome to Tea Time Tuesday I am excited to be gifting a one year (6 issues) subscription to Tea Time Magazine this week.
I hope everyone had a GREAT weekend and enjoyed Mother’s Day if that was part of your plan. I spent Mother's Day apart from my mom this year but at least I was with her on Easter! Love ya, MOM!
My Mother's Day was wonderful. I hosted my Mother in Law, Lucy, for a lovely brunch.
Here is a picture of Lucy on her wedding day with her mom, Arlene.
Unfortunately Arlene died of breast cancer several years ago and I was never able to meet her.
I am sure her warm heart and spirit lives on in Lucy and my daughter Sophia.
As a result of Tea Time Tuesday and the wonderful tea blogs and tea parties I have joined, I have found a wonderful blog full of incredible "tablescape" inspiration appropriately called, The Tablescaper.
This site is quite amazing and you can follow her creations just like me by clicking HERE.
Here is a sneak peak at the table setting I put together for Mother's Day. I will be sharing more as the week goes on.
The china used below was given to me by my Mom and Dad when I graduated PA school. It is very, very special to me.
The menu was simple. Ham and cheese scrambled eggs, sausage links and a variety of fruit and pastries ~ of course with a little added FANCY.
I have always wanted to make sugared flowers and recently Melissa at My Cake School posted a quick and easy tutorial on her blog.
You can find it by clicking HERE. I highly recommend a membership to her online cake decorating school, it is amazing!
On Saturday I took the time to make the little sugared delights and they turned out just great.
I incorporated them into my brunch but was limited on TIME (big shock) so I bought some of these at the last minute...INSERT BIG GASP OF HORROR….
And turned it into these…
Aaaaaawwww…what would I do without you, fast and fancy gene??
The little ‘L’ is for LUCY!! So fanciful! It is hard to see but I added some pixie dust on top so they sparkled.
Everything was delightful.
After everyone left , my husband and daughter took naps and I took the opportunity to go downtown and meander through “Antiques Downtown”.
It was relaxing and fun.
I bought some treats…including a bunch of old copies of Tea Time, Victoria and The Tea House Times...what a find!
I also stumbled upon this little treasure…
It was only FIVE DOLLARS!! The dish is about a 10 inches long. It does have a small little chip on the side but I could care less. SCORE!
To redeem myself for not baking "from scratch" pastries for brunch, I did create a nice little dessert for us at dinner.
It was easy as PIE (or napoleon…J) and I found the recipe and inspiration in the most recent issue of Tea Time Magazine.
Would YOU like a GIFT subscription for one year (6 issues) to Tea Time Magazine or do you have someone you would like to bestow this lovely gift upon??
Here is what you need to do:
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I will announce the lucky winner next Tuesday ~ so make sure to check back.
I also want to say a big THANKS to CUPCAKES TAKE THE CAKE for featuring my Gustav Klimt Cupcake on their site this weekend, what an honor.
I have been working on some wonderful cupcake designs and look forward to sharing them with you!
~ This has been my life in sugared flowers, sharing my love of Tea Time Magazine and other simple pleasures. Thank you so much for visiting.
Linking up too...
Linking up too...
Hoosier Homemade ~ Cupcake Tuesday!
Between Naps on the Porch ~ Tablescape Thursday click on button below..
A Breath of Fresh Air ~ Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday!
Pink Saturdays!Between Naps on the Porch ~ Tablescape Thursday click on button below..