Monday, October 18, 2010

TeaTime Tuesday & Pretty Handmades

Greetings Sweet Bloggie peeps and welcome to another
TEA TIME TUESDAY!
Please see my previous post HERE to enter my most recent GIVEAWAY #7! And if this is your first visit with me you may enjoy reading some of my past Tea Tuesdays :-)
Today I am sharing with you some more of the pretty china pieces a very dear friend send me to care for! Am I not the luckiest ducky in the pond or what!!
The most charming Paragon Teapot has a delightful wreath of cottage garden flowers ~ roses, iris, tulips, anemonies, asters ~ circling around the upper half and lid. I simply adore it with it's dainty scallops, swirly handle and painted golden touches.


This huge box had me reaching into a Lifetime supply :-) of packing popcorn and gasping out loud as I carefully opened each piece and matched the cups up with the saucers. Eleven exquisite Paragon cup and saucer sets in a rainbow of pastel sherbet shades with rich black! Oh my!
I'll showcase more of them in another tuesday post.

I chose this pretty blue one today with it's Spring tulips and jonquils. How artfully the flowers are arranged in the cup and a sweet little arrangement on the saucer! The flowers base is a transfer design with painted details and all the black is carefully handpainted around everything! The artists must definitely drink decaffinated tea to have such a steady hand ;-)

Isn't it interesting how the design does not lose perspective when looking into the cup - it looks like a plate! The bottom mark is PARAGON ~ By appointment H.M. QUEEN & H.M. QUEEN MARY ~ Fine Bone China ENGLAND Reg

Ahhhh look at this sweet teapot! It is marked TUSCAN Fine Bone China Made In England and has a Crown and Wings motif. It is totally handpainted from the pretty pink posies and minty green leaves right down to all those little gold dots! Wowzers is it gorgeous and I absolutely LOVE it!

I made the trio of tea theme handmades below and along with some more they will be in my Ebay store later today! There's a cute "Pincushion Confection" made from a vintage teacup, rose teacup accent pillow and another featuring a graceful Victorian Harrison Fisher lady enjoying a cuppa!



I am linking up with these fun tea parties today so be sure to stop by each and see these ladies sweet teatime offerings!

* MARTHA and TERRI for Teacup Tuesday
* Wanda Lee and Pam for Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday
* Sandi for Teatime Tuesday
Lady Katherine at Lady Katherine's Tea Parlor

Lynn

24 comments:

  1. *gasp* oh dear, that is one beautiful Paragon teapot! how I envy you.. teehee! lol.. and the teacups are stunning! love the pastel colours mix with black.. thanks for sharing.
    xo
    fitty

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  2. Everything is displayed so dreamy and Cottage Chic. All your china pieces are so lovely it almost makes me want to brew up alittle tea.

    What really caught my eye was that 2Die4 teacup~pin cushion. That is just too sweet. As usual, all your crafting projects are created "straight from the heart".

    Have a great week

    Carol from
    Good 'Ol Texas

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  3. teapot and teacups are wonderful. i love it!
    kiss,tina

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  4. Hello Lynn, I love the cushions and the Cup Pincushion and all your lovely china. I too collect chintz china but most of mine is Royal Winton I do have a couple of pieces of James Kent, I will keep my eyes peeled for the Rosalynd saucers.
    Jill

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  5. HELLO LYNN....

    WOW YOU ARE A LUCKY DUCKY IN THE POND, THAT'S FOR SURE...LOL!! TO RECEIVE SUCH BEAUTIES!!! AHHHH BE STILL MY HEART!! LOVE ALL YOUR HAND MADE BEAUTIES SWEET FRIEND :)

    XOX~MARI

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  6. Hi Lynn - You have a perfect set there! Love the beautiful pastel colors and how dainty they are!

    Happy Tea Tuesday! BTW, I'm having a gift raffle, hope you can join.
    -marie

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  7. Hi Lynn,
    You are the most lucky duck!! Your teacups are exquisite! To have one would be a dream, but 11..I'd be floating.
    I will be peaking in on E-bay. Lovely.
    See you soon!
    Pam

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  8. Hi Lynn,
    You are a lucky ducky indeed! I love those tea pots and all the teacups are scrumptious with their posies and lovely matching saucers! How pretty they all are! I love the new pillows and teacup pincushion too. The second pillow with the teacup on it is especially appealing to me! Gorgeous post, my friend. Thank you for sharing and I wish you a delightful day.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  9. Lucky Ducky for sure!!! My oh my! Such lovely goodies. The tea pot and the tea cups ... WOW! Love the pincushion, too. Happy Tea Day!

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  10. Yes, you are the luckiest ducky in the pond!
    Beautiful tea cups for sure!
    Hugs,
    TErri

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  11. Wonderful post. I love all you pretty tea items.
    Your teapot is beautiful and all those wonderful teacups are awesome.

    Thank you so much for sharing.

    Hugs,
    Penny

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  12. YUM, YUM AND A DOUBLE BOTTLE OF YUM!

    I ADORE YOUR WORK...YOU ARE AMAZING...AND SO VERY TALENTED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PRETTY!!!!!!!

    I LOVE YOUR CREATIONS..AND ALL OF YOUR GORGEOUS TEA CUPS!

    STUNNING...I'M OFF TO ENTER YOUR GIVEAWAY....
    HAVE A NICE NIGHT!

    CIAO BELLA

    CREATIVE CARMELINA

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  13. Your teacups and teapots are really gorgeous. The pastel cups with the black interiors and florals are really striking.

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  14. Oh, wow!!! Those are all so pretty! What an incredibly wonderful friend you have!!!!!!

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  15. Hello there Lynn,

    I just love your elegant and oh-so-pretty teacups and teapots.., Wow!

    What a fabulous windfall of lovelies.., I love them all!.., Aah, where to begin?

    Utterly charming; such pretty motifs and colours!..,

    Thanks so much for sharing your treasures with us!

    I was tranfixed with utter delight! ~ I am so happy for you dear lady!


    Thanks also, ever so much for popping by for a tea visit to participate in our little corner of, 'Tuesday And Wednesday Teatime In Blogland'!

    ..,(This week has marked my 53rd, 'Tuesday Tea For Two', blog teaparty, my 44th, 'Wednesday Tea For You And Me And Thee').

    ~ Also with dear Pam, (of http://breathoffreshair-paperbutterfly.blogspot.com ); as you know,she and I have celebrated our 25th, 'Teapot And Tea Things Tuesday'..,

    Thanks for joining in with the fun!

    ~ I guess you could truly say; 'I love Afternoon Tea'!

    I always love to share yet another Tuesday Tea, heartwarming visit and cup of tea with you!

    Cheers from Wanda Lee
    @ http://theplumedpen.blogspot.com
    and also @ http://silkenpurse.blogspot.com

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  16. So BEAUTIFUL!! I also love those gorgeous pillows! :)

    Hugs, Carolyn ~ Cottage Sunshine

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  17. Thank you for your visit
    I have loved watching your tea cups and pots,all them are lovely
    Hugs

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  18. Your posts are so beautiful and inspiring.

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  19. Such a beautiful teapot would make me drink tea all day.
    The teacups are amazingly beautiful!
    Happy day,
    Jacoba

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  20. You are such a lucky girl to have all those beauties in your home to care for, and to gaze at all day...sigh.
    Hugs Sandi xx

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  21. Dearest Lucky Duck Friend,
    What an absolutely jaw-dropping array of the most exquisite teacups ever! I love Paragon so much and I am in search of those now to add to my collection! Tulips are my favorite flower so it is like the best of both worlds. Thank you for sharing you treasures!
    <>< Concetta

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  22. Your photographs are so beautiful and the teapot in the first one is amazing!!

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  23. I am also a follower, have a wonderful day. Terri

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  24. Oh What a beautiful giveaway, thank you for the opportunity to win, your work is amazing. Have a wonderful week. Terri

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