My Sixth Tea Time Tuesday & Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday for August 17th, 2010

Happy Monday everyone !!! Here are my tea things for today....enjoy :) :)

Now this first cup is one that I purchased a few weeks ago at Goodwill or St. Vincent de Paul. It was only $0.69..I can't remember now, but it was really cheap :) :) In any case, I snapped it right up because it's so beautiful. This would be perfect for tea or coffee. Oh, and when you see the other two cups, you'll understand why I had to purchase this one.



There's a beautiful design of pears on this side. Notice the ring of leaves at the base and the inside rim of the cup? How beautiful is that? I love those "secret surprise" details !!!

I seem to really love all sorts of tea things...I especially love tea cups that have beautiful detail on the inside of the cup!!! It's like a special surprise!!


This is the design on the other side of the teacup.

Okay, here's a photo of the backstamp. I have to be honest here, the backstamp did make me laugh a little...but it's such a beautiful teacup!!

You don't see many tea cups made in India...but that would make sense, since some teas are grown there!! I think it makes my cup even more special :) :) :)

Now this next photo will show my recently acquired tea cup/coffee cup along with the other two matching tea cups. The other two cups I purchased at a TJ Maxx back in 2004. So when I saw the first cup I pictured...it was like this "Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy...This is unreal...so cool" :) :) What are the odds that I'd find a matching cup 6 years later? That's awesome!! Have you ever had experiences like that?

The two tea cups in front are the ones I purchased at a TJ Maxx back around 2004.  Notice how they're a little more straight up and down, while the one in the background has more curves...plus a vintage tea strainer :)


Here's that same vine detail on the inside rim of these tea cups!!! It's the same beautiful design. In fact, when I purchased these originally, I bought them for the vine design on the inside rim and no other reason :) :) :)

This is the front of one of the teacups. It matches the tea cup/coffee cup EXACTLY...how cute is that?


The front design matches perfectly.....


.....and so does the design on the other side of this tea cup :)

Here's the backstamp on the bottom of the tea cup. It's just like the first backstamp I showed you, except it's in red. There's also a date missing...normally found right above the icon of the tree...saying that this particular line was established sometime in the 1700s...

Here's the "sibling" tea cup...related and very similar in style and tone..Now I do have tea cups that have slight imperfections in them...this one has a couple of chips...literally...but I still think it's very beautiful :) :) I'll show you later what I use this cup for...HINT, it's not for tea...

I don't remember  how the "chips" happened.  I just know it was something I dropped on it while trying to wash dishes one day. I was a bit sad...but I did find a new use for it. Don't you love those purply plums?


Here's the detail on the other side of the "plum" tea cup :) :)

One of the things I used this cup for was a pretty container for my pens and pencils!!! Lately I've used it for some of my earrings.  At the time, I didn't have a jewelry box for my earrings. I still don't...I prefer this. It has more style!!! Here's just an idea of what you can use a tea cup for besides tea...especially if it's not suitable for drinking anymore...


I made that blue bracelet that's surrounding the tea cup along with the matching blue earrings. It wasn't easy since I was a beginner...but it was fun.  I wear those earrings quite a bit!!! I like sparkly...a LOT when it comes to earrings..OKay..enough...back to tea :) :) :)

I love everyones tea displays...so different and ALL are beautiful, girlie, feminine, romantic etc...all the good things :) :) Here a couple of my own attempts at "styling" a tea cup :) :) It was quite fun. So I may have to try that some more in the future :) :) :)

 

Those are my tea things for today :) :) :) I pray you enjoyed your visit.I can't wait to see what everyone shares today :)

 

Oh, my friend Gerry at Gerry's Soap N Stuff sent me the loveliest gift of homemade soap. Oh, it's luxury, ladies....so nice and smells so GOOD. I'll share a photo of her nice gift on Wednesday :) :)

 

This morning, I felt like I was going to throw up. I was really nervous today and NOT looking forward to getting on the phones. Sometimes making outbound sales calls can be challenging. It's not the rejection...that I can handle. It's a normal part of the job. What makes me sad is when people yell at me for no good reason..anyway, I had some concerns this morning...God worked a miracle today. My first "official" day back on the phones went really WELL.

 

It's been since April 2009 since my co-workers and I have done the outbound calls...but it went so WELL. Customers were nice and no one yelled at me. God answered my prayer for nice customers today :) :)

 

Oh, I could go on and on...and remember, I do try and keep work life and private life seperate...but I thought you'd want to know about my "first day back at school...oops, "work"...but you understand :) :)

 

If you're experiencing hot weather where you're at...I'm sorry. It's so hot here in Oregon at ca. 104 F/40C...it's almost beastly. Literally these high temperatures are wiping me out. It makes having an air conditioner at home...two air conditioners (one upstairs and one downstairs) a double blessing from God. It's wonderful!!! Stay cool everyone!!!

 

That's the news from Oregon today. Love and hugs, Heather