Some pictures from the ladies tea and gift exchange this week:
(Small hands helped set this pretty pink table)
Pink and white checked heart-shaped placemats with white cotton backing, and apple blossom pattern Acropal dinnerware, similar to Corningware. The dinnerware and gold forks, knives and spoons all came from Wal-Mart.
Pink napkins for the tea/dessert table are tied in Victorian calling cards, lace and string of beads. Free Victorian clip art for crafts are available.
A tea serving table prepared with hand sewn table cloth and little Victorian cards scattered on it, and several unique serving dishes. A young homeschooler crocheted those little drip catchers for me, from an old book called Workbasket.
Another table with a hand made table cloth and centerpiece bowl with decorative cards.
On the heart-shaped invitations, which were the Valentine cards you saw in a previous post, I requested that each person bring something from their home they did not want anymore, which would be suitable for a gift for one of the ladies there. Everyone got to choose what they wanted. Here is one of the gifts: a scented jar candle with a wax cherry, on a hand crocheted doilie. It is nice that some ladies are still doing that, and I intend to post a history of the doily sometime in the future. It was invented by a man of the surname of D'Oyley, who sought to make affordable placemats for people outside of the royal class.
One of the give-aways at the gift-exchange was a rose-shaped iron wall hook,
and an architectural-look wall hook,
and a magazine which was a gift to someone,
and this lovely artificial bouquet in a crystal-look plastic vase filled with clear pink floral marbles.
Each guest was given a hand made cinnamon ornament tied in a wired chiffon bow.
Children made heart-shaped paper airplane gliders that flew beautifully!
Even a left over skein of yarn was an appreciated gift for someone.
Other gifts included heart-shaped tea balls, China Rose Tea, tea cups, and tea towels.
13 ladies attended this event and the group sang in harmony several songs:
The Love of God (is greater far)
It is Well With My Soul
This World is Not My Home
Someone read Hebrews 11, the great faith chapter about the faith of the Hebrews.
Food served was:
Chopped vegetable salad
Raspberry Dessert
Homemade cheese ball and crackers
The Tea Table contained
Tea: Sugar Cookie tea from Celestial Seasonings
Yorkshire Gold
Pink Cupcakes
Sliced Pumpkin Bread
