Winter Tea

Planning a Winter Tea Party for January.

for some of the elderly ladies

 in our congregation.

We have 18 including ourselves.

My friend Katherine and I decided on 

a Snowflake theme.

Thought I would share some of the projects 

we have been working on for the party.

 A simple snowflake embossed  invitation.

Sizzix embossing folder, Martha Stewart snowflake punch,

Pink glitter paper from DCWV, star brad & sheer white ribbon.

A tea cup made out of recycled mat board.

Sizzix tea cup XL die, DCWV Luxury stack papers,

misc. trims & embellishment.

Katherine is going to crochet scarves for the ladies.

 I was going to do earrings. 

But some of the ladies either don't wear them 

or wear clip-ons.

So I'm gifting the ladies with this style of scarf pin.

Fruit-A-Refic!

I made this especially for Deb.

She loved these fruity glass beads I had in my stash.

I will be giving this to her today as a hostess gift

for an open house she is having today.

It needed some sparkle so I added a chain and attached

half silver faceted round crystals and textured glass pearl beads.

It helped to make sense of the one 

creamy ab colored almond bead.

To finish it off I added a cool toggle clasp.

Carmen Miranda would be proud.

Owl Bracelet

This color combo will always remind me of the 

Miami Dolphins.

Had a lot of fun making this Owl bracelet 

using these colorful and whimsical lamp work beads.

Just makes me happy looking at it.

Living in Florida worked for me.

And I miss living there.

But for now 

I will have to deal with the gray days 

of winter here in Michigan.