Pinkpomegranate

Celebrating, Cookies.....

My mom Mary loves to iron....

She said it's relaxing.....

Isn't this voile  printed dress from the 20's just beautiful...it wasn't so when she found it. She brought it home and laundered and pressed it into sheer perfection

Here are some more of her perfect creations....German cookies. She made these in special molds
which she said is also relaxing and fun to make...

Pretty Valentines heart...

Beautiful Rose and too pretty to eat don't you think?

I think this itty bitty gloved hand is my favorite...

More of her creations on silk...

These she is making for pillow tops...I think this too is my favorite

My mother is truly an artist...If you ask her she will say she's a china painter. I don't think there is any media that she hasn't tried and mastered...This last week she helped me make our shop sign after the
sign guy flaked on us...What do you think?

Hum mm....Pink?

Pomegranate...

Hopefully it's going up tomorrow...Just a few touches left ...Thanks Mom for all your help and encouragement. Couldn't of made it with out you...and will be celebrating our opening this week!

Time for Tea...

The party is about to begin...
My mother Mary made this gorgeous money tree for the guest of honor Kris, she is our Pastor's wife...
The cooks are busily preparing the most wonderful creations in the kitchen...Our friend Ellen, Mary, and
my sister Rene'
The tables are all set awaiting our guest....I'll show you a few of the tables
 
After ironing, picking flowers, selecting the china and polishing silver we are almost ready...
We did eight tables for the tea party...
 I think this might of been my favorite...
I don't know I really like this one too.... Soon our guest have arrived...
I wanted to take some pictures of the food, well things just got a little busy you know...
I can tell you the menu
Rene' made scones, hot out of the oven. Raspberry and poppy seed with lemon curd...
Next baby greens with feta, pomegranate, nut and pomegranate vinaigrette...
Then a beautiful citrus fruit salad with pink grapefruit, orange, tangerine and a honey lime dressing...
Main course assorted cucumber, chicken salad , egg salad sandwiches, pesto and black olive puff pastry,mini egg souffles....and for dessert she made a couple of delicious Martha Stewart recipes..
Layered chocolate, raspberry and coconut layer cake and lemon bars, yum! I can tell they were so good..
It was so much fun and to see the ladies who had never experienced a tea before...it was just wonderful!
Happy Birthday Kris...

We served over one hundred cups of tea whew...
And a end to a beautiful day....
Have you ever been to a tea house or had a tea party? I'd love to hear about it....Happy Monday Pinkie