My Grandmas Teacups

I am so excited about my upcoming birthday. Did you get your invitation? Please be sure to RSVP.   Facebook Party Event So I have been scouring Pinterest looking for an amazing cake to be the centrepiece of my birthday tea party and I fell in love with this one. A very talented baker in my area (Christine Baker Dewberry) is going to have a go at creating this beautiful piece of confectionary art. I LOVE IT! If you would like to find out more about this cake please visit  Cake Central- Teacup Cake  . Want to know more about my talented friend Christine? Follow her work at Frosted 'n' Fancy

I have decided to hold my 40th birthday extravaganza online and you are invited to join me. The theme for the party is a sort of Shabby Chic Mad Hatter Tea Party. Pull out your old fascinator from the Royal Wedding Celebrations a few years back. Dust off your boa and find your white gloves. The party will be held February 9th, 2015 from 10-2. Please get some of your friends together for tea and take photos to share on the party page. I will be posting recipes, tutorials and pictures so that you can make the items from the party. I would LOVE to see you there. The hashtag for the event will be #40yearsofawesome and the FB link is https://www.facebook.com/events/898342846872622  Please RSVP so that I have an idea of how many people will be there. We will be having some games and prizes too!

Happy New Year Crafty Friends. I pulled together a little project to get the year rolling. I am calling it my Cuppa Sunshine as it has been pretty dreary weather lately and I wanted a cute pick me up to decorate my studio. Materials Needed: Card stock in three complimentary colours Designer Paper (Avonlea from Close To My Heart shown) Hot Glue Gun Tooth Picks  Glass or Crystal Beads Foam Mat (upside down mouse pad works like a charm) Stylus or rounded pen lid This project uses the retired paper line "Avonlea" from Close To My Heart but if you can't get your hands on that, substitute it with your favourite paper. All of the die cuts are from designs found in the Cricut Artiste Cartridge. I use a cricut explore so it allowed me to modify some of the cuts. If you are using an expression you may need to do a bit of fussy cutting to get the desired look. Feel free to use my cut files if you are using Cricut Design Space. Teacup and Saucer F...