Monday, November 19, 2018

How teacups are like paper dolls

Whenever I get a new tea accessory, I am like a little girl with paper dolls, trying out new clothes on each doll. In this case, Dianne V. in Canada, who won one of my giveaways a while back, surprised me with a lovely pot holder that came in the mail last week, and I loved "trying out" my teacups to see which one got the new "outfit."

Dianne said she'd been looking for something tea-related to send me and found this recently at her garden club meeting, where some of the ladies are quilters. I think this is one of the prettiest pot holders I've ever seen, and I've never come across this gorgeous teacup fabric before.

I was also quite charmed by the card she enclosed, which features artwork titled "Three Wise Monkeys Tea Room" by artist Will Millar. I can easily imagine that I am turning into at least one of these dear old ladies—possibly all three—and I am going to have to frame this card!



5 comments:

  1. That is indeed a beautiful potholder, I love that fabric! And the postcard is darling, too. I think you picked a lovely cup to "wear" the new outfit.

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  2. The potholder fabric really is unusual, and such a nice gift. The card made me laugh, so I looked up the artist, Will Millar, and was surprised to find that he is a former member of the Irish Rovers folk music group. He was born in Northern Ireland and now lives in Canada. His website shows many of his paintings that are scenes of everyday Irish life. At least two of them (including the one on your card) are tea-related. You can see them at willmillar.ca/artwork.

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  3. I love, love the fabric in the pot holder and the card too. Both things I have not spotted anywhere.

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  4. Angela, what a clever thought! I would never have compared teacups to paper dolls! Hope you're having a wonderful week.

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