Are you enjoying our weekend long tea party? And can you believe I'm actually running late for the second day of my own party! Life just has a funny way of not cooperating with our best laid plans sometimes.
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are you ready?
Are you ready for the Witches Tea Party Under a Halloween Moon?
I've dusted my teapots, gathered my favorite teacups and sampled a spooky ghost cookie or two! All my lovely witches are waiting to see you this magical All Hallows weekend. There's a sliver of a waxing Halloween moon in the sky, ready to light our way to our witches tea party. Are you ready?
I will be back tomorrow evening with my first post.
I'm so excited to see everyone's tea party!
giveaway winner and more lovely awards
We have a winner for my Tea Party Under A Halloween Moon giveaway! There were 90 comments, minus my comment and multiple ones to make it fair, for a total of 81. The Random Number Generator chose...
#22 - Jaala from The Witch Crafts
Jaala will receive her choice of a current issue of a Stampington magazine to inspire her with even more creative ideas.
Along with these sweet Autumn treats. A vintage style frame from Sheffield Home's Antiqued Gardens Collection, sparkly mini pumpkin for her Harvest table, a delicious tube of my favorite Rich Plum Body Polish from The Body Shop and.....
....a little souvenir from our enchanted tea party to add
fairy magic to her favorite space.
Congratulations! Jaala also has a wonderful blog filled with magical creative ideas. Go and visit her if you haven't yet.
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This past month I was truly blessed and honored to receive several wonderful awards from wondrous kindred spirits. I love sharing my silly whimsical life here on my blog. I get to create a little bit of magic and play with all of you who allow me to be the big little girl that refuses to grow up completely. The awards you give me makes it extra sweet and I appreciate them so much.
I know these awards require me to pass them on to a specific number of people. But since I was so lucky to receive several I would like to simply share them here and then add a list of blogs that inspire me everyday.
One Lovely Blog Award from Marfi,
This beautiful one from Jill.
And this one from Serenity
just put a big smile on my face.
Thank you soooo much to all of you. I hope I didn't miss anyone and if I did please know it wasn't intentional and kindly remind me again pretty please with sugar sprinkles. Now since I end up wanting to give the awards I receive to the same people that give them to me I will just list some of my favorite blogs which by no means are the only ones I love but I would have to go on for days if I tried to mention them all. Behind each of these blogs are incredibly amazing ladies, inspiring artists and beautiful friends.
I know most of you are just as inspired by Vanessa Valencia as I am so I have to add
A Fanciful Twist to my list as her amazing blog and art are what inspired me to start blogging and find my inner whimsical child. She is simply amazing.
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I think I'll take a wee break for now. I hear something rumbling and me thinks it may be my tummy asking for lunch. I still have much more to finish. Back in a bit.
a perfectly lovely tea party
I did it! I just finished visiting everyone. Everyone that posted a comment with a tea party link and everyone on the sidebar list that had a party. All of you are just amazing!!! I can't tell you how happy and touched I am by all the work you put into creating all of your beautiful tea parties. I enjoyed every single one of them and I thank all of you for stopping by to visit mine.
I've edited the guest list so there's a tea party link for all the names listed. I'll leave the list up until Halloween since lots of you are still making your rounds.
I know some of you created your post but didn't leave a comment on my party post. You can still leave your link in a comment on my tea party post so other partiers can find your party after I take the guest list down. It will be a great way for next year's partiers to see what we did for our very first Tea Party Under A Halloween Moon! Thank you so much again.
I'll be back in a bit with a Spooky Monday post and other things to share but for now here's a cute little video of one of my favorite Halloween cards. A friend sent it to me a few years ago. It's one of those sound cards and I just love it. I think it's exactly how I feel right now!
I've edited the guest list so there's a tea party link for all the names listed. I'll leave the list up until Halloween since lots of you are still making your rounds.
I know some of you created your post but didn't leave a comment on my party post. You can still leave your link in a comment on my tea party post so other partiers can find your party after I take the guest list down. It will be a great way for next year's partiers to see what we did for our very first Tea Party Under A Halloween Moon! Thank you so much again.
I'll be back in a bit with a Spooky Monday post and other things to share but for now here's a cute little video of one of my favorite Halloween cards. A friend sent it to me a few years ago. It's one of those sound cards and I just love it. I think it's exactly how I feel right now!
a tea party under a halloween moon
Hello and welcome my pretties! I'm so glad you received my invitation. I see you followed Edgar through the Dark Woods and found the moonlit path. Oh that Edgar is such a helpful dear. I don't know how I would have made it through October without him!
Come this way. I see the moon just starting to rise above the treetops. I've been waiting for you and I'm so excited to have you over. I'm getting tingles all the way down to my witchy toes!
That's such a lovely broom you flew in on....I love the sparkles on the bristles! You can park it over here by this tree stump if you like.
Would you like to keep your cloak on? There's a delicious chill in the air this evening.
Welcome to my Autumn tea party! I worked on this brew all week long. It's an old recipe handed down to me by my great great great Aunt Imogen. Her woodland tea parties were legendary.
Go ahead. Grab a tea cup and I'll pour.
I love the smell of Autumn tea. Cinnamon, apple, caramel and spice...and just a hint of candy corn.
I got up before dawn this morning. I've been waiting all year for it and I knew with tonight's full moon I would find it. It's hidden deep in the woods. In the very darkest part so you have to summon up all your courage to get there. I did with Luna by my side and there it was, just beyond the goblins pumpkin patch....wondrous Fairy Lights! The faeries must have had their party last night and if you're a lucky witch they might leave one of their lanterns for you to find!
But alas the lovely light will only last through this night's full moon. Then just like the enchanted month of October it will be gone all too soon...
Oh but let's not think about such dreadful things. Our party is in full swing and there are sweets and treats waiting for you on my witchy table.
Did you fly by the moon on your way over here? Flying always gets my sweet tooth going. It must be the crispy Autumn air...I think it smells like baking apples and crunchy leaves!
It wouldn't be a tea party without chocolate frosted cupcakes...
....and buttery sugar cookies with pumpkin sprinkles.
These are my Charmed Tea Spoons. I found them at The Magic Broom Closet on my way to the Halloween party last week. They add just the right amount of sweetness to your tea and you never have to stir! What will those crafty witches think of next?
Goodness...I've forgotten my manners! Some of you might have already met my Lucinda. She never misses a tea party when she isn't busy keeping me inspired in my little work studio.
And Oliver came with his newest friend Blossom. She has a fascinating tale to tell...
Blossom was once part of a traveling circus. A band of woodland thieves that traveled from grove to grove putting on a rag tag show. Blossom was part of the trapeze act but she hated that life and longed to be free. She wanted to live somewhere where she could inspire others with her beauty.
One day a most magical fairy came to see the show. She was wearing a glorious cloak covered with flowers and butterflies. When the fairy wandered around the grounds exploring the caravans Blossom jumped into her pocket and went home with her. You can imagine the fairy's surprise when she reached into her pocket for a lemon gumdrop.
Blossom lived with the magical fairy for a time. Inspiring her to create such wondrous art. One day the fairy said "Blossom you have inspired me everyday and now it's time for you inspire others. You shall go to live with a whimsical witch who will treasure you and shower you with sparkles and spells."
Blossom agreed. That fairy happened to be a dear friend of mine. And that's how Blossom came to live with me.
Oh I think more guests have arrived! Welcome, welcome!
There's lots more tea and sweets left for everyone.
I just brewed another pot.
Fresh candy corn. Grab a handful before they're all gone! Does anyone really know where candy corn comes from?
How about a licorice wand? I ordered these from Honeydukes just for our party.
Don't forget to cast your spells on this most magical night. I have a few planned for later once Luna returns from her moonlight wandering.
I felt a stronger chill in that last breeze. It made my wind chimes play a festive goblin tune. I love the sound these enchanted spoons and forks make. They make me think of a gypsy wagon rolling through the woods, overfilled with baubles and wares. I was gifted this magical object by still another lovely fairy friend!
We are being watched I believe. By a silent guest with a message that the time is near for our revelry to come to an end.
The moon is higher now and the sky grows darker still. It's time for you to make your way back through the Dark Woods and on to visit all the other amazing tea parties.
I thank you for playing with me here in the autumn woods and for joining me for my first Tea Party Under a Halloween Moon. I truly had a magical time. There's still a whole week left of enchanted October and of course the BIG day we've all been waiting for is still to come.
And now I shall have one last bite of frosting and a final sip of tea before I dust off my broom and fly away to visit you! Please make sure to leave a comment with the link to your party post. That way everyone can visit you anytime even after I have taken the guest list down.
I have a little treat to giveaway if you leave a comment and I will draw a winner on Halloween night. Along with a bag of Autumn treats the winner will also receive their choice of the latest issue of one of these Stampington magazines. They're all so inspiring I would have a hard time choosing one too!
Finally I leave you with one last poem about my very favorite month...
October's Party
October gave a party
The leaves by hundreds came
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
~George Cooper
I'd also like to say thank you to two lovely faerie friends. Marfi who made Blossom, the adorable flower baby. And Theresa who gave me the beautiful wind chimes (handmade by her talented husband) which I won from her Practical Magic party giveaway. Thank you both. You are truly magical!
bubble bubble....
Oh my goodness!! All this mixing and brewing and hexing baking... can really wear a witch out! I think I might just need an itty bitty break from all of that before I forget where my brain is.
I'm so excited about our Tea Party! I've been watching that moon outside and each night it gets rounder and rounder and I can just imagine how beautiful it's going to be on our party day! It will be simply magical.
I started digging around for my favorite stripy socks and made the most horrible discovery...it seems one of the orange and black ones went missing! I looked everywhere. Did I leave it at your party? I don't remember flying around with only one sock on. Of course I might have been a teensie bit lightheaded from all the delectable sweets I sampled so I very well might have left one poor little sockie with one of you. You will let me know if it turns up won't you?
And there's my sparkly spider ring in my brew. Oh I hope you won't mind a bit of glitter and spider leg in your tea!
That's better. I think my tea is almost done. I'll let it sit for a few more hours then it should be perfect when I see all of you on Saturday. Now back I go to getting everything nice and pretty for you. Alas it seems Blogger is still having issues with the image upload thingie. At least for me it seems to be. I hope they get it all sorted out.
See you very soon!
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