PATRIOTIC 4TH OF JULY TABLESETTING

 Today I thought it would be fun

to do a patriotic table setting

for the 4th of July which is

when we celebrate Independence 

Day in the USA:

This vintage English Ellgreave teapot

has very soft colors:

This teapot was a 1976 Sadler

Bi-Centennial commemorative.

We were able to attend those

activities in Yorktown, Virginia.

My transferware teapot, cream

 and sugar and

a few other pieces are USA Homer

and Laughlin historic George

Washington pieces.

I found the damask burgundy red fabric

a while back.  It was vintage, never

used and enough to easily make a

tablecloth.

It is very hot where we live and

might just be where you live too.

Happy Independence Day!

A Template for your

Afternoon Tea Menu:

WALNUT COCONUT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

 

Do you find it hard to turn the oven on

when it is very hot outside?  I sure do

understand but even so, I decided to

bake a cake yesterday.  I have made

this cake many times over the years.

The recipe was originally from an

old 1970's Southern Living Magazine.

After dinner last night

my husband

and I each

had a piece.

Click here for the recipe!

Happy first official day

of summer!
 

"LINENS ARE MY ONE WEAKNESS"

 "Linens are my one weakness".

 I mentioned this saying recently

on my blog. That is what Dorcus Lane

said on the BBC series "Larkrise to

Candleford". Of  course it was funny because she said it about many things.

I find that it is hard to come across

old linens embroidered roses on them.

  The French call embroidery Richelieu. 

 I did purchase this vintage embroidered

 cutwork topper from across the globe. 

 In fact, it came from South Africa from

 a woman who shopped the flea markets in Paris, France.

This is the center of the topper above.

I never knew there were so many types of

old vintage and antique linens.  There are

crochet, appliqued, embroidered, needlework such as Point de Venice, 

Bobbin Lace, Filet Lace, Reticella, Alencon lace, Tuscan, Quaker, and 

so many more.  I am trying to learn.

 

 I will warn you that many things are misidentified on Ebay and Etsy.

 

Can you tell if something is hand made or made by a machine?  Sometimes 

I can but

not always.

And adding a bouquet

from the garden: