I HAVE CHANGED MY BLOG ADDRESS

Dear Blogging Friends:

Today I have changed my blog

address back to the old one

I had before which is

https://bernideensteatimeblog.blogspot.com/

You must change it in your favorites

or I will no longer come up in

your news feed! (if you have

me in your favorites of course)

Thanks so much!  

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing you and your

family a very Happy New Year!!

I love the old Victorian postcards

with their nostalgic message!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

TEA TIME AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE

Today three Columbia friends

got together for a lovely

Tea Time lunch (at Janice's house).

Her tree was so beautiful!

Janice's home was full of Christmas

wonder and surprises.  She prepared

a lovely meal of soup and salad and

cheeses, dips and finger goodies.

We had cold and hot tea.

(Gina below)

She made a cake that was out of 

this world delicious 

Coconut with Cream

Cheese frosting:

(Janice below)

Her kitchen was like a gift shop

with sweet treasures.

And then we shared gifts

and chatted for what seemed

like hours.

Will you be getting together with

friends for the Holidays?

EPHEMERA ENDEAVORS

I am happy to have some time now

to try my hand at some Shabby

Chic/Victorian Ephemera endeavors.

When I make things I don't always
spend a lot of time designing.  I
just pick up things in my hand that 
I have purchased or made
and gathered on
the table - in this case lots of
tables and then I go forward. 

 I know many people
draw out designs, etc first.  I did
use my sewing machine to hand
gather and pleat tissue papers that
I had cut into strips and also tulle
that had been glittered.  I tried using
my ruffler/pleater but couldn't get
it to work so I just did it by gathering
along on the sewing machine.

I guess I put the most in this cone:

I printed out some Ephemera paper
snow angels, etc that I purchased
on Etsy.  Right now I am also drawn
to French writing Ephemera 
and Madonna's.

This is called a Hearth room
 which is
part of our kitchen:

I set up a table temporarily
to enjoy watching Hallmark's
while I worked these last
two days.

And this last one:

Of course this means making some

messes too but that's ok.

I made a little label that I glued
on to the back of each one that
says "Victorian Ephemera in the
21st Century by Bernideen".