A November TeaCup for November!

I realized I should show my Royal Albert NOVEMBER cup and saucer while we are in November.
The flower for November is the Chrysanthemum and I thought they would use fall colors on their November tea cup but instead they chose the pink.   It is very pretty so I guess I can understand why they chose it.   It is not your normal fall themed cup and saucer.

I am showing it here on a pretty pink table cloth and accompanied by one of my favorite Fenton vases.

Of course, since it is the special cup for November it says so inside the rim.

I love the beautiful spray of Chrysanthemums on the side of the saucer and the bold picture on the front side of the cup.

 Here is the mark indicating it is from the flower of the month series.  I do have a few others of the months, mostly just the significant ones for our household.  November is my daughter's birthday month so it is important!

 One last picture before I sign off this week.  Continuing with the sage of Hurricane Sandy and all the trees that came down, here is an updated picture of the amount of wood my husband has cut up so far.  He is not even a third of the way done.  He will be no doubt cutting until Spring or Summer!  And then the splitting must be done for stove wood.  But it is underway.

 


Hope you enjoyed seeing this week's cup and saucer.

        
After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

Final Tea Cup Tuesday of October 2012

For those of you checking on how I am doing, I thank you....  we fared just fine in the storm.  A lot of noisy wind all night.  Lots of branches down and a few trees down up in our woods.  We feel so lucky to have kept our power.  I am praying for all my friends that they are ok as well!  This was not a fun event and so many lost so much. Please keep those other folks in mind!



       This week I decided to do something a bit different.  And I am creating this page early.  It will post Monday afternoon because of Hurricane Sandy.
     I went out into my shop today (Saturday) and found a few tea party items I thought might go well together.  
    I like the idea that they are all have soft pink flower for their decoration.  Also they aren't my usual showing.  They are not bone china.  Instead today I have chosen some porcelain types, from Austria and Bavaria.  I hope you enjoy seeing them.

  
 The sugar and creamer and the interesting serving plate have no marks at all but I am pretty sure they are from the similar area of the place and cup and saucer in the back.


The plate is from Austria according to its mark but I wouldn't find a name of the pattern.  It is actually  from a set of dishes I have in my shop.

And here is the mark for the plate. 

 Here is a close up of the cup and saucer I chose.  It does have a pattern name, Rosedale and is from Bavaria.  It also is a part of a set of china I have in the shop.  Even though they aren't from the same set I think they go together nicely.
  

 And here is the mark.

  

 I hope you enjoyed my selections today.

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

Fourth Tea Cup Tuesday of October

For this week, since it is Breast Cancer Awareness month I thought I would show something with pink as a dominant color.  As a Breast Cancer Survivor for 10 years now I think this is a VERY important month!  However, don't forget all the other cancer's that folks suffer with have "causes" that may not be well "supported."    Remember them and support them as well.... (Enough said... I will get off my little soapbox.)


This past week we were able to go to our favorite farmers market and while there my husband found and later surprised me with this beautiful cup, saucer and plate set.  It is from a company I have not heard much about.... Royal Chelsea. 

 

Royal Chelsea was produced by New Chelsea China Co Ltd Longton. Staffordshire Potteries from about 1943 to 1961. 

 

    I think they make stunningly beautiful china so I will certainly be on the lookout for MORE!!!

 

 When I checked out the marks on these pieces I learned that the cup and saucer were probably made prior to 1951.... and this is the mark on them.

The plate's mark was newer.  It was made sometime after 1951 however they still could have been bought together if the store still has come of the older stock, or perhaps they ordered the plate later on.

 
 I really liked this set and even though Royal Chelsea is a bit new to me I shall be on the lookout for MORE!


After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

AND, check back on Friday.  I am working on about fabric flowers.  I found an interesting way to make them using a special tool. I am hoping to have enough finished petals... yes that is a small hint, to have something to show you!

Third TeaCup Tuesday in October

Wow, October is moving right along.  It will be Halloween before we know it so here is a little something I made to get in the spirit.  It is a black cat from a pattern by a recent issue of Creat and Decorate Magazine.

But on to Tea Cup Tuesday. 

This week I am showing the second cup and saucer set I found at the Leesport Flea Market two weeks ago.   I saved it for last because it is from my favorite maker, Royal Albert.  I was so surprised and happy to find it for a reasonable price.

This is a Royal Albert pattern called Enchantment.  According to the Royal Albert Pattern website I learned the following information about the pattern. 

Enchantment

                                                                       1950 to 1980s

           Description: Turquoise border,  floral bouquet in the center, with gold trim.                                                                                 Cup Shape: Malvern

By the way, if you want to learn a LOT of information check out that website by clicking on the word "cup shape" above.  I don't know how complete it is but it must be pretty complete because there are a lot mentioned.

So here are some other pictures.

                  

 

And here is the mark.

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

AND, check back on Friday.  I hope to have a post about fabric flowers.  But if not I will have a post about something I have made lately. 

Second TeaCup Tuesday in October!

 This picture is of our dogwood tree decked out in its fall foliage. It is in front of my shop.... (you can see the shop in the back.)  As you can see the leaves are falling.

 It has really gotten cooler out since last week.  I hope it is only temporary.  I love fall and not ready to have the weather change to winter.
     

Last week we went to our favorite flea market.  If you check the blog post before this you can see some pictures from there.  While there I actually found a couple of really nice tea cups and bought them!  I am showing one this week and will show the other next week.

This week's is a Queen Anne. (according to the mark it was probably from the mid 50s.  There was  no name on it but it is lovely.  The colors don't show as well as they do in person however it is a very soft turquoise color.

 

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

AND, check back on Friday.  I have a series of posts" about making fabric flowers.   I have another set of flowers already made to show you this week.  And check the blog entry from the past Friday to see more on Fabric Flowers!

TeaCup Tuesday across the border.

Last week I traveled to New Brunswick to visit family and while there we attended a huge flea market in Sussex.
One of the things I always look for there is teacup of course.  Canadians love their tea and they like to drink it in bone china teacups.  SO.... there are always lots of teacups available.  I admit I bought about 10 sets.  I will be showing them in the weeks to come.  But meanwhile I thought I would share pictures of many of the teacups I found that were available for sale!

I didn't get a lot of info on the teacups because there were so many.  Also there were about 900 dealers at this flea market and I would have never been able to see them all if I didn't keep moving.  They weren't all selling teacups that is for sure.  However there were a lot.  I just took some sample pictures!
Hope you enjoyed this quick walk through the Sussex Flea Market.

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

Tea Cup Tuesday, second in August.

Suddenly August is moving right along.

This week I have a pretty little tea cup to share that I found recently in a group shop.  They wanted too much for it so I didn't buy it but I took a few pictures to share with you.

A couple of weeks ago I showed you a thistle tea cup.  Here is a very different looking thistle tea cup. 
This picture shows how I found it in the shop, stacked on top of another one.  Naturally I took it off and put it on a nearby table to take pictures of it.

 Here it is.  Look closely and you will see that it has a very pale blue background.

It is from Foley China. and is called Glengary Thistle.  This mark was used between 1948 and 1963. Foley was produced by E. Brain and Co. Ltd Foley China Works 1903 to 1963.

                                             

                                                 I hope you have enjoyed this weeks selection.

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

Tea Cup Tuesday

This weeks teacup is perhaps a bit subtle compared to the one I showed last week. 

However I think it is lovely.

I am showing it with a couple of pretty little salt dishes and a bone china bouquet.

I could not find a name for the pattern.  So can't tell you about it.

Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoyed this tea cup Tuesday showing.  Be sure to check back next week to see what I have found for you to see.
 

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage

Second TeaCup Tuesday in June

Here I am again.....
This week I thought I would show a couple of "different" cup and saucers.  These are the traditional cup but instead of a saucer they have had plate.  So you save dishwahing later I suppose.... don't need a separate plate.  The have a small indent to the side of the plate where the cup sits.

This first set is made by Tuscan, Fine Bone China.

I couldn't find a name. I thought it looked very similar to the various Chintz patterns.

And this second set is by my favorite maker, Royal Albert.   It is called Orange Blossom.  I looked on line to see if I could learn more about it.  One picture that I saw showed it a LOT more vibrant... the gold part anyway.  That might have been made earlier or later.  Don't know.  And another one I found is also called Orange Blossom but it is from the Blossom series and quite different in design.  I think that one is probably newer.

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Hope you enjoyed today's offerings.

After you visit my post today be sure to check out  these other tea posts.

http://www.marthasfavorites.com/

or http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com

                                                            ALSO: Rose Chintz Cottage