NEEDING TO START COUNTING MY BLESSINGS TODAY!

Hi Ladies:  Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday No. 225!  We have had tough week.  Construction is still going, which is never easy.  I also had a water leak in my kitchen, more work for me.   I am so tried.  I feel like I could sleep all week.  My son is officially a "Hot Shot" but is was tough for him.  Please keep him in your prayers, we are on the edge of one of the worse fire seasons in years. 

Here are a few cups I will be sharing with you this week. The first one is a Coalport.  Very beautiful, hand numbered cup in a rich deep blue.

I also one the demitasse to the very same cup.  It is so very cute!

The last cup I am sharing is a Lefton.  It is pottery and I believe the name is Americana Rose.  I have the matching canisters to this as well as other pieces.  I love it.

I am making this post short, because I have just had a rough two days.  A very dear friend has been very ill and is only getting worse. I have lost bracelet that was very precious to me.  My kitchen sprung a water leak, so I was with out water for 24 hours.  I won't mention the mess.  My neighbor is up set, because someone is leaving cigarette butts in front of his house and he is blaming me. No one in my family smokes cigarettes. The neighbors on the other side  of me have five chain smokers, perhaps it is the wind that is blowing the butts to his home?  Today, I feel like I could give you a list of my troubles.  My daughter came over today and in all her young wisdom, she said "Mom, if that is the worst that can happen, you are going to do all right!"  It is so true, in the the large scope of things,  these things are really petty.  I just have to trust God, one day at a time.   With her great wisdom, I will say thank you for stopping by. Remember Terri, is only posting every other Tuesday during the Summer.  So that means, the link is all up to me! Scary!   Have a wonderful week.  I am sorry for being whiney.  Sending hugs and looking forward to visiting. Martha 

 

A CELEBRATION OF A SPECIAL DAY LASTS ALL WEEKEND!

Hi Ladies:  Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday No.  The big wedding I have been working on was this weekend.  The Bride looked beautiful, the venue was very cute and there was fun for all to have.  All three of my Grandchildren danced until the wore themselves out.  The picture below is of them dancing with parents.  I kind of cropped Maya's Dads' head off,  Noah's Mom is also missing, sorry.  The grandchildren always distract me. It was so wonderful to spend the weekend with all my children.  

My room addition is in full swing, yeah!  It had slowed down to a crawl, but thank God we are back in gear.  It is so hard to believe it is June already.  We are going to blink and it will be Christmas time, have mercy.  This month I was the featured member on Etsy.  I have been selling on Etsy for years, this is a big first for me.  I will be changing my home to a red, white & blue decor.  It always feels like summer's officially here when those colors go up.  

I will be sharing red, white and blue cups the next few weeks, starting with this trio.  It  is one of my favorites cups.  As you might remember I collect portraits, so to find them is tea cups is so perfect.  They tend to be pricey so I do not have many.  This first cup is a Royal Vienna, Portrait, Tea Cup.  It is 24Kt gold trimmed, featuring a lovely portrait design.  Most of Royal Vienna portrait cups are just out of my price range. 

This next cup is a cream and burgundy color and was made in Germany, US Zone.  I have taken a picture of the signature because my eye can't see it as well as I use to. 

The last cup is Red Transferware, by Palissy Pottery.  I have just recently started collecting Red Transferware.  It is Sandi's fault over at Rose Chintz Cottage.  She has an amazing collection.  I just fell in love with Transferware because of her. If you get a chance please visit her and you will see some stunning stuff!

I was lucky enough to win a $25 gift certificate from Kimberly at JOYtobheld.etsy.com and this wonderful hand made tag.  Love that it has a tea cup. Stop by to visit her when you get a chance. 

Great news, I believe Terri is back home this week so I should have a better link.  I am so sorry about last week.  I just have so much trouble with this.  That is the main reason I do not list who's party I am following, it always makes my link so wacky.  Have a wonderful week. Thanks for loving me regardless of my lack of talent!  Hugs, Martha

FOR THE LOVE OF A MUSTACHE!

Hello Ladies:  Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday No. 223!  Hope you are had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, filled with family and friends.  My weekend has been full, but I love that! I did manage to go to an estate sale which was fun.  I will show you the pictures, next week.  This week I want to share with you some of my Mustache Cup collection.  There is an old English Proverb that reads: " A man without a mustache is like a cup of tea without sugar." 

 My husband purchased my first Mustache cup in 1989.  I had never seen anything like that before. I thought the cup was very unique.  I later learned that everyone made these cups.  Although hard to find, a good antique house will always have one.  One of the things I find most interesting about these cups are the designs.  This one is, by R.S. Prussia, Since that country not longer exists, the beautiful china they produced has become highly collectible and very valuable. Notice the rose design on this cup.  I don't know about your house but roses would not be the husband's first choose for a cup.  These cups were a must have for every gentlemen. 

Mustache cups with mottoes were quite the fad in the late nineteen century. One common example was the "Father Cup."  A cup with a motto on it does not really increase your cup's value,  I just think they are much more fun to collect.  This "Father's Cup" was made in Bavaria. Think about how fun it would be to give as a gift!

Take a look at the very ornate, pink cup.  It is very dainty bone china, and so very pink.  What I have learned is that every gentlemen had the china maker, who would customize their cup to fit their mustache. That makes this cup all the more interesting.  It is quite beautiful.  It is German and is marked 6661/2, interesting!   The cup is very ornate.

As you can see I have several in my collection and also have some in boutique to sell.  (As I said before, I am thinning out my collection.!) 

Here is a picture of Sophia at ballet, while Noah is taking a Starbucks break (apple juice), but he love to tell me it's coffee.  Thanks for stopping by. 
JUST HEARD FROM OUR DEAR TERRI, SHE WILL NOT BE POSTING THIS WEEK, SHE IS OUT OF TOWN. IT IS JUST ME THIS WEEK, STILL HOPE YOU STOP BY FOR A WHILE.  Sorry about the link, it just was not working for me the other way today!

Hugs, Martha