LIVING WITH TEA CUPS!

Hello my tea cup loving friends! I am so excited to do this Tuesday's Tea Cup Party. I feel like everything is getting back to normal. Last week I will just call "Psycho Week". Anything that could happen did, including unexpected guests from out of town. The network shoot went very well, it was fun to have someone so interested in my humble collections. I will not be able to tell you too much because I had to sign a paper, promising to not talk about it. As soon I know the date of airing I will let you know. It was fun taking out jewelry collections and perfume bottles and they loved my Limoges. Did I ever tell you I collect vintage hats? Well, I do and they took pictures of that too. They are going to pick up my things next month for the airing. Some of you sweet ladies thought I was going to be on the show. It is only my collections. Apparently short Mexicans are not that collectible!




After they left, I had the privilege of going to see Beth Moore. I love to hear her speak. If you ever get a chance, go. I got home late Saturday and after church on Sunday, it was Princess Maya's birthday party. (I just had to have an excuse to share her picture.) My granddaughter just turned 8! The perfect child, if I do say so myself. After the late party, I had an invitation to a friend's house, who lived near by and when I finally got home, an unexpected company arrived. Don't you get tired just reading this? That was my life last week.



Ok, I will focus! Wait, before I forget (just a little more thing off the subject), my web site was done last week. It came out beautiful! It only has one very little problem. I don't know how to use it! But it looks good, cramany (my own word, sorry!) I go to the web site and just look at it! It is so pretty! I guess I will have to learn to use it. Hopefully, one day soon, I will actually learn how to use it. I tried for 2 hours today and just got a headache! I am not a quitter, I will get it!





Ok, ok, tea cups! This is Tea Cup Tuesday No. 56! As I try to put my department store home, back in order. (The jewelry is just a small sample of what it looked like around here last week.) Here is my first tea cup. It is a Elizabethan, Staffordshire. It is the "May" cup. It is an Easter cup to me.




My next tea cup has a Crown for a signature and it reads Made in England. Not really sure what it is, but it too reminds me of Easter.




This next cup is a "Made in Japan". I don't have a lot of Japan cups. This one just says "Easter" to me. Love the pedestal cup.



The tea pot on top is an Old Foley, Staffordshire, England. Don't forget to visit Terri, she always has a treat for us. You know what to do with "Mr. Linky". I want to thank everyone who join the Tea Cup Swap. You can get your partner's name at Terri's. This is going to be so much fun. I can't wait to see everyones Easter Basket of treasures.



Hugs, Martha

PS: FEELING VERY LOVED BY ALL YOU LADIES! I WANT YOU TO KNOW I CALLED NBC AND ASKED ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TO MY HOME AND ABOUT THEM TAKING PICTURES. I WAS REFERRED TO THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THESE PEOPLE DO WORK FOR THEM AND THE SHOW WILL BE ON PRIME TIME AND MY THINGS WILL BE INSURED. I WILL BE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THE RECORDING OF THE SHOW. I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH BETTER I FELT. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT SOMEONE COULD HAVE JUST COME IN TO ROB ME. YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME A GREAT LESSON. IT COULD HAVE TURNED OUT REAL BAD! I LISTENED AND I CHECKED! THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME ENOUGH TO WARN ME. MARTHA

ONE COLLECTOR'S DREAM COME TRUE!

Hello Ladies: I hope this post finds you well and ready to play with our tea cups! As I mentioned last week, I will be having a TV network here in my home on Thursday. They will be taking pictures of my home and collections. I have so much dusting to do. When they gives me permission, I will tell you more. Pray for me, I am over the top. I have had everyone, who could dust over to help me. Since this is going to take place in my entire house, it has kept me busy. I am going to show you just a couple of places where a few of my tea cups are being stored for the filming. I know, I told you before, I thought I had about 300, I am guessing I was a little low with that figure. Here is a picture of my dearest friend, Deby. She came over at a moments notice to dust. No one could ask for a better friend.




I am so over the top right now. To put the cherry on the cake, my web site will be ready by next week. All I will have to do is post the items I want for sale on it. The gal that designed it for me is so nice and so patient with me. The name of the web site will be "Pretty Vintage Things" by Martha's Favorites! The site is beautiful and you will have to go visit just to see her work.




At the same time we are running a Easter Tea Cup Swap. My dear friend Terri has been doing all the work. I just never would have got this all done without her. If you would like to take part. Let me know and I will forward your information over to her. Terri is the angel that is carrying me right now. Please grab the button for your blog. Today marks Tea Cup Tuesday No. 55!




What you are seeing today is a sample of my tea cups. Next week I will show you a sample of my tea pots. I have a lot more than I thought. Again, it is not the Hoarders Show, so rest your pretty little head. It is a show about collectors like me! This is not how my home normally looks! I feel like I have to give you all these disclaimers!




So, I do not have a special cup to show you today, just a lot of them. Here is "Mr Linky". You know what to do with it. Thank you so much for standing with me in this exciting time. Please email me, if you want to be a part of the Easter Tea Cup
Exchange. The top pictures is just something normal in an abnormal post! Blessings, ladies! Martha

KEY TO MY HEART . . .ESTATE SALES!

Hello Ladies: Thought I would give you a quick look at all the fun things I purchased this weekend at an Estate Sale. The items I am about to show you cost me $33.24. You know when you just hit the Mother Lode! That's what happen on Friday morning.



I had been invited to an Estate Sale in Glendale, so my friend and I traveled all of 5 minutes to this amazing home. The lady that lived there, loved the exact same things I love. It was so hard not to buy everything in sight. However, as luck would have it, I was broke, so I really had to pick and choose. These were my picks.





You see that great Canister Set. It is Lefton, the pattern name is Americana Rose. I have wanted this set forever. However, it was too expensive for me. The Tea pot alone, is worth $100. I am going to sell it because, I already have one. Interested, let me know? I also have the sugar and creamer. I did not own the pitcher however. Remember is was all part of the $33.24.




Do you notice that beautiful hand mirror? Did I ever tell you I collect hand mirrors? Well, I do and this one has this great Art Nouveau lady on it. It is really so pretty. Much better than the pictures.



The two French hens were $2.50 each, I could not pass them up. They are both quite large.




There are a pair of tea cups I will show you closer on a Tuesday. One of them is a set by Mudd Pie. I love the look of Mudd Pie, it has a fairy tale look that is hard to resist.



Of course the sterling silver tray and the cranberry glass is amazing. I also got some milk glass hands that are just stunning. Did I tell about the sterling silver spoons? It was so fun. I guess I am glad, I was broke because it could have been real bad. I loved everything she had. Anyway, just had to share the "loot"!



The lady was not giving discounts on items until Sunday, but for some reason, when I asked she said yes. I was the only one she gave a discount to. God was on my side for sure. I am posting this at mid-night. I am not too excited! Looking forward to see you on Tea Cup Tuesday! Hugs, Martha