SATURDAY MORNING- The tea was wonderful as always and some challenge entries

Hi Friends,
I hope you all enjoyed Friday night.
 My Friday evening was  wonderful. I love going to the tea, because it really gets me in the Christmas spirit. Even though I have been  making  all these Christmas cards, there is something about dressing up (that means not being in jeans or sweats to me), having someone wait on you while you listen to Christmas music, being with friends and eating.
This years skit was on cooking I learned how to make caramel sauce.
 Can always use that.

 I only got a couple of good pictures, because the camera was set on movie mode  and the gal I asked to take a picture of some of us did not realize until she had taken the shot and then people started coming in and then it got really busy.  Here is a picture of the table I was at. The person who set the table was not there so ended up being the hostess because there was only one other person there from our church and it was her first time at a tea and I had invited her.  Maybe next year she will hostess a table.

I got a picture of one more table and then I started talking to friends and before you know it the tea had begun.

Also I had my camera set on macro mode because the last time I took a photo with this camera I was capturing the essence of this little one.

There are so may of us women (approx 400), that we were given permission to use the men's bathroom. A few decorations were added  to make it kind of homey and Christmas-y

Anyway I'm here to enter some challenges:
Go Fish:
CCR: The theme is as long as there is an animal in any type of project
Whimsical Designs

I just love "When it is cold outside" cartridge. The designs are so intricate if you look closely on this on you will see not only the manger scene, but two palm trees, two camels and three wise men. I used stickles on the star for a little bling.
PTI: Card stock
DCWV: paper
MM foam stamp:sentiment
Charisma cardz Challenge:

FRIDAY MORNING- This is a glimps of last years Christmas Tea

 Hi Friends,

Every year at my church we have a Christmas tea.  The women that choose to hostess a table, decorate it however they like and if a hostess wants to give gifts that is OK to, each table is so different. This year I am not decorating a table, because of the art exhibit. The hostess decorates and then after the tea takes everything home with her to wash.  Could you imagine all those women in one small kitchen trying to wash and dry their dishes to take home.   Oh my goodness, I think there would be more breakage.

Above is the Christmas card that I made for each of my guests last year  and in stead of bringing my fine china, I chose to decorate dishes and mugs.  This was my gift to my guests.  My thought on this was, I would save having to bring all the dishes home and washing them, thinking it would be much easier right ? Wrong
These dishes were sitting around for a couple of weeks while the decoupage dried.  After the decoupage dried I was really pleased.  I also made the runner and the napkins.
As I recall I used George and basic shapes for the gold circle and the square in the center of the plates. I used a sizzix texture folder for the stars on the star. I know I used a sizzix die for the scallop in the center of the plate.
<----  excuse my thermos I need the real deal, leaded coffee, they serve decaf at the tea (I guess they don't want to get us too wound up, it is exciting enough being at the tea)





There are 50 tables to decorate. The tea is Friday night (which is the one I will be attending tonight), Saturday morning and then Saturday night.

 This was the stage set-up for last years performance.

 I started to go around and take a picture of each table, but then I decided to just enjoy the moment.

Then Guess who?  yes DL.ART  this is me Diana, not the avatar.  I will have a good time tonight and let you all know how it went tomorrow.
Big hugs Diana L.