Tea Day--dragonflies, dolls and dyeing

Happy Tea on Tuesday!

I just finished my 1.5 mile walk with my friend

and before going into the city I wanted to

slow down and take a few moments to have some tea.

My friend Karen brought me some tea bags this morning,

some I had never tried before.

(I love trying new teas!)

This one is STASH premium

double spice chai black tea.

It is delicious!

Full of cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, cloves,

coriander and nutmeg.

Mmmmm good!  Thanks Karen!

This will surely start my day out right!

Here you see a dragonfly....
it is actually a cast iron door knocker
that I haven't put up yet.

Of course I love dragonflies and you can read about

my RED dragonfly experience here....

http://inkspillersattic.blogspot.com/2010/08/red-dragonfly.html#links

The doll you see here is one I made awhile back.

She is one of my favorites and one I will keep.

The linen, which is something else I like to collect,

if from my Italy trip a few years ago.

When I was in Italy I found table linens that had dragonflies on it.

It was perfect. 

I no longer have a table to fit it, but I throw the tablecloth

over the little sofa in the entry

and then I made pillows from 2 of the napkins.

I am in the process of de-cluttering and rearranging my home.

We have only been here for 2 years

and I'm learning what works and what doesn't.

Getting rid of the things that I don't just absolutely love

has made me feel pretty good actually.

I love books, but have learned to pass on many of them,

and just keep my very best favorites.

I guess purging is good for the soul in a way.

Oh yes, almost forgot,

do you want to see my latest project....

This is a piece of fabric that several of us dyed

over at my friend Shirleys. 

She called me and ask if I wanted to use the whole piece

to create something

for my August Merit show at the art center.

I was thrilled!

My friend Brenda saw a tree near the top of the piece,

so I am going to run with it.

Lots of stitching will go in this piece,

for the tree and the strata layers below.

It is about 3 ft. by 4 ft.

Any other suggestions from all you talented people out there!

 

For more tea posts visit Kimmie at

http://artinredwagons.blogspot.com/

 

Savor the Day!

Yvonne