A tea break post

I've taken advantage of the gorgeous sunshine to take some better photographs of last night's bracelets.

Both of these are sold but if you're interested in buying something similar do email me and we can discuss colours and the like.  The cupcake bracelet is £30.00 and the purple and grey one is £50.00.  All prices include poncey giftboxery and worldwide postage.

It feels like ages since I've blogged properly.  I've been in the shed most days so I've not had much to report.  Some of you may have noticed that I deactivated my Facebook page.  As you know I had reservations about Facebook and I tried it but I just didn't like it.  I can't put my finger on it but the place made me feel ... I don't know ... uneasy, I guess.  So yes, I'm afraid you'll have to use the old-fashioned method of checking my blog and my website to find out when I'll have beads for sale.

Oooh, I know what I've been meaning to say to you; do you remember my fortune telling teacup?  Well, that beautiful (yet useless as I don't believe in fortune telling) item sits next to our television in the lounge and it's started something;  I've now become a little bit teacup happy and I've started buying the odd old cup and saucer here and there.  I must take some photographs of the ones I've got to show you.

Alrighty then,  I'm heading shedward.  I just popped in for a cup of tea and to post this blog.  If you've got today off I hope you're enjoying it and if you haven't I hope that you have a fantastic Easter.  Eat much chocolate and hunt many eggs.

Happy Friday!

Fortune Telling Teacup

I spent most of yesterday sorting through the boxes of things that Auntie Joyce left me. There are so many interesting little bits and pieces - a right old mix. I've put some of them up on eBay including a revolting, terrible, horrible figurine - possibly Staffordshire - of a girl riding a goat. It really is quite tragic.

I'm hanging onto a couple of things, though. I just love this teacup and saucer. It's Paragon fine china and from what I can gather it's from about 1932. It's a beautiful pale blue with slightly raised white clouds and gilding. Inside the teacup there are lots of interesting symbols and the words "Many curious things I see when telling fortunes in your tea".

I assume that the idea was you'd have a cup of tea and afterwards the tea leaves would settle on various symbols, thus telling your fortune. I don't believe in any of that stuff but it's a pretty little item nonetheless. It's quirky. I like it!

Please click here if you'd like to see some more photos of the teacup and saucer.

The Clarice Cliff Quest is moving along really well. I joined the forum at www.claricecliff.co.uk and have had some very helpful responses to my post. It looks like the dinnerware is from 1940 and apparently the pattern name is 'Patricia'. That's slightly uncanny - my Mum's name was Patricia.

I'm off to sort the kitchen cupboards and drawers out now. This moving house lark is a right chore, I can tell you!