Literary Tea

This last Saturday we were cordially invited to a Literary Tea hosted by our young lady friend Avery. When she was a young maiden in the making our dear friend Sabrina took her along with our other young girlfriend Marliee and read classic literature while sipping tea & eating scones together. Avery just graduated High School this year and decided she wanted to carry on the legacy to the young girls from Church. And... that she has started with our Kick Off  Literary Tea Party.
The first book is titled
 Jessica's First Prayer, by  Hesba Stretton in 1867.
It was a wonderful story!

They made the most magical Tea Party for our Daughters.
The fancy tableware was set out with tea pots, cups, and dishes.
 Everything was delightfully divine.

 

There were muffins, sandwhiches, scones,
three different teas
 and chocolate!

 

Avery read the whole book with a little break in between to
eat the chocolate mousse that Sabrina made.  YUM! 

 

 

It was a blessed time of Literature, tea,  fellowship and friendship.
 We are looking forward to the next Literary Tea in September!

Inspiration Storybook Dolls....

I will have to be honest here. I wasn't read to as a child...
And if my Mom told me they read to me,
I would have to say, I don't remember.
Sad but true.
Then there was a time in my adolescent life, I could care less about books anyway.
I really hate to say that now, since our home is currently filled with hundreds of books.
As I got older I found an appreciation for reading the written word. I will also confess it all started when I began reading children books to my own children.
They were the beloved stories by Maurice Sendak
( Little Bear and Where The Wild Things Are etc...)
The Little Golden book classics of The Red Hen,Chicken Little,
The many stories of sly foxes.
And.... so much more!
To this day I LOVE to read Children books. It had grown to reading the Bible and finding appreciation in other genres.
I have vowed....To read myself and to my children always, which has made them into book lovers.
That's when our personal library started to bust at the seams.
We are the family who reads and finds pleasure in it. They will never know a time where we never read to them, or that they lived with books around them. What a delight!

That just gives you an idea of where my imagination comes in as an Artist.
Over the last 14 years I have been a doll Artist.
Many of my creations are inspired by the romance of childhood yesteryear.
Storybooks and children dressed in costume. Even from my own children.
I dream it, I see it, I then make it.
I thank God everyday for my creative side,
I have no other explanation of where it comes from,
but God.

So, here they are, my newest little designs... sweetness comes to life from children classics. A funny character inspired by Where The Wild Things Are, a silly red chicken inspired by The Little Red Hen
and Foxy Loxy inspired by Chicken Little. My daughter has told me what characters to make...
I must also thank her for the idea.

Be on the look out for an inspiration Pig, next!
All these sweeties are available for adoption.
Please stop by to check them out...more pictures and poses too!!!
At Garboodles on Etsy
Thank you for popping by and reading this longer than expected post.
I just wanted to share with you, where I am coming from...
Hee Hee.
Have a Happy week!