Victorian Tea Party!! Victorian Tea Party!!

Welcome to The House in the Roses! Prepare yourselves for a fun filled day at our Victorian Tea Party!

The simple act of lifting a pretty teapot and pouring a cup of hot tea, or coffee, sets time apart form the rest of your day, bringing pleasurable moments of peaceful delight. And sometimes, when a friend joins you, taking time for enjoying your pretty teacups becomes a special occasion.

Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade And keeps that palace of the soul serene. - Edmund Waller, "Of Tea"

Dear friends, the day of our party is finally here! Tables are set, food is ready, and people from all over the world are starting to gather around the garden. Please do come in! The house in the roses is delighted to present the latest collection of fine tea ware in cyberspace! Made by all of us, with love. Here they are! Enjoy!

Teacups from Sandy, at Teacup lane

Teacups from Terry, at My antique attic

Teacups from Pat, at The unfinished flower

Teacups from Adribel, in Argentina, at Azúcar marrón

Teacups from Kiki, at Awaken with charm and spirit

Teacups from Tales from an O.C. cottage

Teacups from Natasha, at Five minutes just for me

Teacups from Bella's rose cottage

Teacups from Ginger, at Bearbits

Teacups from Marina, in Argentina , at Only cute things

Teacups from my friend Joana in Brazil, at Inspirações da Jô Teacup from Ldy~Dy, at Roses, cake and pearls Teacup from Princesa Nadie, in Spain, at Princesa Nadie Teacups from Aliisa, in Finland, at Villa Laurila Teacup from Sandra, at The veranda house

Teacup from Melanie, at The old white cottage

Teacups from Fleur, in Netherlands, at In de polder

Teacup from Christi, at Charm and grace cottage

Teacup from Jill, at Bella Rosa antiques

Teacup from The Tablescaper

Teacup from Sherry, at The charm of home

Teacup from Elizabeth, at French village life Teacup from Judith, at Lavender cottage Teacup from Eileen, at Umma's world

Teacup from BJ, at Sweet nothings

Teacup from Shelia, at Note Songs

Teacup from Janet, at Shabby fufu

Teacups from Vintage and cake

Teacup from Kimberly, at Greetings from Kimberly

Teacup from Carolyn, at Aiken house and gardens

Teacup from Fitty, at Fitty's pinky rose cottage

Teacup from Joy, at Books and Life

Teacups from Maryellen in rainy Melbourne, Australia. Maryellen doesn't have a blog, but she wanted to share her lovely teacup collection with us, and I'm so happy she did! Wish is your favorite?

Tecup from Michelle, at Rosebud quilting

Teacup from Cindy, at Cute pink stuff

Teacup from Willow, at My irish cottage home

Teacups from Ann-Marie. Ann-Marie doesn't have a blog, but she's kindly sharing her lovely teacups with us. Teacups from Debbie, at Debbie-Dabble

Teacup from Jeannette, at Counting Our Blessings

Teacups from Gayla, at Oatmeal and whimsy

Teacup from Charo, in Peru, at Atelier de Charo

Teacups from Martha, at Martha's favorites Teacups from Jeanne, at Backyard neighbor

Teacups from Kim, at Monkey bussiness

Teacups from Kathy, at Spot on Cedar Pond

Teacups from Lorena, at Rose chic friends

Teacups from Heloisa , in Brazil, at eu e você

Teacups from Claire, in Canada, at This artistic life

Teacups from Jacoba, in The Netherland, at Les trois jardin

Teacups from Terri, at Artful affirmations

Teacups from Olivia, at Shabby chic treasures

Teacups from Christine, at Christine home and travel adventures

A huge THANK YOU to all and every participant! I am honored and heartened by the reception that our “Victorian Tea Party” has received from teacups and tea lovers from all parts of the world. You all make my heart sing! And oh, have I told you lately how very special you all are, and how much delight you bring to the house in the roses? Well, now I am!

I hope you all had a blessed and happy Mother's Day!

Ps: Due to the party, we won't be featuring our weekly "Show Off Your Cottage Monday", but we will be back next week with another lovely presentation, you would not want to miss! ---------------------------------------------- UPDATE: Dear friends of The house in the roses, I am sorry we were unable to add any of the many “late” photographs sent after our party post was up and running. Our computer was erratically moving things around, and I feared losing the precious photographs and data already established, but I’m including an "Inlinks" here just in case you still like to participate. If you do, please make sure to link back to the party, here at “The house in the roses”. I am also linking our party post to tea memes and tea divas, as following: Lady Katherine tea parlor Rose Chintz Cottage The plumed pen Martha's favorites Artful affirmations