T Stands For St. Patrick's Day

 

Today I'm celebrating the luck of the Irish.

I'd like to start by showing how little I've decorated for this holiday this year.

 

I've decided this area will be a rotating display of art and gifts I have received over the years, along with any holiday that might be celebrated at the time.  This theme is about home.  The gifts shown (except for the red slipper) are from my dear friend Cindy.  The beautiful canvas was featured in Collage Cats zine, and I am SO fortunate that Cindy thought enough of me to gift me with it years ago.  Thank you again Cindy. 

Next, I'm sharing my drink from my dining room table.  This is definitely wearing of the green.  Once I add the tea bag and hot water, I'm calling it Pot of Gold tea.  To make the shamrock, I used new (to me) gifted watercolor pencils. They take much longer than watercolors or water soluble crayons, but they still produce lovely colors when water is applied.

Speaking of Pot of Gold, I have actually found mine.  Or maybe I have won the lottery.  I had intended to share these two cards two weeks ago, but one thing led to another and I didn't feel right sharing them last week when I created the tribute to Eileen.  My apologies that they took so long to be shown on my blog.

This absolutely beautiful and thoughtful gift came from (who do we know who lives on a lake?) dear, sweet, thoughtful Kathy.  The sentiment inside had me in tears.  My photo doesn't do this awesome card justice.  Thank you for thinking of me, Kathy.

And because Lisca likes to see the postage stamps up close, I took a photo of these horses that are on the card.

My friend RO! is always so thoughtful.  She sent this beautiful card and another adorable tag I can use in my art.

I was over the MOON with happiness when I saw this stamp.  Earth Day Forever!!! And as most of you know, I call it bEARTHday.

What is in the box, you ask.  All I know is, it is from my dear friend RO!  She got it from Gifts by Leslie in Raleigh, NC.

This absolutely stunning gift is for Tea Lovers.  Perfect for T this week.  The packaging alone was a work of art.

Now it was time to unwrap this beauty.

It's a basket full of tea inspired goodies

including 20 tea bags of chamomile tea.

Unfortunately, when I started to unwrap the mug, I saw it was broken.

I had to move the other goodies away from the broken mug before I could inspect

the waffle cookies and Zen garden kit.  I've already talked to RO! and she is going to advise Leslie.  Thankfully, I took lots of photos, so she can see the broken mug.  I even sent another photo of shards that I didn't include here.  Thank you so very much RO!.  You are a gem and I don't know what I'd do without you.  I was planning to send RO! a tea inspired gift, but it pales in comparison to what she sent me.

Now that I've shown you my incredible pot of gold, please share your own drink related post this week.   It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and certainly not just this year.