WeLcOmE To OuR FaNciFuL GaRdEn ToUr, MaD TeA PARTy aNd GivEaWay!!!

Welcome Friends! 

Come on in, let me show you around. 

All the flowers are in bloom. 

In many beautiful shapes and colors. 

The rain we've had lately has kept them dancing. 

Even the trees are full and lush.

It's the perfect setting for a tea party.

But not just any ol' tea party. 

A MaD tEa PaRtY!!!

Wait...What is...WHO is that?!

Could it be....

Let's take a closer look and see.

But much to my dismay, he disappeared in a poof of smoke! 

In his place there were two beautiful butterflies. 

Do you see them? 

I think they have gone to explore. I do hope they will return. 

Maybe for a spot of tea. 

It's a lovely setting and there is fresh blackberry sage tea waiting for us. 

Would you like cream and sugar with your tea?

How about a tasty cupcake? 

Oh my, there are red velvet cupcakes, Boston cream pie cupcakes, minty chocolate chip cupcakes, chocolate fudge cupcakes, and black forrest cupcakes. 

* Decisions...Decisions...Decisions *

How about one of each! 

While deciding on a cupcake or three, guess who came back to join us?

It's the butterflies! They seem to be lost. 

They just whispered to me that they are not lost. But, they are looking for a new home!

These two are hand made butterflies sewn from muslin with a bit of batting for a quilted appearance and then painted in acrylics. 

These can be a special accent to a handmade quilt or a hanging decoration near a window so they can flow in the breeze. 

These two beautiful butterflies are my GIVEAWAY!

All you have to do is leave me a comment below and you will be entered to win. 

Two people will be chosen at random and the winners will be announced on Sunday July 21st. 

Please leave me an e-mail address so that I can get a hold of you if you are a winner. 

If I cannot get a hold of you by July 28th a new winner will be chosen, until the butterflies both find good homes.

ALSO, I will be announcing ANOTHER GIVEAWAY in the next couple of months so be sure to sign up to follow my blog, using the widgets on the right. 

In the meantime, make sure you visit Ms. Vanessa Valencia, our Fabulous Fanciful Blog Mad Tea Party Queen Hostess. Here is the link: A Fanciful Twist  there you will find the list of other parties to visit. 

Thank you Ms. Vanessa for organizing such a grand event! 

I so enjoy this every year!!!

Cheers!

~Sylvia~

*A special Thanks also goes out to my wonderful son for his help with this year's festivities. 

;)

The Date is Set For This Year's, Fanciful Twist, Mad Tea Party!

Good evening everyone! 

The date is set for this year's Mad Tea Party hosted by Ms. Vanessa Valencia of a Fanciful Twist. 

It is great fun to have a Mad Tea Party and post a giveaway. I have done this 3 or 4 years in a row.  It's hard to keep track of time when you are having so much fun!

Here is the Official announcement! If you would like to sign up and have your own Mad Tea Party, just click on the Link below to add your name to the list. 

http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/2013/05/mad-tea-party-2013-an-invitation.html

However, if you don't have time to have your own Mad Tea Party (or even if you do) I do hope you will stop in and visit me for mine. A Giveaway will be announced that day! 

Have a wonderful rest of the week! 

Sylvia

A Halloween Adventure, A Halloween Party, and A Giveaway!

I was walking in the woods yesterday morning searching for Witchberries.  

What's that you say? You've never heard of Witchberries before? 

Well let me tell you, you can make the best Chocolate Witchberry Cupcakes from them and the most satisfyingly magical tea as well.  Delicious! 

As I was walking along I found some of those delicious Witchberries everywhere I turned. 

It's the best time of year to collect Witchberries you know.

Suddenly, I heard the most alarming cackle! 

and I had to go see what or who it was coming from...

I followed it through the woods until I came to a clearing where I found this...

Sweet little cottage. 

 I was so enchanted that I thought I would find out who lived there. 

So I walked up to the door and knocked 3 times. 

But there was no answer.

So I went around the back and I found another door. 

But nobody seemed to be home.  

I know this is bad manners but curiosity got the best of me and I had to look in the window. 

This is what I saw.  It was such a cozy little cottage.  Just full of charm.  

I so wish the owners were home so that I may visit and get to feel what it was like inside. 

Suddenly! 

There was movement! 

And that Cackle Again!!!

The chair at the window began to rock fiercely and I had no choice but to run as fast as my feet would carry me! 

AWAY!!!

Much to my relief, I awoke with a start.  I was home (Phew!)

I just sat for a moment to relax before the Halloween Party and I guess I must have dozed off. 

Yes, that is what happened. 

Here are my treats all ready for the Halloween Party! 

Wait a minute. That plate was full of brownies...

Oh I see, Eudora and one eyed Jack have arrived.  I think those brownie's are one eyed Jack's favorite. 

He seems to want to blame it on the plate and cups.  

But that is quite alright I can put more out.  There is plenty for everyone. 

This little scarecrow and his crow friend prefer the Witchberry cupcakes.

And the Witchberry tea, but those tea cups sure are ornery and like to play tricks before allowing you to have your treat.  

I'd like to send a special Thank you to Ms Vanessa Valencia of A Fanciful Twist for organizing such a magical gathering of kind spirited folks! 

I always enjoy this annual, wonderful, blogland event so much!!!

I'm so glad you were able to stop by and join us for this small but intimate Halloween Party. 

In gratitude I would like to offer a giveaway! 

You see Mr. Scarecrow is looking for a new home.  He was just fired from his last position for being too kind to the crows. 

If you'd like a chance to win him:

1. leave me a comment

For a second chance: 

2. Follow my blog, by clicking follow, up on the right side of this page

And For yet another chance 

3. follow my Facebook Page 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anaboo-Creations/207494935933412?fref=ts

I will be picking a winner Saturday November 3rd. 

Happy Halloween Partying!!!

Click Here and look at the Left Side bar for a list of links to all the Halloween Parties!

New Ornies on EBAY and a Halloween Party!

I hope everyone is doing well on this cool Fall evening.  My favorite kind of evening. Well, I have a lot to share tonight so I better get to gettin'.  

I currently have two Halloween ornies on EBAY.  

The first one is a Ghostie that loves to go trick or treating for lollipops.  

He is hoping to go to a good home, with lots of lollipops ; ) 

Please check out his auction HERE (Lollipop Ghost Ornie)

Next up is this sweet little Character...

He is also looking for a good home.  

Both of these auctions are ending on Sunday evening Oct. 21st.

Click HERE to go to his auction (Little Acorn)

He is dreading the inevitable FALL, maybe you can catch him and save him : )

Lastly, I wanted to share that I will be participating in Ms. Vanessa Valencia's A Fanciful Twist Halloween Blog party! 

YaaY!!! I look forward to this event every year.  

I hope you will stop in for the festivities and to sign up for my Halloween Party Giveaway. 

More on this a bit later...

Have a good evening!

Sylvia

*WeLcoMe! OnE * AnD ALL +o A FaNciFuL * MaDd TeA PaRtY* AnD : ) GiVeAwAY!

This was such a Mad Hectic Week that I had gone to sleep thinking that participating in this year's Mad Tea Party was going to be out of the question.  I was so sad and disappointed. (Sigh)

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Then a magical thing happened!

I woke up from a deep and tired slumber to a Wonderful sight!

I couldn't believe my eyes! 

In fact I rubbed them twice then thrice

The mysterious garden fairies set up a magical tea party just for us!

As I got closer I saw all the deliciousness before me.

And What a gorgeous MaD Quilt!  

Those sweet little fairies sure were busy last night!

Triple layer cakes and Thistleberry Tea! YUM!!!

Chocolate dipped pretzel wands!

Strawberry Cupcakes with chocolate drizzle...Oh My!

And tasty watermelon cookies too! 

WoW, what a treat!

They even hung the tea party garland I was working on and sprinkled it with fairy magic!

"I do hope you will join me for a spot of tea!" said Miss Pink

"It's the perfect temperature", piped up Timmy the Tea Cup.

"And Oh so delicious", chuckles Mrs. Periwinkle.

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Thank you for stopping by my Mad Tea PartY, I hope you had a Magical time!

I will be giving one lucky winner my Mad Tea Party Garland.  Each piece was sculpted and painted on a wood base by me, Sylvia Smiser.

Please leave me a comment and I will pick a winner in a weeks time by random number generator. 

Now I must get ready to visit all the other Madness going on around Ms. Vanessa Valencia's Blogosphere! 

If you'd like to join me in visiting all the other Wonderful Tea Parties please use this link to Ms. Vanessa's A Fanciful Twist Blog for a list of all the participants. 

Busy, Busy, Busy...Preparing for the Mad Tea Party!

This is the 5th year Ms. Vanessa Valencia is hosting this Magical, Mad Blog Tea Party!  I believe this is my 4th year participating.  WoW! Time sure does fly!!! 

Speaking of Time I've got to go, go, go I have much to do before the Tea Party next Saturday July 28, 2012. 

If you'd like to be part of the madness and throw a tea party on your blog just visit A FANCIFUL TWIST and sign up.  I'm sure Ms. Vanessa would love to have you join us! 

Have a wonderful week and I hope you will come by and visit my Mad Tea Party next Saturday! 

I am adding the finishing touches on this year's GIVEAWAY! 

Have a Wonderful Week!!!