A Toast to Tea Party Tuesday and Friends!!

Happy Tea Party Tuesday!

One of my favorite things to do while sipping TEA is

to flip through the STACK of Art History 

books I have on my shelves.  

I LOVE to meander through the pages with

Sophia Rose and teach her about a time gone by

and expose her to different worlds and the emotions they evoke. 

She, like her Mama, prefers Botticelli to Raphael and 

Tintoretto to Titan.

And of course Michelangelo is always welcome for Tea!

I was recently shopping around and came across a greeting card that donned this picture and something about it just called to me....

 

I bought the card and became intent on learning more

about the painting....the "behind the scenes" as I call it. 

Here is what I discovered about this painting:

THE TOAST 

by Richard Jack

 Painted on the eve of the First World War this picture is an 
evocation of a dinner held a century earlier, 
during which a toast is proposed to the young and beautiful hostess. 

A group is assembled in the dining room of a well appointed house, 
around a table laden with crystal. Secure in their prosperity, 
they are also saluting their good fortune. 

It is a depiction of a confident, and comfortable England.

 (Credit for above and more information about Richard Jack Click HERE)

Sophia and I had a great time dreaming up what 

we thought was going on in this picture. 

We named the young lady at the head of the table Rose (see her hair) and our final thoughts settled upon her family congratulating her for completing her studies as a Lawyer.  

(As of late I keep telling my child she is DESTINED to be a lawyer with 

her quick wit, attention to detail and pursuit of what is FAIR :)  

What are YOU toasting this fine week??

 (Inspiration for making these cupcakes came from Darcy's photostream on Flickr)

 

It is National Friendship Week so this toast goes out

to all of my dear friends who have enriched my life tremendously! 

A great way to toast a new or old friendship is at 

TEA TIME, of course!

Whether you drink tea or champagne in your tea cup this week just take the time to raise your cup and toast 

something you are grateful for in life!

 

The cupcakes above were created using a yummy chocolate cake 

and frosting recipe from MyCakeSchool.com. 

I then cut out a champagne glass using an exacto 

knife from white fondant and 

painted it lightly with edible gold luster paint. 

After adding some pearls to the glass,

I sprayed it with a gold luster spray. 

I will be showing more cupcakes on this theme later this week!

I am excited to see what YOU are bringing for TEA!

I will be toasting good friends and tea with:

TEA, INSPIRATION & TABLESCAPES:  

Rose Chintz Tea Time Tuesday  

Martha's Favorite TeaCup Tuesday  
Tea Cup Tuesday at Artful Affirmations 

Teacup Thursday  

Tabletop Tuesday  

TeaCup Tuesday at Artful Affirmations  

Lady Katherine's Tea Time Tuesday 

Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday 

A Return to Loveliness  

LACE Wednesdays   

Tablescape Thursday  

Pink Saturday  

The Tablescaper ~ Seasonal Sundays 
StoneGable - On the Menu Monday! 

OTHER FUN SWEETS/FOOD and CRAFT LINK PARTIES YOU MIGHT LIKE:

 Mouth Watering Mondays, Melt in Your Mouth Mondays, Mingle Monday, Made it on Monday Sumo's Sweet Stuff Made by You Mondays Making the World Cuter Mondays Motivate Me Monday Joy of Desserts Dittle Dattle Amaze Me Monday Jam Hands Recipe Share MondayTUESDAY Delicious Dishes Cupcake Tuesday Let's Do Brunch Tempt my Tummy Tuesday Mandi's Tasty Tuesday Topsy Turvy Tuesday  Handmade Tuesday  Tasty Tuesday Tip Me Tuesday  Time Out Tuesday  Get Your Craft On WEDNESDAY Whatever Goes Wednesday Wow Us Wednesday Look What I Made Wednesday What I Whipped Up Wednesday Let's Do Brunch Whatever You Want Wednesday Wow Me Wednesday THURSDAY Sweet Treats Thursday Sweets This Week  Thursday Show Your Stuff House of Hepworths Brambleberry Cottage FRIDAY: Tidy Mom Inspiration Friday Feathered Nest Friday Sweet Tooth Friday Show and Tell Friday It's a Hodgepodge Friday Weekend Wrap Up Flaunt it Friday  Sassy Sites Friday Fun  Fridays Unfolded Food on Fridays Friday Flair Foodie FridayWEEKEND The Girl Creative  This Chick Cooks  Sundae Scoop