Sunday Favorites...No. 79

Welcome to the 79th "Sunday Favorites"

"Sunday Favorites" is a Sunday meme designed to give bloggers a chance to share a favorite post from the past!!! For more information on how to republish a past post just click HERE.

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Hello my friends!!!

Welcome to the 79th run of "Sunday Favorites"!!!

I hope that you're having a wonderful weekend! I think that winter has just arrived at my place! IT'S SNOWING!!! Big...beautiful...fluffy...white...snowflakes! I just love how everything looks under a fresh blanket of snow...it's so magical! The snow is beautiful but it sure is cold...brrrr! Honey and I will be "hunkered down" by a warm fire this weekend. Sound fun? Mmmm...a cozy, warm fire and a cup of hot tea...sounds like a great plan to me!

Speaking of tea...I thought I would share a post about a tea that I put together in my Tea Rose bedroom for Sunday Favorites this week! I hope you enjoy!

Just a little note: Sunday Favorites Criteria

When I first started the Sunday Favorites meme, my initial thought was to offer a solution for getting a post out on the weekend without having to spend alot of time doing so...weekends are just a busy time for most of us! Copying and pasting a previous post is so quick and easy. Not only is this a quick and easy solution to the busy weekends, but it's also an opportunity to dig back into our blog archives and share a favorite "past" post once again! Many of us spend alot of time and effort creating a post and it just seems a shame that it is viewed only once and then forgotten about!

I would like to reiterate that Sunday Favorites is a meme about sharing or revisiting a post from the PAST!

Thank you!!!

Wishing you all a super Sunday!!!

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Love ya'll,

Chari

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Sunday Favorites

My favorite post from: March 1, 2010

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Hello my friends...I'm so happy that you could come by for a visit today!

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I will be serving tea today in my Tea Rose bedroom...won't you join me?

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Tea in the Tea Rose Bedroom...

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Ohhh my...it's snowing at my place today! I am so ready for Spring! I thought it would be nice to spend a little time in my Tea Rose Bedroom...it's such a sunny, cheerful room! It's the perfect room for chasing away the winter doldrums!!!
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I have prepared a tea tray...would you care for a hot cup of rose tea?
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Let me show you around the Tea Rose Bedroom while you're sipping your tea!
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The Tea Rose Bedroom

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This is the Tea Rose bedroom. It is my step-daughter's bedroom while she is here with us and it also serves as our guestroom! I took these photos very early in the morning...just as the sun was beginning to shine into the room!
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This is a fairly small room...but very cozy and comfortable! The morning sunlight always shines so sweetly into the room...spilling upon the bed! It's like getting a "good morning kiss" from the sun!!!

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We have tried to provide everything that our guests may have need of...a warm, comfortable bed...a writing desk for correspondence...and a cozy rocking chair to catch up on a little reading or maybe to just enjoy a warm cup of tea!!!
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The bed linens are called "Tea Rose"...and thus the name for this room! I purchased this beautiful Tea Rose bedding a few years ago from JC Penneys and have been very pleased with it! I love the colors...the soft pinks and buttery yellows, and the sagey greens...all on a background of creamy white! I also really like the mix of fabric patterns in this bedding...love the florals mixed with the stripes! It's very indicitive of the English Country decor style....which I love!
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A close-up of the linens...

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I just love how I was able to catch the sun shining in upon the bed...so pretty!

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I love, love, LOVE pillows! Again, a mix of floral fabric patterns can be seen on the decorative pillows!
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A small writing desk...just the place to sit and catch up on your correspondence!
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A Tea Rose Bedroom Vignette...

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I placed a frosted Victorian hanging vase filled with pink roses, yellow and white flowers on the left hand side of the desk...along with my late mother-in-law's set of three pink glass vanity jars! I think they look so pretty here! On the right hand side of the desk is my little teacup lamp that my dearest friend, Gloria from Happy To Be...made for me! It's sooo perfect for my Tea Rose room!!! Sweet little bunnies have made their way into this vignette as well!
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I just love these beautiful pink vanity jars! I have searched high and low for information concerning these...to no avail! I think that the glass is so unique with the diamond tucking design! Ohhh...and look at the handles...sparkling glass cubes! They almost look like ice cubes!
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A close-up of my beautiful teacup lamp and little bunnies!
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I thought I would show you a few details of this writing desk. I refinished it...it was a medium wood tone before I painted it a creamy off-white color. I also added these pretty garlands of "roses and bows" to the drawer fronts....and clear glass knobs. I was very pleased with how it turned out!!!
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I found this pretty chair at the antique flea market. I love the shabby chic "chippiness" of it! Love the style of the chair and the ornate carvings at the top of the back. Ohhh...and I love, love, LOVE the green and white toile fabric on the seat...sooo pretty!
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A close-up of the detailing on the chair.
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This sweet rocker was just $5 at a yard sale! Of course, I refinished it...painted it off-white and recovered it with a beautiful beige and olive green toile fabric that I found on sale.
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Ohhh boy...a few more decorative pillows! I did mention that I love pillows...didn't I? Hehe! I found this beautiful throw at Hobby Lobby on sale for just $14...the pretty pink and green matches perfectly with the bed linens!
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How about another cup of tea?
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A Tea Rose...Tea Tray

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This pretty white teapot is one of my newest treasure finds. I found it a TJ Maxx for just $9.99! I love the delicate porcelain roses that stand up off of the teapot! The white teacup and saucer is from one of my oldest sets of ironstone dishes. A lace edged napkin with a little silver teapot napkin ring sits along side the teacup. Ohhh yes...and we must have a pretty bouquet of flowers...don't you think? I used my lace charger plate to sit the teapot on...all sitting atop a silver tea tray!
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Well my friends...I'm so happy that you came by for a little chat and cup of tea today! I hope that you enjoyed the Tea Rose bedroom...I enjoyed your company!!!
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I am joining these fabulous parties today...
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Tuesday Tea for Two...hosted by my dear, sweet friend, Wanda over at The Plumed Pen.
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Table Top Tuesday...hosted by our very own Marty over at A Stroll Thru Life.

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Bedscapes and Beyond is a brand new Tuesday event hosted by Karen over at Nittany Inspirations! I was really excited to hear that Karen was doing this fabulous party...giving us the opportunity to showcase our bedrooms! Please go by and pay Karen a visit...I just know that she'll have something fabulous for all of us today! It's time to get your beds all "fluffed" up...and your dressers dusted off...so that you can join in with this fun filled party!!!

Please go by and see these dear ladies and all the pretties that they have prepared for us today and while you're there you can check out all of the other Tuesday party participants!

Thank you, Wanda, Marty, and Karen for hosting these fabulous parties for us today!!!