~HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011~

WISHING YOU AND YOURS

A

VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

FROM

MY COZY CORNER

TO

YOUR COZY CORNER

XO

BETTY

Blogiversary # 2

Hello Everyone!

Yes it's my second year of blogging.

I started on Christmas Day, December 25th. 2009.

I had been lurking around blog land for about six months and decided to jump in the middle of the herd.  Ha! Ha!

Now I will be skating into 2012 with more adventures.

Life is good today!

Merry Christmas

and

Best Wishes

for
the
New Year
xo
Betty

I Love Tea Parties~Pink and White Tea

Welcome

I have a few recipes and some photos to share of My Pink and White Tea.

The table was set all pink and white.

My friends all arrived to enjoy the day.

We started our afternoon enjoying a glass of

Mock Champagne in the living room
and
we moved into the dining room for
Tea

Each lady selected a tea pot and their favorite tea.

Bentley's Peach Tea

Bentley's Green Tea

Bentley's Earl Grey Tea

Twining's Chai Tea

Twining's English Breakfast Tea

and

Twining's Darjeeling Tea

Group Photo
Thank you ladies for coming to my tea party

Menu
Mock Champagne
Tea of choice
Fabulous Scones
Lemon Curd
Whipped Cream
Real Butter
and
Strawberry Jam

Putting on the Ritz Egg Sandwiches
Chive Cream Cheese and Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
Prosciutto Melon Tea Sandwiches
Dove Candy
and
Chocolate cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting and Peppermint candy sprinkles

All printable recipes

I used silver cupcake liners to match my pink, white and silver theme.

Thank you for visiting My Cozy Corner

I'm joining

Foodie Friday

Show and Tell Friday

Inspiration Friday

and

Pink Saturday

Please link back and enjoy the wonderful inspiration

Have a Merry Holiday

and

A Happy New Year

xo

Betty

Tablescape # 38

Welcome everyone to 

A

Pink and White Tea.  

On Friday December 16th.  I invited my dear friends for a Pink and White tea party.  I have known these ladies for 43 years and wanted to celebrate our friendship with a small tea party.

Please come along today and tomorrow and I will share with you our very nice day together.

I want to thank my sister-in-law for inspiring me to start collecting pink transfer ware and 

I love my NEW Classic PINK WILLOW made in England by Churchill.

I purchased this set from my favorite store 

TUESDAY MORNING

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!!   

I have 8 toile napkins and a runner for the table.  The crackers were fun to open and we read the jokes to each other.  Each person had a dove candy and we also read the inspiration out loud.

As in every one's life each one of my guests has been on a life changing journey.  With our fellowship we give each other support and love by telephone calls and having get togethers as often as possible.

I love My Wonderful Friends.

The silver charger on the white linen tablecloth was just the right touch.  With my First Love silver plate flatware I think it goes well together.

The simple hurricanes and red candles on a Pink Willow salad plate added to my centerpiece.

A silver plated bread basket held the scones.  

Crystal sugar and creamer...Vintage glassware for homemade lemon curd and REAL butter and strawberry jam for the scones.

Each lady received a gift.  I wrapped a book about tea in red paper with silver thread to add to the festive day.

As the afternoon went on, we enjoyed our dessert of Chocolate Chip cupcakes with White Chocolate, cream cheese frosting and peppermint candy sprinkles.

Another YUM...

I had a great time making the food we ate and the gifts to give.

It is really more fun to give than receive.

Thank you all for coming to my

Pink and White Tea

I will be sharing my tablescape and story with:

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday

Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday

and

No Minimalist Here for Open House Party.

Please join me on Friday when I share the Menu and the rest of my

Pink and White Tea.

Hello to Stitch a new follower.

xo

Betty 

My Christmas Mantel and Vignettes

Welcome everyone.  It's time to show some table tops and a mantel.  I know there were parties to show off my mantel and vignettes...but I just couldn't get my DUCKS lined up in time.  Now with the holiday season I have been working the late evening hours at Tuesday Morning.  I love to work from 4 to 9 pm because I can PLAY all day...This year I bought a lighted wreath at Walmart. I really like the lights next to the mirror.  The reflection of the little lights at Christmas is so wonderful and the small nativity I found on clearance.



This year I have two nativity sets on the mantel.  Last year I had the angels on the mantel Here.  The swag is lit and the stockings are hung for Santa to fill. With the Christmas Tree lights and the lights on the mantel the living room is very Cozy in the evening.

The Old Homco Bisque vintage 9pc Christmas set I bought is the early 70's Here.   My children loved to set it up at Christmas time.  I was wondering the other day is there a proper place to put Mary and Joesph?  

Last year I had this nativity on our Christmas dinner table as the centerpiece Here.  I bought the 11 piece nativity at an Estate Sale for $5.00. 

We all love ribbon candy!

'Vintage Swedish Chimes'

I was reading a decorating book awhile ago and saw a photo of Christmas decorations in a box on a table.  The Copy Cat that I am ~This is my interpretation of the 'Christmas Box'.

The Christmas Tea Cup 

Some Sweet Candy

And a special heart



Just a few reminders of the wonderful time of year we are celebrating. 

I'm joining:

A Stroll thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

A Delightsome Life for A Return to Loveliness

and

Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time Tuesday

Thank you for visiting My Cozy Corner

xo

Betty



My Christmas Trees!

Hello Everyone. 
We are now in the count down mode...Until Christmas Day

Today is Monday and it's Met Monday and I'm happy to say
Happy Holidays to all my friends, family, followers and visitors to
My Cozy Corner

My Cozy Corner in 2010

~Old Tree~

2011 My Cozy Corner

~New Tree~
Now on to my

Christmas Trees Story

I collect Angel Christmas Tree ornaments

and these are a few of my favorites.

This is my story and I'm sticking to it. 

In 2010  our Christmas Tree had a few problems with the lights. 

 I've had my 2010 tree for some years and the lights on the tree were the kind that if one goes out they all go out. 

 No problem for years. 

Last year when I put up the tree the bottom of the tree didn't light up. So I decided I would put a string of lights on for one more year.  I just didn't want to go out and buy a new tree last year. Well this year when I started to put the tree together the whole tree wouldn't light up... 

Oh My Gosh! I had to buy a tree.  Sweetheart and I went to find a tree with the lights that if one goes out the rest stay on.  

Yes... We found a tree.     

~This one~

OK- I like little trees, but this one was just to small and the idea was to take it back when we found a  larger tree... ha ha ha! Yeah right...

Sweetheart and I took off to shop for a larger tree and we found this one.  I put the tree on a table and I love it. 

Now I have two trees in the living room. LOL!

I hope you have enjoyed the tale of two trees. I started with one tree and now I have two trees + the feather tree. Here

Have a great week and Peace be with you.

I'm joining

Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday

and

The Little Red House for Mosaic Monday

Welcome Shabby Chic Diva

and

Suzann

My newest followers.

xo

Betty