Something Russian, something Rooster~

I had two goals in mind today...work on a scrapbook page and take some photos of the rooster items in our kitchen for Shelia's Rooster and Chickens Party. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? But don't worry, I will manage to sneak tea into this post, just you wait and see! lol! 

Yesterday my daughter and I took a drive to the newly relocated Tall Mouse craft store in Placentia. She wanted some beads for her current obsession of making bracelets (see previous post), and I had a 40% off coupon burning a hole in my purse!  I discovered a stamp set by Pink Paislee I had to have.

Isn't it cool? So anywho, today I printed up a photo and got to work on my layout. I work well with a energizing cup of tea, so I put the kettle on and made myself a cup of Kusmi's Troika Tea. What better to drink my Russian tea in than a beautiful Lomonosov teacup? (See, I told you I'd work tea into my story!)

Oooh, I love the deep cobalt color of this pretty teacup and saucer.

The blue is so deep it almost looks black in some lights~

The place where the cups sits is a crisp white and there are 5 gold roses spaced around the saucer~

The finish gleams~

How about a little something sweet? Fortified with tea and sugar, I completed my page. I did lots of stamping on this one~

I also placed the 'LOVE" letters on foam dots so they are raised~

 One of our neighborhood wild rabbits came to visit while I was doing my photo shoot outside. Earlier I had tossed a few carrots on the lawn hoping to discourage them from nibbling on the grass...it worked!

You are patiently waiting to see the roosters, right? OK, no more stalling!

We have rooster pads on the rush-seated kitchen chairs~

The lamp over the farmhouse table has three strutting roosters! Isn't he handsome?

I have a Brique Ware rooster pot which is glazed inside. I have never used it to prepare anything. Do you have any advice on how to use it?

This is the inside of the baking set~

And last but not least, I have a glass canister that sits on the counter that is filled with uncooked pasta~

 Have a great week~

I am sharing this post with:

Terri at Artful Affirmations
Marty at A Stroll Through Life
Shelia at Note Songs
Martha at Martha's Favorites
Kathy at A Return To Loveliness