It's Tea Time!

Welcome to my tea party for the 1st annual themed tea party blog hop being hosted by Sara over at Classicalhomemaking.com. Here is a link that has the list of all of the blogs participating in the themed tea party blog hop: https://www.classicalhomemaking.com/2020/08/2020-themed-tea-party-blog-hop-vintage.html Scroll to the bottom to find the rest of the parties!

 I have missed participating in blog parties and I had such a great time putting this together.

 Look at the time… it is obviously Tea time!

 

I am glad you decided to stop by for a spot of tea… watch that rabbit, if you follow him you never know where you may end up!

Looks like one of our guests was here and forgot his hat! That’s ok, he’ll be back soon

We have several different teas for you to sample, there is vanilla orchid, hibiscus, earl gray and even a vanilla chai and if you are a daring soul, you can even add a little something extra to your tea

So many fun things are planned for us today. I hope you get to enjoy them all 

I hope you like fresh cherries and cake. The Flamingo’s certainly do!

It is a fine day for a tea party, the sun is shining, the shade is oh so nice under the tree and these treats just hit the spot!

 

 

As the sun sets, there is still time for tea under the warm glow of the mushrooms.

 

Thank you for stopping by, I had a wonderful time and hope you did too! I am off to visit the other parties. I hope to see you at one or two of them

 Debbie

Save the Date... for Tea

Don't miss my upcoming Alice in Wonderland themed Tea Party on Saturday, August 8th, 2020. This is part of the First Annual Themed Tea Party blog hop being hosted by Mrs. Sarah Coller over at Classical Homemaking. You can find her original Tea Party post here.

I am so excited to be a part of this. I've been gathering my Alice decor and planning the treats for this special day. I hope you will join me for a fun and quirky Alice in Wonderland tea...

A Themed Tea Party Blog Hop!

I am so excited!! Sara over at ClassicalHomemaking.Com is hosting a Themed Tea Party blog hop! It has been a while since I participated in one of these and I can't wait! Of course my theme will be Alice in Wonderland.

The party starts on August 8th! Check back then and join me for a cup of tea in wonderland.

Debbie

Welcome to my Mad Tea Party

Mad Tea Party 2016

Welcome to my Mad Tea Party 2016. 

A BIG thank you to Vanessa from A Fanciful Twist 

for hosting this wonderful party once again. 

Every year I look forward to this event. 

It is fun to participate in and a joy to explore. 

Be sure to stop by Vanessa's party for a visual treat as well as 

links to all of the parties being held today.

The tarts are fresh and the cupcake rich and creamy. Both are perfect with tea. 

Be careful of the tiny bottle you see tucked among the flowers. 

It's pretty and the flavor is most delicious but also quite potent. 

Drink at your own risk!

The Flamingos are always happy to see you. 

They love a good party, especially if there are treats. 

This one put on his best scarves for the day.

The White Rabbit was here for a while 

but he was late for another engagement and had to run,

If you happen to see him please let him know he left his hat!

The tea is ready. 

Please help yourself to some treats. 

I hope you enjoy your time with me this year. 

The weather is beautiful and the company is quirky and fabulous.  

Thank you for stopping by. I hope to see you at the next stop.

This year I am giving away a clay Alice in Wonderland themed directional sign post. Below is a sample that I am still finishing :0). Its ROUGH (obviously)! The winner will get to choose 5 words or short phrases for their sign post. Colors will be the same or similar to those shown.

To be entered into this random drawing you must be a follower of this blog and leave a comment below. I will draw a name using a random number generator (number is based on the number of your comment) on Saturday August 13th. Winner must claim their prize by August 20th or another name will be drawn.

Before you leave let me share with you a silly story about something that happened this morning, as I was setting up my party...

My son and his friend (both 19) were sitting in our living room playing a game when I walked through the house with a life sized flamingo in one hand, a table in the other while wearing a white rabbit top hat. Normally, they never pay attention to me when they are playing games. Today they both looked up as I was heading towards the back door. They looked at me, looked each other and went back to their game. Since I've been doing blog parties not much surprises my son or his friends. They know that they get to play too and help sample the goodies that are left over.

See you at the next party...

I just Joined the Mad Tea Party

I am so excited to be participating in the Mad Tea Party being hosted by Vanessa over at A Fanciful Twist.

I've been planning things all year and I can't wait to share them with you! Check back soon for a sneak peak. It's going to be so much fun.

Don't be late... ;0)

I just Joined A Fanciful Twist's 8th Annual Mad Tea Party!

It's been quiet here at Sunflower House these past few months. I haven't touched clay in weeks and my studio is so bad that the term cleaning just isn't strong enough, I'll be mucking it our later today :0) so I can get back to work!

I am so excited to be a part of the 8th annual Mad Tea Party being hosted by Vanessa over at A Fanciful Twist! I've been working on some fun things for this year's party and later this week I'll be posting some updates.

Check back on July 11th to join in on the fun and if you'd like to join in on the fun head over to A Fanciful Twist (or click on the picture above) and sign up to be a part of this magical event!

And the Winner is...

And the winner of my Grow Your Blog party give away is...

Lupe Meter!

Congratulations Lupe, if you would email me at Sunflwrhouseart@ aol.com with your mailing address I'll get your fairy door mailed out to you this week.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by for a visit.

Grow Your Blog Party - Welcome!

Thank you to Vicki at 2 Bags full for hosting this amazing blog party!! I am so happy to be a part of it. Click on the picture above to visit the Grow Your Blog party page. There are tons of links to over 400 participating blogs!!

Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you enjoy your visit here.

Lily 

I’m Debbie, owner of Sunflower House Art and I create fun and whimsical things, well usually, unless I am sculpting a zombie then it may not be quite so whimsical! Mainly I love to create. Just the process of making something new out of the items sitting in front of me is exciting. The figure above is Lily, she is currently at the Buy Nevada First store in Reno waiting for someone to fall in love with her. She is an example of the fairies I make. 

I've raised 4 wonderful children, 3 boys and 1 girl who range in age from 17 - 27. They are the joys of my life. I have 2 dogs that are full of energy and love. One who loves to play ball and the other who loves to eat!

I have one amazing man in my life and I love him greatly. We enjoy our life and the lives we've made together. We like to travel and putter around in the garden. He's pretty dang talented. I can usually ask him just about anything and he can help me make it. Really, here is an actual question I asked him - Soooo, you know in the Frankenstein movie where the creature is laying on the table in the lab? How can I make those little electrical things that look like the electrical current is passing up them. Not only did he know the name of them (Jacob's Ladder - no kidding), he is going to help me recreate one in miniature for a project I am working on - which I will share here once I get it to a recognizable point! 

My blog has been around a several years but it was one of those things that I had simmering until I was ready to share it. Last year I dipped my toe in cyberspace and started to slowly tell people about my blog. This year I decided to jump in with both feet!

The Pumpkin Patch... ready to paint

Sunflower House Art is about my creative journey. I create figurative sculptures, dolls, whimsical pumpkins, fairies and more. I work predominantly in polymer clay but I also do embroidery, paper crafts, scrapbooking, sewing, painting, jewelry design and more.  One of the greatest things about making figures and dolls is that I can use all sorts of fun things in one project. I love that all of my creative outlets can be used together. I've made paper accessories, jeweled tiara's, embroidered rugs and more when working on a doll project. Hubby thinks it's my way of never having to get rid of a single crafty item in my stash :0) I'm OK with that!

You’ll see my works in progress, the products I use and some of the tools I have found that work well for me. 

Treasure Chest Tutorial

I like sharing what I do and offer tutorials. Here you will find one on taming Tibetan lamb wool to use as hair for a doll and here are part one and part two on creating a treasure chest, I did this ages ago so it may be a bit rough! I enjoy tutorials and am currently working on a couple that I’ll be sharing over the course of the next few months.

I also enjoy the challenge of creating something based on a theme and am part of a doll swapping group that often swaps zombie dolls and not just any zombie dolls, no, no they are themed zombie dolls. For instance there was storybook, nursery rhyme, Oz and more.

Coraline

Here is the zombie I created for the animated movie zombie challenge. My partner was a fan of Coraline so I did my best to recreate her! Click here to read more about her.

I am also a fan of blog parties and will be participating in several this year. This is one more of those areas that provide a theme for you to create around. Blog parties always challenge my creatively which makes them exciting. I always learn a new skill or new technique when preparing for a party. Then, once the party rolls around I get to see how others interpreted the same theme. 

This past year I participated in a Mad Tea, a haunted tea and also did a tour of my studio in Where Bloggers Create.

Mad Tea

Click here to see my first Mad Tea party. This coming year I have lots of fun things in store.

Before Picture

I am currently re-doing my children's old play house (above - now a catch-all backyard storage area) into something amazing... you'll have to wait until this year's Mad Tea Party to see the final transformation but I'll be showing additional before pictures and some of the items I am creating for it over the next couple of months. 

My Studio

Click here to see the Studio Tour post I did. In the next 6 months or so my studio will be undergoing a complete overhaul when my hubby expands my current space into the now vacant bedroom next to it. It's going to be a fun project (I keep telling myself that!!!) and I have already started organizing and preparing for the transition. I'll be sharing some of the new storage and organizational ideas I have found and let you know how they are working for me.

Well, that is a glimpse into my blog. I hope you enjoyed your stay and plan on sticking around for a while. 

Fairy Door

Leave me a comment for a chance to win this hand sculpted, polymer clay, Magical Fairy Door. I have so much fun making these!! You do not need to be a follower to win. Winner will be announced February 15th 2015.

Thanks for stopping by!

I just joind the Grow Your Blog Party!

I am so excited to be taking part in the Grow Your Bog Party scheduled for January 25th 2015. I visited so many wonderful blogs last year that I couldn't wait to join in on the fun this year.

Vicki over at 2 Bags Full hosts this amazing event and has brought lots of bloggers together.

I hope you'll stop by on the 25th to check out my post and see what fun goodies I've created to give away for the party - let's face it, a party just needs presents!

Debbie

Halloween Blog Party and a Give-Away

Welcome to my Halloween Party. This is part of the larger Halloween Blog Party being hosted by Vanessa over at A Fanciful Twist Thanks for stopping by and be sure to visit AFancifulTwist.com to see Vanessa's party, which is always a stunning visual treat, as well as the place to find links to all of the other amazing Halloween Blog parties!

I am so glad you were able to stop in for a visit...

we're leaving a light on for anyone arriving after dark, just to be safe!

 Mortimer and Jack are thrilled you stopped by.

The house is decked out in its Halloween finery

The Table is set

I hope you'll have a seat and stay a while for a treat or two

 A couple of the guests have been here a while but they are happy you've arrived

Anyone for tea? There's plenty to go around!

Or would you prefer some wine, it's has a unique taste but 

I've been told it's a wickedly, or should I say a deadly, fine wine!

 Here are some treats, dig in! There's plenty to go around!

For those of you who managed to stop in for a visit, be sure to follow the blog and leave a comment for a chance to win one of Mortimer and Jack's friends. I'll be giving away one of my hand sculpted pumpkins to one lucky winner. Drawing will be on Monday, November 3rd, 2014

In the meantime...

AFancifulTwist.com is Hosting a Halloween Party!

I am so excited! Vanessa over at AFancifulTwist.com is hosting her 7th annual Halloween Party and I am definitely joining in on the fun! Halloween is my favorite holiday and I have lots of spooky cool ideas already in the works... I've kind of been waiting for her to announce this :0)

Be sure to check out Vanessa's site for inspiration, amazing photographs and of course for all the information on this hauntingly good blog party - then on October 25th come on over and join me as I celebrate my favorite time of the year. There will be good fun, tempting food and of course a really cool give-away!