And I am back ... ;))

 As much as I try ... this time of the year, does end up being ... exodus from bloggy world ... ;)) ... and yep! Madhavi, you were soooo ... right ... it was the lil' brats B'day. And though the house is all bare ... we had to gear up a little - bitty for the D day ... it was the day ... lil' pirate girls invaded us ... :))

And rolling up the tissues ... love ... love ... love ... so to please the pirate gang ... I went along with red ones ... and the entire table setting sort of just floated around it ... layers of table covering ... check ... check ... ;)) ...  greens ... check ... check ... :)) ...

Well! one big commitment of the season is over ... looks like I can slowly think of getting back to work ... and share some ... I -SUPER -LOVE, projects ... sure there was some upholstery work I experimented with ... weee-heeee ... coming up soon ... more Kantha love ... ;))

Sooooo ... while, I shake and stir myself up a bit ... here's leaving you with some quick shots of the reds again ... sorry, would have loved to not have ... so yellow a picture ... but gosh! ... ask any B'day kids mum ... what the moments before the gang arrives are like ... I 'm not sure which is more ... knots or gripes ...;))

Soooo, I shall be back real soon ... and you can trust me to get those pretty pic.'s of all the projects along ... :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Winter entertaining ... :)

 Its no longer just a nip in the air ... its winter chill all right ... mercury sure still needs to dip way more ... but, if you are anything like me .... ;)) ... looking for an excuse to celebrate,well ! ... lets share, this is what's on my mind... :)

 I love an excuse for tea and I love tea with company ... loads of friend company. So if you too need an an excuse ... how about .... hey! its winter. Couldn't be a better time for some fun tea parties or just cozy time with friends over tea.

 You might wonder why I always use the same darn, whiteware set for every tea shoot ... :)) ... well! actually there are a couple of reasons for that ... firstly, I loooooove whiteware .... secondly this is the only complete set I own under the sun (love this reason, good enough to go shopping next time)  ... and thirdly, I guess you too could be in my situation ... trying to create a new look with same thingies most of the time (well! I assume a few of us are in this boat ;)) ... )

Well!... either which ways, I hope I 'd inspire you to get celebrating ... enjoying ... style up a bit ... and if there is no reason, that is wonderful ... lets have a do, cause there is nothing much happening... ;) And if you are as neurotic this morning as me ... ;)) ... enjoy your tea.Its the blissful winter time.
Not to forget all the winter blooms on their way .... weeeeee-hee ... aren't you gearing up for all the colorful winter blooms that'll soon be popping into our homes ... ;)Love ...  love ... love ... Winters ... :))

Just a few B'day details ...

... once you've thought over your colors for the party ... the fun starts just about then ... its getting the lil' details to have a hint of your colors  that pulls the whole room together ... in my case the party fav.'s  are a big way of adding that color element ...

 ...  one year , we hung ribbons from the chandelier and just stapled lil' paper hearts in two shades ... randomly ... suddenly the kids had a lot of interest in the chandelier ... :):)

... if you are like me and get put off by the typical b'day store shiny mickey mouse or princess on just about everything and claims of pulling your theme party together ... well! ... what do I say ... loads of triangles stapled on a ribbon and wala!! ... you can't go any more personal ... infact tiny fabric pieces are even  more adorable ...

... well! there's my two cents on making your do's a lil' more intimate  ... making them more about you and boldly telling your guests you cared enough to go this far ... believe me they never miss the details ... :):)
Its a lovely feeling to walk into a party and see that the hostess cared to go that extra mile for you ... :)

Crazy month of May ... :)

 so I designed the tutu for my lil' girl ...;) ...I was a wanna be fashion designer once... :)

 I have loads of e-mails ... facebook reminders and comments ... for missing out regular updates on my blog ... the honest truth is ...  every year, around this time.. ( and this is just how it will always be) ... cause it is a real- real  and I mean it when I double emphasise it ... really crazy time in our household ...
It was Sarah's B'day mid month and the tom-tomming about it starts early ... that's when my tensions soar high ... and I wake up in the middle of the night imagining lil' 5 yr. olds hate me for a lousy party. ... come on seriously... ask any mom of lil' 5yr. old's ...

packed and ready to be shipped out to the clubhouse

 I always want to take pictures of the entire setup ... once things have been designed and the styling for the final look is complete ... Aah! dear me ... do I speak of a picture perfect life ... that's not how it really happens  does .. it ...if you are going solo ... its crazy at the last minute ... the cake needs  to be fetched ... its scorching hot outside it could melt  ... the extra hands are not on time ... oh! this year the balloon guy almost stood me up ... #*!@*#% ... :):) ...

ready with my flowers for the tables ... God! save them from the scorching heat

... so no matter all you plan the  ... last miutes are all crazy pulling the whole thing off and I miss out having someone photograph it for me. Luckily this year a dear friend helped me with the kiddies at play ... pic's .... but the MY KIND OF PHOTOGRAPHY ... sigh ...
But never the less ... I am really inspired by one of the readers who wrote to me saying she loves to refer back to my blog everytime she plans her parties ... well ! how about it ... in the next few posts I want to share with you my two cents on some quick party styling for kiddies ... Oh! if not for the dead line ... I'd say I love doing those crafty lil' styling ideas ... plus I'll share with you some of my fav. party blogs to refer to when planning your next party ... hope you'll come back and join me  ... and yep ! I'd for you to share your fav. lil' tricks for the parties ... leave me a note and I'd absolutely love to hear from you...

Tea with my friends ... a sweet dreamy afternoon ... :)

''... Lets have a tea party like the grown ups do ... we'll have the finest tea and fancy cookies too ... we'll go around the neighbourhood inviting everyone ... lets have a tea party ... won't it be fun... '' won't that inspire you ... its one of Sarah's songs I stole ...;);)

... and yes, this post is completely dedicated to all my readers who silently enjoy my blog ... THANKYOU SO MUCH ... and everytime one of you gets inspired to leave me a comment ... believe me ... like I said in my last invite post ... it is really a ''Oh! my Gosh I never knew who all are reading my blog '' ...

... I  am a through and through romantic ... and I do love going over the top in doing things ... and for celebrations I even enjoy being impratical at times ...:):) ... Aaahwww! come on ... one life to live ... :):)

... so even though my garden was not all pretty and perfect ... moment the flowers began to bloom  ... I had to do this post ... I sooooooooooooooooo enjoyed it ... and my kids ( who finally actually had a tea party ... complete, with "can I have a spot of Tea ,please" ... oh! those lil' Tinkerbell's ... :)) ...

...here is my version of  a dreamy tea party in the garden ... a lot of matter of factly people say ... aaaah! is it really practical .... ssssssh! ... :):) ... it  doesn't have to be ... lets sit ... lets talk ... long sweet nothings ... lets have tea ... and lets forget the rest of the world for the moment ...

... so how long do you think setting up  this table setting in the garden took me ... aaa! any guessing ... :):) ... how about all of 15 min.'s  ... seriously no goofing around ...

... pull out your tea service  ... mix match ... co-ordinate  ... it 's a lot of fun... than ... a perfectly matched everything ... I even layered the table covering ... the uneven folds ( I love doing that ) ... especially tissue and organza fabrics can really add the lovely waves on your table if you sort of ... pile them on ... :) Plus the  transparent-sheer fabrics over any table cloth ... Hmmm ! feels fun to do ... :)

...  pansies ... a lil' additions out of pure whim ... and right out of my garden ... ( are you thinking my garden is loaded ) ... ;);) ... hell no ... just these few and some baskets of petunias ...

... If you enjoyed being over for tea with me ... I am going to wait to hear from you.Don't be anonymous any more drop by and tell me more about you... here's inviting you  over and excited to hear from you.

 For all my blogger friends ... here's inviting you all to join me by linking in and lets spread some fun over tea time ... ;)

Lets have a tea party ... ;):)

I have been realising this ... there are loads and loads of blog readers that I have no clue about. Everynow and then a post of mine touches them in a special way and I get to hear from them ... and how do I react to all that ... "OH! my Good Lord! ... and all this while I had no clue you were reading my blog".
And what do I get to hear  from those amazing readers of mine ... well! the most beautiful and touching e-mails and comments ...
So to all of you out there ... who for all this time have been silently reading and loving my blog... this is for you.I am having a tea party and I am inviting all of you. Join me here, on this blog ... come share your self with all the other ... I really would love to hear who you are and what you feel about my blog. And while you are here hope you'll enjoy some inspiration for a tea party. I am hoping there'll be a lot more than just Rajee Sood ... talk... ;)

Cause guess who else I am inviting ... all my blogging friends :):)

... honestly, do join me and here's what I think we can do ... I 'll style the party and all the talented food blogggers ... join me with your most yumcious recipes you can dish out and bring them over to the party ... the more the links the more the recipes and more the fun ... no limit to how many recipes you link...
All style bloggers  ... troop in with all your ideas and inspirations for tea parties ... indoors or out ...
You think you got tea party conversation... well! what's a party with out some good chitter chatter. Link in honey ...
I am really excited inviting you all ... so what do you all think ... are you game ... and think this could be good fun ... do leave me your comments and suggestions ... we still got some days to go ... and I would love to know what you think ... :):)
How about the whole of first week of April ... an online tea party ... with me and all my blogger friends and readers ... would you be there ... :))

A lil' pep to some things sooooo ...mundane ... ;)

 Tissue's ... weeee ...  formal entertaining faux pas ... ??? ... well! normally speaking ... just plain ol' boring ... thrown in ... stacked up in a bunch ...they are like ... just there ...

 ... after many years of ... a lot of phoo -phoo ... I do get into situations ... when I haaaaaaaaave ... (grrrr) ... to get them out ...  ;) ... so o.k, Rajee wake up 'n' smell the coffee ... ;)

  ... well ! then  ... the coffee smells great and no more .. crib-crib ...whine-whine ... ;) ... think up of ways ... make it look cute ... cool and its all done and quite fine ...

...dealt with the plain ... mundane tissue issue ... now lets move on to other fun things in life ... ( gosh! you have to see my husband rolling his eyes ... when he figures what I am writting about ...) ... :):) ... well! then what do you say ... tissue- issue bothers you too or are you  with Sam, rolling your eyes ... ;) ... o.k go ahead ... shoot it out ... share it here ... what you got working in your mind ... ;) :) 

Getting paper crafty this Christmas ... :)

 It'll have to be declared purely accidental ... but Sarah and I got crafty last evening ... what with the christmas songs ... heater on full blast ... and our tree ... that is out and we've started to work on the decorations ....

... this morning,something about the colors of the entire messy dining table ... that doubles up as our worktop ... made me feel really happy (o.k I don't believe  it, I actually called mess... happy... wooo... there I did it) ... ;)

... but it did ... so here I am sharing with all of you a little paper roll arrangement we worked on ... :):) ...

... theres more happening at the other end of our drawing room ... but guess that waits for some more work and another blog post ... hope you all join me in having some paper fun around this Christmas ... :)