My Vintage Tea Party
Ramblings and Reviews From a Lover of Tea and All Things Vintage
Hi, everyone! I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas-- mine was busy and full of socializing with family, which was very enjoyable but also exhausting. One thing that I look forward to most about the Christmas season is being able to put together holiday outfits. As you all have probably gathered, I love any excuse to dress up. My first outfit is from December 23rd, when I went to eat with my dad's family at my grandmother's house. This one was probably my most "Christmassy" outfit as it featured a bright red sweater and plush gingerbread man pin: The sweater, which has a few rows of faux pearls around the collar came from Talbots, one of my favorite stores. Some of their clothing items are rather plain, but I am always able to find tops and accessories that are elegant and timeless. The skirt is from a shop in New Orleans called Trashy Diva. Whenever I go to New Orleans, I *have* to visit their clothing, shoe, and lingerie shops. It is a vintage lover's dream! Their clothing designs and fabric choices are reminiscent of the 1930s to the 1960s, and although they tend to be pricey and their sizes run small, I always feel right at home when shopping in their stores. One issue I have with the skirt, though, is that I hate the fabric. It wrinkles easier than anything else in my closet (I put it on, sat down, and when I got up it was terribly wrinkled in the back), and it seems to be pretty delicate as I already have a run in it after only wearing it once before. For shoes I went with a black, heeled mary jane in leather, and I finished off my look with a black and red rose hair clip and adorable gingerbread man pin that I picked up at Cracker Barrel some years ago. My purse came from H&M about 6 years ago and is a giant patent leather heart with ruffles around the edge. Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of my Christmas Eve outfit, but my dress was from the brand Hell Bunny and has old fashioned bicycles (penny farthings) all over it. The cut is more 1930s, but I decided to put a petticoat under it anyway and I think it looked pretty good! Of course I had to wear pearls, and my shoes were black leather t-strap heels. My outfit for Christmas Day was not exactly what I had wanted to wear, but it reached 80 degrees farenheit that day so I had to do my best to choose a decently festive outfit that I would not burn up in. So, I went with a burgundy dress from Modcloth with small white polka dots. Again, too much was going on for me to get a very good picture of it but here I am with my sweetheart at his house: The New Year is right around the corner, though I doubt I will put together a special outfit for it. I don't think I'm going anywhere in particular so my outfit will probably be some sort of lounge wear so me and Stephen can stay in and watch movies.
Thanks for reading; as always I appreciate your time <3
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Hello everyone! It has been over a month since I've updated, but I was very busy with the end of the semester of my class and unable to find time to make any posts. But here I am, and I am on my holiday break until mid-January. So now that I have the time, one hobby that I am planning to focus on is baking. It's a very appropriate hobby for someone who is as interested in the vintage lifestyle as I am, so I figured a post about my first baking adventure of the season would fit in just fine here on my blog! Christmas cookies are a holiday staple, so I couldn't let the month slip by without making some of my own. This baking session took place last week, and I ended up taking the cookies to work where they were enjoyed by my co-workers. Now, I am very prideful when it comes to baking. I don't use boxed mix, and more times than not I prefer to make my own frosting/icing. This time I used a sugar cookie recipe I found on Pinterest-- I settled on this particular one because it claimed that the dough would come out perfect every time without the need to chill in the refrigerator before rolling it out. I must confess, I am a little impatient so I avoid having to let anything "sit" before I bake it. I have always had trouble with sugar cookie recipes because somehow the dough always turned out sticky and hard to roll out (even after adding extra flour to try and fix this). However, to my surpise this recipe worked pretty much exactly how it was supposed to! The dough was the perfect consistency and was not too sticky or too dry so rolling it out and using my cookie cutters did not cause me any frustration. Here is a picture of what they looked like when they came out of the oven: They aren't bakery worthy but I was more than satisfied with how they turned out, and they tasted good so that's all could really ask for. And just as a side note, if you like baking cookies I would highly suggest investing in a silicone baking sheet. They are invaluable and cookies slide right off once they're cool. After making sure they were completely cool, I started on the icing. I used a recipe that had a corn syrup base so that it would harden and I could pack them up without worrying about a mess. The icing turned out well-- not too sweet and it hardened like it was supposed to. However, the colors didn't come out quite as vibrant as I had hoped but I'm sure I could do better next time. Here they are when they were finished: Again, not bakery worthy but I was proud of them and everyone seemed to really like them (I'm always paranoid that no one actually likes what I make and are just trying to be polite. But I only had one left over so they must have been edible at least!). If anyone wants the recipes, just leave a comment and I will post a link.
Expect another post soon, as today I am planning on trying a shortbread recipe for tea time! |
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Greetings, readers! My name is Jordie, and I am a tea obsessed, history loving young lady who just happened to be born about 60 years too late. Archives
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