At the end of November, I was given the responsibility for the gift and favor our guests would receive at the Whitney's Christmas Tea this Saturday, Dec. 17th. The easy part was ordering 10 cases of teacups to be used at the Christmas Tea and then given to the guests to take home afterwards.
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The harder, and more time consuming part, was making 200 favors to go with the teacups. During December we've been serving a black spice tea blend called Mistletoe Kiss. It's flavored with Star Anise, Vanilla Bean, Cloves, Ginger, Calendula, Sunflower, Chamomile and dried Apple pieces. It's very popular, so I thought a package of the loose-leaf tea to go with their teacup would be nice - not realizing how long it takes to measure out 200 packages of tea!
I placed the package of tea in a gold, organza drawstring bag along with some gold shred and a couple of pieces of Hershey's Nuggets wrapped in gold foil, and embelished the tie with a glittery gold leaf sprig. I made a sample and showed it to my boss, and he said it was a go.
I bought all the supplies immediately, but couldn't really start working on it until after I completed the cookie swap I was coordinating at church [including baking my four dozen cookies]. The project has kept me occupied, but the task was finished and delivered to The Whitney this afternoon with a huge sigh of relief.
I know the tea Saturday will be very busy, but I'll try to take some photos to share.
I'm always pleasantly surprised when I see someone I know at tea time. The restaurant was bustling with 157 guests last Saturday on both the first and second floors. While refilling a teapot at one of the tables, I discovered it was a maternal first cousin and three of her nieces. I hadn't seen them since my aunt passed away 19 years ago! It was a mini-reunion.
My hubby and I managed to get our lighted tea houses up amidst the Christmas favor project. My job is always to unpack and test the houses, and hand them to him on the ladder. We took pictures a couple of years ago so I'd know the order in which they should be handed to him, so that makes the job a little easier and faster.
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What lovely keepsakes! We do get ourselves into unexpected jobs, don't we. I once cut out quilt pieces for a workshop I volunteered to teach at a state 4-H leader training. More and more kept signing up and I think I ended up with over 75 kits with 29 pieces in each one. I ended up at the orthopedist with steroid shots in my hands after that one (which was the first and last).
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice favor, the teacup and the beautifully packaged tea - but I can appreciate the time it took to prepare all those. I love your display of lighted houses. I'm still doing the "finishing" stuff here, too - but somehow it will all get done. Have a very blessed and merry Christmas!
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