“Welcome to our Valentine’s Day Tea Party! I’ve poured you a cup of violet tea. I hope you like mace shortbread cookies.”“Yesterday we baked cookies all day long.”“These are my very favorite cookies! They smell so good. Would you write the recipe down for me?”“If I hurry!”“Let’s pose for a family portrait while we are all together, so that we’ll always be able to remember today!”“One more! Everyone smile and say TEA!”… Three little sisters join their elders in wishing you a very happy Valentine’s Day.“Now that we’ve eaten and taken photos, let’s make make Valentine presents.”“My heart is in your hand.”“I’ll keep it on my desk so that I can see it every day and think of you.”“One last cup of tea?”
– Savannah is slaving away on a very special heartfelt letter to Charlotte.
– Ruthie is on her way back home to Brooklyn after visiting for a “spa day” to have the damage caused by the post office repaired. She says that she is ever so much better now and that she feels beautiful again. Plus she loves her new warm flannel petticoat and can’t wait to show it off to Paula C.!
– I’m getting ready to go on a double date with my husband and our very dearest friends Joy and John…
My name is Paula Walton. I’m a working craftsperson. I’ve been self-employed since 1986, when I started selling the items that I make under the name A Sweet Remembrance. Among other things, I am a doll maker, a dressmaker that specializes in reproduction women’s and children’s clothing, maker of spun cotton ornaments and holiday figures, and a freelance designer. Upon occasion I write magazine articles and am a Craftsperson in Residence. I teach and do demonstrations quite frequently, plus I was previously the director and curator of a small museum in Connecticut.
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Thank you, Paula for letting us be a part of your tea party! One of my favorite parts of the day is finding out what your dollies are up to 🙂 Little Ruthie has insisted I copy down your shortbread recipe – it was a real hit!
Paula C.,
Ruthie did love the shortbread! She had 4 cookies 🙂 I tried to send some home with her, but she swore that she’d already over indulged for one day and had to watch her waistline, or her petticoat wouldn’t button! Now you can make them together at home and Henry will be there to help you eat them! The girls do make life interesting and keep me busy, I never know what they will decide to do next!
How absolutely adorable! I found you via your Pinterest site and I love vintage dolls and dollhouses too! I’d like to invite you to visit The Tearoom and say “Hello”!
Izannah Walker Journal 
What a sweet tea party! The dolls are so charming in their finery. And thank you for the mace shortbread recipe too!
hugs,
Teresa
You’re welcome. I hope your Valentine’s Day has been a good one!
❤ Paula
Thank you, Paula for letting us be a part of your tea party! One of my favorite parts of the day is finding out what your dollies are up to 🙂 Little Ruthie has insisted I copy down your shortbread recipe – it was a real hit!
love,
Paula C. and Ruthie
Paula C.,
Ruthie did love the shortbread! She had 4 cookies 🙂 I tried to send some home with her, but she swore that she’d already over indulged for one day and had to watch her waistline, or her petticoat wouldn’t button! Now you can make them together at home and Henry will be there to help you eat them! The girls do make life interesting and keep me busy, I never know what they will decide to do next!
Hugs to both of you,
Paula
How absolutely adorable! I found you via your Pinterest site and I love vintage dolls and dollhouses too! I’d like to invite you to visit The Tearoom and say “Hello”!
Wishing you a lovely day,
Betty
Betty,
Thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoyed your visit to my site. Please come back often 🙂
Paula