Today's tea is in honor of my daughter's 40th Birthday! She's the beautiful mother of four of my precious grandchildren.
On the day that Molly was born, my sweet hubby, Rich, brought roses for her. He wanted to be the first man in her life to do that. I'm sure he's smiling down from heaven today.
My friend Debbie, from Mountain Breaths made birthday blocks for her son awhile back. I kept that idea in the back of my head to do for my daughter. Debbie told me to use a fence post and get the blocks cut in squares, which I had done, and my son, Mike, sanded them for me. I searched through old photo albums and chose the pictures. Mike scanned them into a square size and printed them out. Then, like Debbie advised, I used Mod Podge to adhere the photos to the blocks and then Mod Podged on top. I used scrap book paper for the fronts of the blocks and found some pretty initials for her name. You can see the blocks that Debbie made here. Thanks for the inspiration, Debbie!
I was the winner of this pretty teacup from Martha at Martha's Favorites. Martha sent me two teas to try, along with a darling dish for my used teabag. Thank you, Martha!!
Happy Birthday, beautiful daughter!! May you have much more than 40 more years of joy and happiness! I love you!
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Thank you for your visit! xo
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Aw, that's a sweet post Kitty! Happy B-Day to Molly, the blocks turned out cute:@)
ReplyDeleteKitty, Your blocks are adorable and certainly have an equally adorable girl and daughter adorning them! Love your scrapbook pages and letter embellishments too! Happy Birthday Molly :)
ReplyDeleteHow sweet that Mike wanted to be the first man in Molly's life to give her roses. I bet he is also smiling at the wonderful job his wife did on the blocks ;o) I love the old photos you used. Happy Birthday to beautiful Molly! I should probably get started on blocks for #1 son for Christmas. They do take a while as you know.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you Molly! (One of my favorite girl names, btw.) I love the name blocks. I would copycat that. She is now and clearly has always been so lovely! I loved the part about her dad wanting to be the first man to bring her flowers.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your beautiful daughter! I had tears in my eyes when you said your husband bought her roses on the day she was born - how precious!!
ReplyDeleteThinking of you, dear friend. Love you!
Kitty, Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter. Love the sweet story about Rich wanting to be the first man to give your daughter roses. What a sweet thought!The blocks are an adorable idea. You did a terrific job.
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy Birthday to Molly!!!!!! How do you have a daughter that is 40? You seem like a kid yourself! www.catchatwithcarenandcody.com
ReplyDeleteKitty, thus was just precious!
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific idea for those blocks,I will have to remember that.
Your dear husband... To think of flowers for his little girl, precious indeed.
Happy birthday to your daughter!
I sure enjoyed this post.
Much love to you, dear friend
♫♫ Happy Birthday to Molly ♫♫ What a beautiful young woman she is....she has your smile!
ReplyDeleteI bet she was delighted with her personalized blocks. I've never seen that done before. BRAVO!
The roses are a lovely gesture, too.
Hugs,
Rett
Happy Birthday to your sweet daughter! I LOVE the photo blocks! It is definitely an idea to keep.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea! I hope that I can remember it in a year. ; >
ReplyDeleteWishing your daughter a very happy birthday!
Love your birthday blocks! Molly is a lovely young lady and I know you are very proud of her. Happy birthday to Molly!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post Kitty. How sweet of your husband to buy your daughter roses. I am sure he is smiling down on your daughter. Love the blocks! What a great idea. Our children are all getting older and it's difficult to realize that sometimes. Happy 40th to your sweet daughter. xo
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Molly! My oldest daughter is 40 also. Can't believe she is that old. The blocks are sweet and I'm sure she will love them. The gesture of your hubby buying roses when she was born is so sweet!! Thanks for sharing with SYC. Congrats on the win. Love the teacup!
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Jann
What a cute idea to be the "first" to buy her roses - so sweet! Your blocks turned out great and I am sure she loved them!
ReplyDeleteHappiest Birthday to your beautiful girl.
ReplyDeleteI love the pretty tea cup...and the blocks are sooo cute. You are so talented, dear Kitty.
I guess your email has been hacked..I've received a couple of emails that had your name but not your email address...and they just looked funny.
Happy Birthday to Molly! I just love the photo blocks Kitty, what a fun project! Just adorable, I must remember to play with Mod Podge, it can do anything!
ReplyDeleteJenna
What a beautiful table you have created in honor of your beautiful daughter. I would be very touched to have my mother set such a lovely table. I love the decorated blocks. It adds a very personal and sweet touch.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Molly... Wishing you many blessings,
Janet
Happy Birthday to Molly, Kitty!! I can see she inherited your good looks! :) I love these birthday blocks -- what a terrific idea, and the pink roses are so pretty. Your new teacup is just gorgeous, my friend. You're getting quite a nice teacup collection. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your visit earlier this week; I'm sorry I'm just now getting back to you. I hope you have a wonderful week!
Big hugs,
Denise at Forest Manor
Happiest birthday wishes to your beautiful daughter, Kitty. I'm going to have to remember the photo block idea for future celebrations. It sounds like you enjoyed a wonderful celebration.
ReplyDeleteAh, Happy Birthday to your daughter, Molly! What a thoughtful and loving dad to get his baby daughter her first roses. Brings a tear to one's eye! And what a thoughtful mom you are to make the blocks with her name on them! Your teacup win from Martha is a pretty one and Congratulations for winning it! Thank you for sharing your sweet post and joining me for tea. Wishing you a beautiful day, Kitty.
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Sandi
Happy birthday to Molly! I love your photo blocks. What a great idea! I thought I recognized the teacup...congratulations! Thanks for linking to Tuesday Cuppa Tea!
ReplyDeleteRuth
Hope your daughter had a lovely birthday. I know the roses made her feel special! So pretty!
ReplyDeletewhat a special post for your daughter's birthday. Those blocks are a terrific idea!
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty! A belated Happy Birthday to your lovely daughter! Thank you so much for popping in to see my kitchen and your kind words.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Awe! Happy Birthday to Molly. :) Daughters are the BEST! :)
ReplyDeleteLove your new tea cup. Thank you so much for joining in for Fresh-Cut Friday.
~Liz
Our babies grow up fast, don't they? Our oldest was 40 in June and the block idea with photos of Molly and her name was a nice gift for her.
ReplyDeleteYour tea table looks pretty with the teapot on a pedestal and a bouquet of pink roses.
Hi Kitty: I want to wish Molly a happy birthday too! Adorable post today. Thanks again for that wonderful jam. My whole family is enjoying it. You are a blessings. Hugs, Martha
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty and unique tea cup and saucer - so pretty. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tribute to your daughter on her 40th birthday. I know you had a wonderful time making her name blocks ... sweet memories for both of you. Congrats on winning the teacup from Martha ... a beauty! Happy Tea Day!
Hugs--
Your daughter is a beauty -- and looks very glamourous to be a mother of four!
ReplyDeleteThe blocks are such a nice keepsake for her. That is a lot of work! Now go enjoy your tea.
Happy birthday to your beautiful daughter ! ( she is beautiful ) and wow, 4 kids ! God is so good to us, isn't he ? You are blessed with such a daughter and 4 grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteLove the block idea and I am already planning how I might make them for a few upcoming birthdays around here.
Such a lovely Teatime Birthday Post.. you have a beautiful daughter... Such sweet sweet memories... Thanks for sharing ...Hugs
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Molly! Those blocks are so cute and a wonderful idea--full of such great memories. Congrats on winning that pretty teacup.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet lovely post. Love the blocks you made. So glad you won the lovely tea cup! Angels to you!
ReplyDeleteI'm so behind on my blog reading -sorry I missed this. What a beautiful daughter you have, Kitty.
ReplyDeleteMay her entire year be filled with love, laughter and joy! Blessings to you and yours. ♥
Your daughter is beautiful! The grands are adorable too. I hope she had a wonderful birthday! I think that your hubby buying roses for her is the sweetest thing ever and I'm sure he had a chuckle seeing these. I just know there's laughter in Heaven! :)
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't see this earlier.
xo
Pat
Amazing!! How beautiful that your sweet hubby did that for her. I'm sure he IS smiling from heaven. I'm pinning this idea in case my girls EVER settle down in one place and they have a permanent spot to keep them haha!
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