HOLIDAY WEEKEND WITH THE ART SISTAH'S

WHO KNEW THAT NOT ONLY WERE WE, THE WONDERFULLY WACKY ART SISTAH, GOING TO THE BIG CITY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS, BUT SO WAS SANTA CON….THOSE DEVISH "YOUNG PEOPLE" WHO WERE BAR HOPPING IN FASHIONABLE FESTIVE ATTIRE, THAT RUDOLF  AND  FROSTY WOULD HAPPILY BEE FROST BITTEN FOR. OH YES, THEY WERE EASY TO PICK OUT IN A CROWD.

THE MOMENT I STEP ON TO THE #6 TRAIN I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BEE A BLAST OF A DAY

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN?…NO JUST GRAND CENTRAL

CUTIES WAITING FOR THE TRAIN TO THOMPSON PARK  

HYDRATING BEFORE THE D-HYDRATING

SNOWWOMAN AND SANTA'S GALOR 

THE ELVES ARE EYEING YOU!

GIVE A TREE A DRINK, IT'S THIRSTY PLEASE

AT THE DOOR TO LADY MENDEL'S THANK YOU KATHI N FOR BEING THE PHOTOGRAPHER

STEPHANIE, MRS POM, & KATHI N AS WE GATHER AMONG THE SANTA'S @ GRAND CENTRAL

ST NICK IS A UNION SUIT AND BACKPACK

TUTU'S FOR A CAUSE

MISS ELIZABETH & KATHI J, COZY BY THE FIREPLACE @  LADY MENDL'S

THE FIRE PLACE WAS DECKED OUT WITH ADORABLE REINDEER

GROUP PHOTO BY OUR WAITER JORDAN BEFORE WE ENJOYED OUR TEA
FROM LEFT: MRS POM, STEPHANIE, KATHI N, BZ ( WEARING GUDRUN SJODEN ),KATHI J & MISS ELIZABETH…. DUE TO THE WEATHER SOME SISTAH'S JUST COULDN'T BEE THRE. WE MISSED YOU DARLINGS

IT MIGHT BE SNOWING OUTSIDE BUT WE WERE SNUG AS A BUG

GORGEOUS CHINA CABINET

FIRST COURSE, TINY QUICHE WITH HEIRLOOM TOMATOES = THE VERDICT… WAY TO YUMMY 

OF COURSE WE ADDED BUBBLY TO THE EVENT

FESTIVE GIFTS WERE PASSED AROUND 

SECOND COURSE….WHY TEA SANDWICHES OF COURSE

SECOND ROUND OF GIFTS, WRAPED WITH A HEADBAND, VERY CLEVER MISS E

THIRD ROUND FROM KATHI J AND HERBAL TEA

FORTH ROUND THE PACKAGING SAYS IT ALL

NOT TO BEE CATTY, THE TEA POTS ALL ON THE DIVAN

WE WERE IN A PRIVATE ROOM THAT I WILL CALL THE PETITE LIBRARY

CANDLE LIGHT ADD JUST THE RIGHT TOUCH

B IS FOR….THE LAST GIFT BY MRS POM

FOLLOWED BY THE THOUSAND LAYERED CREPE AND CREAM CAKE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE 

THE MENU

COCKTAIL TABLE IN THE LIVING ROOM READY FOR GUESTS

A BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS AWAITS YOU AS YOU ENTER THE LADY MENDEL'S TEA SALON TOWN HOUSE

ANOTHER SET OF TEA POTS READY TO BE POURED

OUTSIDE AGAIN WE FOUND SOME SANTA'S IN THE SNOW

MRS POM & BZ WANTED TO JOIN THE FUN, WELL ONLY FOR A PICTURE, AS WE WERE OFF TO SHOP AT UNION SQARE.

THE DAY WAS FULL OF FUN & FLURRIES…… THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING HOLIDAY 2014 SO SPECIAL…..FROZEN HUGS BZ

MAKING JEWELS WITH DAVID MANDEL

MAD (MUSEUM OF ART & DESIGN) WAS THE OTHER PLACE TO BE (SETH APTHER HELD A CLASS TOO) THIS PAST WEEKEND…. THE LUCKY LADIES WHO ATTENDED DAVID MANDEL'S "BRACELET RING CLASS" WERE IN FOR A BIG, BIG, BIG TREAT….. FORGET THE MEEK WILL INHERIT THE WORLD…. IN COSTUME JEWELRY, AND DAVID MANDLE'S PHILOSOPHY,  FLAUNT IT BABY, FLAUNT IT.

ALL SUPPLIES WERE PART OF THE TUITION …OMG THE CHOICES! AND YOU HAD TO THINK QUICK ON YOUR FEET, CAUSE THE COMPETITION FOR THE BAUBLES WAS LIKE LIGHTEN'ING…….. COLOR  PALETTE WAS YOUR FIRST DECISION. SIZE NEXT AS WE WERE TAUGHT TO LAYER,LADIES,LAYER…… MORE INFORMATION TO MAKE THESE GEMS…HMMM NAH, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO HAVE TO TAKE A CLASS WITH THE DEVINE  DAVID 

BLUE ON BLUE GLASS, METAL AND FELTED BAUBLES

PEARLS TO BE GREEN WITH ENVIE

INDIA SUNSET

SUNRISE ON THE TAJ

BLACK AND GOLD, OH MY

BEES AMOUNG THE COLOR

RUBIES IN THE CASBAH

BROOCH WITH PEARLS AND COLORED STONES

PINK WITH ENVIE

TRICIA 

ALL SMILES AS THE CLASS ENDS .  WE ALL GOT TO KISS DAVID GOODBYE WITH A NEW BAUBLE TO DROOL OVER, MADE BY AND BELONG TO EACH AND EVERY PARTICIPANT

BZ WITH DAVID

HAPPY TO HAVE A WONDERFUL, SUCCESSFUL CLASS

THE WONDERFUL GROUP BEHIND ALL THE STUDENTS SUCCESS

MAD YOU JUST A HAVE TO HAVE MORE DAVID MANDEL CLASSES…. CAN'T WAIT