Iced Tea at Four O'Clock

Happy Pink Saturday!

Look at what has just bloomed on our patio - pale pink Four O'Clocks! These charming flowers open late in the day and stay open all night.

 

 Night-blooming flowers tend to be pastel, not bright tones, as they rely on scent to attract pollinators during the night. Four O'Clocks are a favorite of Hawk Moths.

 

  These flowers sprouted from seeds left by last summer's Four O'Clocks - all I had to do was water them. It's funny to look outside late at night and see them nodding in the moonlight.

Treasured Times Rubber Stamps sent a Terrye French teapot stamp to me to make a card, and I decided to 'go pink.'

 I used:

• Bazzill card stock
• heart eyelet and ribbon
• doily colored with pink Distress Ink
• sewing machine for border seam
• Sizzix nestabilities die for matting
• Making Memories pearlized paint on teapot

The leaves and flower are stamped twice, fussy cut, and mounted on foam dots for dimension.

 What happened to June? College Girl helped me take out the 4th Of July decorations and place them here and there in the house. I scored the other day at Target by snagging a navy blue wire lantern at half off. I also picked up some cute patriotic paper napkins. With today's temperature rising to 95, it is officially iced tea season!

 To get you Started:

For the best sun tea, don't bother with the sun.

• Step 1: Combine cold water and tea in a glass (BEST!) or plastic pitcher at a ratio of 1 tea bag per cup of water. You can use loose tea leaves (1 1/2 teaspoon per cup) if you'd like, but save the good stuff for hot tea.
• Step 2: Place the pitcher in the fridge, not out in the sun. The flavor in the end is better, and it's safer to drink.
• Step 3: Wait 5 hours (more or less depending on how strong you like it).
• Step 4: Discard tea bags, sweeten tea as desired, and serve over ice. Store the leftover tea in the fridge for up to 3 days.
• Above info courtesy of The Food Lab

~Enjoy the last weekend of June~

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