A great display item for people who love tea are these Antique Tea Tins Caddy. Originally used to store tea and protect it from light and moisture, they are also very decorative.
There are a number of them on ebay right now. Check out what is up for auction today:
If you are a tea drinker and living in a dorm away at college, then I know how difficult it can be to have some of the comforts of home. Making loose tea in your dorm room though is pretty simple with a few basic things. Here is what you will need:
An electric tea kettle. Plug in, add water, and turn on. You can have hot water in just a few minutes.
Loose Tea Travel Mug. The best way to brew tea is in a travel mug that you can take with you. Let's face it, most of college happens outside of your dorm room so you won't be sitting around sipping a cup there. Instead you need something that you can add loose tea to, pour in hot water, and go.
Loose Tea of course. I recommend stocking up on some green tea to help keep your immune system in tip top shape. The caffeine won't hurt either for those late night study sessions.
Here are some items that will be perfect. Remember, living in a dorm does not mean you must give up your loose tea.
Someone recently asked me if I knew a good source for Vintage Tea Tins. I immediately thought of checking eBay. While I occasionally love to shop antique stores, I don't really have time to do so. Plus taking a 5-year-old around to them doesn't seem like the best idea to me.
Browsing in the comfort of my own home with a hot cup of tea is more my style. Here are some of the Vintage Tea Tins that I have found. As always, there is often something new up for auction so keep checking back.
Recently I wrote about making a fast glass of loose iced tea. It is such a great method to cool off, during this record heat summer we are having. I'm going through iced tea so very quickly, that a pitcher doesn't last very long in my home.
Anyway I found a video that shows how to make a quick glass of iced tea. This Brewing Loose Iced Tea video is just over a minute long, so won't take long to watch. He uses what appears to be the Teavana Perfect Tea Maker, which is a great option for steeping both hot and iced tea.
You can find some great loose teas from Teavana along with tea making accessories. They are also offering free shipping with a $50 order right now, a great savings to your order.
What is your favorite tea from Teavana? I am a big fan of their herbal and rooibos blends.
I was searching around on eBay earlier and came across a really neat find. Vintage Tea Posters! Most are reproductions of old tea advertisements using the Giclee printing technique. That makes for a bright and vivid poster that will look perfect hanging in your home or tea shop.
There are also a number of original vintage tea posters to be found too. I love all the different styles that can be found. And as always the stock on eBay is constantly changing, so check back later to see what is available.
Storing loose tea can be a bit of a challenge. It often comes in paper bags with a fold over top or in a zip topped bag. I prefer using tea canisters so that my tea cabinet doesn't look so messy and my loose tea is much easier to find.
There are a number of options that you can use. When I was first starting out, I would reuse glass jars to hold loose tea in. I found it to be a great way to show off the loose tea inside. I'm not so sure it is the freshest way to store tea long term though. Plus it can sometimes be difficult to really get rid of the odors from the jars previous inhabitants.
Enter loose tea canisters. They are made to keep moisture and light away from your loose tea, helping to keep it fresh for up to a year depending on the tea canister.
Here are a number of tea canisters that I think you may really like. Not only very beautiful but functional too.
Summer has been very hot so far and it has made my morning cup of hot tea very unappealing. I’m also not always the best at remembering to make up a pitcher of iced tea the night before, so I’ve been working on a system for making fast iced tea. This is what is working [...]
Art of Tea is running a great summertime promotion right now. You can receive 20% off any order of $50 or more now through August 31, 2010. The Art of Tea coupon can be used by entering the code SUMMERTEA during the checkout process. Here are a number of items that I recommend that you [...]
Traveling to London and hoping to visit Harrods for Afternoon Tea? Book ahead of time and receive 15% off Harrods Afternoon Tea combined with St. Paul’s Cathedral tour. Start your afternoon out with a visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral, built beginning 1673. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, it has a number of monuments, tombs, and [...]
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