TweetI heard someone mention a Gravity Teapot the other day on twitter and my interest was peaked. I had never heard that term before. It turns out I knew what it was, just had not heard the term before. The first time that I went into a Teavana store, I was introduced to a gravity [...]
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TweetTea Balls can be a good way to steep your favorite loose tea in a mug. I have one though, that doesn’t get much use because of the tricky way you have to hook the chain around the handle of the cup. If you don’t hook it, then the whole thing falls in and then [...]
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TweetThere is something very elegant about a bone china tea set. I was very curious just what it is and I found this out according to Wikipedia: Bone china is a type of porcelain that is composed of bone ash, feldspathic material and kaolin. It has been defined as ‘ware with a translucent body containing [...]
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TweetI love crafts with a tea theme to them. Today I want to share these Teacup Candles from Design Sponge. What a great use of old teacups found in thrift stores. You will need some microwavable soy wax, wicks, hot glue gun, a thermometer, a microwavable container, and if you want to add color and [...]
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TweetNow that Fall is here and my thoughts turn to Halloween and Thanksgiving, I have pumpkins on my mind. Specifically a Pumpkin Teapot, perfect for serving tea now. I love this one from American Tea Room: It is a cast iron teapot, or tetsubin. It holds 14 ounces and has a pumpkin stem finial on [...]
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TweetOccasionally I like to step into dollhouse shops in order to check out the teeny tiny wares. I dream of one day decorating a dollhouse with my daughter. One of the items that they sell are dollhouse tea sets of course. They can be fancy or utilitarian. No matter what your preference or style, there [...]
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TweetSometimes just a single vintage tea cup will do. When you don’t want a full set and perhaps are just looking for something fancy to take tea in, then finding looking for something special is in order. Taking a browse through those on available on eBay, there are a tea cups from all over the [...]
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TweetI love double walled tea cups. Generally they don’t have a handle and I love the smoothness and ability to hold the cup from any side. Some of the best known are these Bodum double walled tea cups. The double wall helps to insulate your hand from the heat of the liquid inside. And it [...]
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TweetJust wanted to share another source of tea canisters that I have found. Amazon! They really do have everything.
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TweetHaving a cast iron teapot is something that many tea drinkers would love to have. The price tag is often a hindrance to getting one though. Even knowing the benefits for getting one including their longevity and ability to retain heat may not outweigh the initial cost. Enter eBay. There are quite of few of these up [...]
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