Posts Tagged ‘tea pot’
Santa Tea Set
Two special things come together. Tea time and Christmas time. Here is one of my Santa tea pots. Such detail on the little cardinal and the carrot nose on the snowman/sugar bowl, the little Christmas Tree creamer and Santa’s happy eyes. The spout is at Santa’s right hand and his arm and tree make up the…
Read MoreThanksgiving Tea
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you had a wonderful day with family like we did. The nice thing about my family is they understand, support and share in my tea habit and a couple are even responsible for it! I pulled out this pretty pumpkin colored tea set with fruit and rose details, topped off with…
Read MorePretty little tea pots
Here’s one of my teapots. It’s an inexpensive but pretty little pot made by Mud Pie that I picked up at Cracker Barrel. I was a bit shocked that it was less than $15 and yet has such delicately crafted flowers on it. The teapot is a bit smaller than normal. It only holds about…
Read MoreCoffee Tea
Have you ever had “coffee tea?” I have. Tea made in a coffee maker will taste like coffee. Bleah. The coffee taste is nearly impossible to remove so keep your coffee pots separate from your tea pots.
Read MoreVicky’s Tea Pot Collection
Birds of a feather… Several of my friends share my love of tea and tea ware. Today, I thought I’d show you some of Vicky’s tea pots. She’s starting her granddaughter, Kate, off right! She has her very own tea set.
Read MoreWarming the pot
Before brewing tea in your dainty teapot you might want to run hot water through it first. You just pour some hot water in, swirl it around, you can even let it sit in there for a minute or two and then pour it out. This is called “warming the pot.” You want to do…
Read MoreTea pots vs. coffee pots
“I’m a little teapot, short and stout…” Tea pots are generally short and round whereas coffee pots are taller and narrower. The tea leaves go right into the pot first and then the hot water goes in second. The traditional “brown betty” teapot allows the tea leaves to swirl and unfurl and creates a wonderful…
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