Monday, December 7, 2015

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

When I moved into my own place, my parents gifted me with a purple tinsel, fibre optic Christmas tree. The 3-ft tree was a little tacky but I loved it anyway!

2012 Tree
I started collecting tea-themed ornaments in 2012. 

2013 Tree
In 2013, I had enough teapot and teacup ornaments to have a tea-themed tree.

2014 Tree
By 2014, my collection of tea-themed ornaments had grown so much that I bought a bigger tree during the Boxing Day sales.

2015 Tree
This year, the purple tree was moved to the kitchen and decorated with personalized ornaments, vintage copper cookie cutters, and cute ornaments that I received from local and blogging friends.

2015 Tree
 My new 6-ft green tree went up in late November.

These ornaments were gifted to me last Christmas. 
My friend couldn't find any tea-themed ornaments so she converted a children's tea set into ornaments for me!

I purchased these teapot ornaments from a fall pottery sale a few years ago.

I found these whimsical teapots and teacups at Kitchen Stuff Plus back in 2013. 
They remind me of the tea set from Beauty and the Beast.

These glass teapots from Target are some of my all-time favourite ornaments.

The Wedgewood (top) and Royal Albert (bottom) ornaments were gifted to me by my mom.

The new ornaments that I've acquired (so far!) this year.
The glass Santa teapot, white glittery teapot, and white with pink roses teapot were all from the Merry Farms' Christmas store. The customized teapot was from Always Christmas at Niagara Fallsview. The grey teacup was printed by a 3-D printer (you can read more about the 3-D teacup here).



21 comments:

  1. Margie, you have a lovely collection of tea ornaments. I did not know there were so many out there. Guess you can tell I don't get out much. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. Oh Margaret...your tea themed Christmas tree is simply stunning...how adorable to hang tea themed ornaments...so clever and *you*!
    Thank you for showing us your lovelies...so Festive!
    Sending hugs your way!
    Kelly-Anne

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  3. Wow, love the purple tinsel tree Margie - when I bought our silver one from Michael's years ago they had purple but hubby wouldn't go for it!
    I enjoyed seeing your tea themed ornaments and recognized a couple of others that I received too. :-)

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  4. Such a pretty collection of Tea Time Christmas Ornaments you have collected. Fun to see collections grow over the years. Also nice to have the memories of when and where you collected each one.

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  5. Margie I love your Christmas collections! Have a beautiful week!

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  6. Dear Margie:
    I am amazed at so many different teapot themed ornaments. I can just imagine family members saying - "Let's get her this one she doesn't have it - are you sure?" The looks like great fun! So glad you shared.

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  7. Look at all these teapot ornaments!! Amazing! I don't think I've ever seen one in the stores, and here you have an entire tree full of 'em. I'll have to keep a better lookout for them in future ;)
    ~Wendy

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  8. Wow Margie, it was fun to see your collection of tea ornaments grow throughout the years! You have quite the collection, my friend! I have to admit that I have a fiber optic tree, as one of my trees. I still love it and have had it for sooo many years. I think It's so fun and sparkly.
    I like how your friend turned the play tea set into ornaments...clever!

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  9. Hello, Margie! Your Christmas trees past and present look all wonderful and your collection of tea ornaments is just adorable! ♥

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  10. Margie, I love your tea themed tree! You have a lovely collection and I see one of mine from a blogger friend on there too. Very fun! Thanks for sharing with us and enjoy your day.

    Christmas blessings,
    Sandi

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  11. That is so cute Margie! I bet we could all cover a 50 foot tree with all our wonderful tea ornaments. I love your collection! Thanks so much for sharing yours! Thanks so much for linking to Tuesday Cuppa Tea!
    Ruth

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  12. Hi Margie,
    I love your tea-themed Christmas Tree. I also decorate mine every year with favourite orphaned teacups that have no matching saucers. Your decorations are so sweet. What a great idea to use a children's teaset. Happy Tea Day Sweet Margie! Karen

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  13. I love your collection of tea themed ornaments.

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  14. Hi Margie! Love your tea tree-and wow, it's 6 foot! I have a white two and a half or three foot tree that is covered in tea ornaments, but I definitely don't have enough for a big tree! Great collection of wedgewood ornaments!

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  15. Wow, that's the biggest collection of tea ornaments I've seen! I love the idea of making ornaments out of a child's tea set. What a great idea.
    I do love beautiful and elegant things, but sometimes a little tacky is fun! A purple optic tree sounds delightful!!

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  16. Hi: I love all your tea cup ornaments. They are so beautiful. Thank you so much for your kind words and prayers for my son. You have been a blessing. Hugs, Martha

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  17. Oh I love all of your tea cups and pots!! How cute!

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  18. Ooooh, I love your sweet Christmas tree, my friend! Your tea cup ornaments are darling :) Thank you so much for showing us. Happy weekend to you. Hugs!

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  19. What a darling Christmas tree and so many pretty tea ornaments! I enjoyed looking at them all closeup!
    ...Nancy

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  20. What a darling Christmas tree and so many pretty tea ornaments! I enjoyed looking at them all closeup!
    ...Nancy

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  21. What a special tree! It is so darling with all of those sweet teacups!

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