My family and friends totally spoiled me last Christmas with tea-related gifts! I'm blessed that my loved ones enable my addiction support my love of all things tea.
This "Celebration" Teapot by Bowring is a daily reminder to:
Celebrate Life...Dream Big...Laugh Often...Live Well...
Glass ornaments for my tea-themed tree.
Tea-infused bath and body products.
These soft lips are single-handedly keeping the Toronto-based Bare English & Co. in business!
I suspect my friends gifted me this super cute teacup apron and copper teapot cookie cutter to motivate this reluctant chef in the kitchen (Well played, guys!).
When I sent my friend a photo showing off my new tree topper, her response was:
Love it! But...you do know...cookie cutter is meant for making cookie, right? Hint, hint...
How cute are these miniatures?
An assortment of new teas for me to try out throughout 2016...
...with the IQ Kettle with variable temperature control to optimize the tea flavour.
Fun new mugs and cups for some happy sippin'.
The pretty pattern of this vintage bone china teacup is called Silver Lace by Queen Anne.
The silver filigree design is perfect for winter decor!
A vintage lustreware teapot and sugar set made in Japan.
After seeing all the tea stuff that I've shared today (and over the past year), you'll be surprised to learn that I'm actually a bit of a minimalist! Teas and pretty china are my kryptonite, but I'm running out of storage space in my humble abode...
Thanks to my generous and thoughful family and friends, I now have more than enough teas, teapots, and teacups in my collection. So this teaholic is on a diet! I haven't purchased any new teas since October 1st (YAY!), and I won't buy any tea pretties for a while...let's see how long my resolve will last!
Now it's time to announce the winner of my 1-year blogiversary giveaway!
And the Winner is...(drum roll):
ANNAMARIE VOSS
Congratulations, Annamarie!!! Please send me your mailing address and I will ship the tea towel, mug and tea samples to you.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway!
I'm joining the following parties this week:
Oh my Margie, you were definitely spoiled by your family and friends! I loved seeing all your tea related goodies. Congratulations to Annamarie on winning your giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited!!! On vacation in Cancun and just checked my email while drinking my afternoon cup of tea. Thank you so much. Avosslm@gmail.com. I'll send an email
ReplyDeleteDear Margie:
ReplyDeleteWow - you really hit the lottery here! I think everyone got it just about right! you really received some cute items and they will bring you such joy! I am so glad you shared your treasures.
Hi Margie,
ReplyDeleteYou really were spoiled this year with tea related things for Christmas. Everything is so creative and unique. THe aprons are dear. I love, love, love the silver teacup that is perfect for January! Happy Tea Day Dear Margie!
Karen
Margie, your family and friends must love you a lot to indulge you the way they have. What a lovely assortment of tea ware and goodies! Very fun and so you too. Congrats to your winner! Thank you for sharing all your treasures with us. I enjoyed seeing every one!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sandi
Your family and friends really paid attention when you said you liked tea and tea accoutrements. There are some very pretty teacups - the one with the rectangular plate is very interesting.
ReplyDeleteWonderful gifts, Margie. This apron in pretty enough to motivate anyone :-)
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Margie, you hit the Tea Jackpot! Everything is wonderful. I think you will enjoy your new kettle. I have one by Cuisinart and wonder how I ever lived without it! Happy Tea Day!
ReplyDeleteMargie, what a wonderful lot of great tea things you received.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing all your tea things. Pretty cups! I have a glass teapot to match your clear glass teacup and saucer! I also have a similar teapot and tea set made in Japan in the 1930s, but my great aunt brought it home from China! Maybe she stopped in Japan enroute. Thanks for your comment on my blog. It may have been Emma. I couldn't remember which movie. I can see the two girls sitting in a front room discussing the letter they hold between them.
ReplyDeleteHi Margie, So glad you had such a nice Christmas and received such lovely tea related gifts! Thanks so much for your recent visit to my Tea by the Fireside post.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day,
gina
Hi Margie, So glad you had such a nice Christmas and received such lovely tea related gifts! Thanks so much for your recent visit to my Tea by the Fireside post.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day,
gina
Those are tea-riffic gifts. My goal this year is to find some cute tea ornaments for the tree for next Christmas or make some of my own.
ReplyDeleteWell I'd say folks know you pretty well! Lol! We must have all have tea colored blue! Love your goodies! Thanks so much for linking to Tuesday Cuppa Tea!
ReplyDeleteRuth
You scored some amazing gifts! I love the tea leaf reading book! How fun!
ReplyDeleteYour friends and family sure have your number Margie, wonderful gifts!
ReplyDeleteI will be interested in your thoughts on the Breville kettle - I've looked at it a couple of times and not sure - I have a whistling stove top kettle I use right now. Haha, let me know if you love it and I should think more seriously about one.
wow - you have some wonderful friends who know you well! Love the Silver Lace tea cup - enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great collection of tea-related gifts! Your family and friends are "enablers" haha!! I was particularly interested in the tea kettle with different temperatures for different teas. I've never really paid attention to that. It would be great if you did a post sometime on how your kettle works, and if the different teas taste better at different temperatures.
ReplyDeleteI'm also a bit of a minimalist, or try to be. Except for books and tea. Anything goes where they're concerned!! Oh, and candles too :)
Have a happy day Margie! xo Deborah
I´m glad receiving you in my blog and visiting yours
ReplyDeleteBlessings
I´m glad receiving you in my blog and visiting yours
ReplyDeleteBlessings
Oh your new silver lace Queen Anne cup is stunning. I am amazed at all your tea gifts! Where will you put it all? The little tea reading book is really cute!
ReplyDeleteTerri
Ooooh, look at all those delightful tea items! I had to giggle about the cookie cutter on top of the tree...I think it's perfect, my friend :)
ReplyDeleteEverything is just lovely! And those tea cups and mugs - divine! The purple one is quite unique.
Happy weekend, lovely Margaret!
How fun that everyone gave tea items. I love the black and white tea set. Pretty. I have no more space either some have retrieve to storage which I dont care to do but thats what happens when you keep buying lol good luck with no more new purchases. Happy weekend with love Janice
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for visting!! I love all your new Tea gifts!! Especially the tea cups!! I also adore the Lusterware pieces as I collect lusterware....
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Deb
You got lovely tea gifts there. My mother would will surely like your miniatures.
ReplyDeleteNice tea themed gifts. My mother will love this if ever, this gives gift idea on her birthday.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Such awesome treasures! How totally perfect for you, Margie! Whoo hoo! : - )
ReplyDeleteHi Margie! Quite the tea haul! Your friends and family obviously know you really well :). Great use for the cutter putting it on your purple tree!
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