A Vintage Violet Teacup

This week I'm sharing a vintage teacup that a friend gifted me from her collection.

 

 

Purple is my favourite colour so my friend knew that I would love the violets on the teacup! She also gave me this teacup display holder.

 

 

The teacup is too old and fragile to use for hot tea, so I'm only using it as decor. It matches my vintage Sadler violets teapot perfectly!

More Summer Teas: Peaches

 Peach season is here!

 

I can always count on Dessert by Deb to concoct delicious peach black tea blends!

Top (L-R): Lady Grey's Summer Peach (an Earl Grey with peach notes); Grapefruit Peach Paloma

Bottom (L-R): Peaches & Cream Chai; Peach Lychee Cream Swiss Roll

 

 

Peach green tea blends

 

 Top: Lavender Peach Pound Cake

 

Middle: Peach Matcha

 

Bottom: Strawberry Peach Malba 

 

Do you have a favourite peach tea?

Summer Matchas (Milkshake Version)

I'm not a big fan of the grassy flavour of straight matchas, so I like to make creamy matcha milkshakes.

 

 

Matcha Milkshake #1: Key Lime Matcha by DavidsTea

 

 

Matcha Milkshake #2: Watermelon Matcha by DavidsTea

 

 

Matcha Milkshake #3: Peach Matcha by DavidsTea

Garage Sale Haul: Two yellow teacups

Back in June, I went to a garage sale that was selling vintage English bone china teacups. I was tempted to bring them all home, but I restricted myself to only two teacups.

 

 

The first teacup is golden yellow and made by Taylor & Kent.

 

 

The second teacup is butter yellow and made by Grafton China.

 

 

These beauties are the perfect addition to my collection of yellow teacups!

 

July tea  empties

 

What I've already restocked:

1. DavidsTea's Cactus Rose green tea

2. DavidsTea's Sleepy Lychee fruit infusion

Summer Teas: Strawberries and Raspberries

Summer is just flying by! I've been enjoying some strawberry and raspberry tea blends over the last few weeks.

 

 

Strawberry Black Teas (served hot):

 

Top: Lovare's Strawberry Melon

 

Middle: Buckingham Palace's Strawberry and Vanilla Cake

 

Bottom: Murchie's Victorian Garden

 

 

 Dessert by Deb's Strawberry Teas (cold brewed):

 

Left: Wild Strawberries & Northern Lights green tea

 

Middle: Strawberry Oat Milk rooibos

 

Right: Strawberry Peach Melba green tea

 

 

Raspberry Teas (served hot)

 

Top - Black teas from Dessert by Deb: Raspberry Lemonade Cake (left); Raspberry Coconut Parfait (middle); Raspberry Guava Mocktail (right)

 

Bottom: President's Choice Raspberry Thriller herbal tea (left); T by Daniel's Rated R black tea (right)

Tea-inspired Bath and Body Products

This week I'm sharing some tea-inspired bath and body products that I acquired recently.

 

My mom gifted me these hand soaps from Bath and Body Works: Morning Matcha (left) and Sweet Tea & Lemonade (right).

 

I found these adorable Alice in Wonderland lip balms at Dollarama for $2 each. I especially love the vanilla-scented lip balm in a green teapot that says "Drink Me" in English and French!

A Crooked Teacup

Last April, I rescued some vintage bone china teacups from my office's swap fair.

 

 

One of the teacups was Royal Albert's Old Country Roses design.

When I arrived home, I realized that the teacup was crooked!

 

But the flawed teacup is still functional and will be enjoyed at tea time!