Tea-themed Birthday Presents: Part 1

Last month, I celebrated my birthday and was blessed with fun gifts from family and friends.

 

 

Cake-inspired teas consumed on my birthday.

 

Top (L-R): DavidsTea's Lemon Pound Cake oolong; Tea at the White House's Royal Chocolate Biscuit Cake black tea 

 

Bottom (L-R): Dessert by Deb's Banana Pineapple Hummingbird Cake black tea/rooibos and Peach Crumble Cake black tea

 

 

 

Reusable sponge cloths with a teacup design.

 

 

Teacup and teapot paper napkins.

   

 

My brother gave me teas from tea shops in Alberta: Canmore Tea Company and Jolene's Tea House.

 

 

 

Tea samples from my friends.

 

 

 

Thank you, Kitty, for this beautiful scented stash. It smells heavenly!

 

 

These beautiful matcha latte and gold teapot glass ornaments are perfect for my tea-themed Christmas tree.

Teaology's tea-infused hand creams are just what my dry hands need during the winter months!

 

 

January tea empties

What I will or have already restocked:
1. Clearview Tea Co.'s Gingerbread Pearcake green tea

2. Celestial Seasonings' Candy Cane Lane decaffeinated green tea

2025 Tea Wrappped

 The last 3 days of my Tea Advent Calendar. 

 

Day 22: DavidsTea's Santa's Secret black tea

 Day 23: Clearview Tea Co.'s Gingerbread Pear Cake green tea

 Day 24: Murchie's Christmas black tea 

 

December 25: I enjoyed Twinings' Christmas black tea. Thank you, Kitty for sharing this delicious tea with me!

I've also been enjoying these tasty teas from Dessert by Deb's Nutcracker Sweets Collection.

 

Top: Candy Cane Cookie Dough black tea

 

Middle: Raspberry Garlands herbal tea

 

Bottom: Cardamom Sugar Waffles black tea 

 

 

My sipdowns: January to November 2025 

During the first quarter of 2026, I'm going to try to do a "low-buy" for tea. I really need to sip down more teas before restocking or adding new blends to my collection!

Birthday Cake Teas

As a January birthday girl, I've been sipping cake-themed teas this month.

 

Dessert by Deb Cake Teas

 

Top Row: Peach Crumble Cake black tea; Lavender Peach Pound Cake green tea

 

Row #2: Thai Banana Cake black tea; Banana Pineapple Hummingbird Cake black tea/rooibos

 

Row #3: Earl's Rose Cardamom Tea Cake black tea; Vanilla Caramel Spice Snack Cake black tea

 

Bottom Row: Hojicha Pineapple Upside Down Cake roasted green tea; Blueberry Lavender Angel Food Cake black tea

 

 

 

Top Row: Gingerbread Pear Cake green tea (Clearview Tea Co.); Lemon Pound Cake oolong (DavidsTea)

 

Middle Row: Hazelnut Buttercream Cake Pol black tea (Totalitea); Royal Chocolate Biscuit Cake black tea (Tea at the White House)

 

Bottom Row: Strawberry and Vanilla Cake Afternoon Tea black tea (Buckingham Palace);Birthday Cake rooibos (DavidsTea)

Christmas Teawares

 Christmas time is here!

 

Pretty poinsettia teacups and teapots

The Grinch and friends

Day 9
DIY: Stash's Christmas in Paris herbal tea
Charbrew: Peppermint herbal tea

Day 10
DIY: Pluck's Chocolate Orange black tea
Charbrew: English Breakfast black tea

Day 11
DIY: T Kettle's  Gingerbreak Cookie Rooibos
Charbrew: Afternoon Black Tea

Day 12
DIY: DavidsTea Cardamom French Toast black tea
Charbrew: Summer Berries black tea

Day 13

DIY: Harney & Son's White Christmas white tea
Charbrew: Chamomile herbal tea

Day 14
DIY: Tea at the White House's Sticky Toffee Pudding black tea
Charbrew: Earl Grey black tea

Day 15
DIY: Monarch Tea Co.'s Tangerine Dream rooibos
Charbrew: English Breakfast black tea

Day 16
DIY: Dessert by Deb's Orange Cinnamon Rolls black tea
Charbrew: Rose Blush Black tea

Day 17
DIY: DavidsTea's Eggnog Matcha
Charbrew: Afternoon Tea black tea

Day 18
DIY: DavidsTea's Silver Bells oolong
Charbrew: Summer Berries black tea

Day 19
DIY: Murchie's Christmas Tea black tea
Charbrew: Rose Blush black tea

Day 20
DIY: Clearview Tea Co.'s Gingerbread Pearcake green tea
Charbrew: Chamomile herbal tea

 

Wishing you joy and peace on Christmas!

Summer Teas: Coconuts and Peaches

 Summer went away, still the yearning stays for the fun fruity teas!

Coconut teas

 

Top (L-R): Lychee Coconut Milk and Coconut Cream black teas (Murchie's)

 

Bottom (L-R): Coconut Cream Pie Chai black tea (Dessert by Deb) and Tropicalia fruit infusion (DavidsTea)

Peach teas

Top (L-R): Peach Crumble Cake black tea; Peach Oat Milk Soft Serve herbal tea; Peach Pineapple Jelly green tea (Dessert by Deb)

 

Bottom (L-R): Lavender Peach Pound Cake green tea (Dessert by Deb); Peach Matcha (DavidsTea): Peach Apricot white tea (Clearview)

August tea empties

What I have already restocked:
1) Dessert by Deb's Coconut Cream Pie Chai
2) Dessert by Deb's Matcha Key Lime Pie
3) DavidsTea's Peach Matcha

Birthday teas

This Capricorn celebrated her birthday this month!

 

Tealish's Capricorn black tea was a tasty cranberry blend.

 

 

My birthday tradition: counting down to the big day by drinking cake-inspired teas!

Top (left to right): Panettone Cake black tea; Gingerbread Pearcake green tea; Almond Cardamom Cake rooibos; Peach Crumble Cake black tea

 

Bottom  (left to right): Blueberry Lavender Angel Food Cake black tea;  Hojicha Pineapple Upside Down Cake green tea; Lavender Peach Pound Cake green tea

Top (left to right): Hazelnut Buttercream Cake Pop black tea; Earl's Rose Cardamom Tea Cake black tea; Lemon Sugar Bundt Cake black tea

Bottom (left to right): Thai Banana Cake black tea; Sugar Plum Coffee Cake black tea; Strawberry and Vanilla Cake Afternoon tea black tea

Gingerbread spice and everything nice!

 I jumped on the gingerbread wagon a few years ago.

 

My collection of gingerbread mugs grows every year.

 

Gingerbread matcha by DavidsTea

 

 

 

Gingerbread Pearcake green tea by Clearview Tea Co is one of my favourite Christmas teas. I'm glad that I stocked up on this blend a few years ago because it's been discontinued.

 

Gingerbread Herbal Teas
 

Top: Four O'Clock Tea's Gingerbread herbal tea by Four O'Clock Tea (left) and T. Kettle's Gingerbread Cookie rooibos (right).

 

Bottom: Teeccino's Gingerbread herbal tea (left) was a tasty blend. Thank you, Kitty, for sharing it with me! Celestial Seasonings' Gingerbread Spice (right).

 

Dessert by Deb's Gingerbread Teas

Left: Banana Gingerbread Waffles black tea

Right: Hojicha Gingerbread Bundt roasted green tea

The cold temperatures didn't stop me from enjoying Four All's Gingerbread Cookie Dough ice cream!

 

Tea Advent Calendar

Day 11: Madeleine Cookie black tea by Monarch Tea Co.

Day 12: Banana Gingerbread Waffles black tea by Dessert by Deb

Day 13 (Taylor's Birthday!): Gingerbread Pearcake green tea by Clearview Tea Co.

Day 14: Gingerbread Cookie rooibos by T. Kettle

Day 15: Ode to Joy green/black tea by Murchie's Tea Co.

Day 16: Snickerdoodle herbal tea by Teeccino

 

 

 

 Wishing you a Blessed Christmas! 

**NOTE: Since Monday is Christmas Day, next week's post will be published mid-week.**

Teas to celebrate Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour's opening weekend

To celebrate the opening weekend of Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, I drank teas that reminded me of songs from her different eras!

 

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 Self-Titled Debut - Our Song: Raspberry Rose by Clearview Tea Co.

Got to the hallway, well on my way to my lovin' bed
I almost didn't notice all the roses

Fearless (Taylor's Version) - The Best Day (TV): Pumpkin Chai by DavidsTea

I run and run
Past the pumpkin patch

 

 Speak Now - Speak Now: Mango Passionfruit Eclair by Dessert by Deb

And she is yelling at a bridesmaid
Somewhere back inside a room
Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry

 

 Red (Taylor's Version) - 22 (TV): Cereal Milk by Dessert by Deb

It feels like a perfect night
For breakfast at midnight

 

 1989 - Blank Space: Cherry Berry Punch by DavidsTea

 

 

Cherry lips, crystal skies
I could show you incredible things

 

  Reputation - ...Ready For It? Tangerine Dream Honeybush by Monarch Tea Co.

In the middle of the night, in my dreams (my dreams)
I know I'm gonna be with you

 

Lover - The Archer: Fireside S'Mores by Dessert by Deb

I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost
The room is on fire, invisible smoke

 

 Folklore - The Last Great American Dynasty: Matcha Key Lime Pie by Dessert by Deb

 

 

And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green 

 

 

Folklore - August: Salted Caramel Oolong by DavidsTea

 

Salt air, and the rust on your door
I never needed anything more

 

 Evermore - Champagne Problems: Sleepy Lychee by DavidsTea

 Bustling crowds or silent sleepers
You're not sure which is worse

 

 Midnights - Lavender Haze: Lavender London Fog by Dessert by Deb

I just wanna stay
In that lavender haze 

 

 Midnights - Maroon: Pink Grapefruit Rosé by DavidsTea

How'd we end up on the floor anyway? You say
"Your roommate's cheap-*ss screw-top rosé, that's how"
 

Do you have a favourite Taylor Swift song?

2022 Tea-Themed Trees

I'm thrilled with how my tea-themed trees turned out this year.

 

 

In my heart is a Christmas tree filled with teapots and teacups.

 

 

This year's 8 foot-tree have some fun new additions.

 

I found these beautiful glass teapot and kettle ornaments at a local garden center.

 

Love the vintage vibe of these charming reindeer and Santa ornaments from Michaels.

 

 

Let's pretend these whimsical ornaments ornaments are tea lattes or tea-infused hot cocoa.

 

My aunt gifted me these adorable vintage Queen Anne bone china demitasse cups.

 

 

These ornaments are actually espresso cups, but I thought they'd be perfect for my tree.

 

 

This adorable 2003 teapot ornament was a thrift store find.

 

 

 

Do you remember the teacup with the broken handle? 

I repurposed it as a bell!

  

These handmade ornaments were inspired by Taylor Swift's Midnights album.

 

 

My teabag tree also had a new ornament, courtesy of my godson, that matches the tea latte plush toys.

 

 

Tea Advent Calendar

Day 1
DIY: Dessert by Deb's Sugar Plum Coffee Cake black tea
Charbrew: English Breakfast black tea

Day 2
DIY: DavidsTea's Silver Bells oolong
Charbrew: Chamomile

Day 3
DIY: Clearview Tea Co.'s Gingerbread Pearcake green tea
Charbrew: Peppermint

Day 4
DIY: Murchie's Roasted Chestnut black tea
Charbrew: Chai

 

 

I can still make the whole place shimmer!