Spring is in the air! A season of sunshine, flowers, and, of course, teapots! Your little princess’ ideal spring day most likely involves being the hostess to her very own Spring Tea Party. An annual seasonal event where she can invite her real friends, imaginary friends, or both! After all, it is a time of celebration! […]
When you think of coffee cups what do you think of? You’re favorite work mug? The one your friend posted on Instagram last Sunday? The funny quote it read? While all of those sound entertaining, nothing memorable really comes to mind when I glance at my coworkers coffee cup other than, “I bet she didn’t […]
If you are looking for the newest and best Teapots available on the market today, at great prices with free shipping, look no further than the Teapot Shoppe! We have some fantastic new additions for 2017 we know you are going to love. First, we invite you to look at this Gold Lace Porcelain […]
Getting healthy is one of the most popular resolutions made at the start of a new year, but many people don’t realize that drinking tea on a daily basis can help them reach their goal. There are several health benefits of drinking tea, like boosting your immune system, increasing your level of antioxidants, and reducing […]
On rainy or snowy afternoons, there’s nothing like a hot cup of tea. When the sky is grey and there’s a chill in the air, steeping your favorite tea feels like a gift from a friend. Of course there are a few items that make special moments like these even better, like a ceramic teapot […]
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A beautiful porcelain teapot set is a classic addition to your home. The history of the teapot is ancient and fascinating. First made in China hundreds of years ago, tea for the teapot was originally ground very finely (much like coffee today), then boiled in a porcelain cauldron. It would then be stirred with a […]
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For generations girls have grown up participating in or having Tea Parties. They see their Moms and Grandmas with beautiful tea sets of Bone China and Porcelain and aspire to have the same. Usually, the tea sets they wish to play with are not exactly ‘play’ sets. So, a good idea will be to purchase […]
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You want to put together the perfect party for your friends, but it will be the FIRST time for you to host. How will you go about it? Following these steps will help the process run smoothly: Theme Invites Surroundings Picking the theme is probably the hardest part of the process. Is this a random […]
There is much more to making the perfect cup of tea than simply dunking a tea bag in some hot water, waiting 30 seconds, sloshing some milk in and then greedily slurping it down! Read on to find out how to perfect your brewing techniques: Boiling the water Oxygen in the water helps to give […]
Tea and its popularity simply never seems to wane. The most widely consumed drink in the entire world after water, tea can be found in the majority of households in the US, in one form or another. While we tend to associate the popular beverage with the Brits – many of whom seem to have […]
Green tea, black tea and now white tea; the choice of teas nowadays is wide ranging and tea lovers are spoilt for choice. White tea, though, is the least processed and contains a higher level of antioxidants, making it perhaps the most beneficial tea to our health. Where is white tea grown? White tea is […]
Tea has been sipped, slurped and sunk from cups, mugs and beakers for as long as any of us can remember, but have you ever stopped to think about the vessel for brewing the tea: the humble teapot? Who was the first to come up with a design for a teapot, and when were they […]
While some of us simply pour hot water onto a tea bag sitting in a cup, there are plenty of folks out there who still use a teapot to brew their tea, and in fact there are many who believe it is the only proper way to enjoy a cup of tea. But have you […]
Unless you’re some kind of hermit who has been living in an underground cave for the past decade or two, you can’t fail to have heard at least some of the hype surrounding Green Tea. Traditionally, green tea has been used in Chinese medicine to treat many different types of ailments, from physical to mental, […]
As those devout tea drinkers among you will know, there are a certain number of rules to follow when it comes to brewing the perfect cup of tea; plopping a teabag into your mug, pouring boiling water on it and expecting a tea tasting miracle to occur, is naïve and not the kind of mistake […]
The year was 1840, and the seventh Duchess of Bedford, Anna – who was a ‘lady of the bedchamber’ and good friend of Queen Victoria – found herself feeling peckish one afternoon. The hunger pangs struck at around 4 o’clock, and as the household’s evening meal wasn’t until the fashionably late time of 8 o’clock […]