Teapots

Floral Teapots and Tea
Enjoy a Cup of Delicious Tea Poured from Your New Teapot
Teapots and tea go together like Squidoo and Zazzle. You can't have one without the other. Enjoy some new flower design teapots on Zazzle. Don't forget to purchase your tea too. Cranberry tea is a wonderful drink for the holidays. Personally, I enjoy a holiday tea of cranberry, mint and chocolate. Oh...Chocolate. Give these out as gifts for your friends and even yourself. You deserve it. Then after a long day, before retiring for bed, enjoy a cup of chamomile tea. The active ingredient of ...

Teapots and Tea
Teapots and Teaware | Gourmet Tea and Tea K-cups
A collection of Designer and Whimsical teapots for the teapot collector or for those that want to use them every day. Teaware and loose leaf tea. A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in near-boiling water. Tea may be either in a tea bag or loose, in which case a tea strainer will be needed, either to hold the leaves as they steep or to catch the leaves inside the teapot when the tea is poured. Teapots usually have an opening with a lid at their top, where the tea ...

A Teapot Collection
How Many Different Kinds of Teapots Are There?
Have you ever noticed how many different kinds of teapots there are? There are small ones, big ones. tall ones and short ones. There are English Teapots, Japanese Teapots, and Chinese Teapots. There are pretty teapots and some ugly teapots. There are teapots made for tea for two and teapots made for tea for six. You can get a teapot shaped like an elephant and a teapot that looks like a cat. There are plain teapots and fancy teapots. There are teapots that you'd pay hundreds of dollars for an...

Unique Teapots for the Collector
I have collected teapots for about thirty years.
The most special are those that were gifts, because they have sentimental, as well as practical value. The two I use most are a Holly Hobbie teapot given to me by a special friend over forty years ago. Because of circumstances in her life and mine and the moves both of us have made in the past 25 years that have separated us by several hours, we don't see each other much. But I use that teapot almost every day, and the saying on it always reminds me of her. As you can see teapots can make la...

My Teapot Collection
The Way of Tea
One of my favourite books is The Book of Tea, by Kakuzo Okakura. It starts with the words, "Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism-Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony the mystery of mutual charity, the ro...

Yedi Houseware Teapots : Colorize Your Kitchen and Tea Party
Have a little fun with your tea party with Yedi Houseware Teapots -- colorful and a bit whimsical.
Why are Yedi Houseware Teapots so much fun? That's easy to answer as you can find these cute teapots in a variety of shapes, colors and patterns! There are pastels, bright colors, polka dots (a personal favorite), and even in stripes! What's so cool about these is that they come in a color-coordinated hatbox! Go ahead and colorize your kitchen and your tea party with teapots from Yedi Houseware. Bet you'll want to add a couple of these to your kitchen! P.S. Don't you just love this adorable ...

Chantal Teapots : Colorize Your Kitchen and Tea Party
What an adorable way to colorize your kitchen and tea party but with colorful Chantal Teapots!
The coolest line of teapots out there -- Chantal Teapots! You can find Chantal Teapots in the coolest array of colors and sizes to colorize your life and perhaps add a bit of whimsy to your kitchen table. Tea for two never looked so good as with Chantal Teapots -- they are like little works of art. You can find them in blue, black, green, red, stainless, white, yellow. With such a great selection of colors, you are sure to find a Chantal Teapot to suit your tastes. Tea for Two Anyone? P.S. ...

Unique Teapots
Teapots
The history of teapots can be traced to China where it was made of ceramic, bronze and other metals. Initially in the 17th century when China started shipping porcelain teapots to Europe it was regarded as a luxury good as it was very expensive. But nowadays they have become affordable and even come in whimsical shapes hence, they make great collectibles. Teapots especially the unique ones make great gifts for a housewarming or a holiday. They can also be used for kitchen decor. Photo Credit:...

Japanese Tetsubin (Cast Iron) Teapots
Beautiful Japanese Tetsubin (Cast Iron) Teapots
Tetsubin, or cast iron teapots, were first used throughout Japan as kettles to boil water over an open flame and were usually hung above a hearth to also provide heat and humidity in cold weather. Designs and shapes have since evolved from simple and plain to detailed and ornate works of art as we know them today. Cast iron teapots are not only beautiful and affordable, but also an excellent way to brew tea. Simply pour boiling water over your leaves, steep until desired tea strength is reac...

Gifts for Teetotalers
Welcome to my Teapot Gift Guide!
I have put together a lens for you of teapots, teacups, teas. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927): Three Men in a Boat It is very strange, this domination of our intellect by our digestive organs. We cannot work, we cannot think, unless our stomach wills so. It dictates to us our emotions, our passions. After eggs and bacon it says, "Work!" After beefsteak and porter, it says, "Sleep!" After a cup of tea (two spoonfuls for each cup, and don't let it stand for more than three minutes), it says to th...