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Girls Tea Party

My niece, Katie, had a Tea Party theme for her birthday last December. Since I love party planning, I assisted my sister in organizing the celebration. It was for my niece's 6th birthday and she had eight...

5 comments    children kids party
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Penelope Barker: First American Woman Political Activist

Tea was a symbol of prosperity for colonial Americans, but for colonists like Penelope Barker the British went to far with the Tea Act of 1773. Inspired by the Boston Tea Party, Barker organized a protest...

22 comments    travel history tea
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The Art of the Yixing Teapot

The history of the Yixing teapot is fascinating. During the Sung Dynasty (960-1279) the unique purple clay was discovered, and mined, around Lake Taihu. The beautiful tones of the fired pots became more distinctive with age and increased in popularity for the next four hundred years!

3 comments    shopping history china
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Tea Sets for Toddlers

Tea sets for toddlers make great toys. Little girls and boys will enjoy making tea for Moms, Dads, brothers, sisters, grandparents, uncles and aunties. They will have tea sets for their teddies, dolls or...

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Tips for Caring for a Bone China Teapot

A lovely bone china tea set brings splendor and charm to tea parties and luncheons in a way that nothing else can. Many times they are passed down from generation to generation because they are stunning...

0 comments    advice tips porcelain
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Chinese Teapot Renaissance

Yixing teapots, renowned for their superb tea brewing qualities, offer a rustic elegance of beauty. Designs may follow traditional lines. Some are copies of old, famous works. Other more contemporary styles...

0 comments    tea tea pot yixing
This is the thingy I'm talking about. 73

Using A Cafetiere As A Tea Pot

This is the thingy I'm talking about. Sometimes, you have to make the best with whatever is on hand. Once, when I was homeless and camped in the woods of South West England to survive, I did not have a tea...

1 comment    tea beverages teapot
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Tea Pots

The tea pot, those cute little pots with a handle attached for you to hold on to. This is what you use to brew a nice hot pot of tea.  Relax with your family or friends, and enjoy sipping tea and having good...

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Tea Sets

If you like sipping a cup of hot tea, you will enjoy having a tea set to drink it out of. Invest in a tea set that fits your personality and that can be passed down from generation to generation. You can...

0 comments    tea silver sterling silver
Would you like some tea? Ah go on...74

Make the perfect cup of tea. Teapot or not?

The perfect cup of tea is a most peculiar beast. It is different for everyone. Everybody has their own method, for some a teapot is a necessity, for others it's imperative that the milk goes in first. The...

2 comments    hubchallenge tea fair trade
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