A Nice Cuppa

If it weren’t for coffee, I wouldn’t be writing this right now. Seriously. When you have an infant and a toddler, you might as well have an IV drip of the strongest stuff available. Last night alone I went to bed at 11 and was up at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 … well, you get the […]

Target is known by many as a hip, one-stop shop. As a brand they have done an incredible job of becoming a mainstay for hip and functional furniture, clothing, home accessories and more. Now, fun and exotic blooming teas can be found among their inventory too!
Teaposy is a blooming tea company targeting the […]

When craving a cup of Mariage Freres’ Marco Polo tea, there are a few places avid drinkers can turn stateside, one source is Williams Sonoma. But, while the item can in most cases be found at a Williams Sonoma storefront, it isn’t always possible to find it online. For those due for a […]

Kids just love tea parties and what better way to play than with a real brewed tea made just for them? Republic of Tea has introduced a fruity caffeine-free tea for kids of all ages. Best yet, they contribute a portion of the sales to an honorable children’s cause.
The Panda Berry Tea […]

Feel the power of the Tea Flower!
Please don’t tell Grace, my 10 year old niece! This is what she is getting for her next caffeine-free tea party with her puppy, Chado. (She chose the name “Chado” after the tea ceremony of the same name.) She already wants to be a chef, but lets […]

Discover the artifact-ual Tea Treasures of Yunnan. A Forgotten Waltzing
Dragon transforms your Tea pot into a musical jewelry box full of wonders…

 
Yunnan Province is considered the birthplace of all tea. Evolutionary tea roots are alive today within the “Jing Mai Ancient Tea Forests”, home to our ancestral tea trees. Some of the oldest tea trees […]

Find yourself ODing a bit on chocolate today? Want to find a new way to put it to use? Then you may want to mix up this Spiced Hot Chocolate Drink from the folks at Martha Stewart’s Blueprint magazine. Chocolate, Kahlua, coffee beans … I bet it goes down real smooth, and […]

On a recent trip to South Africa I picked up a copy of the February issue of Fair Lady, a South African Women’s magazine. My favorite feature of the magazine was a regular column by food editor Nikki Wener. Entitled Kitchen Secrets, the column focuses on a different South African home kitchen each […]

Although the winter months are nearly over, there’s still time to relish that cozy, keep-warm feeling, and what better way than to put together this quick and easy centerpiece that was featured in a recent issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray?
Designer Mark Brunetz, from The Style Network’s show Clean House, used juice glasses and orange votive […]

Risa Provincio, an event planner in San Clemente, California, has many successful affairs underneath her belt.  In a recent issue of Tea Time magazine, she shared her top three keys to success when planning an event, which you can easily use when putting together your next tea party:
* Something to do (Don’t overlook activities during the party.)
* Something to […]