treats and treasures

Treasures from the Sunday market: a thimble shelf, embroidery & free cookie cutter.
Treats from Malta: A miniature tea set from Dan.
PERFECT!

yes it does

So does a sunset swim in the sea, cycling & tiffin.

Yesterday I worked so hard that I forgot to eat lunch. Then I came home to discover some delightful pieces of post (including the postcard above from my mum). Good times!

The lion is a find from Art Junky on Sunday. It's by illustrator Jung Eun Park.
---> take a look at her website.

tea time

i &hearts tea

look what i discovered! - a tea appreciation society.

how splendid.

i really want one of the 'i &hearts tea' canvas bags.

or should i just say 'tea bag' - ha hA HE he (i'm a geek)
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tea for two

i'm back from brighton now - had a nice visit to the university for the postgraduate open day and i am very much interested in doing the sequential design and illustration course - i'd better get thinking about a project proposal to hand in with my application.

whilst i was in brighton i went for a cream tea at the mock turtle cafe with derek - it has to be the nicest cafe around, very dainty and traditional. here are some photos from our visit:





mmm...

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national hot tea month

yes, that's what i've discovered for the month of january. i'm a bit slow on the uptake but i'll surely be cramming an extra cup of the good stuff in tomorrow to celebrate!

i'm sure it is probably only officially an american thing but i feel this is something us in the uk should adopt too - because how good is it to have a whole month dedicated to a nice pot of tea.

talking of tea, i went to my friend derek's tonight to watch layer cake (which was actually a suprising good film - i worried when it heard it was a bit like lock stock but it was really much better) and he had mixed up the pg tips with some other funny tasting tea that wasn't to my liking at all (tasted a bit christmassy) ----> i am really a pg tips/tetley sort of a girl. so i hope that doesn't happen again too sharpish or i'll have to start taking my own supplies around

anyway, that is all about tea - i'll post some pictures of some creative goings on tomorrow!

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tablecloth

i hope everyone is having a lovely weekend. i am having a pretty relaxing time really - what with lazing about watching 24 and going out for a yummy roast dinner with sair. before getting back to more 24 though (it's so very addictive) i thought i'd post something i discovered earlier today which happened on friday: a virtual tea party!

it was organised by risa and it involved lots of other bloggers who posted up their pictures of tea-related things and what they were doing throughout the day (all of which has been compiled on risa's blog muerto de risa so we can see what fun everyone had).

i think it is such a lovely idea and it's a shame i only just found out about it as i'd have loved to join in - hopefully there will be one again sometime in the future...

but for now i'll post up a belated tea related item:


it's a circular tablecloth i found in a charity shop for £1 and it has the most lovely pattern of teapots and hearts (a lucky find indeed).

after all this talk of tea i am now feeling rather parched so i am off for a cup...mmm...hope you are all having a lovely sunday.

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teapots

a lovely pot of tea

have a look at this blog that has been dedicated to teapots. it is so very nice.

it belongs to andy titcomb, who makes teapots in his garden studio in cornwall (which sounds like a pretty perfect setting to me)

he also makes salt and pepper shakers - these ones caught my eye:



they are great.

andy has also put one of my drawings on his blog - which is v.much appreciated!

i always think i want to start collecting something like salt and pepper shakers. egg cups are probably my ideal choice though. i heard somewhere that it can be called a collection when you have 3 of something.
so i do have a teapot collection (a very small one) but unfortunately only have one nice egg cup on my shelves (so i am not doing too well as of yet).

i will keep my eyes peeled in the charity shops though....

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