Tea tableau on deep blue satin with a theme of frogs surrounding an American flag. There is a small green cup on a lilypad, and a green and gold cozy on a yellow and green crocheted doily. There are two small heart shaped rocks, and the tea is Milky Oolong from Greenfield.
"Freedom Frogs"
#Teableau 28Mar26
"Don't make me repeat myself."
~History
#Tea #NoKings
Tea tableau on navy and white plaid satin, with a cozy in navy and white stripes with a peach lace panel, blue buttons, and a navy bow. There is a cobalt glass dish holding a dark blue packet of Evening Tea, a black blend from Ahmad. There is a Kelvin Chen bibelot with the image of Van Gogh's Night Café. There is a white ceramic heart with a blue spongeware pattern, and a spoon with a white ceramic handle painted in deep blue flowers. There is an antique royal blue pedestal cup with gold handle and trim, and a small vintage blue and white cup with a raised peach colored flower, on saucers with dark blue trim.
"Eventide"
#Teableau 27Mar26
I went with midnight blue for this one because I didn't assemble it until darkness fell.
#Tea #Night
Birthday tea tableau with a happy birthday cozy, a butterbeer mug holding a spoon with a swirled lollipop handle; there are two bagel figurines, a Murano glass candy, a cobalt crackle glass jug holding a lavender rose, and the black tea blend in a green tin with a lightning bolt is called The Boy Who Lived. It all rests upon a light blue tea towel with pink rickrack and a yellow chick applique.
"For My Friend"
#Teableau 26Mar26
The tea is a custom fandom blend from Adagio comprised of Assam, vanilla, oolong, almond, and safflower.
#Tea
Tea tableau on a spring patterned quilt. There is a blue Cattitude teapot with two black cat silhouettes. There is a plate on a stand that looks like a sable point Siamese cat face with blue eyes. There is a small blue cream pitcher with gold feet and handle. The cup and saucer are a rustic buff with brown trim and a single rosebud stem. The tea is Lemon and Honey black tea.
"Face It"
#Teableau 25Mar26
The name of the design on this teapot is "Cattitude" by Hues N Brews.
#Tea #HuesNBrews
Tea tableau on white and pink calico with a flower embroidered napkin under a vintage cup and saucer set that is white banded with pink trumpet vine. The tea cozy is in a coordinating fabric, and there is a ceramic spoon with deep rose painted flowers. There is a vintage brooch in the shape of a long stemmed rosebud. The tea is English Breakfast black tea.
"Tea Is For Tuesday"
#Teableau 24Mar26
...and I should have started it right off with a brisk English Breakfast. Alas, I didn't get a chance for tea until later in the day. Luckily, Tea is also for Tomorrow.
#Tea
Tea tableau in aqua and other pastels with a soft floral pattern repeated in both the china and the tea cozy. There is a sprig of ivy, and also a heart carved of translucent green stone. The tea is Tropical Green.
"Spring Fling"
#Teableau 23Mar26
When I saw this cup & saucer set at the thrift shop, I thought it might be a pretty close match to a certain tea cozy I had. I think I was right.
#Tea #TeaCozy
Calm and soothing tea tableau in black, grey, and green. At the back is a poster of a pier leading into a quiet lake under a peaceful sky. The tea towel is black with three white appliqued pine trees. The cozy is silver and white narrow zigzag lines. The antique cup and saucer are white with bright Kelly green trim, and holding a delicate spoon with a tiny jade wise man at the tip. There is a ceramic otter figurine, and the tea tin is a bright green cylinder of Mandarin green tea.
"Sunday, Serene Day"
#Teableau 22Mar26
What with all that serenity, I never got around to posting yesterday's teableau on time.
#Tea #Sunday
Tea tableau on a red towel with white polkadots. The tea cozy is bright blue with a design of gnomes among ferns and flowers. There is a small art collage in red, green, white, and yellow of a butterfly, a blossom, and a ladybug. There is a yellow tulip lying on tea towel. The main cup and saucer are white with a black rim that has flowers in green, orange, yellow, blue, red, and aqua, and the saucer has red polkadots. There is also a miniature mug covered in thin vertical stripes of primary colors. The tea is a red tin of Vienna Eggnog black tea on a small, shiny brass pedestal. The tea is from English Tea Store.
"Magic Forest"
#Teableau 21Mar26
This tea towel makes me think of Amanita muscaria.
#Tea #Mushrooms
Springtime tea tableau in green and white on an embroidered tea towel, with vintage glass, vintage china, dainty flowers, a cloisonne egg, a rabbit figurine, and green tea called Spring Thunder.
"Springing Into Spring"
#Teableau 20Mar26
Happy Vernal Equinox
Tea tableau in subdued pink and taupe tones with a theme of cats cuddling in pairs, as depicted by clay figurines, a small decorative tile, and a bronze metal candle ring. The tea towel is pink and white stripes, the cozy is embroidered linen, the cup and saucer are white with pink roses and a decorative spoon with a tiny teapot for a handle. The tea is Raspberry Twist green tea.
"Cuddle Up"
#Teableau 19Mar26
Cats are good cuddlers (except for the ones that aren't).
#Tea #Cats
Tea tableau in black, red, gray, and yellow, backed by an abstract red, white, and black color block painting. The cozy is a black and rust curving abstract design, and the cup and saucer are Franciscan Apple midCentury china. In the cup is a spoon that looks like a red and white striped lighthouse. (Apples and lighthouses are popular Washington State themes). The tea is Apple Orchard black tea.
"Pike Place"
#Teableau 18Mar26
This painting is artist Carol Chen Lord's rendition of Pike Place Market in Seattle.
#Tea #Art
St Patrick's Day tea tableau with shamrocks on the tea towel, tea cozy, tea packet, and sugar bowl. The sugar bowl has a spoon with an Ireland symbol on it. There is a small painted wooden rainbow with a pot of gold below it, and a leprechaun figurine beside it. There is a teabag caddy imprinted with an Irish blessing.
"St. Patrick's Day"
#Teableau 17Mar26
Have a good one. 🍀
#Tea #StPaddys
Tea tableau on gold stain adorned with bird of paradise appliques. The teapot is a Chinese antique with an unusual shape and a motif of little dancing men. The cup and saucer have a dragon design, and there is a diamond art coaster on a stand with an orange dragon. There is a cute little baby green dragon figurine. The tea is Jasmine green tea.
"Stop Dragon My Heart Around"
#Teableau 16Mar26
Stop wincing. The alternative was a heart on a chain.
#Tea #FleetwoodMac
I Love Lucy themed tea tableau set before a Life Magazine cover of Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo in her kitchen wearing a red apron, stirring a mixing bowl. The white tea towel has blue and red poses, and a wide white ribbon with red hearts is stretched across the towel. There is a white and red vintage cup and saucer set with a design of heather blossoms and tartan ribbon. There is a miniature teapot shaped like a strawberry, and also a regular red teapot. There is a figurine of Lucy Ricardo in her signature white- dotted navy dress, and a small, illustrated comic booklet about I Love Lucy. The tea is Strawberry Sensation black tea from Ahmad.
"Strawberry Sensation"
#Teableau 15Mar26
A friend sent me this magazine. She's one of two friends with this "secondhand obsession" wherein they don't share my Lucy mania but will get excited on my behalf. ❤️
#Tea #LucilleBall
Rustic tea tableau with a queue of birds lined up on driftwood logs across an ivory quilted square edged with burgundy. Behind them on a small, rough wooden table is a white, yellow, and green teapot with embossed burgundy scrollwork. In the foreground are a vintage white cup and saucer with a yellow and brown grandiflora rose design. The tea is called Buttery Shortbread Herbal from Plum Deluxe.
"A March March"
#Teableau 14Mar26
Contrary to the expectations of some, I didn't do a Pi Day teableau.
#Tea #March
Tea tableau on a green felt oak leaf with a green shamrock print tea cozy and vintage mint green cup, saucer, and cream pitcher rimmed with pastel flowers. There is a silver Celtic knotwork brooch pinned to the cozy. There is a green and blue handmade art card that says Friends Always. The tea is Darjeeling from Ahmad.
"GreenDay"
#Teableau 13Mar26
Counting down to St Patrick's Day
#Teableau #StPaddy
Tea tableau on black flannel with multicolored polkadots. There is a red tea cozy with white polkadots. There is a white embroidered bookmark with red cardinals, a red foil packet of black Chinese tea, and a small white cardinal figurine. The cup and saucer are white with small red and blue nosegays.
"Dots"
#Teableau 12Mar26
Lotsa dotsa.
#Tea #Polkadots
White and green tea tableau on Irish Lace with a quilting square of green prints including shamrocks. The teapot and mug are white rimmed in green and with a dainty spray of shamrocks at center. There is a wooden heart painted green with a white Celtic triskele design handpainted on it. The tea is Irish Breakfast black loose-leaf tea from Adagio.
"Celtic Heart"
#Teableau 11Mar26
I've been a day late in posting every day this week, I think. I doubt anyone notices. 😆
#Tea #LifeGetsInTheWay
Tea tableau in rippling blue and green ocean colored fabrics, and a sea turtle theme. There is a fired white clay sea turtle with a green glass mosaic shell, and a spoon with a sea turtle on the handle. There's also a seed pearl seahorse brooch, and a diamond art plaque of a shore scene, and vintage Russian china and a quilted white tea cozy covered in deep blue vines. The tea is Milky Oolong from Harney and Sons.
"Glide"
#Teableau 10Mar26
Just keep swimming.
#Tea #SeaTurtles
Purple and green tea tableau bursting with large purple and white gazanias with a green- garbed gnome figurine emerging from them. The cozy is a purple striped and calico fabric, the cup is a graceful white mug with delicate purple flowers, and there is a handpainted green antique cream pitcher with purple flowers. The tea is Black Currant black tea from Harney and Sons in a purple and white tin. Everything rests upon a pastel patchwork quilt.
"Little Green Man"
#Teableau 09Mar26
This tea is intended to be served iced but I think I'll try brewing & drinking it hot, as it's not really iced tea weather here today.
#Tea #Graupel
Tea tableau on a tan linen tea towel with lace edging and a flowered ribbon embellishment. The cozy is yellow daffodils, daisies, and buttercups with blue cornflowers. Behind it is an antique oval blue and white Staffordshire platter on a stand showing a lakeside scene beside some ruins. The cup and saucer are powder blue. There is a white ceramic spoon with painted yellow flowers. There is an adorable little Dutch girl figurine in blue traditional dress and cap. There is a pair of miniature Delft Dutch clogs, and a small Delft heart brooch with a windmill image. The tea is a brown and blue packet of Orange Pekoe black tea from Harney and Sons.
"Going Dutch"
#Teableau 08Mar26
The figurine looks just like a little miss that I know, although, to my knowledge, she has never been kitted out in traditional Dutch costume, herself.
#Tea #Holland #TheNetherlands
Peach, pink, and soft green tea tableau on delicate floral paper, featuring a streamline design teapot, cup and saucer, and creamer and sugar bowl in colors of peach and pearl. There is a glass globe with a hummingbird and trumpet flower painting hanging on a gold stand, and below it, a magnificent heart and arrow shaped brooch with a gleaming green center cabochon jewel and rimmed in sparkling clear faceted stones. The tea is a pink packet of English Rose black tea.
"Hanging 'Round"
#Teableau 07Mar26
This tea set is vintage Poole Pottery (England), Twintone "Peach Bloom & Seagull."
#Tea #VintageChina
Vividly colored tea tableau with two orange painted wooden crabs, one wearing a golden crown. The china is white with turquoise and gold crowns. The cozy has a colorful underwater scene of fish and coral. Underneath everything is a grey quilt square with orange calico edging. The tea is Peach black tea from Stash.
"King Crab"
#Teableau 06Mar26
Yeah, I do a lot of crab- themed teableaux. Crabs are just so cool!
#Tea #Crabs
Tea tableau on ochre linen with a grey- blue pattern of vines and bees. The cozy is blue chintz with a pattern of large, muted blue and yellow flowers. There is a milk glass tray with matching cup and a silver spoon with a teacup for a handle. In the background are a decorative plate with an antique scene of a ship in a bay and an imprint that says Fine Blend China Tea. There is also a ceramic trivet shaped and colored like a slice of bread, upright on a stand. Before it on a gold edged scalloped green napkin is a miniature tableau of a toaster, a pair of stacked teacups, and a tiny silver spoon. The tea is a blue and green packet of Assam Exotic from Vahdam.
"Tea & Toast"
#Teableau 03Mar26
I use this milk glass tea & toast set on many a morning and I do think it makes everything taste better.
#Tea #MilkGlass
Tea tableau on a green and white polkadotted tea towel with a white and pink polkadotted tea cozy. At center upon a square of chintz is a statue of a white hare sitting tall. To its left is a rose flowered cup and saucer, to its right is a matching miniature teapot upon a green tartan pedestal. Behind the hare is a dark green ruffled glass basket holding a packet of Japanese sencha tea from Harney and Sons.
The artist who designed the poster in the #Teableau "Snow Goose Festival" is named Holly Stafford. (There are two artists named Holly Stafford; one is in Houston, but mine is in the PNW). She is found online as HollysImages dot com.
Tea tableau on blue fabric designed with a snowman flurry pattern, and with a crocheted lace snowflake resting at the center of it. The backdrop is a color drawing of a flock of snow geese flying over a mountain, sea, and meadow scene. The china tea set is plump and white, and there is a white porcelain spoon with a golden handle. The tea is Almond Cardamom Cake rooibos tea from Adagio.
"Snow Goose Festival"
#Teableau 01Mar26
It's that time of year again.
#Tea #SnowGeese
Tea tableau on a frilly white crocheted doily. The tea cozy is black with a pattern of pink roses, blue flowers, and pink ribbons. The creamer, sugar, and cup and saucer is cream colored with a midsection band of pink roses. The sugar bowl has a spoon with a teapot handle matching the china. There is a miniature green glass pitcher holding yellow daisies. There is a small ceramic figurine of a blueberry muffin. I forgot the tea!
"Frill"
#Teableau 28Feb26
This china puts me in mind of the nursery rhyme.
#Tea #RingAroundARosy
