Tea Cozy Tea Party

Have you ever wondered if your teawares have a life of their own? Do they hold their own tea parties, inviting their buddies and serving up some of your pricey teas along with your stash of cookies and other teatime treats? No, you say. I say, “Are you sure?”

Recently, my supply of teapots, tea mugs, teacups and saucers, tea kettles, and more, had four new members added to their ranks: three teapot cozy prototypes and one final version in a very special design. Each one fits some teaware I own (and sits behind it in the photo below), with that special cozy fitting only the little yellow teapot.

Well, I stored them safely, cleaned up the kitchen, turned out all the lights and headed upstairs to bed. Just as I was dozing off, I heard a faint clinking sound, and the scent of a freshly steeped breakfast blend tea wafted to my nostrils. I laid very still and listened. “Clink! Clink! Giggle!”

I gave my hubby a nudge. “Psst, someone’s downstairs!” We tiptoed our way through the dark rooms to the kitchen and peaked around the corner. Nothing. Hubby was about to head back upstairs when we both heard another “Clink!”

“It’s coming from the dining room,” he said. We crept over that way. The door was ajar, but the room was dark. Stealthily, I slipped my hand in the gap between the door frame and the door and flipped the light switch.

Caught in the act!

Proof positive that those teawares have a life of their own.

Read about the persistent woman behind the tea cozies on The Taste of English Tea Blog.

GinghamgrlVA has an Etsy.com shop. She makes all sorts of cute teapot cozies, along with crafters aprons and lots of other “sewn stuff.” I encourage you to check it out.

Disclaimer: I get no monies for the sales this post might generate. I just wanted to thank someone very special for her example to us all.