About a month or so ago I had the privilege of doing an exchange with a knitter in Sweden. We exchanged local yarns and local teas. She sent me a delightful blend from Tehörnan called Maja Gräddnos. I couldn’t find this exact tea on the site, but I did note that they had a variety of… Continue reading Drink Me: Tehörnan, Maja Gräddnos
My dear friend Ana sent me a link to a blog post the other day about the Novel Tea club. Here you can sign up for a monthly package which will include a novel (romance, sci-fi, fantasy or young adult), a tea, and some other goodies depending on the month. I haven’t given it a… Continue reading Tea and a Book
Welcome to episode 87! One small FO this week, and lots of discussion about the WIPs I want to finish by the end of May. Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope as Fluffykira, and in my shop The Stashbuckler: Adventures in… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 87, The WIP Report
The second iced tea that I ordered from Republic of Tea was Hibiscus Sangria. Hibiscus Sangria contains hibiscus, apple bits, sweet blackberry leaves, orange peel, natural orange, lemon, lime and strawberry flavors. It is available in a tin which contains 8 pouches (to make 8 quarts of tea) for $6.99. The tea itself is refreshing.… Continue reading Drink Me: Republic of Tea, Hibiscus Sangria
I was super excited to see Think.Make.Share‘s post last week about watercolor painted tea cookies for Mother’s Day. What could be more perfect? Check out the post for details on how to bake and decorate your perfect tea cookies! http://www.thinkmakeshareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Watercolor-Cookies-_-thinkmakeshareblog-12.jpg http://www.thinkmakeshareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Watercolor-Cookies-_-thinkmakeshareblog-11.jpg
Welcome to episode 86! One small FO this week, and some progress on my knits and spins. It’s a bit of a short one. Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope as Fluffykira, and in my shop The Stashbuckler: Adventures in Yarrrrrrrrn.… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 86, Just keep knitting.
When I ordered iced teas from Republic of Tea, I also couldn’t resist adding something warm and spicy to my card: Cardamom Cinnamon. From the website, Cardamom Cinnamon contains cinnamon, ginger, carob, cardamom, chicory, pink peppercorns, star anise, cloves and cassia oil. I ordered the Tasters Tin which was $4.50 for 1oz, but the blend… Continue reading Drink Me: Republic of Tea, Cardamom Cinnamon
This weekend I had the pleasure and the privilege to attend the first annual Ply Away, an international spinning get together organized by Jacey Boggs Faulkner of Ply Magazine. I feel so lucky that it was located in Kansas City, my home! On Friday, I took a full day class with Amy King, owner of… Continue reading Spinning Retreat: Ply Away
Welcome to episode 85! Just a little bit of progress on my WIPs today, but the big news is the Ply Away spinning convention I attended this week. Please come and join the Ravelry group. You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter, Instagram and Periscope as Fluffykira, and in my shop The… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 85, Ply Away
I decided with summer rapidly approaching (we’re already getting the humidity!) it was time to check out some iced teas. I placed an order with Republic of Tea, eager to try their Organic Strawberry Basil Green Tea blend. From the label, Strawberry Basil contains organic green tea, organic apple, organic sweet blackberry leaves, organic basil,… Continue reading Drink Me: Republic of Tea, Organic Strawberry Basil Green Tea
