Several months ago I ordered an Earl Grey Creme Vanilla from Upton Tea (review here). I shared some with my friend Ana and she suggested that we do a comparison of as many Earl Grey Vanilla Creme teas as we could get our hands on. What follows is a list of what we sipped, in order of… Continue reading Tea Wars: Earl Grey Vanilla Creme
I don’t know if I have the talent or the patience, but I love this tutorial I found on making Teacup Shaped Envelopes from Oh My Handmade Goodness.
Welcome back to Episode 20 and welcome to new viewers. Join me as I sip a tea, finish up my 2014 knits and spins, and talk about what 2015 might bring. Please come and join the Ravelry group and the ongoing Gift KAL! You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter and… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 20, An Army of Minions
I didn’t grow up celebrating Christmas, which might explain my enthusiasm for it as an adult. This year I was excited to pull out the tree and the ornaments and make the house festive. As I unpacked the ornaments and stockings, my husband remarked that we didn’t own a tree skirt. I’ve only put a… Continue reading Crafty: Last gasp of Christmas.
The final holiday themed tea I ordered this year was Adagio Teas‘ Candy Apple. I might add that Adagio had all sorts of holiday teas and I look forward to ordering and review others in the coming years. Candy Apple includes black tea, apple pieces, caramel flavor and cinnamon bark. It is available in the following… Continue reading Drink Me: Adagio Teas, Candy Apple
If you’re looking to sip tea and enjoy Christmas eve in the glow of your twinkle lights, might I recommend one of these teapots in red?
Welcome back to Episode 19 and welcome to new viewers. Join me as I sip a holiday tea, finish up my Christmas knits and talk about spinning. Please come and join the Ravelry group and the ongoing Gift KAL! You can also find me on Ravelry as Fluffyk, Twitter and Instagram as Fluffykira, and in… Continue reading The Corner of Knit & Tea: Episode 19, Finishing out the year
Last week I featured the holiday wreaths, but if you’re looking for something small to knit for the holidays, either as a gift or to jazz up your own home, might I recommend the following? And my personal favorite, especially for leftover handspun scraps:
I was all set to present another holiday tea to you today, but when I went to sample it I couldn’t get past the first sip. Definitely not something I wanted to recommend. So I took stock of my samples, and found one I think could be considered a holiday tea: David’s Tea in the… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Tea, Buttered Rum
I was tickled when I saw Hallmark’s line of knitted items for the holidays. How cute is this Cozy Snowman Mug? I also loved this set of Cozy Nesting Bowls: If you’re looking for something for a stitcher, how about a Cup full of Cozy?
