looking for special beautiful tea pots!
Anybody know if any special ones? Please share! Thank you.
Special is so relative- just look at how varied tastes in tea is:) Can you maybe be a little more specific? (in design as well as material if that matters)
There used to be this beautiful little vintage pot on Etsy that I wanted; sadly, I waited too long and it sold. It was of the classic little brown-glazed porcelain variety. You might have to be more specific in what you’re looking for.
It’s this online shop a friend introduced me to. It’s like a… less daunting version of ebay. It’s for people to sell their own hand-made items, or vintage items.
I think there are auction settings as well, however I myself have only come across items of set prices.
I loooooooove Etsy!!! Cofftea -
If you search under tea blend you can see individuals who make their own tea blends, and if you just search under tea, you will get hundreds of tea related everything – tea inspired art,hand embroidered tea towels, vintage tea sets, handmade tea cozies (it’s actually where I got my tea cozy), tea stationery etc etc etc
BrookeM – do you like English style or Asian style? What’s your price range?
For a large selection to page through if you’re not sure: amazon.com – you can get a good idea of what’s out there for what price.
You are all very helpful. I am after the perfect teapot myself. The more I look though the more I am dazzled and become unsure of what I am after. Not sold on the Asian variety though. By that I mean the bright colored numbers that come up on e*ay when looking for teapots. I think they are from Tibet? Hadn’t even thought of Etsy and you can find cool stuff there. :)
I would love to know what you find when you find it. Teapots can be unique and interesting. My grandma had teapots she used that were so unique I loved them. My mom has them all now.
umm, i have 4? teapots
different ones at different times
pretty antique for when i feel fancy
cast iron for when it’s going to sit out (TJ MAXX special!)
and a regular everyday one for quick brews
i agree with the etsy statement, but also check teavana, homegoods, tjmaxx and other surprising places – so long as you aren’t looking for some of the more tea specific ones
MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY
If you are in the Palm Beach, FL area on March 2, 2010 , you might want to check this out: a silent auction of hand-made contemporary teapots created by local and national artists.
http://www.armoryart.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.one_event&content_id=271
If you like Chinese teapots, try http://www.cloudwalkerteas.com/category/8390096 . Most of the unglazed clay pots are from Yixing in China. Some of them are from renowned Chinese/Taiwanese artists and they also have a decent collection of gaiwans.
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