The Forest and the Outlaw » tea paraphernalia

Nerds have not been so interested in tea since Captain Picard

Carrie — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:00:00 +0000

My coworker sent me a link to this because Gizmodo’s writeup of it combined my love of tea with my love of LL Cool J in Deep Blue Sea. “What more could you ask?” he said.

I could ask for it to be an actual product instead of a concept design, that’s what.

[DesignBoom, via Gizmodo, via BoingBoing Gadgets, via GadgetLab, via 71°]

The ones that got away

Carrie — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:36:00 +0000

I think it’s fair to say that these are the awesomest cookie cutters ever, and therefore it’s no surprise that they’re not available on this continent.

At Impressionen, if you can read German. Except I think they’re out of stock.

The Pouch Mug

Carrie — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:53:00 +0000

Totally useless for those of us who don’t use teabags, yet still very cute. These would be great for a restaurant or cafe.

$11.50 at Catching Fireflies (via Apartment Therapy San Francisco)

More things I love

Carrie — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:46:00 +0000

Check these out:

Just perfect, really.

Polly George handmade ceramics, via decor8

Mad about Jorine Oosterhoff

Carrie — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:26:00 +0000

If I had way more dollars than I have, I would buy these:

I mean, check them out! They are some sassy teacups. IN HATS. It’s like a physical manifestation of this blog.

At Rose and Radish, via i suwannee.

Famous Brown Teapot

Carrie — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:24:00 +0000

Did anyone catch NOVA’s Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial last night? My day job, for those who don’t know, is all about evolution and creationism, so my coworkers and I had a big viewing party. It was awesome.

You may wonder why I’m bringing this up on my tea blog. The answer is that when documentary crews film people, they improvise sets. In our office, they usually use our Bone Clones skulls; NOVA used my two cup Brown Betty teapot. I don’t know why they decided to use it – maybe Darwin = English = tea? – but it looked kind of cool. So if you haven’t seen it yet or plan to re-watch it, look on the shelf in the clips with Nick Matzke. I just hope this taste of fame hasn’t gone to its head.

You can watch Judgment Day online starting Friday 11/16.

Just Ducky

Carrie — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:34:00 +0000

Abandoned ducklings raised in a teacup!

Baby ducks, washed out to sea, rescued by a passing canoeist and nursed back to health IN A TEACUP.

Sweet Christmas, look at that! That is the cutest thing I have ever seen, ever. Those of you with too many teacups (like me) should clearly consider alternate uses. Like baby duck-raising.

(via Cute Overload)

Things I’m coveting

Carrie — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:31:00 +0000

So, I’m not buying things at the moment. My plan to move back to Canada both robs me of my spare cash flow and makes me reluctant to add to my already copious belongings. But if I wasn’t so restrained, these are the things I might be buying.

Le Creuset Teapot in Citrus

I have no idea whether Le Creuset stoneware is as good as the metal stuff, and I don’t care. This is simply the brightest, happiest teapot I think I’ve ever seen, and I love it for strictly aesthetic reasons.

And really, it probably is pretty good.

Teapot Cookie Cutter

My parents – at whose house I do most of my cookie baking – have an absurdly large collection of cookie cutters, especially considering that we pretty much only use them at Christmas. They already have a teapot, but it’s not as cute.

Copper Tea Kettle

Copper kettles are totally steampunk.

Peach-shaped Teapot

Oh my goodness, this is so cute. I’m a huge fan of peaches; to me, they stand for everything that’s great about summer. I’d use this exclusively for fruity green and white teas.