The 23 Best Gifts for the Tea Party Enthusiast

November 12th, 2007

Do you need some tea party-related gifts for yourself or someone else? Here’s a list of 23 gifts I would choose for other tea party fans. If you see something you like, go ahead and let someone know! I consider it a great way to help save the environment these days; to ask others what they enjoy and politely share our choices, so we don’t end up with gifts we don’t really want. Don’t you agree?

To add to your tea party:

• Princess Rose Menu Tile–I use mine all the time, a tip I picked up from our local tearoom. A great addition to easily post your menu or welcome your friends by name. Guests love to see their names.
• Silver-plated Napkin Rings and Place Card Holders–Which is why I almost always use place cards. These elegant ones couple as napkin rings or place card holders. I love choice and versatility when I purchase something for my table settings.
• Rosanna 4-pc. Red Dots Tea Cups and Saucers–These are just fun for this time of year and can be used other times of years as well (Valentine’s Day, Fourth of July). I really like Rosanna products because they’re fun AND elegant.
• Chantal 24-ounce Tea Pot–The first tea pot I ever owned. Comes in a number of different colors and inexpensive enough that your heart won’t break if the tea pot does. Everyone needs at least one teapot and the red one looks fabulous with the cups and saucers I listed above.

For the young tea party girl:

• How to Host a Flower Fairy Tea Party
• A Little Book of Manners: Courtesy and Kindness for Young Ladies
• Let’s Have a Tea Party!: Special Celebrations for Little Girls
• A Safe Children’s Tea Party Set

For those new to looseleaf tea:

• Harney and Sons Paris Flavored Black Tea (black currant, vanilla, and bergamot)
• Strawberry - Cream Tea
• Chai with Ginger, Cinnamon and Vanilla Decaffeinated
• Sweet Cranberry Tea
• Adagio’s Tea Starter Set–only $19 with free wrapping! Includes tea and an easy way to brew it.

My Top Five Favorite Tea Reads:

• Tea with Jane Austen
• Tea with Presidential Families
• Tea Party: 20 Themed Tea Parties with Recipes for Every Occasion, from Fabulous Showers to Intimate Gatherings
• The Way to Tea: Your Adventure Guide to San Francisco Tea Culture
• The Tea Companion: A Connoisseur’s Guide

Additions for any hospitality:

• Noel Hotch Potch Guest Towels–I know, I never understood guest towels either. But do your guests really all need to use the same towel? Which is more important, saving the environment or passing everyone’s cold to each other. For some, it’s a toss-up, I know. But I now love to provide my guests their own towels when they wash their hands.
• Cameo French Milled Soaps–If you can’t quite get your brain around guest towels, at least consider these soaps as a pretty addition to your bathroom. Hopefully your guests will not consider them too pretty to use!

For the serious tea drinker:

• Picnic at Ascot 2-person Coffee & Tea Super Deluxe Coffee Backpack, Green–Have tea, will travel. Remember, tea to the English is really a picnic indoors (Alice Walker). And since many of us don’t have to live with England’s weather, why not take the tea party outdoors. With this backpack, you can take it outside beautifully and simply.
• Cuisinart RK-17 Traditional 1.75 QT. Electric Kettle- Stainless Steel–So handy for the cold,winter mornings ahead when you need your water warmed up fast. And I love this old-fashioned style because it looks elegant on the counter. Everyone I know who owns an electric kettle swears by them. I’ve added this one to my Christmas list this year, too.
• Bodum Yo Yo Tea Infuser with Lid, Stainless Steel–If you brew as much tea as me (daily), a permanent, sturdy, infuser is the best choice and Bodum’s products are well-known for the serious tea drinker.
• Tea: a Magazine–the most well-known and reliable magazine about our favorite beverage and the culture that goes with it.

Which item would you put on your wish list? What would you add to this list? What’s your favorite tea-related gift? Let us know in the comments.

And yes, there are affiliate products listed in this email, though they are all my personal choices. If you purchase any of these items through Tea Party Girl, I will receive a (small) cut. This is a great way to ensure my husband will keep giving me time away from the children to write. That’s a cause you can get behind, wouldn’t you say?

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