Current Crush

kikkerland monkey tea infuser

March 27, 2012
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kikkerland monkey tea infuser

Jeff had a meeting in the cities a few days ago and stopped at The Wedge for a few things on his way home. He brought me a few new wonderful teas to try and review for my book and Teatime Tuesday posts. And he brought Gracie this little guy… Kikkerland Monkey Tea Infuser He opens up at the top…and you put your loose tea inside… Then you snap him shut…and tell him to hold his breath for a few minutes… You hook his hands onto the side of your tea cup full of boiling water… and let that little monkey work his magic! Steep tea for the correct amount of time…2 minutes for white, 3 minutes for green and 4 minutes for black or herbal Place the monkey...

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elderflower water

January 15, 2012
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elderflower water

Tea party! My two favorite words I think. I made tea and treats for Jeff, Gracie, Andie and Madeline May today. There is something so beautiful and romantic about getting up early on a Sunday morning in winter, sipping tea and making cucumber sandwiches for a tea party. If someone were to ask me what it is that I miss the most about working in a tearoom, my first choice would be hanging out with all of the AMAZING women that I had the good fortune to work with, and that I now consider some of my greatest mentors and truest soulmates… (Hello Kathleen, Marilee, Sarah, Ruth, Bonnie, Nancy and Judy!)…and my second choice would be making tea sandwiches at dawn. I don’t exactly have the perfect words for...

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current crush ~ chuck lorre productions official vanity card archives

January 2, 2012
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current crush ~ chuck lorre productions official vanity card archives

I’ve been having so much fun reading the hilarious Chuck LorreĀ  vanity cards at the beginning of the shows he creates. Read more about Chuck Lorre HERE. Enjoy! ~Melissa

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teatime tuesday & 10 things that make me happy

October 18, 2011
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teatime tuesday & 10 things that make me happy

10 things that make me happy 1. sitting under a homemade quilt while watching the beautiful Brit TV show, Downton Abbey, on PBS! 2. a quiet house and a few relaxing hours to myself 3. a sleeping, snoring kitty on the back of the couch 4. lots of yarn 5. tea in my favorite English ironstone cup 6. cinnamon raisin toast with butter and Dutch apple jam 7. DVR, Cable and Netflix Streaming…so I can watch when I want to 8. candle light and plenty of vanilla scented candles 9. a pile of my favorite magazines: Victoria, Mary Jane’s Farm, Food & Wine, Country Living, Phyllis Hoffman’s ‘Celebrate!’ and Donna Hay. 10. a fire burning in the fire place and that content ‘snuggled-in’ feeling that the arrival of autumn...

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current crush ~ steampunk photo tada iPhone app

October 16, 2011
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current crush ~ steampunk photo tada iPhone app

LOVE this iPhone app! I will be taking all of our Halloween pics with this! Thanks for recommending, Kristina ~M

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Current Crush ~ Pinhole Cameras & Pinhole Camera Photography

February 23, 2011
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As I explore the art of photography I am enjoying how creative of a medium it can be. I’m currently loving all of the pinhole cameras and photography I’ve come across. GREAT stuff! So beautiful and dreamy. It’s cool because when you take a picture with a pinhole camera you never really know what you’re going to get. I plan on making a pinhole camera soon. Look at this one made out of a Spam can! some examples of pinhole photography HERE HERE and HERE Enjoy! ~Melissa

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current crush ~ pink leica camera

February 10, 2011
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current crush ~ pink leica camera

my dream camera…it will be mine xo, M

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Current Crush~ Esther Horchner’s Naked Ladies Teacups & Teapots

January 26, 2011
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Current Crush~ Esther Horchner’s Naked Ladies Teacups & Teapots

I’m TOTALLY ordering these! See Esther’s gorgeous site HERE… X and O, Melissa

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Current Crush~ Yarn Yummies

January 17, 2011
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Current Crush~ Yarn Yummies

I just ordered these and I can’t wait to get started crocheting some yarn yummies! How have you expressed yourself creatively lately? ~Melissa

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Current Crush-Wabi Sabi

January 1, 2011
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Current Crush-Wabi Sabi

“Japanese art, infused with the spirit of wabi sabi, seeks beauty in the truths of the natural world, looking toward nature for it’s inspiration. It refrains from all forms of intellectual entanglement, self regard, and affectation in order to discover the unadorned truth of nature. Since nature can be defined as asymmetry and random imperfections, wabi sabi seeks the purity of natural imperfection.” From the book Wabi Sabi by Andrew Juniper Wabi Sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection, is something I stumbled upon doing research. The more I read about it, the more I love it as a concept, aesthetic, and way of life. Here is a great ARTICLE on wabi sabi. I’ve also been reading this BLOG on the subject. If you enjoy a teacup...

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