The first tea cup is a Lily of the Valley. This makes my 10th Lily of the Valley tea cup, all with slightly different patterns.
What makes this one so unique is the tannish color on the outside of the cup.
As you can see my Lily of the Valley collection goes way beyond just the teacups.
The second tea cup for this post is a Snowdrop Teacup.
One of the bloggers I follow featured this cup a couple weeks ago which made unwrapping this cup a special treat.
My dilemma here is what teapot to use. Do I go with white?
Or my favorite everyday green teapot. I found this in a second hand shop a couple years ago and use it almost every day.
I'm going to have to do some research on Royal Albert's Flower of the month series as I love scouring antique shops for a specific style or flower on a tea cup.
Both teacups, Snowdrops and Lily of the Valley remind me that spring can't be too far off although I've yet to receive a seed catalog in the mail!
I'm will be joining Sandi for Teacup Tuesday at
www.sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com
Hi Gail,
ReplyDeleteI just love your Royal Albert Snow Drop teacup. Yours is definitely more vintage! I love the shape and colours. It does look perfect with your green teapot. I am so pleased to meet you Gail. Thank you for sharing your beautiful Flower of the Month Teacup. Your Lily of the Valley teacups are stunning too! I hope you link up to the tea parties this week at Rose Chintz Cottage, Bernideen's and Martha's. Happy Tea Times! Karen
Hi Karen
DeleteI have followed yours and the other tea blogs you mentioned for quite some time now but always as an observer and never a participant. It was your snowdrop post that finally gave me that extra boost to join in. Thank you for the encouragement.
Gail
What a blessing that your friend remembered you with her mother's teacups. I know you treasure them. They both are very lovely.
ReplyDeleteBeth,
DeleteLoved you snow pictures. The view is similar from my window today. I got my first electric tea kettle a couple years ago and love it. One of those things you don't know how you got along without before. Thank you for visiting me for Teatime Tuesday. Gail
How wonderful to have been remembered by your friend in such a generous way. I have a couple of lily of the valley tea cups but have never seen these! And other things add up to a great collection.
ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful friend you have, Gail! Both teacups are lovely. I don't have either lily-of-the-valley or snowdrops and I wish I did as they are my and my hubby's birthday flowers. I especially love the Royal Albert as I love the shape of it. I am happy to have you join me for tea today and I hope you come again very soon. Enjoy your day.
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Sandi
Sandi,
DeleteI have followed you blog you quite some time and so enjoy your Tuesday Teatime and visiting all the different blogs. Until now I have always been an observer and not a participant. When I unwrapped these cups and saw the snowdrop cup I immediately thought of the post Karen had posted a couple weeks ago and decided it was time to share. Thanks so much for hosting this blog every week. I always look forward to each weeks new post and the enjoyment it brings. Gail
By the way, you have a beautiful garden judging by the pictures I see on your sidebar.
ReplyDeleteSandi,
DeleteI do love my garden and hosting summer tea parties there. I started my blog as a way to share pictures from those parties with the daughters of my tea ladies. I am enjoying all the responses I've gotten after linking to your post. I'm hoping this will inspire me to be more active although there is still much I have to figure out on blogging. Gail
What a sweet friend to gift you with those lovely teacups! I can see why you were in teacup heaven. I think I like your everyday green teapot with the one teacup, for picking up the green in the teacup.
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty,
DeleteSo nice to finally meet you. I have followed your blog for quite some time but always as an observer and never a participant. The gift of these teacups has inspired me to join in. I so appreciate the kind comments from you and all the others who have responded. Gail
How thoughtful and generous of your friend. I'm sure it made it easier for her to part with her mother's pretty teacups knowing thet would be well loved at your home.
ReplyDeleteMargie,
DeleteWould loved to have been able to attend the tea festival you described. Can't imagine trying to decide what to try and what to buy. Thank you for visiting my blog. This was the first time I have joined one of the tea parties and am so appreciative of all the kind comments. Gail
You were fortunate to inherit the beautiful teacups - they always seem to make their way to a tea lover, don't they?
ReplyDeleteHi Judith,
DeleteSo nice to meet you. I have enjoyed your blog through the various Tuesday Tea parties but always as an observer and never a participant. I do appreciate all the nice comments and hope to join in more frequently.
Gail
It is easy to see why you would want to use your green teapot every day. It is wonderful, like your lily of the valley collection. I like it so much, that I simply had to pin it to my Tea Cup Tuesday Pinterest Board, linking directly to your blog post. It was is so nice sharing Tea Cup Tuesday with you. My blog is marywaldsvintageplace.blogspot.com stop by for tea cup fun, and say "hi".
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