When I was in a T.J. Maxx this week, I was looking through the clearance items when I came across a teapot with a familiar-looking flower. I thought wow, that looks like a Camellia sinensis blossom, and that's exactly what it was! Turns out, this was the six-cup "Tea and Honey" teapot from Cardew, and it was on the clearance shelf for $5 because it was missing its lid. Hmm. Surely I could find a white lid to match, eh?
I loved the saying that runs from front to back on this teapot. It says, "Busy bees …
… for our tea …
… Bring home honey." Love it!
And it even has the tea plant's name at the bottom. After I photographed the teapot, I realized the lid to my white tea-tasting mug actually fits this teapot perfectly, so that made me feel even better about my $5 find. But what did the original lid look like? I was surprised, and you may be as well (click here for a photo), but I'm still quite happy with my bargain "Tea and Honey" teapot!
I think I like the plain white lid idea better than the original one and I CERTAINLY like the $5 price much better! It's a really cute teapot.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the white lid as a better option. The original lid takes away from the teapot. I love a good clearance bargain. Christy in Tulsa.
ReplyDeleteGreat find, great price, and a Cardew at that! Awesome bargain hunting!
ReplyDeleteI'd say you got a 'steal!'
ReplyDeletePerfect with white lid! You are the deal diva, my dear!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty pot - but I do believe I would prefer the plain white lid!
ReplyDeleteWow! I was thinking to myself that your new teapot (which I love) will look better with a white lid than the original (which I hate), and then found that six other people said the same thing when I looked at the comments.
ReplyDeleteI, too, bought a lidless teapot this week - at a thrift store. I plan to use it with flowers, so I don't even need a lid. It's very pretty and even had a matching sugar bowl which is very small and shaped perfectly for little packets of sweetener. My pot was $3 and the sugar bowl $1, but not a name brand like yours. I did, however, get an additional 20% senior discount. This was our lucky teapot week.
Patsy in Nixa, MO
I would have never guessed what the original lid would be. You can always use this pot for crafting or gardening. It's very cute.
ReplyDeleteLove this teapot and love it that you got it at a great price, great shopping, Ángela! Joanie
ReplyDeleteLove it! It would make a nice flower pot too. I think I would like your white lid better than what the original was.
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