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Tea & Chocolate Wedding Favors

teablogger — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:01:53 +0000

One of the reasons I haven’t posted in ages is because recently I got married. w00t! When my fiance and I were thinking about what to give out as favors, we naturally settled on each of our favorite things: tea and chocolate! We wanted a favor that:

Most people would like at least part of
People could enjoy during the event or shortly after
They wouldn’t need to take home and give to GoodWill
Was easy to assemble and acquire

We bought about a gazillion Ferrero Roches at Sam’s Club (gold was one of our colors – yeah!) and also tons of Andes candies at Wal-Mart. (We’re still eating them.) But how to pick just one tea? And what kind? Black, green, white, oolong? Loose or bagged? I toyed with the idea of getting a custom blend and putting it in little custom tea tins – but really that was way too much work!

To meet our requirements of things that most people would like and were easy to acquire we decided on a mix of:

Twinings Earl Grey
Stash Chai
Stash Pomegranate Green

All lovely teas. A little variety so folks could trade if they wanted. Easy to acquire at our local Giant Eagle Market District. AND best of all — in our colors of gold and wine! ;-] Add a cute tag, some ribbon, and simple favor bags from Joann’s and viola! I loved them.

Tea and Chocolate favors (Image by Joanna Fassinger)

Beautiful Branding @ Salon Teas, and Some Intriguing Tea Too

teablogger — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:47:28 +0000

Salon Teas has a gorgeous website with some beautiful branding–oh, and tea as well. And tea pots and other tea-inspired products. I’d love to try their Chai, “The WRITER,” or perhaps “The Natural Beauty,” which sounds like a delicious vanilla cinnamon rooibos combination. I must say I’m less excited to try the FOOTTEA! (Just kidding–a tea-inspired foot soak sounds intriguing…)

Signature Teas from Tracy Stern, Salon Teas

tea ‘n’ honey! earl grey with lemon

teablogger — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:48:37 +0000

I’ve never been much for honey, but since I recieved a TON of it for Christmas, it’s time to experiment. This is when I realized that since I’d rarely tried honey, I had no idea what to pair it with!

My first attempt was a Stash Decaf Earl Grey from their delightful tea chest, with a squirt of not-so-real lemon juice from my fridge. I also had no idea how much honey to go with, but I ended up settling on about three spoons from this awesomely cute honey spoon, also from Stash. (My dad went to town on their catalogue!) I ended up with a refreshing drink that was the tiniest bit sweet, but mostly focused on the bergamot and lemon. And it was wonderful!

Gives me hope for more honey experiments in the future….