Little Black Guidebook

These gingerbread tea cup houses are so adorable. I’ll be making some for my Christmas party.

Go to Not Martha for instructions on how to build your own.

A loose leaf tea, so much cosier than bags.

This makes me want to keep loose leaf tea at my desk. $20.00 from Spartan in Austin.

How I wish it was still warm enough for tea on the porch.

Print from Etsy teconlene

Théière Japonaise en fonte Chushin Kobo * Le Palais des Thés via http://www.helloneest.com/

Via a Favorite blog of mine Pia Jane Bijerk.

She has a new book out Amsterdam: Made by Hand. This is a follow-up to Paris: Made by Hand which I’ve blogged about before. She continues to amaze me with the way she captures things. Makes me want to go straight back to Europe and continue exploring.

Wow, last Friday was the first of our Europe trip and I was sipping my tea in Leuven, Belgium, this week I’m in Germany. Today’s tea will be followed by beer and chocolate and other delicious things. Yum!

Its fitting that I’ll arrive in Munich in a couple days, because today’s tea cup I found via my favorite Munich blogger Emily of Servus Munchen who pointed me towards these totally cute tea cups with a special surprise in the bottom of each one. Servus Munchen is a totally addictive expat blog about Munich, travels around the world and beautiful things and images from around the world. She shares my love for tea, chocolate, travel, Jcrew and dresses plus she is an amazing photographer. In my head we’re best friends. Maybe I’ll get up the courage and e-mail her about tea in Munich. In the meantime here is that beautiful tea cup I was telling you about. (22 E)

See, told you it was cute.

Turkey is definitely on my list of places to visit for tea-tourism. Alas we won’t be going to Turkey on this trip, but I will be in Paris in less than 24 hrs!

Via petrina tinslay