Novelty / Figural Teapots Part II

One of my blog readers asked me to share more of my novelty/figural teapots, so this is for you, Judy.  Hope everybody else enjoys seeing them too.

I bought the Lucille Ball teapot for my presentations about her life.  I also bought the Franciscan Ivy teacup that was used on the television show.

I did some Shirley Temple presentations, so I acquired the Shirley Temple watering can tea set by Danbury Mint.

A Paul Cardew Mrs. Potts and Chip teapot.

Disney's Mrs. Potts and Chip tea set.

~ Jeeves [Butler] Teapot by Bombay Co. ~

Eiffel Tower Teapot.  I've done several Parisian tea parties.  It's a very fun theme.

~ Cupcake Teapot ~

I have several house/tearoom teapots.   

~ Leprechaun Teapot ~

Lastly, Victorian Little Old Lady by Tony Wood.  I 'borrowed' the image from his website because his photo was better than mine.

While this isn't my complete collection of novelty/figural teapots, it gives you an idea of what I have, and what I've been interested in obtaining.

 

Novelty / Figural Teapots

This past Tuesday, Teacup Attic,  a Facebook member, featured a lady from Australia highlighting her 1,100 novelty/figural teapots.  Trish [photo below] began her collection in 1993 and now has three rooms in her home devoted to them.  They are organized by categories [cats, birds, cars, clowns, etc.] and she has a photo record of each one.  Ironically, she said she doesn't use any of them as she prefers a teabag in a cup/mug.

It made me wonder how many novelty/figural teapots I have, and that I should probably photograph mine for record keeping purposes too - not that I have anywhere near the number Trish has.  My intent has never been to collect as many different ones as possible, but to use specific ones in themed tea party tablescapes.  I was surprised to count 37 in my collection.  I started the task of photographing them last night - 23 done and 12 to go.

I won't publish all 23 in this post, but I will share a few of my favorites.  I'd love to know if you collect novelty/figural teapots.

 

I bought the camel teapot for a Tea Around the World prop - Turkey and/or India.

~ Christopher Columbus ~

I've never done a Sherlock Holmes mystery tea, but it's on my 'to do' list. 

When I went to England in 2007, my two girlfriends and I went to the Sherlock Holmes museum in London [221b Baker St.] and I bought several things for a Sherlock Holmes mystery tea party.

 

Love clock teapots for a New Year's tea party.

I bought Mrs. Piggy for my mother, and when she passed away I added the teapot to my collection.

The Sadler Daintee Lady is probably my newest figural teapot.

I was so happy when I found Paul Cardew's teapot of Queen Elizabeth II.

The last one I'll share is my Annie Rowe handbag teapot, called 'Picadilly'.  I've done several handbag presentations, and this makes a nice prop to go with the theme.

I'm so grateful to Teacup Attic for featuring Trish's collection.  It brought all of mine to memory because many of mine aren't on display, and when they're not visable there's a tendency to forget them.

57th Wedding Anniversary... and More

Yesterday [Sunday] my hubby and I celebrated our 57th Wedding Anniversary.  After church we went to River Crab Restaurant in St. Clair, Michigan for our celebration dinner.

We were seated by the window so we could view the St. Clair River, but the hostess took our picture first.

A freighter going by.

Our meal began with a classic Caesar Salad.

We both ordered the same thing - the Ultimate Seafood Mixed Trio of Salmon, Crab Cake, Coconut Shrimp, with Coconut-Ginger Rice, and roasted Asparagus.  It was delicious!

Dessert was Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee.

Now for the "More" part of this post...  I rarely drive any distance to an estate sale, but I saw a listing for a sale in Ann Arbor [60 miles away] that was exclusively glassware - no furniture, clothing or home goods.  I counted at least 22 different colors [amber, cranberry, pink, red, light blue, cobalt blue, green and on and on] in several different vintage patterns.  The deceased lady was a dealer.  I wanted to complete my Forest Green set [particularly teacups since I already had the plates and bowls], so we headed out early [8:30 a.m.] Friday morning. 

We arrived 15 minutes before opening and I was expecting a long line in front of the house, but to my surprise we were numbers 8 and 9 - which meant we'd be in the first group to enter the house.  As you can see in the photo below, it was a fairly large house and every room was full of glassware - living room, dining room, kitchen, family room, sun porch, and basement [very little was in the upstairs bedrooms].  It was almost like attending a Depression Glass show. I was able to complete my Forest Green set, so my mission was accomplished.  

In closing I'm sharing some recent family photos - the first is great-granddaughter Evie's last day of Kindergarten last Wednesday, June 7th.

They left last Saturday morning for Oceanside, California.  John's the driver of one vehicle with their Golden Retriever [Oliver], and our daughter is driving the other vehicle with Tiffany and the two girls.  John posted the pic below.

My daughter's been texting updates everyday, and today she sent these pictures taken at Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado.  They've completed 1,373 miles and have 1,200 miles to go.  They hope to arrive on Wednesday.

She said it was snowing and 34 degrees at higher elevations.   No thank you - not in June!

That's John standing on the rocks taking a picture while being adventurous and daring!

 ~ John and Tiffany ~

All About Isabella

Last Friday we went to Izzy's final tennis tournament held at U of M campus in Ann Arbor.  It was the hottest day we've had this spring [89 degrees and sunny] so it was hot for the players, but all the teams had refreshment tents where teammates could go inbetween matches to get something to eat/drink and cool down a bit.

Chelsea [Izzy's team] won their first match against Armada, but lost the second match to Country Day.  The overall winning team was Cranbrook.

~ Izzy in action ~

Izzy in lower left corner.

Izzy with her parents ~ Jeremy and Samantha

Yesterday [Sunday] was her high school commencement at 2:00 p.m. at Chelsea football field.  Below is the graduate's procession.  Izzy is the one looking at us and waving.

~ 183 Graduates ~

~ Getting her Diploma ~

~ The happy graduate! ~

A very proud mom and dad.  Izzy was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Izzy is our sixth grandchild to graduate from high school - two more to go.   We're so proud of her!  [I went dressed to climb bleacher steps with a sunhat for protection.]  

~ Landon, Izzy and Ellie ~

Maternal and Paternal Grandparents with Izzy's immediate family.

After commencement we went to The Common Grill in downtown Chelsea for dinner.

Izzy will be off to Michigan State in the fall - her dad's alma mater.

A picture with "Sparty"

The years have passed so swiftly.  I remember the day she was born and it doesn't seem like 17 years ago.  I gave her the Shutterfly album I made for her yesterday.