cozy time

we drink an astounding amount of tea. all kinds, all the time. we had to recently buy a new teapot (again) because our last one leaked excessively and eventually cracked and leaked even more. i had made a tea cozy for the last pot, but the new teapot is huge - as big as an elephant's skull, jamie says - so "new tea cozy" was one of the things on my to-do list.

it's just a simple cover, but nice and thick. the outer fabric is a heavy weight japanese linen cotton blend and it's lined on the inside with cotton, as well as two layers of cotton quilt batting. i meant to make a template as i went, but it was so quick and easy that the whole thing was done in about 15 minutes. now that's a satisfying, quick project.

tea time! gotta run. or walk - the tea will stay warm...

weekend project: tea in a jar

ok, my weekend projects have gotten really, really easy lately. can you tell it's summer and it's hot and my time sitting at the computer is spread too thinly? well, worry not - i will pick up my s#%t soon but in the meantime why not make something cool to drink?

saw this post about tea in a jar over at amy karol's angry chicken blog the other day. i love real iced tea, unsweetened for me, and think this is a great idea. concentrated brewed tea that you can add to a glass with water and ice, stored in a small jar in the fridge. perfect! it would be great to have on hand when the urge to make tea-flavoured summer cocktails strikes too.