NATIONAL HOT TEA MONTH 2014

JANUARY is

A hot cup of tea is like medicine for the soul

It can soothe or energize, enhance your health

and especially during the chilly winter days/nights of January,

warm you up -- morning, noon or night.

Her are a few suggestions for honoring National Hot Tea Month:

<  Be bold and try a new flavor of tea to expand your taste buds.

<  Take a break from your daily routine and treat yourself to afternoon tea by visiting a new tea room.  Even better, invite someone to share the experience.

<  Throw a tea party and share your love of tea.

<  Take inventory of your tea selections, teacups, teapots and accessories. 

Browse a tea shop and find some nice addition to your collection.

<  Make a dish that calls for tea as one of the ingredients.

<  Check on tea events for the month or sign up for a tea class before the year is over.

Enjoy a cup, or a pot of hot tea any time you need a little lift, whether it's Hot Tea Month or not.

 

 WE'RE BACK!
NEW DATES for 2014

 

Love tea?  Love Paris in the Fall?

Would you love to have TEA in PARIS during the Fall Season?

SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 3, 2014

We have partnered with GO AHEAD TOURS, a major international travel company

to offer you a group travel package of 7 - 9 days in Paris

with the option of exploring the city on your own,

OR

take a 4 day, ART-TEA PARIS WALKING TOUR through us, PAPER ARCHITECT (teapartyworkshop.com and this blog is a subsidiary of PAPER ARCHITECT).

This walking tour will include each day

visiting a museum, a garden and a tea room in a specific area of Paris

where you will learn about the personality of that arrondisment/neighborhood.

We will be limiting this tour to no more than 12 people

to create a more intimate group of visitors to Paris.

GO AHEAD TOURS provides the travel arrangements at a group rate  --

airfare, hotel, shuttles to/from airport, welcome dinner, 

on-site travel assistance in Paris and rewards membership.

Their travel package is called Paris City Stay.

To calculate travel costs and review travel details and policies

visit our site at:  http://nancycaldwell.grouptoursite.com/

To learn about our 4 day walking tour, click on:

https://www.paperarchitect.com/ART-TEA_PARIS_TOUR.php

We also have a TRAVEL SOLO TO PARIS blog 

that will post information about the trip and all things Paris.

www.travelsolotoparis.blogspot.com

  

This is your chance to not only see Paris 

but to share your love of tea with others

who  have the same interests.

Solo travels can be paired for hotel arrangements 

to save on supplemental charges.

You may be traveling solo but you will not be alone.

This could be a life changing experience.

PARIS, TEA, art and atmosphere.

You will see just why this city is so loved

in an intimate setting.

No large tour buses, heavy traffic, 

short, limited visits to lovely places,

rushed from site to site.

This is a more relaxed immersion into the Parisian culture.

This customized tour can create or continue 

a love affair with Paris .... and tea.

Come join us!

 ALMOND OOLONG BREAD
(Serves 12)

INGREDIENTS
2 teaspoons   yeast   
2 1/2 cup    bread flour
1 1/2 cup     whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon     salt
3 Tablespoon     honey
2 1/2 teaspoon     oil
1 1/2 cup     brewed oolong tea
1/3 - 1/4 cup    sliced almonds

DIRECTIONS
Place in a bread machine:
yeast, flours, salt, honey, oil and tea.
(Note:  bread machines vary. 
Some machines need liquids last, while others need them first.  

Please check your bread machine directions to find out.)

Set machine to dough setting.
When dough is complete, preheat oven to 400º F.

Shape bread in loaf pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
Sprinkle 1/4 - 1/3c sliced almonds on dough.

Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
 
Slice and serve warm with honey or jam
while drinking your favorite oolong tea.

Tea Lovers Festival; May 5, 2013

 TEA LOVERS FESTIVAL 

California's Premiere Tea Festival since 2006

www.TeaLoversFestival.com

 Facebook.com/TeaLoverFest ~ info@TeaLoversFestival.com

310 699 7271

The Tea Lovers Festival takes place this year 

from May 3rd through May 28th, 2013.

A month long celebration 

of the love of tea in Los Angeles.

The Main Event is on 

Sunday, May 5th

from 11am - 5pm

at the Armory Center for the Arts

145 North Raymond Avenue

Pasadena, CA 91103

Included at the event is:

 TEA LOVERS MARKETPLACE

Select tea-related Exhibitors showcase 

their unique products

for all attending tea lovers,

with Art of Tea, Bird Pick, Libre Tea,

Numi Tea, Zhena's Gypsy Tea & more...

TEA LABS

12 NOON - The Teaware Challenge (1hr15min)

$15.00 in advance*

 1:45pm & 2:30pm - Reading Tea Leaves (30 mins)

$10 in advance*

>>>3:30pm - CREATING A MEMORABLE 

TEA PARTY (1hr30min)

with me!

$20 in advance*

*space is limited to 12 attendees

this price includes the General Admission fee,

entrance into the Tea Marketplace,

and the 5 Tea Studies

TEA STUDIES

Everything you wanted to know about tea . . .

11:45am - Organic & Fair Trade 

1:15pm - Teas from Darjeeling

2pm - Teas from Korea

2:45pm - Teas from Taiwan

3:30pm - Savory Teas

GENERAL ADMISSION

$10 in ADVANCE ( if purchased through May 4)

$20 at the DOOR (includes a $10 coupon 

for our Tea Marketplace)

FREE for Children under 12

Be sure to register in advance.  Hope to see you there!

ART-TEA PARIS TOUR, an invitation ...

     

Love tea?  Love Paris in the Fall?

Would you love to have TEA in PARIS this Fall?

SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4, 2013 

SOLD OUT!

please check back for 2014 dates

We have partnered with GO AHEAD TOURS, a major international travel company

to offer you a group travel package of 7 - 9 days in Paris

with the option of exploring the city on your own,

OR

take a 4 day, ART-TEA PARIS WALKING TOUR through us, PAPER ARCHITECT (teapartyworkshop.com and this blog is a subsidiary of PAPER ARCHITECT).

This walking tour will include each day

visiting a museum, a garden and a tea room in a specific area of Paris

where you will learn about the personality of that arrondisment/neighborhood.

We will be limiting this tour to no more than 12 people

to create a more intimate group of visitors to Paris.

GO AHEAD TOURS provides the travel arrangements at a group rate  --

airfare, hotel, shuttles to/from airport, welcome dinner, 

on-site travel assistance in Paris and rewards membership.

Their travel package is called Paris City Stay.

To calculate travel costs and review travel details and policies

visit our site at:  http://paperarchitect.grouptoursite.com/#travel-guide

To learn about our 4 day walking tour, click on:

https://www.paperarchitect.com/ART-TEA_PARIS_TOUR.php

We also have a TRAVEL SOLO TO PARIS blog 

that will post information about the trip and all things Paris.

www.travelsolotoparis.blogspot.com

This is your chance to not only see Paris 

but to share your love of tea with others

who  have the same interests.

Solo travels can be paired for hotel arrangements 

to save on supplemental charges.

You may be traveling solo but you will not be alone.

This could be a life changing experience.

PARIS, TEA, art and atmosphere.

You will see just why this city is so loved

in an intimate setting.

No large tour buses, heavy traffic, 

short, limited visits to lovely places,

rushed from site to site.

This is a more relaxed immersion into the Parisian culture.

A conference call will be scheduled in February 

to present the information on both the GO AHEAD TOUR travel details

and the ART-TEA PARIS WALKING TOUR.

Details will be posted here, 

on the PAPER ARCHITECT website:  

https://www.paperarchitect.com/ART-TEA_PARIS_TOUR.php

and

on the TRAVEL SOLO TO PARIS blog:

www.travelsolotoparis.blogspot.com

This customized tour can create or continue 

a love affair with Paris .... and tea.

Come join us!

ANNOUNCEMENT - Tea Journals

We are so pleased to announce the launch of our new, exclusively designed product

TEA JOURNALS

The idea came when I would go to afternoon tea and try the different flavors, usually finding a favorite.  I would forget which ones I liked or where I bought the tea and even though sometimes I'd write it down could not find it when I needed it.  So I created a small journal specifically to keep that information.  

For my Planning A Tea Party Workshops (http://www.teapartyworkshops.com/),  part of the class included a tea tasting so I revised the formatted pages as a handout to use not only for the tea tasting portion but for the afternoon tea that followed.  The tea room I taught in had 300 varieties to choose from so my handout was helpful in remembering the ones they liked.

That tea room carried an early version of the journal which was made with handmade paper but now has evolved into a hand bound and a spiral bound version.

  The hand bound has a dark brown, pebble-textured, leather-like cover, with an inside pocket to hold a pen, business cards, folded menus, etc.  It is trimmed and ties with a matching dark brown silk cord and a silver tone tea pot charm to accent it.

The spiral covers are offered in top and side spiral bound versions and a choice of cream or light brown cover with the word TEA hand stamped in a random pattern.

I designed and carved the stamp myself, making the letters in the shape of tea leaves.

The inside pages for all of the journals are cream color with dark brown ink and the paper is Green Seal Certified.  I wanted the colors and tones to echo the colors of tea and cream.  They are just the right size to easily slip into a purse or pocket when you go on your tea adventures.

After monitoring tea shops, the internet, and tea sites as I developed these designs, it appears I am the only one in the world that offers them. 

They make a wonderful addition to any tea gift basket.  The journals are a labor of love and I am very proud to offer them for purchase.

If you are interested in purchasing them, or want additional information such as detailed descriptions, photos, company profile or view other products also available, please visit my on-line store at:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/wwwpaperarchitectcom

Hope you have a T-lightful day!

Hello! Come join the party.

. . . a standing tea party invitation is extended to you.

No RSVP required. 

Stop by anytime.

WELCOME.  

So glad you found us.

Share a cup of your favorite tea.  Maybe munch on a croissant, muffin or the best of them, a warm scone with cream and jam.  Mmm mmm good.

Just thinking about it is enough to create a party.  ... even of one.

But together, it will be so much better!

So when you find yourself wanting some company while you sip your tea, come join our party.

And for those who haven't quite got what the big deal is about tea, stick around, this could get interesting.