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PW Boost and Bring on the eyes

Inside Alice's Teacup, a teahouse in Manhattan.

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teacups

From my (small) collection of Turkish teacups.

are you old enough to remember these!?

Please note that no texture has been used in post processing - that is genuine dirt!

Teacup by Shawn McGuire (Greenwood Studios on etsy)

This is a delicate little cup, wonderfully shaped, with fantastic purple blue curtain draped over a rich mellow gold

My best friend and I took a quick weekend getaway to Disneyland to celebrate turning 40 this year. It was such a fun trip!!

Adagio's Oolong #18 in my mom's wedding china.

Oolong #18 is very nice. Frgrant and flavorful. It has a light, delicate flavor that is hard to describe. Sort of floral, but not as harsh as a jasmine tea. I really enjoy it!

This wedding china will passed on to me when Mike and I get married. :) It doesn't match the color scheme I have in mind for my future kitchen or home, but I still love the pattern and the silver accents.

We had a sudden burst of sunlight in the house this afternoon, and I went round snapping photos of random objects.

16x20 Oil on Board. Fresh for spring downunder.

A tiny porcelain teacup with floral detail sits atop a saucer, ready to bring a little bit of charm to any outfit.

Inside Alice's Teacup, a teahouse in Manhattan.

I was hoping to catch my family in the midst of this whirling and twirling little ride. Although I did not catch any smiles I was pleased with the effect I achieved by focusing on the point where they would be before hand and taking the shot once they came into that field of focus. At any rate, it gave me a plausible excuse for missing the ride. :)

[image credits: teacup illustration by Rebekahleigh on Etsy; top fine art photo by alice b. gardens on Etsy; bottom image found on Elements Design via Google Image Search]

I must photograph all the teacups

teacup: randeesh + milky way + light blue

bowl: colour slip + clear glaze

This is a replica of hare fur spots teacup (兔毫斑茶盞). It was a necessary tool for tea competition in Sung Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.). Such kind of teacups were produced by Jian Furnace (建窯) located at Jianyang County (建陽縣) in Fujian province. The products of Jian Furnace were mainly black glaze china. When heated in the furnace, some strips appeared on the glaze surface, looked like the young hare's fur tip. Hence it was known as Hare Fur teacup.

I've got some weird leaf hat thing going on in the back.

'Teacups' ride in Fantasyland, Disneyland Paris

the teacups are worse than space mountain for me. "i'll be alright as long as i keep looking at your face," i told my friend. then she made the cups spin faster and i think i just started screaming "NOT OKAY NOT OKAY".

Whatever ride she can find to spin as fast as she can, Lauren will find it. These teacups are on the boardwalk in Ocean City.