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Do You Want to Win Some Scrumptious Steeped Tea?

Of course you do!

Steeped Tea is running a photo contest on ! Simply go to our      fanpage, click on CONTEST at the top and submit a photo of your favourite teapot. The public will vote to choose the winner. The winner will win a large Henley Teapot ( our most popular) and 6 bags of our most popular teas! Tell your friends!!

Prize Details -

One of our most popular stainless teapots with a built in mesh infuser. No drip spout, feet to protect your furniture and the handle stays cool while the tea stays hot! Beautiful and functional! PLUS 6 25g bags of our most popular loose teas!

Prize Eligibility -

Only persons residing in Canada and United States who are at least 13 years of age can enter.

Contest Starts -

July 21, 2010 @ 02:00 pm (PDT)

Contest Ends -

August 20, 2010 @ 02:00 pm (PDT)

Click here to enter! We can't wait to see your unusual, funky, artistic, antique, hand-crafted, delicate, ugly (you name it) teapots!

 

Hurry, before YOU'RE LATE!

Today is the final day to let us know about your recent March Mad Hatter Tea Party. Just leave us a comment with a link to your photos or video in this post.

Canadian entrants will be in a draw to win a selection of Steeped's best selling teas:

1-50g of Earl grey de la creme black

1-50g of creme carmello

1-50g of Cinnamon Stick

1-50g of Bella Coola

1-50g of Irish Breakfast

 

Good luck!

The Winning is Easy! It's not Too Late!

In the busy-ness of starting up a new contest, we failed to announce here the winner of our last contest. Doris was notified by email and her prize went into the mail, but to make it official: Congratulations to Doris whose entry read:

If you would like to win something, there is still time!

Steeped Tea is offering a drawing - someone will wina 50 g bag of each of our 5 best selling teas. All you have to do is reside in Canada, and have your friends over for a tea party - preferably a Mad Hatter's Tea Party. Snap some photos and post them online. Let us know they are there by leaving us a link in this post. Contest ends at the end of March, so hurry up and set your date!

 

More Alice Inspired Music - Mad Hatter'sTea Party Inspiration #6

You could play it at your Mad Hatter's Tea Party, or allow the colours and fashions inspire your theme! Remember to post your photo/video links in the comments here to enter our contest this month to win tea!

More Mad Hatter's Tea Party ideas #5

Today it's visual and audio inspiration for you as you plan your very own Mad Hatter's Tea Party this month. Check out the video and photos and see how it gets your creativity going if you are the party planner, or a guest! Don't forget to post your photos/videos online of your party and link them in our comments here to be eligible for our tea giveaway. Some lucky Canadian is going to win some fabulous tea!

 

  Hope you're MADLY inspired!   

More Mad Hatter's Party Planning Ideas #4

Steeped Tea consultant Patti Friday Kennedy was invited to another Mad Hatter Tea Party. The hostess was Katy McKay of Wasaga Beach and by the looks of these photos, the ladies had a maddenly fun time!Patti says it was trippy good fun. Katy said of Patti, "I really appreciate everything you did to make my "Mad Hatter's Tea party" so much fun. You're a star!" We hope these photos inspire you to hold a Mad Hatter's Tea Party of your own. Tell us about your party here. You could be entered to win our prize of delicious Steeped Tea!

 

Hostess, Katy McKay (a.k.a. The Queen of Hearts & Delicious Heart Tarts)

The table is ready - bring on the guests. They can't be late!

Some rabbits and Mad Hatters are among the crowd!

Thank you Katy, and friends, for sharing your fun evening with us, and good luck in the draw!

Now it's your turn!   

More Mad Hatter's Tea Party planning ideas #3

These ideas come from a different party planning site - and the results will be a less sedate party than those posted last week, I should think.

Remember to take pictures of your guests, or film some of your Tea Party, upload them, and give us a link to your upload to be entered in our contest for Steeped Tea's 5 best sellers!

Plan an over-the-top adult tea party

Sure, tea parties have a certain shabby chic, Queen Elizabeth-meets-your-former-five-year-old-self appeal but sipping tea, pinkies out, and acting prim and proper grows old real fast. With spring approaching, why not celebrate warm weather, blue skies, and little white rabbits with a rousing, wild version of afternoon tea?

The vision: Imagine what Martha Stewart might create on crack. I’m not suggesting that you take “high tea” literally, but use your imagination. Rent Alice in Wonderland if it helps!

The plan: Invite friends to your abode on a Saturday afternoon, post-lunch, pre-dinner. Light eaters can continue on their merry way and be fulfilled well into evening. Your ravenous friends can have a light dinner later.

This is not necessarily a ladies-only luncheon, although it can be. But with the boozy tea and kitschy party snacks, the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is man-friendly for sure.

Drinks: No matter how far you stray from a traditional tea party, this is still a tea party so teapots and cups and saucers are musts, as is the beverage itself. But the affair wouldn’t be called “mad” if you just drank orange pekoe with milk and sugar. Be creative and definitely consider spiking the brew. Blueberry tea with amaretto and Grand Marnier is delicious as is English breakfast with Bailey’s and apple cinnamon with peach schnapps. The key here is to mix your tea with sickeningly sweet liqueur for a disgustingly delicious sugar high reminiscent of elementary school birthday parties.

Food: Finger sandwiches are customary at tea parties as are sweets and there’s really no need to stray from that theme. Try to recreate the look of the sugary delights in Sophia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, if you can. And that doesn’t mean baking and icing and slaving all day in the kitchen. Buy pre-made cupcakes and mini brownies and decorate them yourself. Fill sugar bowls with candy and chocolate eggs. To offset the sweet, be sure to serve scones—with jam and Devon cream, of course. If you can’t find Devon cream, buy whipping cream and whip it yourself so it’s good and thick. And prepare a mix of traditional finger sandwiches like cucumber and cream cheese and off-the-wall snacks like mini pizza pockets. Everything should be finger food. It not only looks cute and festive but it cuts back on dishes you have to clean.

Décor: Again, the idea is shabby chic gone wild, like your crazy great aunt’s house. A slightly tacky floral tablecloth is a must. And if you can get your hands on doilies or, even better, crocheted place mats and coasters, you’re set. Paper napkins in a rainbow of pastels and brights will work as well. Buy big floral arrangements but not the real fancy stuff. Pick up lots of greenery and the biggest, cheapest flowers you can find. Combine them into vases around the room and add flair with out-of-place elements like peacock feathers, fake birds, and playing cards.

Guest requests: If you’re feeling greedy, or it’s a special occasion, ask invitees to buy you a cup and saucer. There’s something charming about a mismatched tea set—and that way, you know you’ll have enough cups for everyone.

A tea party is much more fun when everyone is dressed appropriately. Request that your guests show up in Wonderland-appropriate attire. Tuxedo vests, satin gloves, crinoline, and bow ties are very much encouraged as are top hats, of course.

The artist, Kenneth Rougeau, who created the print used in the photo in this blog has the prints for sale here. I didn't want to infringe on intellectual property without giving due credit.

Check Out These Mad Hatters! - Tea Party Inspiration #1

Jackie Clark of Singhampton, ON hosted a Mad Hatter's Tea Party on March 3rd and invited Steeped Tea consultant Patti Friday Kennedy of Wasaga Beach to join the madness. Patti has video posted on her Facebook page here. Enjoy the photos taken at the tea party - check out everyone's costumes, the amazing cake, all the Steeped Tea product (yes, Jackie is eligible for the BONUS offered by Steeped Tea if she wins the monthly draw) and all the fun everyone is having! Even more photos can be seen here. Thanks Patti, Jackie & friends for sharing your fun and inspiring more great Mad Hatter parties!

Wasn't this cake the perfect touch - and I'll bet it was delish with a pot or 2 or 3 of Steeped Tea!

 

The White Rabbit, a Mad Hatter, Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum, Alice and the Queen of Hearts were there...

The Queen of Hearts, clearly in a good mood and serving up some tea...

Simple yet effective decor idea!

Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee enjoying some tea!

 

 The table is ready - let's par-tea!

If you are hosting a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, be sure to let us know about it here, and you could be entered in our draw for 5 bags of Steeped's best selling teas.

Hope that gets your creative juices stirring, and we look forward to hearing from you! Thanks again to Jackie and her guests. Now it's your turn!

Get out your Party Hats!

March ushers in a fun contest here at Steeped Tea, in honour of the launching of the new Alice in Wonderland movie, which highlights a tea party and a very Madhatter.

Host a Madhatter's Tea Party during the month of March and leave us a link to the photos or video in the comments section of this post (we'll keep it at the top of the blog to make it easy for you).

When the Mad Hatter throws a tea party in "Alice in Wonderland," it is not the sedate and dignified affair we usually associate with a tea party. It is a let-loose, crazy, fun time. Planning a Mad Hatter tea party can be almost as much fun as actually having one, from the crazy hats to the table settings. Have fun with this! Encourage your guests to get into the spirit of your event and get creative. There are gorgeous hats, funny hats, homemade hats.  

Canadian contestants will be entered in a draw to one a selection of Steeped's best selling teas:

1-50g of Earl grey de la creme black

1-50g of creme carmello

1-50g of Cinnamon Stick

1-50g of Bella Coola

1-50g of Irish Breakfast

 

If we can see some Steeped Tea products in the winner's photo/video, Tonia will throw in a BONUS for you!

 

 

The winner must be a resident of Canada and all submissions may be posted on the blog. The winner will be notified by email and announced on the blog, and must claim the prize within 60 days.

 

So pick a day and get on the phone, email, evite, text your friends and let's get this party started! Need tea? Give your Steeped Tea consultant a call :)

 

Blog Giveaway - Today is the last day!

Steeped Tea is giving away a great package containing 2 of our brand new savory products: our Caramelized Onion Chutney & Red Pepper Jelly.

If you live in Canada and you haven't entered yet, what are you waiting for? Simply click here and leave us a comment about your experience of combining tea with chocolate. The contest ends today, so click now. We'll announce the winner this week here at the blog and by email.