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July 7, 2015

Teapot Tuesday

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It’s true that teapots come in all shapes and sizes.  It is also true that sometimes things happen to our beloved teapots and a spout gets broken or a lid goes missing.

The teapot on Teapot Tuesday today was one that was left in our house (along with a lot of other items) when we rented it out while we lived in Australia.  I could not bear to part with any teapot regardless of the sometimes bad feelings I harbored toward our renters so I repurposed the little guy over the years to be used for various things.  Recently he was the perfect home for some of my succulents that were in need of a new habitat.

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Pretty cute little thing, don’t you think?  And a great way to use a teapot that is less than perfect.  Add a little cactus soil with some drainage rocks and you are good to go.  There is nothing like these little “hen and chicks” when it comes to easy growing.

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Surely a pretty woman never looks prettier than when making tea. – Mary Elizabeth Braddon

 

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29 Comments

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  1. Thread crazy
    July 07, 2015 at 08:06 am

    Cute blue and white teapot – yes perfect for those hens n chicks! My hens and chicks have had babies!! Numerous times….

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 08:16 am

      Don’t you just love hen and chicks? They are the plant that keeps on giving and giving and giving and giving!

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  2. Carl D'Agostino
    July 07, 2015 at 08:19 am

    good idea

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 08:27 am

      Thanks!

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  3. jenieats
    July 07, 2015 at 08:26 am

    Giggling because I’m imagining your previous renters having tea parties in between their wild romps destroying things. It’s a beautiful way to repurpose it!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 08:28 am

      Yes! In between the keggers and the crazy basement parties where holes in walls were part of the game….I had to put a nice twist on it, right? 🙂

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    2. Katy Flint
      July 07, 2015 at 09:22 am

      Bahaha! Now, I’m giggling Jeni!

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      1. Beth Ann Chiles
        July 07, 2015 at 09:26 am

        🙂

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  4. Darlene
    July 07, 2015 at 08:36 am

    A perfect use for a lidless teapot!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 08:40 am

      It is, isn’ t it? And how many little pots lose their lids? A lot!

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  5. donnahup
    July 07, 2015 at 09:19 am

    I think it makes an adorable little planter!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 09:19 am

      Thanks!! Me, too!

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  6. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    July 07, 2015 at 09:21 am

    What a great repurposing of an otherwise unusable teapot.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 09:26 am

      Yep. Trying to find a use for broken things is a good thing, right?

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  7. Katy Flint
    July 07, 2015 at 09:23 am

    I LOVE this! Not only do I think it makes an adorable planter, but Hen & Chicks make me remember my childhood as my grandparents had a HUGE bed of them! Loved them!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 09:26 am

      I love hens and chicks. I have plans for the new place and they definitely include hens and chicks!

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  8. Helen Brown
    July 07, 2015 at 10:09 am

    I am glad you found a way to keep your teapot looking well.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 10:14 am

      Thanks! It is cute, isn’t it???

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  9. Mama's Empty Nest
    July 07, 2015 at 12:34 pm

    Good idea!!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 02:50 pm

      Thanks! I try to think of ways to be creative and every now and then I get a winner.

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  10. Rorybore
    July 07, 2015 at 12:45 pm

    what a great idea!! and I do love those little hens and chicks too. I put them in my kids gardens and they love touching them (the non prickly ones!)

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 07, 2015 at 02:49 pm

      They are the perfect thing to stick in an old teapot, don’t you think?

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  11. Gibber
    July 07, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    Nice!

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  12. Ll
    July 08, 2015 at 08:47 pm

    What a wonderful planter.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 09, 2015 at 07:38 am

      Thank you!

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  13. pattisj
    July 17, 2015 at 01:38 am

    Good reuse for the teapot. It’s so pretty, I’m glad you kept it. Renter stories are like that so often. At least, those are the ones we hear about.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 17, 2015 at 07:07 am

      We are trying to be good renters in Alabama! So far so good! 🙂

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  14. Priscilla King
    July 20, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    Very nice!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 21, 2015 at 11:30 am

      Thank you!

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