Seascapes Teapot

The beach has been on my mind lately, so I thought I’d show you one of my favorite teapots.  It is by Portmeirion and is in their lovely Seascapes pattern.

It has the texture and pattern of some of the shells I like to collect.  This is the only piece I own in this pattern.  I’d like to have the cream jug and oyster sugar bowl too.  This older pattern can be found on Ebay and Replacement China sites.   You can find gorgeous fruit and veggie Portmeirion patterns here.

I also like these conch shell salt & pepper shakers.  These were a yard sale find and I haven’t done any research on them as yet.

On a trip to Sanibel Island, I collected bags of shells from the beach. 

This shadow box shows some of the many varieties of shells I collected.  My favorites were the calico scallop shells (lower left) that were in such pretty colors like this pink and white example.

Angela at Tea With Friends used shells to cover a teapot.  I’ve been wanting to cover a mirror frame, but you know how these UFO’s (unfinished objects) pile up.

I’ll be basking on a pretty beach in July.  Unfortunately, there are no shells to collect on this manmade beach.  I’ll miss the shelling, but I will console myself by admiring lots of pretty teapots at a tea room in that area.