I love them as they are. I've been thinking bout doing a garden theme with teapots. Good job. I know what you're saying bout GW

They are so cute...I'm tellin ya Alice needs to go in there somewhere. Madhatter, ect....

Alice would fit right in there indeed! Very cute teapots and arrangment of them, Karen. Is that an asparagus fern trailing down behind the white teapots? Whatever it is, makes a nice backdrop. ~tenderlee

Tenderlee, yes that is an old asparagus fern. Its about 10 yrs old now. I have its pot up on an old stump I salvaged.

Oh, other alternative for my 3 little teapots is obviously to make a mini totem with them. ???
I can't seem to decide what I want to do. LOL.

hugs, Karen

I like the three teapots as a group. Are they on different height stakes? I can't tell from the photo.
I think they would make a cute totem too. Then there would be 3 tea pot totems, supposedly odd numbers work best in groupings.
How's that for a non-commital answer, I like them separate and stacked!

Some teacup bird feeders would fit the tea time theme.

Do you ever come across any of those plastic "lace" doilies? I find them occasionally at thrift stores.They would add a Victorian feel to your collection. In your area they won't grow mold like they do around here....probably want to keep them out of direct sun though.

Great asparagus fern!

It seems like teapots without covers or with chipped spouts used to be everywhere cheap, but not any more.
I like your teapot garden justas itis!
The salvation army here never marks anything down. Our local thrift store does a different color tag every week and each week the tag from 4 weeks ago is half price. I get a chuckle cuz I started that practice when I worked there 25 years ago.
kathy

Too cute! It's really neat how the striped teapot matches the plates, etc. you used in that totem. Love the all!

How cute!! And I'm having a bout of gnome envy after seeing your darlings in the pics. I haven't found a gnome in quite awhile.... hrmph. Anyway. LOVE your teaputs and I'm wondering if you could figure out a way to make a teapot totem that stacks the teapots above each other leaving some room for succulents to be planted in the teapots - the hens and chicks types. A teapot totem dripping with those beauties would be quite thrilling indeed!! I use teapots to put my succs in but never could figure a way to stack them.

Well, Duh! If I had never read this post, I'd never known the sticker on the bottom of MY teapot covered a hole large enough for a stake. Thanks.

Nell

They're very cute. Love the little ones on the stakes.
Question: When it rains, don't the teapots get water in them through the spouts?

I'll bring the tea and be there in about ?????? hours!! How long DOES it take to get to Phoenix from Oklahoma!!!LOL!!
Karen, I am so glad you like your new teapots. Your inner little girl is showing!! Its always fun to play tea party in the garden! I ESPECIALLY LOVE that new one you made! OMGOSH! It is cute, cute, cute! The spouts on the bottom two are so neat!!!! I love those little ruffled edges, how cute!!! I have never seen any like that! You are the queen of finding cute teapots! It looks great in your garden! I think nmgirl had a great idea with the little plastic doilies, too. Maybe a wooden disk with the plastic doily on top,you woud have to cut a hole in the middle of both (you could use some spray adhesive to attach the doily) and then the teapot on top of that.Then thread your dowel up through the middle.I think maybe you should just try and see how you like them on some stakes,( with or without the doily thing, I just threw that in for another idea!LOL!!) then you can see which way is cuter. They look good like they are, but I like your idea of the stakes, every since you first had that idea, I was thinking it would be a cute way to display them with your teapot totem. So, maybe, give it a whirl and see whatcha think. Maybe some dowels painted up in pastel colors to match would be pretty. Someone said something about water getting in, I never thought of that.What about filling the inside of the spout with some silicone and stick in some tiny flowers or glass globs to prevent the water from getting in.
Anyway, have fun playing, girl!! And be sure to let us see!
They look great with your others, I'm so happy you like them!!!!
blessings-sherri
Whew, where did that all come from?? I'm tired now! I must be having crafting withdrawals, I need to make something this weekend!

Concrete Kathy, I almost never find teapots in my GW. Then I try to get them on half off day. The first one was with those two candleholders as a set, tho marked individually on their pricing. The plate that matches them so well came from Dollar Tree. Much later I found the identical teapots with the flowery spouts. Then finally the two smaller ones. I did see a pretty cup and saucer awhile back and grabbed it to make a little birdfeeder. I had actually forgotten it was in the garage till NMgirl mentioned it. So the glue is drying now, LOL. I'll add to the garden tomorrow.

NMgirl, yes the little teapots are different heights on their stakes.

Cait, I may be the only person around who can kill succulents! I've tried Hens & Chicks several times, and they hate me as much as flowers do. With our horrid heat and no humidity, guess I give them too much or not enough water.

As for rain getting in spouts of the teapots, Jean....
RAIN?? In Phoenix??? Don't I wish. Tho Dec is our 'rainy month',LOL, and we got almost 2" a week ago from a big Pacific Coast storm. The three little teapots don't have openings in their spouts, they are just decorative.
This little gnome garden stuff is pretty much out of sun, frost, and rain. There is a small decorative fern-like tree (jacaranda) growing in it, but my neighbor's towering old pine hangs way over my area too. So stuff is well protected.

Cait, most of my gnomes come from the local Walgreens drugstore every Spring/Summer.

Foxes, who'd think to look for a HOLE on the bottom of a teapot anyway? LOL. When I first saw them, and noticed the spouts not open and tops don't come off, I still didn't turn them over. But carrying them, I felt the hole and was thrilled to pieces at that! A lot of figurines at GW have holes on the bottom tho, so I always check. I've put nice Cherubs as toppers on rebar above my two tipsy pots.

I decided the three little teapots can't be a totem, cause the pretty little tops would be hidden. I am just going to leave them "planted" as they are, I'm liking them a lot that way. I should paint the stakes tho, thanks for that tip,
Sherri.

hugs, Karen

Purplemoon ... I also LOVE your teapot garden (as is)...I second (or 3rd or 4th) that Alice in Wonderland needs to find your garden. Since you love "rabbits," I hope you can find the perfect "White Rabbit" to add! Another thought...add a closed book (cement type) and paint the title on the book for your pretty teapot garden! Enjoyed your teapot totems (once more) and love seeing this garden grow! Jeanne S.

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I've also been buying them, when I can find them under 4 or 5 dollars.

My problem is I'm a teapot lover anyway...I'll buy it thinking "totem"...then get it home and feel I can't part with it...

I found a couple plain white that I thought I might paint some flowers on to spice them up a little. I found a square one that has blue on it. and a black one with pink flowers, that I'd like to keep in the house...but who knows...

patti

I love teapots ... maybe because I love tea so much ... so I love your teapot garden idea, Karen! What good fairy, gnome or other mythical character doesn't like tea? It is a wonderful way to bring some color to what is otherwise probably a dark area of the yard. I like nmgirl's idea of the teacup bird feeders and jeannespines' book idea. If you could find one, you could even decoupage the cover of a children's book to a concrete paver and seal it enough to withstand the elements. I would think out of the sun, it wouldn't fade too badly.

You definitely have an artistic eye for putting the teapots together! And it looks like daisydal picked out those little teapots to match your one totem perfectly! If you have a place to hang things, some teapots as birdhouses would be cute too. I'm sure the birds would appreciate it so close to the teacup feeders.

As for the rest of the non-dry country, I would think one could seal off the spout of the teapot so water couldn't get in. I'd also glue on the top to create a seal around it to prevent water from getting in too.

caitl, try narrow candle sticks inside one teapot that would act as a pillar for the next. Otherwise a couple of flanges and a pipe might work too. I'm not sure what sizes flanges come in to see if they would fit in the top of the teapot okay. I would think they would come small enough. I would think either idea would provide enough room to squeeze some succulents in between. I think it would look pretty cool! Great idea!