Tea

Though I'm not one for tea or for collecting, I do think it would be quite lovely to have a collection of mismatched vintage china tea cups, like this one above from Etsy. To build a collection, you could ask friends and family to give you cups for your birthday or wedding shower. I like the idea of each cup having a distinct meaning or memory associated with it, and the idea of making a formal event - like high tea - less matchy matchy.

These sorts of cups beg to be sipped from on a sunny afternoon in a pastel coloured dress surrounded by your closest female family and friends, while munching on cucumber sandwiches, scones and petits fours. Such an afternoon sounds like a delightful occasion to me.