How ingenious are these M-Cups? That’s “M” for measuring cup and “M” for matryoshka nesting dolls. This set of 6 dry-measure cups from Fred & Friends nests neatly one inside the other, ala traditional Russian matryoshkas. A fantastic Christmas gift for the foodie in your life.

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Fancy hanging around with the Queen over a cup of tea? Take your pick from political (Democratea) and royalty (Royaltea) figures available at Donkey Products. Must feel like a sauna in there!

Taika means ‘magic’ in Finnish and I have indeed come under the spell of these lovely owl teacups designed by Klaus Haapaniemi. Especially love the black and white one. From Iittala.com.