November 21, 2018

DIY Gifts for Tea Lovers

Hohoho!  The holiday season is rapidly approaching and it’s time to make your list and check it twice.  We all like to give our family and friends lovely things to let them know we love them, but these holiday gifts don’t have to break our bank accounts!   I found some really great “do it yourself” DIY tea gifts online that I like, and, hopefully, you will like them as well. Make a Magnetic Tea Chalkboard.  The teas or herbs in this gift can be packaged individually so your friends can create their own blends, or you can fill the tins with your favorite tea blends for them to try – like our popular holiday teas! 2.   Fill 1 Ounce Tea Tins with your favorite teas and create […]
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November 20, 2018

Gift Wrap with Tea Dyed wrapping

Want to take your tea obsession one step further this holiday season?  I’m wrapping all my gifts this year in custom made, tea dyed fabrics!  This wrapping is great for books, puzzles, clothes and more.  You can also custom create your own gift – tea-dye shirts, socks, napkins, placemats…. the possibilities are endless. I toodled over to Joann’s Fabrics and found some bleached and unbleached muslin fabric.  I did a test run yesterday of 4 teas/herbs and the results for 3 of them were better than I imagined. I found some great information on how-to for dying fabrics at DIY Natural and at WikiHow.   First I ground all the teas & herbs I was using into smaller pieces (list below); then I measured 2 tsp of the ground […]
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