Whew....I have been busy with school!

Man oh Man...It has been a busy few months for me thanks to my full time class load. But as the semester is winding down I find myself thinking hmmm...what about my blog.
Here is a little tutorial on some fun with tea bags. They go perfectly with the cold wet weather because what better than a hot cup of tea on a cold day. The teabags themselves are quite hardy and even sewable.

Fun with Tea Bags
- a tutorial suitable for any season but especially the cold tea drinking ones.

1. Drink several cups of tea and save those tea bags

 2. Once you have about four or five tea bags you will need to open them up and send the used tea to the compost bin.

• Remove the string and staple and unfold the top of the bag. 

 

 



 

• Once this is done you will most likely see that the bag is folded in half-unfold this and in the center there will be a seam where the bag is stuck together. 

• Very gently open up this seam and clear out the tea leaves inside. This works better if the tea bag is still slightly wet.

3. After you have cleared out the tea leaves you may want to rinse the tea bag and then wait for it to dry (*hint* I put mine in the microwave for 30 seconds to speed up the drying)

4. After the tea bags are dryed out sew them together to get a larger sheet.

For a card I sewed four together and covered a piece of card stock with them. Unfortunately I have already given away the card but here are some other ideas for fun tea bag projects

• journal pages
• art project
• mini treasure map