sometimes the simplest things are the most thoughtful & memorable.
if you are looking to do something sweet & simple for valentine's, surprise your loved one by brewing a cup of tea filled with love or gift your friends & family with a bag filled with these individual heart shaped tea bags.
materials
string, needle, scissors, construction paper (to create heart stencil & tea tags), tea bags, tea leaves, tablespoon, coffee bag (optional - good way to preserve tea)
heart tea bag
1.cut construction paper in the shape of a heart so that it's big enough to fit a teaspoon of tea leaves.
2. put the heart over the tea bag & sew around it. make sure each stitch is close together so there is no room for the tea leaves to fall out.
3. leave about an inch opening to fill the heart with 1 tablespoon of tea leaves
4. make a funnel with a piece of paper and insert it into the opening.
5. scoop a tablespoon of your favorite tea. i chose lucipia's champagne rose
(seemed perfect for the occasion)
6. fill the heart through the funnel with the tea leaves
7. evenly distribute the tea leaves inside the heart
8. take the funnel out & make sure all the tea leaves are inside the heart
9. complete stitching the heart
10. after the heart is completely stitched, tie a knot and cut the remainder of the string
tea tag
1. cut out a tea tag in any shape you like. for valentine's, i made a heart shape, but you can get creative if you like :)
2. take a needle with thread (8 inches if single strand; 16 inches if double strand) & put it through the tea tag.
3. grab the heart sewn tea bag and put the needle through the crevice of the heart
4. pull the string through the tea bag to the desired length
5. tie a double knot and cut the remaining string
last but not least cut around the heart
(make sure to not cut too close to the stitch)
there you have it!
a heart shaped tea bag <3
p.s. this was my first diy!!!
how did i do?
Cute DIY Jin! Love the heart shaped paper cutout attached to the string! Were you making these for a special someone? :o)
ReplyDelete"sometimes the simplest things are the most thoughtful & memorable" I SURE DO KNOW!! hehe I LOVE YOUR tea bag. It tastes so yummy and pretty too <3
ReplyDeleteAwe, this is really cute. I did a heart DIY today too
ReplyDeleteI heart it!
ReplyDeleteim glad you heart it <3
DeleteLove this DIY.
ReplyDeleteThis is so thoughtful and sweet! what a cute DIY idea!
ReplyDeletety jeanne! you should surprise your hubby with this ;)
DeleteWow - what a great idea!!!
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thanks everyone! would love to know if you end up doing the d.i.y :)
ReplyDeleteYou did great! It's perfect for Valentine's Day :)
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awww...thanks wendy! hope your having a wonderful wknd!
DeleteThis is so gorgeous Jin! I LOVE it hehe :) x
ReplyDeleteMorgan xx
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thanks morgan :)
DeleteThis is such a wonderful and sweet project! Thanks so much for the tutorial ♥
ReplyDeletethanks clémence! it was my first diy...
Deletemany more to come :)
WOW I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteit looks sooooo pretty!!! and lupicia tea inside? yum yummm! :D
you should try it! lucipia within a heart tastes so much better ;)
DeleteAWHH! How cute is this? x
ReplyDeleteHi Jin! Just stopping by from InspirationCOOPERATIVE .....
ReplyDeleteYour DIY is adorable! I love the idea of a custom-made teabag - you could have such fun making them in all kinds of shapes/motifs depending on the occasion.
Thank you for sharing it! :)
you did a great job for your first try! you should sell these on ebay!
ReplyDeleteWonderful!! I made one, too! Thanks for the instruction. You can see it here.
ReplyDeleteglad you liked the DIY!
DeleteWhat an awesome idea, Jin, thanks for sharing! I'll be making that for my sweetie for Valentine's day, too.
ReplyDeletethanks monika, i'm sure your sweetie would love this as a valentine's gift!
DeleteI just tried to make one, but the tea keeps falling out through the holes made by needle. I used an already filled teabag though, so using loose leaf tea is probably a better idea. The whole leaves are bigger and would not fall out. Your is much nicer than mine, by the way!!! :)
ReplyDeleteif the tea particles are really small, there can be a chance for them to fall out. well, thanks for trying out the DIY! try using loose leaves next time. xo
DeleteHey, silly question but what type of paper did you use for the actual tea bag please?? Thanks xx
ReplyDeletehi traci...i used tea filter bags. if you go toward the top of the page under 'material' i provided a link to the tea filter bags. hope this helps! xo
DeleteHey, what type of paper was it you used for the actual tea bag please? Thanks :) xx
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ReplyDeleteWhat a cute gift this would be!! Thanks for the idea :)
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you can use coffee filters for the tea bag paper, just press flat with an iron
ReplyDeleteHi. what string did you use.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I'm totally doing this! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi Jin! What kind of thread and needle did you use. I want to make sure it's strong enough. Thanks! Amy
ReplyDeleteThank youfor thisnicetip:) Wanna try out this one <3
ReplyDeleteCould always make your last stitch the tail of the tea bag all about placement ;) takes a step out even easier
ReplyDeleteI like this design
ReplyDeleteIt is a good idea. I like it.
ReplyDeleteWith Christmas just over I want to make this next year! Will make a tree and use a star as the tea tag. I just love this!!
ReplyDeleteI will to them next Christmas! They are so nice!
ReplyDeleteSuper sweet! Pinning and sharing:) Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I have to add this as a great Valentine idea on my blog. I will link it back to you. amarmielife.com
ReplyDelete! tried this but couldn't find the tea bags like that, so i tried it with coffee filters, and it worked great!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this lovely idea, I am going to do this project tomorrow. Maybe a year late for Valentine but at least I´ll have my teabags ready for next year. Greetings from Claudia
ReplyDeleteAnonymous July 15 2014 at 4pm
ReplyDeletethank you so much brilliant idea will use it great afternoon tea tip not just for valentine everyday is special
Hello, i really like this idea so much ^.^ Can i share my heart tea photos in my blog? :) This is ur idea so i should ask u.
ReplyDeleteI love this gonna do this gor my bf for valentines day:-)
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