Each
letter has been fashioned from the dyed thread and glued down with rice
glue. I have added something decorative related to the letter and then
covered it all with a piece of tea bag tissue. I like the textured
surface resulting. Some tea bags are quite dark and others are very
lightly stained.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
A Late Start
Late last year I signed up to join this challenge to make a letter of
the alphabet each week in 2014 and suggested my daughter (Pennycello)
join also as a fun activity for us to share. We live in different states
and share a love of making things and tackling a challenge. Since then
she has put me to shame with posting some beautiful letters. Finally I
am getting my act together and catching up.
I have been keeping my tea bags to add to the garden mulch and like the
different patterns of staining as they dry out in a bowl on my kitchen
bench. I decided it would be great to include the tea stained tea bag
paper in my letters so my first set are all made with recycling in mind,
using things that I already have. The base is scraps of left over
printing paper.
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I love tea and anything to do with it. I really like the way you have used your teabags and the way in which you have interpreted the alphabet.
ReplyDeleteOh I love these! and wonderful to use the teabag paper. the result is very calming like a cup of tea!
ReplyDeleteSandy in the UK
quelle belle idée!
ReplyDeleteI love tea staining and tea bags - and then you go and pop the string letters underneath! Brilliant. I also love the variations in the tea bag papers...
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