Friday, December 5, 2008

Tea Bags Advent Calendar


My husband is a big tea drinker. So I thought I would make an Advent Calendar out of tea bags. 

For this I needed:

~ a few of different kind of tea bags (according to how many days there are 'till Christmas);

~ punched tags out of cardstock ( I like the scalloped punch, but you can use any kind of shape);

~ glue;

~ any kind of numbers: rub-ons, embellishments...your choice;

~ tiny Christmas decorations that would fit on the new tag. 


















I glued the original tea tag in between two scalloped tags. Then on top I glued a punched patterned paper, then rubbed on the numbers, along with some snowflakes. Then I decorated the original tea box in Christmas colors. I went on the simple side, with the colors that my husband loves, but you can go as jolly as you like!!!

I also kept the tea kinds secret, so my husband has a nice surprise every December morning! :) 


1 comment:

Ramona Michaluk said...

What a lovely idea - I'm sure your husband was surprised by this unique gift. Thanks for sharing your idea - it would make a lovely gift for any time of year.
The number of teabags (or any other small item) could be varied for a week's worth or maybe two weeks. Great job!