Easy Holiday Gift Idea: DIY Tea Bags

Here's a simple idea for everyone on your list: Package your own tea bags.


If you have lots of time on your hands, do what I did and make the entire thing from scratch from tea to bags to packages. You will need loose tea, which you can get at most stores, and press and seal tea bags, you can find them online or at a craft store. Put 1.5-2 TSP of loose tea in the tea bags and iron the bags shut.

If you have less time, you can repackage tea bags to add a personal touch.

You will need:

• glue sticks
• construction paper
• markers
• tea bags
• scissors

Steps:

1. Take a piece of construction paper and fold it in half length-wise and then again width-wise.
2. Cut along the folds to make four even rectangles.
3. Fold the edges of each rectangle approximately 1/2 inch in.
4. Fold the paper in half so that there is 1/2 inch at the top for a fold over tab.
5. Apply glue inbetween the fold to create an envelope for the tea bag.
6. If you want to, cut the excess paper from the inside of the envelope fold.
7. Draw a design on the front of the envelope or write the name of the tea you will be putting inside.
8. Place the tea bag inside the envelope.
9. Glue the edges of the inside of the tab and fold it over to seal the tea bag inside.