There are so many great reasons and good places to grow flowers. I can’t get enough:) Our flowers with the photographs by http://theresaisabear.com/
There are so many great reasons and good places to grow flowers. I can’t get enough:) Our flowers with the photographs by http://theresaisabear.com/
Here’s a quick tutorial for making hand sewn heart shaped Valentines Day (or Any Occasion) Tea Bags.
While I made these for my Dad when he was having some issues with his heart health, you can make them for your own special little Sweet Hearts. For parties or special occasions, serve the tea with heart shaped sugar cookies or a simple cake for a special treat. Tuck them into a handmade card or handmade mug or as a favor or a gift for a baby shower, wedding shower, birthday or anniversary. They’re sure to be a hit. These little 2 1/2″ square bags are fun to make and will delight the recipient.
SUPPLIES NEEDED
Needle
Thread
Scissors
Iron or Other Heating Element (curling iron, straight iron)
Dried Organic Flower Petals Rose Petals/Hibiscus/Peony Blossoms/Violets/Pansies/Violas
Organic Tea Leaves from Green Herbs Dried Organic Spearmint, Peppermint, Nettles, Raspberry Leaf, Green Tea, Catnip, Lemon Verbena
Press and Brew Tea Bags–I get mine from Starwest but they’re sometimes available at Natural Food Stores.
I make these teas from my own farm raised organic dried rose petals and peppermint. The tea drinker gets a little of our Paradise magic in every cup. The tea is a holder of the memories and imprints of the place where it is grown as well as the lovely phytochemicals and minerals in the plants themselves. You can use other edible flowers and herbs but you’ll want to think about how the colors work together in your design and how the herbs and flowers taste together as tea.
DIRECTIONS
Now the tea bag can be steeped without losing the flowers and herbs. It’s pretty even after steeping.
Here’s another large 4 X5″ tea bag with a two heart motif filled with pink roses and red hibiscus flowers and surrounded by a field of green peppermint. This teabag makes a full teapot and can be refreshed with a second filling of hot water if you remove the bag after initial steeping and return for a second pot.
This design looks pretty floating in a clear glass teapot or other tea container with a wide opening. Alternatively, float the tea bag in a pretty bowl of sparkling punch. You can tuck it into a gift box or hand thrown/built teapot. It would be a delightful surprise for a tea party at a baby shower, wedding shower, birthday or anniversary. You’ll know the perfect occasion.
♥Some of the images are before steeping in hot water-some after.
xoxo
Juniper is one of my favorite Winter botanicals. It’s a hardy and resinous shrub with pungent green or silver boughs, sturdy wood and blue, green and silver berries. It has a frosty, cool scent that is a bit sharp and bitter, reminiscent of citrus and pine. It works well in Winter Wedding Bouquets and Boutonnieres as it’s naturally evergreen and brings a woodsy element into the flower design or decor.
In herbal folklore, Juniper is associated with fertility and protection. It is used as incense and for many culinary (gin is made from juniper berries) and medicinal products.