"Green Tea Fantasy" by mayah (c)2017
approx 6" x 6"
This was fun to make. This started out as an old piece of Eco Art I made a few years ago; the backing is a cardboard insert that was inside of an old picture frame; it's hard to see from the photo but the "square" in the middle of the cardboard sticks up about 1/3 of an inch for a 3-D effect. I took off the flower decorations that were on it to use in making homemade valentine's cards this year. What to do with the now-naked cardboard insert?
I opened up several used/dried tea bags, emptied the tea into a container, and glued the tea bag papers onto the cardboard backing. At first I thought to sprinkle just a small amount of the used/dried tea on top of the heavily glue-coated tea papers, but a whole pile spilled out and stuck to the glue. Oh well, I thought, and kept dumping dried used tea onto the project until the whole thing was coated. Let dry a couple of days, then glued the tea bag tags in a bunch on top. It smells nice, too--like tea!
Fun and easy to make!
To see more tea bag art, go to:
Eco Art: "One hundred million dollars of Love, Friendship, and Trust" http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2349391
"Tea Bark Dangles" http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2329216
"Tea Bag Assemblage" http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2297621
Eco Art by mayah utilizes reused/recycled and earth-friendlier materials whenever possible
Recent Blogs from 2017:
Eco Art: Chinese Spring http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2370199
Handmade Art Book: "To Be an Artist" http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2370190
Eco Art: Handmade Art Book "Creative Being" http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2360178
Poem: Cosmic Snail http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2360637
Eco Art: Quilt Moderne http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2358420
Art: Flying Free/Shedding Layers http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2356972
Eco Art Holiday Gift: "One hundred million dollars of Love, Friendship, and Trust" http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2349391
Eco Art: Home Made Valentine's Cards http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2353072
New Year's JOY Altar: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2349338