Love all your ideas and its so nice to watch a video where the person isn't talking incessantly. You have a lovely gentle way of presenting. Thank you for making this video.
Why thank you, Jane. It's funny - I am sometimes tempted to add ambient music to speeded-up parts and whenever I ask about it in a video I get a very loud NO AMBIENT MUSIC, PLEASE from watchers. I suspect it takes a little bit of nerve to risk silence and shutting up and letting the work take centre stage. Thanks for the vote of confidence! 😎 Kelly
fabulous! wonderful that you don't have to color all the way to the lines or you can go over the lines. the printing can be wobbly...just my style!!!!! this may be just for me!
Hi Sunnie. A friend is coming to visit from Kansas. Maybe I will ask him to bring me some of those. Is asking someone to use valuable space in a suitcase for giant tea bags pathetic? Or a good thing? Hmmmmmm. 😺😺😺😺
@@BookandPaperArts If I were going abroad, I'd ask if there were any "art supplies" I could bring...because you need room in your suitcase for what you will pick during your travels!
Great to hear that, Julienne. I have a good friend who drinks one cup of tea a day and says it will be ages before she can begin and I have to laugh. I have others saving for her, as well. The name of the game is fix the trouble and well done you! Kelly
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. It had never crossed my mind to print images onto tea bags! 🤯 Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing your art techniques and practices.
I was happy to find this just after you posted it! It has been a very hot day here in Castagnola, so I need a calm diversion!😊😊 It just so happens that I was given four tea bags at my cosmetics store - calming tea - haha! You've come up with so many good ideas! Some days I don't feel like expressing thoughts, but I do feel like making raw materials for pages 😊
Hi hi hi. It's funny, Kathy. I am drawn equally to spending whatever I can afford for the best quality in, say, paint and paper, but I also LOVE being resourceful with what I have. It's fun. Come to Wales. I am wearing long sleeves here in Swansea. 😎😎😎
Hey Kelly! I LOVE using old, used, T Bags in my art work! Automatic VINTAGE! And I enjoyed all of your yummo techniques, but realllly loved the copied on a printer T Bags! I have never tried that one yet! So happy to see this mini series up here. I'm all a tither! ;)
Perfect! I have a stash of tea bags but have seldom used them, mostly because of a lack of my imagination. You really inspired me to get them out and just play with them to have at hand for random other projects. Thanks.
Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you creating this gorgeous and adorable teabag paper’s. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumb’s up too. Please stay safe and well too
I’m so happy to have stumbled on do you video channel. I was ready to give up because I’ve been trying to make myself fit into those cutesy little junk, journal kits, and that’s just not me. I think you just set me free! Headed over to your website now. Thank you so much.
Why thank you, Cat. This is one of the nicest messages I could have had. While I have seen some gorgeous cute journals they just aren't me - and as this is my day job I am very much aware that I could bounce my numbers and viewership today if I followed in that direction but I just feel that at my age, very little is as important as living and creating in a truer way, the truest that can be wrangled and so I go (and teach) my off-the-beaten-track altered book way. Thanks for the vote of confidence and joining us. Kelly
I watched 2other channels in hopes of finding out how to use tea bags in my journal. You are the only one with very specific directions from the bery beginning. I didnt know if the wete used or do i just open them up and empty the contents or what. Not saying the other creators werent good because they were they just didnt give me the information on where to start. Also I'm only about 5 months into learning sbout paper crafts and jujnk journals mixed media, all of it. I was doing other crafts with wood and fabric. This is all new to me. I would love to learn to do some painting too. Thank you for being so clear. I sm subscribing to your channel because I think U can gain some knowledge from someone with alot of experience. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you and welcome, Doris. I do try to make sure that I explain for all as I remember what it was like to be an absolute beginner. I hope you are making fun and gorgeous pages with tea bags and other mixed media. And don't be afraid to be bold and make bold mistakes. That is the best way to learn!
Hello there, Ms G ! I know the very ziplock bags you mean, except I use a shoebox. Stay tuned as I have another tea bag as art supply video coming soon! I hope you have a creative weekend. Kelly
So many great ideas, Kelly, there's lots of inspiration here. I have a little bag of dried tea bags put by waiting to find a project that inspires...now I have several. I especially love the alphabet paper you used over the top, so I'm just dashing over to check the website. Thanks for sharing x
Hello! New subscriber here from the USA. I drink a ton of tea, and only recently started keeping my used teabags. I love your ideas and I am looking forward to trying some of them! I'm new to paper crafting.
Hello and welcome, Sue. Using tea bags in mixed media is addictive so be warned. If you go on Pinterest and look up tea bag art you will go down a rabbit hole of incredibly talented makers and get lots of inspiration. Keep me posted! Kelly
Hi Kelly, thanks for all the great ideas for tea bags. I never thought to print on them. I am not a fan of tea at all. I never tea dye anything. Can’t stand the smell. Lol 😝 So I dump them out and coffee dye them. I crumple, twist, fold etc… They turn out awesome. Also I learned the hard way which of my inks are not water proof. Haha 😂
Yay! You are doing it! Thank you so much! I loved the butterfly and the Altoid tin a bunch. I plan to make some for my special paint palettes. I have the giant tea bags and know they will be great. Can't wait for the next parts!❤️
Hey Robyn, I have an upcoming mini-course on how to alter the covers of Altoid tins. Those things come in soooooooo handy. I keep buttons in mine, as well.
Great video! I love these tips as I've starting using tea bag paper in my art/junk journals, bookmarks and greeting cards for friends and family. So far have just glued over images to make them more vintage but shall begin stamping on them, rubbing on them with stamp pad ink and even printing with ink jet. Also will try letting them dry in a bit of tea for the great splotches of dark stains. I fear they might mold but worth experimenting. After all "they are only tea bags". Your ideas are so creative! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Diane, thanks for this feedback. Believe me, running these through the printer is worth the extra trouble. No one will know just how you've done it and it looks amazing. I do love found art supplies. 😎 Kelly
Why thank you, Kate. That does make me happy to hear. I drink loose darjeeling most of the time. If I am rushed for time I use PG Tips which is a surprisingly good cheap tea. And you?
@@BookandPaperArts Thanks, Kelly. You are the BEST!!! I'm in the U.S. so I love the tones of Stash brand Earl Grey tea for my boiled books and for tea bags to glue on w/ gel. And the Twinnings lemon pomegranate gives gorgeous, water-color-like landscapes.
Hello there, Lilian. Here is the link to Part 2. To be honest I haven't done Part 3 but it IS in the pipeline. I think January will be a good time to make it - we will all be drinking tea and wanting to create something. 🫖🫖Kelly th-cam.com/video/x2Ejr7CMTZU/w-d-xo.html
Great info! Thank you for making this video! The tea bags I have saved in the past never have much depth of color (I use black tea), but I'm going to try your pouring method to see if that helps. I love love love the color you got on that oblong tea bag that you glued into the book. It's such a rich brown. That's what I want to get on mine. Do you know what brand of tea that one was? I love the long shape of it. Looking forward to the rest of the series. 🥰
Hi Lori, That big, dark bag was one of the loose tea infusers that I mentioned elsewhere in the video. You can get them at some shops and definitely on Etsy or Ebay. They don't cost a lot and they last a long time and come in a bunch of sizes. But any black tea bag should go this kind of brown once you glue it down, it becomes similar to a dark linen colour. Hope this helps!
Hi Nabby. Tea definitely has tannins which I believe are acidic. Not archival but on the other hand will last longer than I do. I have projects made with tea bags from 20 years ago that are just fine. So - okay for fun but maybe not for fine art. Kelly🌷🌼🌻
This is spectacular! Thank you! When you do the printer technique, does it matter what KIND of printer? I have an old HP Photosmart and wonder if I can try this one?
Hi Leslie. Now I don't know that printer but here's my take - give it a try. What do you have to lose but some tea bags? Give them a good iron and tape them down, put them in the printer and see what happens. Even if it isn't "perfect" you may find yourself inventing something interesting all the same. Keep me posted!
🤯 you mentioned printing on tissue paper in another vid, and I was thinking to myself: "I wonder if she just sticks the tissue onto a printer page, and just puts in a regular home printer?" and I decided I would try that myself, regardless of how you do it. and now, you're telling us 🥴 what shall I do with all that inventiveness of mine?!! I'll have to listen to you and just go do something 🤭 and a question: why do you keep cutting the decorative paper elements, BEFORE gluing? it's not accurate and quite wasteful. I found it gives me a lot of maneuvering space and adds to the creative process to glue the base on the decorative paper and only then, cut off the excess paper. sometimes it "tells" me only after gluing, if it wants to be cut off, torn, or fussi-cut. what is your thought behind cutting first and gluing after?
Hey Gurl, this text really has nothing to do with art, but I was thinking about you today. I hear Wales is getting pounded with a tremendous heat wave! Breaking records and starting fires in close by areas of France and England! I also read where there are few and far between air conditioners in UK. Not sure about other areas. Please stay cool Kelly and soak your feet in ice water as your creating....If that's possible. Just wanting to send you good vibes!
Ha. I live on the coast and it is just fine. Some parts of the country are scary but to be honest, not a patch on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi where I grew up. Maybe the difference is we aren't used to it here and so, are unprepared. You okay? My friend in Kansas had 106 yesterday.
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Dear Almeda, congratulations on the progress in your country. Yes, we have read about the attacks on the president and stopping his attempt to escape the terrible trouble he has created (with his family, also). And congratulations on your finding of coins! In English we say "you had a good haul". 😁😊
What a great video Kelly and now you have given me a good excuse to drink even more tea than I normally do (oh the sacrifices I make for art 😏) I tried printing on tracing paper with the masking tape method and it worked really well so I will definitely be ironing my old tea bags and giving them a go. I wonder if tissue paper would work to though it maybe a little fragile.
Thanks bunches, Miss Yvie. I know all about those sacrifices for the creative muse. (Just ask me about my wine cork collection.) Yes, tissue paper does print well but you have to tape it to the printer paper. I know, I found out the hard way because I didn't want to believe I needed that extra step. That was ONE epic paper jam. 🙄😮
Thank you for making this video. I have always saved my tea bags. I thought they were always wonderful to use in art journaling. I even liked using the flavored teas to stain them. They smell so good. Love your channel!!! 🥰❤
Thank you, Linda. Using the fruit teas to stain pages is a great idea. I already do that with black tea but I believe I will make some of the dreaded berry tea today and use it to prep my new blank journal. Thanks for the tip! Kellly
Just sat down with my cuppa tea (from England!!) and your video popped up! Now I have to patiently wait for it to dry although I have already a few dried and clean tea bags but couldn't remember how to use them! Now to remember where I put them. Great idea although I am late to the party! What an awesome idea to print on the teabag....my printer won't even print on photo paper so I will not even attempt but it's a fab idea! Looks like it's snowing ice pellets again so I will continue catching up watching your videos. Thanks for your inspirations!
Hello there and welcome! I really like how tea bags look like linen or parchment and are semi-transparent. This was meant to be a three part video and I haven't forgotten! Just got sick of looking at them after the first two videos. 😺😺I am blocking the third one for sometime in February so stay tuned and keep drinking that tea! 🫖🫖Kelly
Hi there. I rarely seal them and if I did I would - 1. hairspray, if it is just for me or 2. spray fixative if it is for sale or 3. maybe a coat of gel medium, depending on what it is going on. Hope this helps!
Girl, I LOVE cinnamon Altoids but never have decorated the tin. I’m going to give it a try. I make a gallon of iced tea a day, so I’ve got a great supply of large bags. I’m in central TX, the highs are up to 106 degrees Fahrenheit daily, so I’ve gotta have my iced tea, lol! Can’t wait to see the next video.
Holy macaroni, 106? I better stop complaining about how chilly this summer has been here in Wales. Two things that are not big here are ice tea and Altoids. I make my own tea and whenever a friend visits from the states, they better be bringing cinnamon Altoids, that's all I gotta say. Oh, there is a course on altering Altoid tins in my pipeline, hopefully this fall and it will cover everything, including tons of ways to cover the raised print on the cover. Stay tuned!
Fabulous idea - I’ve already added string and tag tea bags to my shopping list after seeing your little tea bag journal, but I’m going to need a bigger box 😆
Hi Linda. Well, they accumulate fast. Also, you can try asking friends to save them and one friend even asked a local coffee shop to save them for him and they did. I hope you make gorgeous little books! Kelly
Quick Q, Kelly. It didn't look like you put any finish, such as Mod Podge or PVA glue, whatever, over the top of your art pieces. Isn't that a good idea, just to protect them, or just not necessary? I'm excited to see lessons 2 and 3 to follow this one! Thank you.
Hi Lynn. I rarely do and one of the reasons is that an acrylic based glue or gel will protect but it can also be quite sticky even after it has dried (I found out the hard way) and it has made pages stick together in projects where it was not welcome. How about you?
@@BookandPaperArts Hmmm, I just made some overlays with T Bags, several days ago, and had already covered them over with Mod Podge. I'll see if I get the stickys or not. Thanks for the info, Kelly!
This video came along just in time! I've been saving tea bags and these are great ideas and clear instructions, thank you. I love your bracelet made from book pages, did you make it yourself?
Hello, Irene. Thank you so for your kind words. I was a teensy bit concerned that I was being overly earnest about tea bags and am glad to see that this was not the case. Yes, I really wanted a bracelet made from words and couldn't find one so made one myself out of old dictionary pages.
Thank you for this video. I hadn't tried pouring leftover tea on to the wet (used) tea bags, but I am going to do that next. Also I love the stamps...especially that orangy-red flowered one. Oh, and I love all the other ones, too.
Thank you, Siobhan. It is hilarious how much one can learn about preparing a tea bag but I really do use them all of the time in my art work, and if you let them steep, instant "rust"! More soon. Kelly
Love all your ideas and its so nice to watch a video where the person isn't talking incessantly. You have a lovely gentle way of presenting. Thank you for making this video.
Why thank you, Jane. It's funny - I am sometimes tempted to add ambient music to speeded-up parts and whenever I ask about it in a video I get a very loud NO AMBIENT MUSIC, PLEASE from watchers. I suspect it takes a little bit of nerve to risk silence and shutting up and letting the work take centre stage. Thanks for the vote of confidence! 😎 Kelly
I love her clear speaking voice! All her projects are just beautiful!
fabulous! wonderful that you don't have to color all the way to the lines or you can go over the lines. the printing can be wobbly...just my style!!!!! this may be just for me!
Hi Betty. Tea bags are weirdly versatile. Add that to cheap, fun, and not-fattening, what are we waiting for? Kelly
Wow! You’ve taken tea bag art to a whole new level. Thanks for sharing your ideas. I’m inspired to get started.
Why thank you, Mrs Dee. I hope you make some great pages! 🌷🌼🌻🎨🎨🎨
My goodness..I would never have thought of any of these applications. I love these videos thank you so much.
Why thank you, Jean. That truly makes me happy to hear. Hope you have a creative weekend!
Awesome inspiration!!!
Why thank you, Holly. That is lovely to hear! Kelly
Stunning tea bags with the added goodies. Thx for sharing!
Hi Roksanna, you are so welcome.
"Family size" tea bags here in the US...I like to make very strong tea for dyeing papers and then open up the bags for more fun!
Hi Sunnie. A friend is coming to visit from Kansas. Maybe I will ask him to bring me some of those. Is asking someone to use valuable space in a suitcase for giant tea bags pathetic? Or a good thing? Hmmmmmm. 😺😺😺😺
@@BookandPaperArts If I were going abroad, I'd ask if there were any "art supplies" I could bring...because you need room in your suitcase for what you will pick during your travels!
Thanks! For all the tea bag ideas. I have been saving them for a while and now because of your video I know what I can do with them.
You are so very welcome, Esmeralda. I know what you mean. I have a couple of drawers of them and how did that happen? 😎
Thank you for sharing your very interesting projects!
Excellent video. Love your ideas!
Great, great, great ideas! Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you, Donna. That makes me happy to hear.
Love all this definetly.putting some friends to work saving me tbags
Great to hear that, Julienne. I have a good friend who drinks one cup of tea a day and says it will be ages before she can begin and I have to laugh. I have others saving for her, as well. The name of the game is fix the trouble and well done you! Kelly
Very interesting- just doing a mixed medium project- will try this!
Hope it works, Phyllis. Keep me posted! 🌷🌼🌻
Awesome creations! They are gorgeous! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so, Angela. 🌷🌼🌻
Love these ideas. Happy to find you and subscribe!
Why thank you and welcome, Connie. More tea bag arts in February so stay tuned! Kelly
I LOVE the tea bags that have gone through the printer. I will have to try that! So many good ideas today. Thank you. ~~C.
Catherine, it is my very real pleasure. Cheers!
Awesome! Love this! Hope you are doing well! Love from Waxhaw, NC.
Thank you, Kristin. Yes, doing very well indeed. All the best from Swansea, Wales. (I used to live in Asheville!)
Love all your ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Phyllis. It is my very real pleasure. 🌷🌼🌻
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. It had never crossed my mind to print images onto tea bags! 🤯 Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing your art techniques and practices.
Hi Neva. Yes, printing makes this mysterious piece and no one will guess how you've done it! 😎
Wow that was an excellent vlog, so many great ideas, never thought about stamping on teabags. Thanks Kelly, I'm off to dry some teabags!
Hi Nicola, thank you. It is almost magic, the amount of layer and drama you can get with this stuff. Have a creative weekend, my dear!
great ideas… i love how you scrunched them … the piece with the red acrylic flower stencil looked great.
I was happy to find this just after you posted it! It has been a very hot day here in Castagnola, so I need a calm diversion!😊😊 It just so happens that I was given four tea bags at my cosmetics store - calming tea - haha! You've come up with so many good ideas! Some days I don't feel like expressing thoughts, but I do feel like making raw materials for pages 😊
Hi hi hi. It's funny, Kathy. I am drawn equally to spending whatever I can afford for the best quality in, say, paint and paper, but I also LOVE being resourceful with what I have. It's fun. Come to Wales. I am wearing long sleeves here in Swansea. 😎😎😎
Hey Kelly! I LOVE using old, used, T Bags in my art work! Automatic VINTAGE! And I enjoyed all of your yummo techniques, but realllly loved the copied on a printer T Bags! I have never tried that one yet! So happy to see this mini series up here. I'm all a tither! ;)
Hi, Lynn. You are right about the vintage look. It looks so similar to sun-faded linen that is a joy. I actually use it for mending torn paper, too.
@@BookandPaperArts Mending torn papers with T Bags, terrific idea, Oh Creative One!
Perfect! I have a stash of tea bags but have seldom used them, mostly because of a lack of my imagination. You really inspired me to get them out and just play with them to have at hand for random other projects. Thanks.
Hi, Cherry. Thanks for the feedback. This makes me happy, it really does, to think that you are going to get up and at 'em with some new ideas. 🌷🌼🌻😺
Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you creating this gorgeous and adorable teabag paper’s. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumb’s up too. Please stay safe and well too
Hello and welcome, Mags. Thanks for the vote of confidence! I am doing another tea bag video later in the spring so please stay tuned. 😺Kelly
I’m so happy to have stumbled on do you video channel. I was ready to give up because I’ve been trying to make myself fit into those cutesy little junk, journal kits, and that’s just not me.
I think you just set me free! Headed over to your website now. Thank you so much.
Why thank you, Cat. This is one of the nicest messages I could have had. While I have seen some gorgeous cute journals they just aren't me - and as this is my day job I am very much aware that I could bounce my numbers and viewership today if I followed in that direction but I just feel that at my age, very little is as important as living and creating in a truer way, the truest that can be wrangled and so I go (and teach) my off-the-beaten-track altered book way. Thanks for the vote of confidence and joining us. Kelly
Love the way you teach. Thank you.
Why thank you, Mickey. That really makes me happy to hear. I hope you are having a creative week and not too hectic. 🌻🌻🌼🌼Kelly
I have better luck tearing them apart when they are still wet. Love your teaching! Great ideas!
Amazing!! Thank you
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Just lovely- thank you😍
Thanks bunches, Regina. It is my real pleasure.
Great video...Off to play with my tea bags!! You're a wonderful teacher!!
Love love love….looking forward to next video!!!
Thank you, Ricki. I think it will be Friday now. I miscalculated how long it would take me to do my taxes this week 🙄😮 But it is coming up next! Kelly
I watched 2other channels in hopes of finding out how to use tea bags in my journal. You are the only one with very specific directions from the bery beginning. I didnt know if the wete used or do i just open them up and empty the contents or what. Not saying the other creators werent good because they were they just didnt give me the information on where to start. Also I'm only about 5 months into learning sbout paper crafts and jujnk journals mixed media, all of it. I was doing other crafts with wood and fabric. This is all new to me. I would love to learn to do some painting too. Thank you for being so clear. I sm subscribing to your channel because I think U can gain some knowledge from someone with alot of experience. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you and welcome, Doris. I do try to make sure that I explain for all as I remember what it was like to be an absolute beginner. I hope you are making fun and gorgeous pages with tea bags and other mixed media. And don't be afraid to be bold and make bold mistakes. That is the best way to learn!
Just love how you work!!
Why thank you, Amanda. That is so nice to hear!
I have two large ziplock bags of saved tea bag papers. Thank you for this
Hello there, Ms G ! I know the very ziplock bags you mean, except I use a shoebox. Stay tuned as I have another tea bag as art supply video coming soon! I hope you have a creative weekend. Kelly
So many great ideas, Kelly, there's lots of inspiration here. I have a little bag of dried tea bags put by waiting to find a project that inspires...now I have several. I especially love the alphabet paper you used over the top, so I'm just dashing over to check the website. Thanks for sharing x
Thanks, Sian. I am always shocked at how quickly my stash of tea bags builds up. Glad you liked the printable!
Your projects are just beautiful!
Hello! New subscriber here from the USA. I drink a ton of tea, and only recently started keeping my used teabags. I love your ideas and I am looking forward to trying some of them! I'm new to paper crafting.
Hello and welcome, Sue. Using tea bags in mixed media is addictive so be warned. If you go on Pinterest and look up tea bag art you will go down a rabbit hole of incredibly talented makers and get lots of inspiration. Keep me posted! Kelly
I loved the altered altoid mint tin
Hi Kelly, thanks for all the great ideas for tea bags. I never thought to print on them. I am not a fan of tea at all. I never tea dye anything. Can’t stand the smell. Lol 😝 So I dump them out and coffee dye them. I crumple, twist, fold etc… They turn out awesome. Also I learned the hard way which of my inks are not water proof. Haha 😂
Hi Jodi. Not like tea? Well, that just leaves more for me. 😁And great idea to use coffee for the staining.
Yay! You are doing it! Thank you so much! I loved the butterfly and the Altoid tin a bunch. I plan to make some for my special paint palettes. I have the giant tea bags and know they will be great. Can't wait for the next parts!❤️
Hey Robyn, I have an upcoming mini-course on how to alter the covers of Altoid tins. Those things come in soooooooo handy. I keep buttons in mine, as well.
Great video! I love these tips as I've starting using tea bag paper in my art/junk journals, bookmarks and greeting cards for friends and family. So far have just glued over images to make them more vintage but shall begin stamping on them, rubbing on them with stamp pad ink and even printing with ink jet. Also will try letting them dry in a bit of tea for the great splotches of dark stains. I fear they might mold but worth experimenting. After all "they are only tea bags".
Your ideas are so creative! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Diane, thanks for this feedback. Believe me, running these through the printer is worth the extra trouble. No one will know just how you've done it and it looks amazing. I do love found art supplies. 😎 Kelly
Beautiful idea
Thank you, Dawn.
Loved all these ideas! Thanks so much!
Really simple and useful! 🐱
Thank you!!!!!!!!! Kelly 🌻🌻
Wow, Kelly. Out of the park as usual. You have such an eye for design. Is there any particular black tea you use? I just love this tone.
Why thank you, Kate. That does make me happy to hear. I drink loose darjeeling most of the time. If I am rushed for time I use PG Tips which is a surprisingly good cheap tea. And you?
@@BookandPaperArts Thanks, Kelly. You are the BEST!!! I'm in the U.S. so I love the tones of Stash brand Earl Grey tea for my boiled books and for tea bags to glue on w/ gel. And the Twinnings lemon pomegranate gives gorgeous, water-color-like landscapes.
@@kategleason8474 Okay, lemon pomegranate sounds like a winner. 🌻🌻
Thanks for a great video. Not sure why I couldn't save the video link to watch later? is that a setting you could enable?
Hi Ruth. It should save. Try opening TH-cam in another browser and see if that lets you save it there. Hope this helps! Kelly
Could you do a tutorial on how to make that beautiful word braclet on your wrist?
I was just thinking the same thing. Love the bracelet
I believe it’s paper mache
love your video - where can I find nr 2 and 3 ? I have lots of dry teabags, but cant find the round ones in Denmark.
Hello there, Lilian. Here is the link to Part 2. To be honest I haven't done Part 3 but it IS in the pipeline. I think January will be a good time to make it - we will all be drinking tea and wanting to create something. 🫖🫖Kelly
th-cam.com/video/x2Ejr7CMTZU/w-d-xo.html
Great info! Thank you for making this video! The tea bags I have saved in the past never have much depth of color (I use black tea), but I'm going to try your pouring method to see if that helps. I love love love the color you got on that oblong tea bag that you glued into the book. It's such a rich brown. That's what I want to get on mine. Do you know what brand of tea that one was? I love the long shape of it. Looking forward to the rest of the series. 🥰
Hi Lori, That big, dark bag was one of the loose tea infusers that I mentioned elsewhere in the video. You can get them at some shops and definitely on Etsy or Ebay. They don't cost a lot and they last a long time and come in a bunch of sizes. But any black tea bag should go this kind of brown once you glue it down, it becomes similar to a dark linen colour. Hope this helps!
I drink tea every day (the proper way, with milk ), so this sounds very interesting. I’m just wondering if the acid will end up degrading this paper?
Hi Nabby. Tea definitely has tannins which I believe are acidic. Not archival but on the other hand will last longer than I do. I have projects made with tea bags from 20 years ago that are just fine. So - okay for fun but maybe not for fine art. Kelly🌷🌼🌻
This is spectacular! Thank you! When you do the printer technique, does it matter what KIND of printer? I have an old HP Photosmart and wonder if I can try this one?
Hi Leslie. Now I don't know that printer but here's my take - give it a try. What do you have to lose but some tea bags? Give them a good iron and tape them down, put them in the printer and see what happens. Even if it isn't "perfect" you may find yourself inventing something interesting all the same. Keep me posted!
@@BookandPaperArts Well, now I’m laughing over how this didn’t occur to me. Talk about a “duh” moment 😂. What do I have to lose INDEED! Thank you!
🤯 you mentioned printing on tissue paper in another vid, and I was thinking to myself: "I wonder if she just sticks the tissue onto a printer page, and just puts in a regular home printer?"
and I decided I would try that myself, regardless of how you do it. and now, you're telling us 🥴
what shall I do with all that inventiveness of mine?!! I'll have to listen to you and just go do something 🤭
and a question:
why do you keep cutting the decorative paper elements, BEFORE gluing? it's not accurate and quite wasteful.
I found it gives me a lot of maneuvering space and adds to the creative process to glue the base on the decorative paper and only then, cut off the excess paper. sometimes it "tells" me only after gluing, if it wants to be cut off, torn, or fussi-cut.
what is your thought behind cutting first and gluing after?
Do not do that with the tissue paper and printer. Trust me. I found out the hard way! 😺
Hey Gurl, this text really has nothing to do with art, but I was thinking about you today. I hear Wales is getting pounded with a tremendous heat wave! Breaking records and starting fires in close by areas of France and England! I also read where there are few and far between air conditioners in UK. Not sure about other areas. Please stay cool Kelly and soak your feet in ice water as your creating....If that's possible. Just wanting to send you good vibes!
Ha. I live on the coast and it is just fine. Some parts of the country are scary but to be honest, not a patch on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi where I grew up. Maybe the difference is we aren't used to it here and so, are unprepared. You okay? My friend in Kansas had 106 yesterday.
*bangle*
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This is a good video which is showing the process of recycling. Thank you for sending me this video In today's comment I have to mention you two things especially it's about achievements our Sri Lankan Anti government protesters could swipe the polluted government successfully. They were conquered the presidential mansion as their first target so however now the president of Sri Lanka Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksha is already escaped from Sri Lanka to Singapore. In the last time he was escaped to Maldives but ultimately he had to leave from Maldives due to severe public protests. I think now the 50 present of our major problems of Sri Lankan has already solved. The other thing is i could find a huge amount of old coins and antiques. I deem it's the most successful achievement in my life on the field of collecting antiques.
Dear Almeda, congratulations on the progress in your country. Yes, we have read about the attacks on the president and stopping his attempt to escape the terrible trouble he has created (with his family, also). And congratulations on your finding of coins! In English we say "you had a good haul". 😁😊
@@BookandPaperArts Thank you very much for your peaceful reply !
What a great video Kelly and now you have given me a good excuse to drink even more tea than I normally do (oh the sacrifices I make for art 😏) I tried printing on tracing paper with the masking tape method and it worked really well so I will definitely be ironing my old tea bags and giving them a go. I wonder if tissue paper would work to though it maybe a little fragile.
Thanks bunches, Miss Yvie. I know all about those sacrifices for the creative muse. (Just ask me about my wine cork collection.) Yes, tissue paper does print well but you have to tape it to the printer paper. I know, I found out the hard way because I didn't want to believe I needed that extra step. That was ONE epic paper jam. 🙄😮
I could listen to you all day.
Why Diane, thank you so. That is truly nice to hear. You have made my evening. I hope you have a creative weekend! 🌼🌷🌻Kelly
Thank you for making this video. I have always saved my tea bags. I thought they were always wonderful to use in art journaling. I even liked using the flavored teas to stain them. They smell so good.
Love your channel!!! 🥰❤
Thank you, Linda. Using the fruit teas to stain pages is a great idea. I already do that with black tea but I believe I will make some of the dreaded berry tea today and use it to prep my new blank journal. Thanks for the tip! Kellly
Very much enjoyed this video. I look forward to tomorrows video.
Thank you, Jude. Off to go make tiny paintings now! 🎨🎨🎨
Just sat down with my cuppa tea (from England!!) and your video popped up! Now I have to patiently wait for it to dry although I have already a few dried and clean tea bags but couldn't remember how to use them! Now to remember where I put them. Great idea although I am late to the party! What an awesome idea to print on the teabag....my printer won't even print on photo paper so I will not even attempt but it's a fab idea! Looks like it's snowing ice pellets again so I will continue catching up watching your videos. Thanks for your inspirations!
Hello there and welcome! I really like how tea bags look like linen or parchment and are semi-transparent. This was meant to be a three part video and I haven't forgotten! Just got sick of looking at them after the first two videos. 😺😺I am blocking the third one for sometime in February so stay tuned and keep drinking that tea! 🫖🫖Kelly
Thank you! This was an awesome video!
Why thank you, Mina. That is truly nice to hear. 🫖🫖Kelly
Hi! Do you seal them and if so what do you use?
Hi there. I rarely seal them and if I did I would - 1. hairspray, if it is just for me or 2. spray fixative if it is for sale or 3. maybe a coat of gel medium, depending on what it is going on. Hope this helps!
@@BookandPaperArts Thanks so much 😃
Excellent video! I now have many ideas to choose from as I enjoy working with tea bags.
Hi there, Dolores. Thanks for touching base. I have a new tea bag video coming soon so please stay tuned! Kelly
You sound like Jane Fonda.
Well, that is really nice to hear! I have also stolen her latest hairstyle (or the version that I can have without half a dozen stylists on hand).😉😎
Girl, I LOVE cinnamon Altoids but never have decorated the tin. I’m going to give it a try.
I make a gallon of iced tea a day, so I’ve got a great supply of large bags. I’m in central TX, the highs are up to 106 degrees Fahrenheit daily, so I’ve gotta have my iced tea, lol!
Can’t wait to see the next video.
Holy macaroni, 106? I better stop complaining about how chilly this summer has been here in Wales. Two things that are not big here are ice tea and Altoids. I make my own tea and whenever a friend visits from the states, they better be bringing cinnamon Altoids, that's all I gotta say. Oh, there is a course on altering Altoid tins in my pipeline, hopefully this fall and it will cover everything, including tons of ways to cover the raised print on the cover. Stay tuned!
Fabulous idea - I’ve already added string and tag tea bags to my shopping list after seeing your little tea bag journal, but I’m going to need a bigger box 😆
Hi Linda. Well, they accumulate fast. Also, you can try asking friends to save them and one friend even asked a local coffee shop to save them for him and they did. I hope you make gorgeous little books! Kelly
Quick Q, Kelly. It didn't look like you put any finish, such as Mod Podge or PVA glue, whatever, over the top of your art pieces. Isn't that a good idea, just to protect them, or just not necessary? I'm excited to see lessons 2 and 3 to follow this one! Thank you.
Hi Lynn. I rarely do and one of the reasons is that an acrylic based glue or gel will protect but it can also be quite sticky even after it has dried (I found out the hard way) and it has made pages stick together in projects where it was not welcome. How about you?
@@BookandPaperArts Hmmm, I just made some overlays with T Bags, several days ago, and had already covered them over with Mod Podge. I'll see if I get the stickys or not. Thanks for the info, Kelly!
@@lynnboyd33 Keep me posted, Lynn.
Love these ideas. I have some tea bags I haven’t used yet.
Hi Janice. Thanks for this and hope you have a creative weekend!
Oh boy...can't wait to see this video!!
Thanks bunches, Jean. 🌷🌼🌻
Well done! All of this looks very nice!
Why thank you, Bondaluh. 🌷🌼🌻
Liked all of your ideas.
Thank you, Kay. That makes me happy to hear. 🌷🌼🌻
This video came along just in time! I've been saving tea bags and these are great ideas and clear instructions, thank you. I love your bracelet made from book pages, did you make it yourself?
Hello, Irene. Thank you so for your kind words. I was a teensy bit concerned that I was being overly earnest about tea bags and am glad to see that this was not the case. Yes, I really wanted a bracelet made from words and couldn't find one so made one myself out of old dictionary pages.
Can't wait to watch this series
Thank you so!
Thank you for this video. I hadn't tried pouring leftover tea on to the wet (used) tea bags, but I am going to do that next. Also I love the stamps...especially that orangy-red flowered one. Oh, and I love all the other ones, too.
Thank you, Siobhan. It is hilarious how much one can learn about preparing a tea bag but I really do use them all of the time in my art work, and if you let them steep, instant "rust"! More soon. Kelly
Thank you!😊
I loved this!
Why thank you! 🌷🌼🌻
Awesome
What great ideas!! Thank you!!
Thank you, Kellene. Thanks for touching base! Hope you are making gorgeous and fun pages. Kelly