Tea Advent Calendar Craft

I belong to a lovely Facebook Group Tea Cup Challenge Page and this year we started to do some fun tea swaps, one of the largest swaps we did was our Advent Swap. I started to think about mine in May, yes May.

I actually sewed most of it in September and finished it just before our deadline to ship of November 1st. I thought I would like to share with you how I did it and maybe inspire you to make your own. Please note I am a craft sewer and not the most patient crafter in the world so mine is a bit unique in the way the lines are not totally straight.

I used items I found at the dollar store to create my calendar base. A red and white placemat make up the base and the burlap and lace ribbon made me think I could make a beautiful calendar! The total cost of making the calendar (aside from the tea I had on hand) was under $10 Canadian.

I layered the burlap ribbon out and cut it so that it filled the placemat. I got 24 bags of tea (all different, seriously I could start my own tea room with my personal inventory) then I pinned and measured the pockets, removed the tea and then sewed straight-ish lines to create my calendar,

For a few weeks I struggled with how to number the pockets and then found these gemstone numbers at the dollar store, and I purchased three packages of them and set them in place.

I loved how easy they were to stick on and they seem to be staying!

I mailed this calendar to my partner and I hope she loves it. It was made with love and filled with tea and sent many miles and a country away. 

I hope that this inspires you to make and share a tea advent calendar with a tea lover in your life. 

Thank you for joining me for a cup of tea and a tea time craft. I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com 

The first week of tea from my 24 Steeps Advent Calendar

Well it is a week into December and I swear I just blinked and the entire week went by. In addition to trying to read as much as I can, I am working and hosting a 24/7 event on Beyond The Bookmarks this month. One of the things I am taking time to enjoy this month is the tea in my cup each morning from my Steeped Tea Advent Calendar. December first and my tea was their Christmas Chai, a spicy and very sweet black tea.

Day two was my favorite of the week, it is called Maraschino Cherry and it was spectacular. I would not have bought this tea had I not tried it but now it is high on my list to buy next order!

This was day 3 and on December third I had White Chocolate Souffle Rooibos tea, this was a light and tasty treat first thing in the morning!
 

Day 4 was Creamy Milk Oolong, normally I like a fruity Oolong but this was light and refreshing. 

This was day 5 and Peppy Peppermint in my cup! Love this tea, it's one I regularly order from them so I was very pleased.

Day 6 was Earl Grey de La Creme and this is one I know well too so I was pleased to have it on my morning table.

Day 7 is Winter Sangria, which is a fruit tea. I will give it a try and post the photo when I get up in the morning and share it here.

Thank you for joining me here for a cup of tea and a cozy mystery tea advent week in review. I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

November 1st And All Is Well, Advent Calendar Ideas Anyone?

How did we get here already, November 1st?

As I live in Canada we had Thanksgiving in early October so my mind is very busy with packing boxes for our up coming move to who knows where (Dear Universe please intervene) and thoughts of Christmas!

Click here for this listing on Rose Clip Art Etsy Shop

The lead up to Christmas is my favorite and a huge part of that has always been in that anticipation and those lovely advent calender's! Every year but this one for the last 6 years I have done an Advent Tea Swap, I have not signed up for any this year as I have lots going on here but I may make a few up even for myself.

If you want to make some of your own this year here is some great ideas I have found on Etsy. First is this great printable for tea advent calender's! This is a PDF listing and one that would work well for tea and book lovers! Click here for the listing from Rose Clip Art 

Another pretty DIY calendar I think would work well is this listing from Give It Pretty Etsy Shop! Everything you need accept the tea! I love the simple beauty in this listing.

While I pack my boxes today I am going to be thinking about how to make a few really fun advent Calender's up this year! I hope you don't mind the post today with all the trick or treating yesterday I did not have much time for reading!
As with all our posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com