These DIY homemade tea bags make the perfect thoughtful, personalized gift idea for Mother’s Day or birthdays. Scroll down to see how I made them. This post contains affiliate links.
I have always appreciated receiving handmade gifts, to me they are more meaningful. Our mom loves tea and growing up we used to do always have tea parties. This year we surprised her and threw our Mother’s Day celebration a few weeks early with a Mother Daughter Tea and these DIY homemade tea bags. She loved them and they looked really cute on the table too!
You will need:
- Coffee filters
- Loose leaf tea
- Twine
- Cardstock or printed photos
- Stapler
Directions:
1.) I started by printing out some of my favorite photos that I wanted to use for the tea bags and cutting them into small squares for the tags. If you’re not going to use pictures, you could also do cardstock and write little personalized messages on them.
2.) Take a coffee filter and scoop 1 1/2 teaspoon of loose leaf tea into the center of the coffee filter.
3.) Bring the edges of the coffee filter up to make it into like a blossom and pinch the center to close it off.
4.) Take a piece of twine and wrap around the part of the coffee filter that you have pinched off and tie closed leaving enough of the twine coming off the tea bag for steeping.
5.) Using a stapler, staple your picture or cardstock to the end of the twine.
We chose to have them all set out on the table. I think they would also be cute made into a basket with a tea canister, a tea cup, some biscotti and maybe some macaroons.
Linking some of the items from our tea party below
25 Comments
Jennifer Howard
April 25, 2022 at 11:44 amThis is a cute idea!!
Nicolle
April 27, 2022 at 8:29 amThanks Jennifer! I was so happy with how they came out!
Cindy
April 25, 2022 at 8:58 pmThese are just adorable!!
Nicolle
April 27, 2022 at 8:29 amThanks so much Cindy! Such a special gift idea or bridal shower favor too!
Lori
April 27, 2022 at 8:22 amAdorable DIY for my tea drinking pals!
Nicolle
April 27, 2022 at 8:25 amThank you Lori!
McKinley
April 27, 2022 at 8:43 amThis is so cute! I’m definitely saving this post to make these for my grandmother’s 91st birthday party in a few weeks!
Nicolle
April 28, 2022 at 9:52 amawwww so special! Happy Birthday to your grandma!!! I would love to see how they come out! If you’re one Instagram you’ll have to tag me @ourtiny_nest 🙂
Bekah
April 27, 2022 at 10:36 amWhat a cool idea for a mother’s day gift! Or any kind of tea party you might plan on throwing!
Kimberly
April 27, 2022 at 3:00 pmI love this idea! I’ve got a little reusable tea ball, but it doesn’t always hold the amount I want to put in it!
Kris
April 30, 2022 at 1:23 pmThis is a fun idea! Did you know that you can purchase T-Sac tea filters? They are wonderful and might be easier to work with and less likely to have the tea leaves escaping into your brew.
Beth
May 2, 2022 at 12:50 pmI love this idea! Thanks so much for sharing!
Nicolle
May 3, 2022 at 6:44 amThank you Beth!
Amanda lake
May 5, 2022 at 8:54 amGreat idea. I’m going to make some of these for myself too.
Amelia
April 5, 2023 at 11:46 amWhat a great idea, my aunties are coming to stay in a few weeks, and I think this will make a great high tea addition!
Nicolle
April 5, 2023 at 4:54 pmawww yes Amelia that would be so sweet! <3 You will have to share a photo of of how they come out!
Kim Carberry
April 28, 2023 at 1:34 pmWhat a fantastic idea. I had no idea you could make your own tea bags. I love the little photos, that is such a sweet extra.
Rachel Harper
April 29, 2023 at 1:59 pmNicolle,
Such a great idea. I plan to share on Sunday.
Allyson @ Southern Sunflowers
May 3, 2023 at 1:06 pmWhat a sweet idea to use photos!
Nicolle
May 3, 2023 at 6:25 pmThank you Allyson! It’s such a great gift idea <3
Kerryanne
May 5, 2023 at 5:33 amNicolle, this is such an adorable project… love the use of the photos.
Thank you for sharing your DIY homemade tea bags at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather party this week. I’m delighted to be featuring this project at today’s party and pinning too.
Hugs,
Kerryanne
Beth
May 8, 2023 at 11:11 amSuch a thoughtful gift, Nicolle!
We will be featuring you starting Wednesday at the Creative Crafts Linky Party! Pinned and shared!
Creatively, Beth
Renae Frey
May 8, 2023 at 12:08 pmSuch a fun idea. I love the photo as the tag. You are so creative. Hugs and blessings to you.
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May 9, 2023 at 5:51 amI loved the DYI teabags. I am sure your Mum appreciated the effort you put in. And such lovely china! Enjoy your week, stay safe. I am joining you at Mosaic Monday this week.
Heidrun â›±
May 12, 2023 at 11:00 amWhat a lovely idea. Thank you being part of
MosaicMonday
I enjoyed your post again so much.
Hugs by Heidrun