Valentine Smack-Down: Be My Swee-tea

This here will be for the tea-lover in your life: buy some tea, embellish the tea bag strings, and stuff a mitt-full of them into this matching box. I have one sheet of tea tags, one sheet for the box top, and one sheet for the box bottom (click each link to download and print the full-size PDFs).

I designed these in black and white so that you can either color/embellish them yourself, or you can print them onto colored card stock (keep in mind that the darker your card stock is, the more difficult it will be to see the score and cut guides).

For the tags:

You will get 24 tags from each sheet. Score the fold lines first (the score lines are longer and run along the long side of the page — do not cut through these). Using a ruler and blade (and making sure not to cut through your score lines), cut all the horizontal lines from guide to guide (do not completely bisect the sheet — you want the guides to stay intact until the end). Then, cut the vertical lines in the same manner. Finally, trim around the perimeter of all the tags (only the tags touching the perimeter will still be intact at this point). Once your tags are all cut out, fold them in half along the score line and color/embellish/write little notes on them. Using glue or double-sided tape, attach your tags over the ends of your tea bag strings.

For the box:

You will assemble the box bottom and box lid in the same manner. If you want to color or embellish your box top, do that first. Score the fold lines (indicated by the 8 guides). Cut the box around the perimeter. Fold all of the tabs and sides. Use glue or double-sided tape to attach the tabs to the inside of the box.

Finito! Now all you have to do is fill your box with your newly-embellished tea bags, tie a ribbon around it, and send it off!

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