Tea Bag and Lace Snippet Rolls for Crafts

 

Hi friend!

I'm back with more ways to 

repurpose those used tea bags. 

The papers are strong and perfect for making

snippet rolls.

Why would you make these rolls?

They are a great base or background for 

future art projects.

Start with dried and empty teabags.

Gently open at seam and lay flat.

I used 6 of similar width per roll.

I glued end to end, overlapping 1/4''

I laid out some scraps of paper, 

vintage lace, fabric and

ribbon.

Just start to tack down with glue.

There is no right or wrong way!

Just enjoy the process-

layer upon layer.

I took a piece of thread, wrapped around my finger

to form a little nest.

Then glued a small doily flower on top

to add some dimension.

I wanted to stay with neutral tones.

On one of the rolls, I added some printed paper.

I took the roll over to my sewing machine and

stitched down across and over for the length of the roll.

This roll I spattered with gold paint 

using an old toothbrush with stiff bristles.

Just wanted to see if I liked it with the paint.

I found some twigs.

I used them to roll my snippets-

Tied with ribbon for later use-

Snippets can be used in junk journals-

for page decor, tag embellishments, belly bands.

Easily cut to any size needed.

Can be used for giftwrapping and card making.

I hope you enjoyed seeing this

scrap project-

Thank you for visiting today!

xo Lisa S