This idea combines 2 things I enjoy; tea and quotes (nice ones). I also have a soft spot for nice packaging, oh! and nice smelling things, OK this is actually 4 things I enjoy (sorry)!!
I combined the wonderful looking bags from
Kusmi tea with the idea of the quotes from
Yogi tea, and filled the bags with lavender, and voilà I nice little gift for your pen pals.
If you don't like the smell of lavender (you're a weirdo), no I'm kidding! Then try something like dried rose petals? Anything that will make your letter smell lovely, and who doesn't like a nice smelling letter?
I painted little pieces of paper with watercolors, wrote quotes I liked, and sew them to the bags. The fabric I used is gauzy like, forgive me as I have no idea the name of the fabric, but you can see it is quite thin.
I made these four in 10 minutes, including the time I spent unravelling the piece of fabric that my sewing machine had swallowed. You can also sew it by hand if you want or don't have a sewing machine.
These lavender sachets fit the dimensions for my
flat project, just don't overfill the bags (wink).
I hope this inspires you to make some of your own, and send out nice smelling letters. Instead of quotes you can always write wishes or more personal messages, that is entirely up to you.
Wishing you a lovely and crafty day,
Giova
