Happy New Year to you! I hope your holiday season was fabulous! I was a busy beaver and thus did not have a lot of time for crafting. But, it is a new year and I am back at it. Thanks for stopping by! Today I am sharing my first design team project of the year for The Cutting Cafe. This time we could choose any file we wanted to work with. Regina recently created a Tea Box Holder Set and the minute I saw it I knew I had to make it! I hate coffee and I like tea. So, I made this to sit on my desk at work…
Tea box holder with tea bags
I absolutely love the way it turned out. I wanted something with an elegant feel and I think the gold foiling accents and the shimmer paper does just the trick! The file comes with a lid that comes off so you can put your tea bags in the box. I added a diamond shape knob to the top of the lid. The knob does not come with this file however. It is from another file I own. I also added the gold die cut border to the edge of the lid for more drama. Here are views without the tea bag and a front on view…
This is the box with no tea bags in it
The file comes in a skinny version, which I used, or a wider version. Both also have a four inch or six inch version to choose from. The teapot on the front comes in the file along with a couple other images. I just fussy cut it and pop it with foam squares onto two circle die cuts. The sentiment also comes with the file with along with a lot of other ones…
This was easy to put together and can be done easily without an electronic cutting machine as all of the files at The Cutting Cafe come in a PDF version for hand cutting which is nice. You can print out the pieces and take them with you to a crop or to work on during your lunch hour and not have to be tied to a machine!
Make sure you visit The Cutting Cafe Blog this week. The design team posts go up on the afternoons of the 7th and 21st of each month. Leave a comment and you will be entered into the drawing on the next post to win three free files of your choice! Plus we love to read your comments!
Thanks for stopping by! Before you go, I have a few more pics and a video for you to enjoy!
Tea Box Holder Back
The Sewgood Crafter 
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This is awesome! I think it would be the perfect gift for someone who isn’t feeling well.
Oh, how pretty. Love the elegant look with the gold trim/border pieces. So neat!