High-SocieTea
"Where the Art and Elegance of Taking Tea is Treasured"
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CrafTea
"Shiver Me Timbers, Aye, Maties, you will have great fun making this Tea-Reasure Box to display all of your favorite flavors of tea on your Afternoon Tea table. It’s as easy to make as raising the Jolly Roger up the main mast, and lots more fun. To make this Tea-Reasure Box, you will need the following: - Two wooden fence post caps, with flat tops Begin by staining the wooden fence post caps. Using one of the sponge brushes, paint on the stain to cover the exterior and interior of both wooden pieces. These will be the top and bottom of your tea box. Once the varnish has dried, cut a piece of felt to fit the interior of one of the wooden pieces. Glue it in place by spraying the felt square with spray adhesive. This will be the bottom of your tea box. Now you can attach the brass hinges to one side of the box bottom. You may need an electric drill with a tiny drill bit to drill starter holes, since the screws for these miniature hinges are tiny. Turn the box around to the front and hold the clasp top in the center of the box lid and line it up with the bottom edge of the box lid. Nail the top half of the clasp into place on the box lid. To finish your Tea-Reasure Box in style, glue a decorative wooden filigree, that you have stained and varnished to match, on top of the lid. Your Tea-Reasure Box can be used as a jewelry box. Fill it with your "loot" and display it proudly on your dresser. Or, you can use it to safely store your most treasured possessions. Photos: Copyright 2007-2008 Lighthouse Literary, Inc.
It's a Tea-Reasure Box"
Tea Box
- Felt
- Two miniature brass hinges, with screws
(can be found at most hardware stores)
- One brass jewelry box clasp
(can be found at most craft stores)
- Can of wood stain
- Can of wood varnish
- Two sponge brushes
- Can of spray adhesive
- Small screw driver
- Adhesive felt circles (for bottom of box)
- Decorative wooden filigree (optional)
- Carpenter’s Glue
When the stain is dry, you can varnish both pieces, using the remaining sponge brush. 
Line up the center pin of each hinge with the top edge of the box bottom. Drill your starter holes and screw them into place.
Place the other half of the box on top and line it up with the box bottom. Mark the holes where the hinges will be attached. Drill your starter holes and screw these hinge halves into place.
Then hold the bottom half of the clasp in place on the bottom of the box, making sure the post lines up with the hole in the top half of the clasp. Nail the bottom half of the clasp into place on the box bottom. 
Adhere four small felt rounds to the bottom of the box to protect any surface.
You are finished! Now you have a lovely Tea-Reasure Box that has many uses besides displaying your favorite teas on your Afternoon Tea table.
So, Me Hearties, however you use your Tea-Reasure Box, you will surely treasure it for a lifetime!
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