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How to Make a DIY Wooden Tea Box for my Bigelow Tea Station

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TeaProudly  #CollectiveBias  —  A few weeks ago I shared my new vintage style coffee station but I know a few of you prefer tea.  So today I’m showing how I added a DIY wooden tea box to my kitchen coffee station and filled it with some delicious Bigelow Benefits Tea as a reminder for me to drink tea all through the day.

Adding paper clay castings to my wood box | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

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Bigelow Benefits Tea was easy to order on Amazon.com.  I have drunk their tea for years but I decided to try two new flavors in their Benefits line:  Stay Well (a combination of lemon and echinacea) and Sleep Tea (chamomile and lavender).  They were also Prime items so they arrived in just a couple of days.  Bigelow Benefits Tea is a new line of tea designed to support everyday wellness.  They make a great replacement for coffee and sodas —  less caffeine and more benefits!

Ordering Bigelow tea on Amazon | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

They have several other delicious sounding flavors, too:

  • Ginger and Peach
  • Lemon and Echinacea
  • Chamomile and Lavender
  • Turmeric Chili Matcha Green  (This is the only flavor in this line with caffeine.)
  • Blueberry and Aloe
  • Cinnamon and Blackberry
  • Chocolate and Almond

How to Make a Wooden Tea Box

I wanted to create something special to put these new tea bags in so I went to the store and bought a plain wooden box.  It was a little smaller than a recipe box but just the right size for tea bags.  But it was PLAIN!

So I pulled out my paper clay and molds.

Mold and paper clay | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

This is super easy to do but I recently did a Facebook Live video if you’d like to see the step-by-step process.

The paper clay castings don’t even have to dry before gluing them to the wood!

Paper clay castings on my DIY tea box | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

After the glue had set I painted the box light gray, then painted a layer of crackle medium over it.  When that dried I added the last layer of white paint.

Second layer of white paint on DIY tea box | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

It is so fun to watch the paint crackle as it dries!  I didn’t even add a varnish over this.  But now looking at the photo below I might go back and darken the latch to make it look old, too.

Finished DIY wooden tea box with paper castings, chalk paint, and crackle finish | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

Here’s the tea box in my old crate.

Vintage style DIY tea station with wooden tea box | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

And here’s the complete coffee/tea station in my small kitchen.

Coffee and tea station | DuctTapeAndDenim.com

 

The tea is now out in my wooden tea box where I can see it and with this electric tea pot I can have hot tea in just a couple of minutes!  

If you’re trying to have a clean eating lifestyle, check out Bigelow Benefits Tea!

‘Til the next project,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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8 Comments

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Comments

  1. Courtney Buteau says

    April 24, 2017 at 10:54 am

    What a beautiful tea box! It also looks so easy to do. 🙂 Your whole coffee/tea station is so organized, I love it. #client

    Reply
  2. Sarah Kelly says

    May 7, 2017 at 5:06 pm

    Can’t wait to get these emails!

    Reply
  3. Angie Current says

    May 12, 2017 at 6:17 pm

    The crackle finish just makes it. I love it!

    Reply
  4. Gloria Berry says

    May 15, 2017 at 6:03 pm

    Elegant box! Love the embellishments!

    Reply
    • ducttapeanddenim says

      May 16, 2017 at 8:19 am

      Thanks, Gloria!

      Reply
  5. Ruth M. says

    February 13, 2018 at 11:30 am

    Sweet!

    Reply

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