At one time, used tea bags found their way into collages. I can't say that I liked the look of a brown blob on the collage, although I liked the idea of recycling the tea bag.

This is how I do it.

The beach ladies, adhered to Artist Trading Cards. Hey presto! mini works of art.

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Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown

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And more tea bag ladies. The downside of tea bags is that they take forever to dry...

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Saturday Tea

I've seen tea bags used in artwork before, collaged, or opened, emptied and used as a background. But it was only when I saw a collage with a used tea bag on it that my memory was jogged. I like the idea of a tea bag, but used "as is",  not so much.

So out came the paint and tiny images. It's enough to turn me into a regular tea drinker....