Painting with tea

I’ve seen people painting with hot beverages before – and I finally decided to try it myself! Since I don’t drink coffee, though, I ventured out – to the drive throughs – to get a regular coffee from McDonalds, and a double shot of espresso from Starbucks! I could handle making a cup of Earl […]

Apparently, there are many different ways to keep a diary and this unique artist from New York, Ruby Silvious, has discovered an amazing one. While some of us tend to throw away used tea bags after finishing our tea, Silvious reuses them... as canvases for her miniature paintings.

Winter isn’t most people’s favorite time to be out and about, which makes it the perfect time to embrace your inner homebody and inner child and do some crafts. Even if you’re not a crafty person, there’s a lot of compelling reasons to start (aside from the fun). Studies suggest crafts are therapeutic, and can assist in coping with stress, anxiety, and depression.

New York artist Ruby Silvious has released a book featuring her watercolor series painted on tea bags, partly inspired by her time spent in Japan.

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Last week, I was itching to pull out my watercolors again. On Fridays, my 3-year-old son Jaxson and his dad go to music class. Instead of riding with them to a nearby coffee shop like I usually do, I opted to stay home for my “me time.” It probably helped that there weren’t any toys strewn across my living room floor and my home was mostly clean for a change. Confession: I love tea. One can never have too much tea. On my last trip to Wal-mart, I picked up a new flavor: Bigelow Pomegranate…

Hi, and happy Saturday! I mentioned yesterday that Bucky and Cocoa had a little bit of a rough week, and I promised more details-- so here's what happened. Bucky and Cocoa are best friends. They snuggle together, they get into mischief together-- they're rarely apart. Cocoa had a little tummy issue last Sunday, so we took him to an emergency vet clinic because we were worried he would get dehydrated. (I'll tell you the end of the story right now so you don't have to worry: Cocoa is totally…