T Stands For Tea and Bags

It seems many of us are either under lock down or stay at home orders.  Some of you have documented the number of days you have been in isolation.  Unfortunately, my county order and my state order are different.  I can assure you, that after I was at the store on March 16, I have not been anywhere except on my own property by myself, regardless what the other orders are.  I also don't intend to leave until the last person in the U.S. has been cleared of this virus.  I intend to live through this mess, because I assure you it scares me! 

Having said that, today I'm at my dining room table

sharing how I used the sun tea I made last Tuesday, along with a lovely card I received while on "stay at home" orders.

Only my dear friend RO! would think to send me a St. Patrick's Day card.  Not only do I LOVE it, 

it's absolutely perfect for T this Tuesday, too.  Thank you, dear thoughtful RO!  And because RO! is so passionate about abuse, here is the Abuse Hotline for those of you who know someone who might need it: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or https://www.thehotline.org/.  If you know someone in an abusive situation, please offer them a lifeline, or try to arrange face time with them daily.  If not, call them daily.  Allow them to text you if their situation becomes dire, so you can get someone to get them out of their current situation while this stay at home order is in effect.

I have this fabric I tried to ice dye one year, then painted it using a couple of acrylic craft paints.  Today is the third incarnation, where I'm trying to dye it using green tea.  I was hoping to get some mottling, which is why, after the fabric was thoroughly saturated with tea, I removed parts of it from the tea bath.

I had intended to use the bags on fabric, too, but decided to tea dye some pages in case I wanted to use them in my collages.  I like how already these tea bags are coloring the paper.   Once the tea is dry, I will deconstruct the bags, removing the tea leaves and spreading the leaves around the herbs I brought inside to overwinter.  The dried bags will be used in my art, as will the tags and string.  Nothing goes to waste at my house.

It's now time for you to share your drink related post this week.  It can be photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, books, magazine images, recipes, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Old photos are acceptable because they may be taken at any time, and don't even have to be taken this year!

As a gentle reminder, please be thinking about your Second on the 2nd post.  I will use Mr. Linky on April 2, which means the links to T Tuesday will only be good through 11:59 p.m. my time on Wednesday, April 1.  Please post your T Tuesday link prior to that.

Please don't forget to join me for 22 days of recycling starting on 1 April.

EDIT: to update something Erika suggested, I have NO idea if there is food delivery in my area. I'm just going to use everything I have. I always have a ton of staples, so it's time to clear the cupboards and start over again. I may have to fix a few meals I'm not fond of, but I have access to recipes and will make do with what I have. Believe me, I won't starve, and neither will the boys. They came first, along with my coffee.