Getting my Craft on: Wooden Beads Tea Trivet
Hello my friends,
I have been a little crafty as of late. Just a little, nothing to get too impressed by, but crafty none the less.
I love a good cup of tea in the afternoon, it is always a special ‘me-moment’ in my day. And I have just made myself a little something, something to make that moment even more special.
Maybe you have seen those modern wood bead tea trivets, that are all the rage over here in Euroland. I always liked them. The originals are considered design and quite expensive, the DIY ones seemed easy enough to make. Except those large beads can add up in price really quickly here too (we do not have the luxury of 50% off coupons or deals like that).
Besides that modern wood is not truly my style anyway.
So I set myself the challenge to DIY myself a wooden beads tea trivet for less than a buck, that fit my style. And I did!
This is how I did it.
First I went Flea Market shopping. And I scored myself an old giant rosery for 50 cents.
These are easily found here. They used to be used as decorations in many homes, sometimes hanging around religious images or simply on the wall. I see them turn up at the flea markets quite often.
This one had nice brown beads, that I think were hand carved, because they are quite irregular with lots of dents and dings.
I like the dents and dings. it adds character.
I choose some t-shirt thread from my stash to bead the beads one. Since the inside of the beads was pretty irregular (handmade remember), I had to use a little trick to get my thread through.
Just a bit of wire bend into a hook, to pull my thread through the bead. It went lighting fast this way.
I made three rings. One with 7 beads, one with 13 beads and one with 19 beads. I tied my string together and then tied a little loop for hanging my trivets.
They fit perfectly inside each other, forming one beautiful trivet for a large teapot.
And so it was time for some tea…..
After having saved so much on my tea trivet, I decided I could indulge with some special tea and a little macaroon.
I deserved it 😉
The tea is from the Lov brand. Crazy expensive but very good. Organic, herbal tea in a beautiful tin. I am such a sucker for pretty packaging.
Maybe you’d like to indulge and give yourself a tea inspired gift. Or maybe you have tea lovers in your life who would love a little me-time treat?
Tell me are you a coffee or a tea person? And what do you enjoy most about your cup of comfort each day?
Morning Marianne, oh how inviting 🙂 to sit down with you and have a special cup of tea!! What a super idea with the beads. Thanks for sharing as I am sitting here with our first snowfall of at least 12″, and for me a wonderful cup of coffee. Blessings and smiles, Emilou 🙂
The rosary that you used is a religious tool used by Catholics to recite prayers and meditate on the life of Jesus. There are different prayers said on each bead. It is more than likely a blessed object and should probably not be used to make recycled craft projects. However, how would one know this. I just thought that it might be offensive to some. You should research the idea of the rosary and you will find that it is a beautiful prayer. Anytime an object has been blessed it should never be disposed of in the trash. This is why you are finding them at the flea market. I have to agree that they do have some very beautiful beads. Just please be careful not to throw any part of it in the garbage! And you might think of this while relaxing and enjoying your tea. Just an FYI !
I am a former catholic. I live in an almost exclusive catholic region. I know these giant rosaries well. They were mainly used for decorative purposes, hung around picture frames or on the wall. These particular rosaries were not used as prayer tools and most probably never blessed.
But I see your point, and I think prudence is in order whenever one uses a ‘religious’ object. Thanks for your thoughtful comment.
Hello, Marianne- I must say that I smiled at your carefully measured and carefully crafted response to the above reply regarding the rosaries you used for your tea trivet. Thank you very much for the tea trivet blog post AND for your reply. I enjoyed both very much!