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3 Tearrific DIY Hostess Gifts [video]

by Hannah Theisen 1 Comment

The holiday season means a plethora of dinners, family events, and get-togethers. Show appreciation for the hospitality of your host or hostess with these tea-themed DIY gifts!

Each DIY uses minimal ingredients or materials, yet creates a thoughtful touch and can be customized for the recipient. Here are the details for each…

Tea and Earl Grey Truffles

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Tea and Earl Grey Truffles
 
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Author: Hannah Theisen
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12-16 Truffles
Ingredients
  • 8 oz fair trade chocolate
  • ½ c. heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ c. loose Numi Aged Earl Grey tea
  • Cocoa powder
Instructions
  1. Break up chocolate for easier melting
  2. Add loose leaf tea to cream in a small pot and heat over low heat to just before boiling, stirring with a wire whisk. A great way to judge when your cream mixture is hot, but not too hot, is by watching for it to begin to "move" without breaking into bubbles.
  3. Pour hot cream mixture through a wire strainer to remove the tea solids. Melt chocolate over low heat and add cream. Stir until chocolate and cream are completely incorporated. You now have ganache!
  4. Pour ganache into a shallow dish. Put in the refrigerator and chill for several hours until it is cold, firm, but still pliable - it should feel almost like children's molding clay.
  5. Once ganache is set, scoop it out of the dish by the teaspoonful and mold it into balls. Roll balls in the cocoa powder. Store in the refrigerator.
  6. Pair with a box of Numi tea, perhaps a Moroccan Mint, Golden Chai or a Turmeric blend.
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Tea and Teacup Candle

Tea Hostess Gift

Tea and Teacup Candle
 
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Author: Hannah Theisen
Recipe type: Gift
Ingredients
  • A unique teacup of mug (I like to use beautiful pottery or vintage teacups)
  • Candle wax (you can use beeswax, paraffin, or soy wax, available online or at most craft stores)
  • Cotton wick and metal tab (or a washer or small coin)
Instructions
  1. Melt wax over low heat. Place wick in mug (secure in place by dripping a tiny amount of hot wax into the bottom of the mug and pressing the wick’s metal tag there. Hold the wick in place by tying it around a chopstick or dowel rod resting on the rim of the vessel.
  2. Pour melted wax into the mug. Allow to harden overnight.
  3. When the candle is used up, the recipient can clean out the mug and use it for tea, coffee, and cocoa!
  4. Pair with a box of Numi tea that’s bright and fragrant, like a green tea or herbal teasan.
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Tea and Bath Salts

Tea Hostess Gift

Tea and Bath Salts
 
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Author: Hannah Theisen
Ingredients
  • 2 c. Epsom salts
  • 4 tbsp. Numi Gunpowder Green tea
  • 10 drops essential oil
Instructions
  1. Mix ingredients together and place in a jar. When gifting, be sure to include the following instructions: “Before using, shake or stir jar to combine ingredients. Place ½ cup of mixture in a cotton bag or tea ball and allow it to ‘steep’ in hot bath water.”
  2. Pair with a soothing or healing tea like Chamomile Lemon or Rooibos.
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The holiday season means a plethora of parties and events. Show appreciation for the hospitality of your host or hostess with these tea-themed DIY gifts!

About Hannah Theisen

Hannah blogs at Life+Style+Justice where she promotes sustainable, stylish living for conscious consumers. You can generally find her in the grocery store aisle containing fair trade chocolate, creating Pinterest boards full of ethically-made fashion, or hiking in the great outdoors.

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  1. Tea Friend says

    January 3, 2019 at 7:25 am

    Hi Hannah,

    that was a very entertaining vid of yours. Keep it going!

    Best wishes

    Reply

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