tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post7250330296476132366..comments2024-03-18T05:10:27.463-06:00Comments on Pat Veretto's Frugal Living Blog: Never Waste a TeabagPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-53556631542664726022011-08-14T01:57:22.764-06:002011-08-14T01:57:22.764-06:00Tea bags always seem to be strong so it makes sens...Tea bags always seem to be strong so it makes sense to use them more than once. Thought I was the only one that did it. Nice to know I am not alone.FrugalVibehttp://www.frugalvibe.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-28404080688720835642011-06-17T19:04:15.715-06:002011-06-17T19:04:15.715-06:00Good ideas, Granny Pat! I actually knitted a dishc...Good ideas, Granny Pat! I actually knitted a dishcloth one time from string from animal feed bags but wasn't too happy with it. I should have doubled the string, I guess.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-74959687360497241882011-06-17T17:01:29.024-06:002011-06-17T17:01:29.024-06:00I use the string to crochet coasters or dish rags,...I use the string to crochet coasters or dish rags, the tags can be glued into a pretty pattern or flower for scrap booking. I guess the papers could be used to make paper roses and be dyed any color.Granny Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697231813317964389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-52903000449777126152011-06-16T10:06:47.680-06:002011-06-16T10:06:47.680-06:00I'll pass on this one Pat. I just threw away a...I'll pass on this one Pat. I just threw away a tea bag - (string and all). Oh the shame of it. <b>:^(</b>Bevlionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-1783760966801536892011-06-15T08:48:55.541-06:002011-06-15T08:48:55.541-06:00Forest, I have a tea ball and use loose leaf tea f...Forest, I have a tea ball and use loose leaf tea for regular tea. Some herbal teas only come in teabags, or are prohibitively expensive to buy loose leaf, that's why I wind up with teabags.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-52198985135818312592011-06-15T07:53:16.539-06:002011-06-15T07:53:16.539-06:00Ha ha, that is awesome and extremely frugal!
I wo...Ha ha, that is awesome and extremely frugal!<br /><br />I would suggest though buying a metal tea strainer thing and only using loose leaf tea.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Forest.<br />http://frugalzeitgeist.comForest Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779152494293186039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-45549011898405100012011-06-14T13:38:56.933-06:002011-06-14T13:38:56.933-06:00Another good idea, Bryce, thanks! I have some smal...Another good idea, Bryce, thanks! I have some small paperclips that should work.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-14631317228348258122011-06-14T13:28:06.433-06:002011-06-14T13:28:06.433-06:00Use a steel paperclip or a long hair clip - these ...Use a steel paperclip or a long hair clip - these can be put into a cycle of perpetual and easy reuse, once you get the method sorted.Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557834116758075123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-39573754989821579792011-06-14T12:41:52.113-06:002011-06-14T12:41:52.113-06:00Good idea! I'll try it. :)Good idea! I'll try it. :)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-23774963409394154752011-06-14T11:36:23.251-06:002011-06-14T11:36:23.251-06:00You could use thread to hold the tea bag together....You could use thread to hold the tea bag together. If you loop the thread, you can probably even reuse it easily for other tea bags. :-)MankyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339959579374895281noreply@blogger.com