Make a rusty sun in the sky on a tea bag

Kansas Sunflower tea bag art

I love to make circle shapes on my tea bags.

My go-to method is to lay out rusty washers on a cookie sheet, lay the tea bags down, and spritz them with a water and vinegar solution.

 
Tray of rusty washers for tea bag art

This method is great except when I need something a bit more bold.

I found this old rusty tin can on my walk. I love the texture and the patina of the rust. I took it home.

Rusty tin can and tea bags

Here’s a short video showing how I make the rusty circle mark happen:

If you try this technique, please let me know how it turned out.

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