I think I've found another thing to collect, Tea Tags. I don't think a week went by after I started my pursuit into collecting old American stamps before I discovered these tea tag collections on Pinterest (follow me at mat_buckets). I drink tones of the stuff so I may as well be ripping the tags off and adding them to a collection; I think they've got the potential to look really smart in a frame. Similar to my old stamp collection (something I really need to share with you all, some are over 100 years old and have war prints on them!) they're all typically varied in design, shape, colour and country of origin. I'll be turning to eBay and my own cupboards in search of some corkers.
I'll be interested to hear if any of you collect tea tags or anything else connected to tea. Do you guys collect anything in particular?
Next week I'll be launching a sweet little giveaway, the prize will make a nice Christmas present so keep your eyes peeled for that one.
I actually came across someone's tea tag collection on flickr before! I think it's quite an unusual thing to collect, but it does make for a good collectible!
ReplyDeleteI had a bit of a stamp collection happening when I was a kid, but it didn't really hold my interest for long enough. One of my friends had a 50c coin collection (there are different versions of it floating out there).
I always think in collect it! I'm teaholic so it will be easy! haha. I collect tickets too!
ReplyDeleteWoww dunno that a tea tag cn also b a great collection..hehe very nice!
ReplyDeleteThats cool but everywhere I go always seems to have the same damn lipton ones! And the tea is not even nice.
ReplyDeleteTea bags would be interesting to collect!
ReplyDeleteI don't really collect anything at the moment, but I still have my old stamp and foreign coins collection which I occasionally add to (a friend recently gave me a Croatian coin with a bear on it, and I stole the leftover US money from my boyfriend when he returned from NYC recently!)
Oh, that is really awesome! They all look so neat! And I'm reeeeeally interested in your stamp collection! I never had any collections like those fancy little things. I would collect things like books or cameras....I'm still working on that. But the thing I've been collecting since a while is 'special edition' Ladurée boxes...they're all so prrrretty! And they're nice for earrings and stuff.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful collection! I only drink leaf tea so this particular activity would be difficult for me - but I like keeping pretty metal tea boxes. Generally I try not to collect anything (my mum likes keeping things a bit too much), but I do hang on to my clothes.
ReplyDeleteI've never given much thought to tea tags, but these are pretty cool. haha pinterest is dangerous for finding new things to collect. I'm a pretty big collector of film.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be taking closer looks at tea tags now.
ReplyDeleteMissed a far few posts! Been in Wales, I really do miss the beach
ReplyDeleteI really like 5th across in the first collection, the tea spilling over is a nice design! I don't drink anything fancy enough to collect the tags sadly, I need to venture out more I think
Hmm I don't collect anything that springs to mind, although I do have a few odd cinema tickets and tickets from gigs etc.. nothing impressive though sadly!
Giveaway sounds good. I'm sorting one out too, hoping to start it up next week
Beautiful! I would get it framed and put it up on my kitchen's wall
ReplyDeleteI used to collect stickers like mad all my life but I have stopped when I was 16 x
I like this idea, turning something disposable into something memorable, or least worth saving. I think it's that psychological side of collecting that has always interested me, because regardless of what it is someone collects the actual process seems to be one of emotion mixed with materialism - a feeling made tangible.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a tea drinker so I've never really paid much attention to tea tags before, but wow! These are great! I never realized that tea tags can be so much more interesting than that bland Twinings one. The typography, the colors, even the shape of the tag itself contribute to the look of each one. Good branding, I'll say. And it's funny to think just how many tea brands are out there!
ReplyDeleteI never really got into collecting anything... do magazines count? haha
Love this idea! It would never occur to me. Now following you on Pinterest x
ReplyDeleteLove these, you always find the most inspiring things! Browsing your pins now!
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable. I don't even like tea, though!
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Such a cool thing to collect! And very very British :) x
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This is ridiculously cute, not to mention genius!
ReplyDeleteLove the McDonalds tea tag makin it's way in there!
I don't really collect anything like this...if I did have a collection of anything it would be magazines and denim jackets.
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this is a super fun thing to collect I think! you could display them cool in a kitchen. i don't think i collect anything...i start to and then i get distracted!
ReplyDeleteAw this is such a good idea. I love that they're all different sizes & the mixture of higher end & mcdonalds. Definitely a good new collection. I'm not much of a collector. My ex used to keep all his old broken skateboards in a pile. It ended up looking pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS BRILLIANT!!!! Just my cuppa tea...ahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteThis is SUCH a rad idea!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't collect anything.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree that a collection of these would look pretty sweet in a frame. xx
Oh my, I love tea tags too. You & I are on the same wave-length!
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I am amazed, I just never thought of these as little pieces of art but seen like this through your eyes really brings them to life. Thank You. Xxxx
ReplyDeleteGood luck with it man, I think it's awesome. I've never noticed that there is so many different kinds of labels and all. Pretty neat. I've been wanting to collect soda bottles lately. But I don;t think that's necessarily a rare thing.
ReplyDeleteSoooooo cute!!! good idea! it had never occurred to me, but is really nice. There must be some really interesting material as far as graphic design goes.
ReplyDeletei dont collect anythin :( I used to collect postcards, but last year I used all of them as a wallpaper for one of my pub´s wall (the one behind the bar) I gave them a much better use!
Besos ;)
i don't realy collect anything, but i think tea bags seems like a very cool idea! i got some of the Twinnings special jubilee blend and i dont want to use them, the packets are so lovely!
ReplyDeleteSomeone in my house use to collect stamps... and coins from different countries.. never thought tea tags would be and look as cool to collect too!
ReplyDeleteThe only thing i keep and file with all my love are concert tickets hahaha but well just because they're a souvenir of a precious moment in my life. So bad that they don't do it like before with cool prints and colours, now they're all generic :/
thnks for the tatoo cheers! hahah i afraid i would become addicted to them and end up all inked. i thnik thats the big reason why i'm procastinating it and not the pain!
Hi there everyone!
ReplyDeleteI'm a teatag collector and I would really appreciate it if someone wanted to contribute with my collection :)
Please contact me on mara.aller9@gmail.com
THANKS A TON!
Contribute or swap/exchange our duplicate tags, of course :) Thanks.
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