How to Make Tea Bags Out of Coffee Filters

Ever catch yourself looking for that tea ball to make a cup of tea? If you have a paper coffee filter in your kitchen cabinet, you can make your own tea bag for loose leaf tea.

Things You'll Need

• One paper coffee filter Rubber band or twist tie Loose leaf tea of your choice

Instructions

1. 

   Lay out all of the necessary items, so you don't have to rummage through drawers to find them during each step.

2. 

   Take your tea, and put however much you want---it depends on how much tea you're making---into the filter.

3. 

   Grab the top part of the filter, and push it together, so your filter now looks like a bag with tea in it.

4. 

   While holding the filter closed, take a rubber band or twist tie---anything, actually, as long as whatever you use can hold the filter shut---and tie it around the top of the filter tightly.

5. Drop your newly made tea bag into some hot water, and enjoy.