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Tales From the Tin

April 29, 2025 By Alexandra Leave a Comment

Five Black Cylinder Shaped Tea Tins, each with a different Victorian Gothic Style Label... One tin is on its side with loose tea spilling out of it.

Mother’s Day is around the corner…. and I have the answer for your gift giving woes! Traditional Mother’s Day gifts? Predictable! Now, imagine gifting your tea-loving, witchy queen of a mom something brewed straight from the heart – Custom Gothic Tea Tins filled with hand-blended loose leaf teas. Now that’s a gift to raise the dead. Whether your mom is a full-on Halloween enchantress year-round or just appreciates the darker things in life, this little DIY project is equal parts thoughtful, aesthetic, and haunted.

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