On to real business :)
Tea pots and tea cups always have a special place in my heart. I love the uniqueness of each cup and saucer I find along with the different styles and designs on teapots. They remind me of days when people would actually show off their tea sets and sit together and have tea. I suppose some people still do, but in my family it would be very unheard of. So I always love the whimsical, delicate look of tea sets. Naturally I found TONS of stuff to do with them that I haven't even made a dent in. I will however share one of my favorite and simple things to do that I think is over looked sometimes as too challenging.
So I picked up some tea cups and saucers at the goodwill ( this should be no surprise at this point) and I got a simple drill bit from my family farm and with a drill press (I have also used a hand drill) I drilled holes in the bottom of the tea cup and the plate. One important thing to remember is that the plate/ cup will get hot while drilling, use some water in a spray bottle to wet and cool the plate/cup. Second important thing, go slow while drilling because going too fast will make the plate hotter than you think and it will break ( learned that the hard way ). I then went on amazon to find the hardware, it was like three bucks, and I assembled this little beauty :) I am so excited to do several plate/ plate, or cup/ plate. designs.
You could always make the plate upside down on the top and the cup right side up on the bottom and make a bird feeder or just a cute jewelry holder with a shade. I have see people drill bigger holes to accompany curtains as curtain holders, or put candles inside the cups. I have a few of those broken plates that I will probably smash and make some mosaic patterns out of. Try to throw out as little as possible you will be surprised at what you can reuse and upcycle!
Until next time !
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