Its nearly the weekend, the sun is shining so time to get our craft on!
Whether you plan on holding some garden parties or are looking for an inexpensive way to create table centres for your wedding this craft project is so incredibly simple and looks beautiful.
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| Time to get your DIY on |
You
will need:
- Three
teacups and one saucer
- A three
Tier cake stand fixing (these can be found on ebay and many online craft stores
- A fully
charged cordless drill with a tile drill bit. This is important, as a normal
drill bit will break your plates.
- Safety
Goggles
- A
screwdriver
- A pen
- A tape
measure
- White
enamel paint
- Small
paint brush
Step
one
Probably
the most time consuming part of the process is sourcing your cups. Charity
shops, car boots and jumble sales are great for this. Remember the cups don’t
have to match; in fact it can look prettier and more unique if they don’t. I
always try and tie them together in some way whether it be a theme (birds,
flowers or toile for example) or by complimentary colours but this is entirely
up to you.
Be warned
very occasionally if a cup has a hairline crack or is especially delicate it
will break when you drill it so this is not a project to do with your
grandmothers irreplaceable dinner service.
Step
Two
Paint
your cake stand fixing with your white paint. You can leave them gold but the
white makes it look more like a whole unit.
Step Three
Make
sure your saucer is clean and dry. Take your tape measure and measure the
diameter of the plate and use your pen to mark the middle. This will act as your
drill guide.
Step Four
Time to
put on those safety goggles. Always drill your saucer and cups somewhere it
won’t slip and where you are not going to drill into something precious
underneath. A workbench is ideal.Before I start I put a little bit of water in
the saucer and cups to keep the drill bit & china cold. Slowly drill where
you have marked the middle until you have gone all the way through. Repeat
until cups and saucer have holes in the centre. It’s worth noting that the
glaze on some vintage china makes it impossible to drill through. When this happens
just choose another.
Step Five
Start
with your bottom saucer. Put your washers on and then poke the bottom screw
into the plate. Put a soft washer on the topside of this plate and then apply
the cake stand fitting. Repeat until all three fixings have been attached.
Step
Six
Fill
each cup with small budded flowers. The size of the cups means you can create
beautiful floral displays without using huge amounts of flowers so thrifty as
well as beautiful.
If you enjoyed this I have plenty of other craft projects over on my crafts page
I also have a book called Handmade Wedding Crafts which features this and lots of other fabulous vintage inspired wedding craft projects for your delectation.
*Disclaimer-Please
be careful when using drills and always secure your plates firmly before attempting to drill them. I bear no responsibility for any
craft related injuries you might receive in the pursuit of handmade
loveliness. As with any craft or DIY project the reader undertakes it
at their own risk.
All Photos by Nicky Rockets
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