Crafting With Teacups: {Projects & Ideas}

Posted By Tipnut On May 25, 2011 @ 11:10 am In Crafty Ideas | 2 Comments

Chances are you have a few mismatched teacups tucked away in a cupboard or you come across some lovely pieces on sale at yard sales and auctions (for cheap!). What to do with them? Here are a bunch of lovely ideas you can try, some have been previously featured on Tipnut and included here for one handy project sheet. I’ll be adding more projects to this list as I find them, enjoy!

countryliving.com

Wineglasses ^[1]: These are made by snapping off the stems of wineglasses (first scoring them with a glass cutter) then gluing them to the bottoms of teacups (see slide #10 on page).

Candles ^[2]: Old candles are melted down then the wax is poured into teacups that have first had a wick set in place.

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Bird Feeder ^[3]: Turn an old teacup, saucer, and copper tubing into a pretty birdfeeder for your garden with this creative project (scroll towards bottom of page).

DIY Cake Topper ^[4]: Make a cake extra special with this easy project, made with fresh flowers, floral foam, colored paper & paper embellishments.

ruffledblog.com

dreambookdesign.com

DIY Lamp ^[5]: You’ll need 1 medium, 1 small and 1 extra small teacup along with saucers, a teapot and a lamp kit for this project (assembled lamp is painted so they don’t need to match).

Pincushion ^[6]: A simple project made fancy with buttons, ribbon, a bit of fabric and satin-wired ribbon.

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glamour.com

DIY Centerpiece & Favors ^[7]: Make charming mini-vases labeled with paper name flags. If you want them all the same color, you can spray paint them first.

DIY Clock ^[8]: The back is just painted particle board and then assorted sets of teacups are attached with Gorilla Glue Epoxy.

vintagerevivals.blogspot.com

etsy.com

Painted Teacups ^[9]: Here’s how to turn ordinary white cups into works of art using a porcelain marker and paint.

Crafty Cake Stand ^[10]: The sample is three tiers but you can make it larger or smaller if you like. You’ll need a plate + 1 for each teacup you use.

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URLs in this post:

[1] Wineglasses: http://www.countryliving.com/crafts/projects/china-pattern-projects-0309

[2] Candles: http://www.marthastewart.com/273016/teacup-lights

[3] Bird Feeder: http://tipnut.com/birds-projects-diy/

[4] DIY Cake Topper: http://ruffledblog.com/diy-vintage-china-teacup-cake-topper/

[5] DIY Lamp: http://www.dreambookdesign.com/2010/10/teacup-lamp-tutorial.html

[6] Pincushion: http://tipnut.com/22-free-pincushion-patterns/

[7] DIY Centerpiece & Favors: http://www.glamour.com/weddings/blogs/save-the-date/2011/05/wedding-diy-teacup-centerpiece.html

[8] DIY Clock: http://www.vintagerevivals.com/2010/08/tea-cup-clock.html

[9] Painted Teacups: http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2010/how-tuesday-hand-painted-teacup-and-saucer-with-louchelab/

[10] Crafty Cake Stand: http://leopardanchor.typepad.com/blog/2011/04/my-entry.html

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