I absolutely love scouring old antique shops and charity shops for crockery gems. You can often pick up a selection of beautiful cups, plates and saucers at less than £1 a piece. Although it's not Jim's cup of tea, he doesn't mind eating the cakes and tasty treats off them once they've been transformed into handy little cake stands - ideal for parties and picnics.
To make a cakestand
You will need:
- Old crockery - tea cups, small bowls, saucers and plates ov varying sizes
- Super glue or a glue gun
1. Play around with the colours, shapes and sizes of the selection of crockery you've acquired until you come up with a design you like.
2. Place the largest plate at the bottom, glue one cup/small bowl upside down to the centre of the plate and place a heavy item on the book until the glue sets.
3. Next, glue a smaller plate the right way up to the base of the cup and wait again until it sets.
4. Keep going until you have 2, 3, or even 4 layers...
And finally...
...Tada!
The finished article in use at a summer picnic!
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