Okay, so folks have been asking about that floating teacup thing I made. It wasn’t rocket science, but it took a bit of fiddling. Let me walk you through how I did it.
Stuff I Grabbed First
First things first, I needed supplies. I went digging around and found:
- An old teacup and saucer set. Nothing fancy, just something I didn’t mind gluing up.
- A sturdy fork. A metal one, not plastic. You need something strong. Some people use thick wire, but I had a fork handy.
- A hot glue gun and plenty of glue sticks. Seriously, you’ll use more than you think.
- Fake flowers and maybe some moss or little beads. Whatever you want to cover the support with.
Getting it Done: Step-by-Step
Alright, here’s the play-by-play. I started by bending the fork. This was tougher than I expected. I had to grab some pliers and really put some muscle into it. I bent the handle part back at roughly a 90-degree angle, and then bent the prong end forward, also kind of at a 90-degree angle, but more curved. The idea is to make a sort of ‘S’ or ‘Z’ shape that will connect the saucer to the inside lip of the cup, making it look like it’s pouring something.
Next came the messy part: glueing. I fired up the hot glue gun. I put a big blob of glue on the saucer where I wanted the bottom of the fork handle to sit. Then I pressed the bent handle firmly into the glue. Held it there for a bit until it started to set. Patience is key here; don’t rush it or it’ll just fall over.
Once the bottom felt secure, I tackled the top. I put another generous amount of hot glue on the inside lip of the teacup, right where the fork prongs would touch. Then I carefully positioned the cup onto the prongs, holding it at the angle I wanted. This part is tricky because you need to hold it steady while the glue cools and hardens. My arm got tired, not gonna lie. I propped it up with some books eventually.
Okay, so now I had this weird-looking cup-fork-saucer structure. It looked kinda bare and ugly with the fork showing. That’s where the decorations came in. I started glueing the fake flowers onto the fork, beginning from the saucer and working my way up towards the cup. I layered them, trying to completely hide the metal. I filled gaps with smaller flowers and leaves. It’s like building a little waterfall of flowers.
I kept adding flowers until the entire fork was covered, making it look like the flowers were pouring from the cup onto the saucer. I even added a few extra flowers spilling onto the saucer itself for a better effect. You gotta make sure you cover the glue points where the fork attaches too.
And that was pretty much it. I let the whole thing sit overnight just to be absolutely sure all the glue was rock solid. The next day, I checked it, made sure it felt stable. It looked pretty neat, actually. A teacup floating and pouring flowers. Simple idea, but the result is quite charming.
