Dishware Crafts
Dishware, or any object that is used to serve food or drinks, is often used to create a variety of crafts. These teacups, platters, plates or bowls can be made from glass, metal, plastic or paper. Old, cracked or mismatched dishware can be given new life as an inexpensive craft material.
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Platter Mirror
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There is no need to throw away your old platters simply because it is broken or scratched. Make it into a mirror. Using a carbine-tipped glass-cutting tool, cut a sheet of mirror tile to fit the indentation in your platter. If your indentation is weirdly shaped, hire a glass cutter to cut the tile from a template. A polished edge is safer to work with. Paint the back of the mirror tile with craft glue and press it firmly and uniformly to the platter. Glue ribbon or pillow piping to disguise the seam. Use a plate hanger to hang the mirror on the wall.
Glass Plate
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Using a patterned piece of fabric and white glue, an inexpensive clear glass plate can be used to create an unusual plate. Lay out the fabric with the less colorful side facing up, and trace a circle that is 1/2 inch larger than the circumference of the plate. Use a craft sponge to thinly coat the circle on the back of the plate with water-diluted glue. Center the colorful side of the fabric over the circle and press it into the circle to remove all air bubbles. Add more glue as needed to the back of the plate to attach the fabric. Trim the excess fabric off of the plate before displaying.
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Teacup Lights
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Recycle chipped and scratched tea cups by making them into candles. Old candles can be melted to create the wax. Remove old wicks using tongs. Wicking should be cut about 2 inches longer than necessary to reach the bottom of the cup. Attach a wick clamp to one end of the wicking, and tie the other around a skewer. Dip the wicking and clamp into the melted wax to keep the wick in place at the bottom of the middle of the cup. Fill the teacup with melted wax to 1/2 inch below the rim. Once the wax dries, poke holes in the sunken area around the wick and add more melted wax to fill to 1/4 inch below the rim. Cut the wick once the wax has dried.
Paper Plates
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Kids can get involved with these crafts as well by creating a bird's nest from a paper plate. Cut the plate in half and staple the curved sides of the plates together. Kids can have a blast running paper bags through a shredder and gluing the little bits to the plate to create texture. Glue a large blue pompom onto the top of a craft stick. Glue wiggle eyes and a small triangle cut out of orange felt or foam onto the pompom. Make three of these birds and glue them into the hole left by the stapled plates. Display the little nests by adding a magnet to the back.
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