Don’t Dispose Of These Former Tea Sets

Posted by Rhianna Jobs | Posted in General Advice | Posted on 08-07-2010

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If you are a parent whose children have grown up and moved out, then you must be wondering what to do with their toys. Well, how about using them for decorating your house?

If you have a look at some of the toys lying around, you will find that that there are many tea sets among them. The best thing about them is that you can easily use them to decorate your home.

You can make use of some old shredded paper. Most of us just throw shredded paper in the recycle bin. How about just putting it in your children’s tea cups?

Once you have placed the paper, put a few artificial flowers on top of it. You can easily find these flowers in a nearby crafts store.

Before putting it into the cup, you need to do cut off the stems of the flowers. This will ensure that the flowers are easily placed on top of the cup. And if you don’t like this idea, you can also turn the cups into small candy dishes.

Here is what you need to do for this. Get a rubber kit from the nearest arts and crafts store. You need to stick the piece of rubber at the bottom of the tea cups. To make sure that the rubber sticks well to the cup, you will need some extra strong glue. You can easily find some extra strong glue at the arts and crafts store.

The best glue for this purpose would be wood glue. First, you need to place the cup on the rubber piece. Use a sharp razor to cut the rubber in the shape of the cup.

Now just put some glue on the rubber and place the cup on it. If you press the cup for a few seconds, the cup will stick to the rubber. The next thing that you need to do is just let the glue to dry.

Your candy dishes are ready. You can put some candy into it. The rubber will work as a stopper and will prevent it from sliding off the table. Not to mention the fact that this decorative item will be something special providing a really good look to your room.

This candy dish can also be used as a centerpiece in your kitchen. You can place mints in it for times when you have guests in your house. If you have a party in your house or even a small gathering, this can be used as a centerpiece on such occasions too.

Require more information about toy tea sets as well as wooden tea sets for kids?

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