Piling up old cups and plates

My post on the crockery lamp earlier reminded me of an 'etagere' that I made a couple of years ago with my daugther at the local opp shop. Also using old crockery.

We picked a variety of old plates and cups. Here's what it looks like when she's having a party.

Careful when you wash up though. The first time it all came apart. With better glue it's been fixed and we treat it gently now.

Crockery lamp

Summer holidays have been a creative time. One of the things I made was this lamp that was featured in 101 Woonideeën. They have lots of great DIY-ideas.

At the local opp shop I gathered a collection of different sizes of cups, saucers and bowls. I wanted them to match, but I also bought some extra to practise with.

You have to drill quite long and hard. I was surprised at how tough and at the same time fragile pottery can be. And how different one kind of pottery is from the next.

Tip: the drill and the cup can get hot. Rinsing the cup with cold water cools it down and leaving it undried makes the drilling easier. I broke a few cups. Luckily not the ones I really liked.