How to Make a Floating Tea Cups with Cascading Paper Flowers

ABBI KIRSTEN COLLECTIONS

This floating teacup craft is a beautiful handmade gift to give or a way to use a special piece of china in a new way. I think this is an excellent Mother’s Day gift!

Your teacup will literally look like it is floating mid-air as if by magic. Let’s start with the supplies you will need for making this whimsical craft.

Supplies

– Teacup and saucer  – A metal fork – Hot glue gun – Gorilla glue – Paper flowers – Moss and/ silk flowers – Vase fillers or small rocks – Small silicone mat

Paper Flower Templates

I used a variety of paper flowers to create this look. Specifically, my set of 10 Rolled Rosettes and my Ruby Rose Template Design.

Constructing The Teacup

The first phase is to build the teacup structure. When I tried this my hot glue just peeled away from the glass, so I chose gorilla glue to reinforce the hot glue and it worked perfectly!

After your gorilla glue dries (typically 24 hours), you can start addressing the instability of the teacup. I glued down some weighted rocks or vase fillers as a counterweight.

The video tutorial walks you through the whole process visually step by step. Hit play to see how it is done!

Tap the link below to see  the full instructionS.

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