Now that your children have grown up and left home, it is time to do something about their old toys. How about turning them into decorative items for 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.
What you can do is instead of placing shredded paper into the recycle bin, you can put it into the bottom of the tea cup.
Then visit your local arts and crafts store and get some beautiful bunches of flowers. All you need to do now is place them on top of the cup.
The stems of the flowers will need to be cut off. Otherwise, the flowers will not sit on top of the cup. If you don’t want to place artificial flowers in the cups, then you can try something else. You can also turn them into candy dishes.
You need to get a rubber kit and some extra strong glue for this. You will easily be able to find one at your nearby arts and crafts store. All you need to do is to glue the rubber piece at the bottom of the cup.
Wood glue is quite a good option for this. All you need to do is place the cup on the rubber piece and cut the rubber to get the shape of the tea cup.
Now put the extra strong glue on the rubber piece. The cup needs to be then gently pressed on top of the glue. Make sure to hold the cup for a few seconds so that it sticks to the rubber. Now it is time to let the glue dry.
Place some candies in the newly made candy dishes. The rubber will prevent it from slipping off the table and give that perfect touch to your house.
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.
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