Teacup 'n' Saucer Night Lamp

jalex · 10-10-2002, 07:03 PM

Material:
Teacup and Saucer of choice
Electric Candle Stick (I purchased the one used here at a local department store for $1.37)
Crafters or Household Goop or E6000 Glue
Small Clay Pot (must fit inside teacup and have a pre-drilled hole in the bottom of the pot)

Instruction:
It doesn't get much easier than this... creating this lamp took minutes and it is absolutely adorable!
It's a wonderful night lamp for the kitchen or a guest bedroom and made with pretty vintage teacups and saucers, adds so much to a room.
The candle stick used

here is complete and uses a low watt bulb. It's very important that a low watt bulb is used for this project, as the clay pot will get too hot. This bulb is a standard indoor Christmas bulb.
To create this lamp, glue the candlestick base to the bottom outside or the top inside of your saucer (I glued mine to the bottom, as this teacup and saucer do not have a pattern on the china). If your set has a nice pattern, don't cover it up by turning the saucer upside down.
The teacup stays in place on the bulb, through the hole in the clay pot saucer. You'll need to test your pot to make sure it will rest on the bulb without tipping over. See diagram 1 below and test your pot as shown (I used a 2" clay pot).
Referring to diagram 2, glue the clay pot to the inside of the teacup. Make sure that your teacup sits nice and straight on your lamp. While the glue is still wet, test your shade and slide the teacup in place to make it a perfect fit. The clay pot in my teacup, needed to be placed closer to the handle side of the cup, in order to hang straight. The weight of the cup handle pulled the cup sideways, so be sure to test your teacup shade and adjust the placement of your clay pot accordingly.
Allow all of the glue to dry and you're all done! Now wasn't that easy?

shelhop · 10-11-2002, 10:34 AM

My mom has a beautiful collection of teapots, as well as cups and saucers. She will love getting this to accent her display!

Native_Mom · 10-11-2002, 04:04 PM

that is very cute !!

I bet I can go to flea markets or second-hands and find some tea-cups.

corkster · 10-12-2002, 07:19 AM

This really IS a great/cute idea! I do believe I'll give this a try

I wonder if you could use the non-electric kind..?? (even though I have terrible luck withem them not working well) anyway...thanks and wish me luck

10-10-2002, 07:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
jalex Mentally disturbed Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Home is wherever the army sends us Posts: 4,524 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 18 Thanked 136 Times in 10 Posts	Teacup 'n' Saucer Night Lamp Material: Teacup and Saucer of choice Electric Candle Stick (I purchased the one used here at a local department store for $1.37) Crafters or Household Goop or E6000 Glue Small Clay Pot (must fit inside teacup and have a pre-drilled hole in the bottom of the pot) Instruction: It doesn't get much easier than this... creating this lamp took minutes and it is absolutely adorable! It's a wonderful night lamp for the kitchen or a guest bedroom and made with pretty vintage teacups and saucers, adds so much to a room. The candle stick used here is complete and uses a low watt bulb. It's very important that a low watt bulb is used for this project, as the clay pot will get too hot. This bulb is a standard indoor Christmas bulb. To create this lamp, glue the candlestick base to the bottom outside or the top inside of your saucer (I glued mine to the bottom, as this teacup and saucer do not have a pattern on the china). If your set has a nice pattern, don't cover it up by turning the saucer upside down. The teacup stays in place on the bulb, through the hole in the clay pot saucer. You'll need to test your pot to make sure it will rest on the bulb without tipping over. See diagram 1 below and test your pot as shown (I used a 2" clay pot). Referring to diagram 2, glue the clay pot to the inside of the teacup. Make sure that your teacup sits nice and straight on your lamp. While the glue is still wet, test your shade and slide the teacup in place to make it a perfect fit. The clay pot in my teacup, needed to be placed closer to the handle side of the cup, in order to hang straight. The weight of the cup handle pulled the cup sideways, so be sure to test your teacup shade and adjust the placement of your clay pot accordingly. Allow all of the glue to dry and you're all done! Now wasn't that easy? __________________ Get our guys out of Iraq!!

10-11-2002, 10:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
shelhop Crazy Sweepin' Mama Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Hanover, MI Posts: 1,536 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This is such a neat idea! My mom has a beautiful collection of teapots, as well as cups and saucers. She will love getting this to accent her display! __________________ If the mailman knew that my heart races when the UPS man comes by, would he still bring me freebies?

10-11-2002, 04:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Native_Mom Big Dealer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ~ Lyons Illinois ~ Posts: 41 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	that is very cute !! I bet I can go to flea markets or second-hands and find some tea-cups. __________________ ~Alexandria wife to Miguel~ Mommy to Xavier~5 and Joseph~3

10-12-2002, 07:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
corkster Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Benton IL Posts: 1,978 iTrader: (1) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This really IS a great/cute idea! I do believe I'll give this a try I wonder if you could use the non-electric kind..?? (even though I have terrible luck withem them not working well) anyway...thanks and wish me luck __________________ just nod and grin....

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