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Mini Tea Set

  • Young Adult
  • Grades 1-3

It's tea time! Create a full tea set from coffee pods decoupaged with decorative napkins!

Materials


  • 25 Pack Assorted Paint Brushes
  • White Fuzzy Sticks
  • Melty Beads Ultimate Kit
  • 6 Coffee Pods
  • Iron
  • Craft Glue
  • Scissors
  • Craft Knife ***May Require Adult Assistance
  • Decorative Napkins
  • Decoupage Glue

Instructions


Step 1. Gather your supplies.


Step 2.

Cut out design from decorative napkin.


Step 3.

Paint a layer of decoupage glue on the coffee pod, then place down the napkin design. Decoupage over design to seal.


Step 4.

Repeat on (4) coffee pods.


Step 5.

Using a craft knife (may require adult assistance), poke small holes, as shown.


Step 6.

Cut (4) 3″ pieces of white fuzzy sticks.


Step 7.

Poke one end of the 3″ piece of fuzzy stick through the bottom hole and secure with glue.


Step 8.

Thread (12) pink melty beads onto fuzzy stick. Insert end into top hole and secure with glue. Shape fuzzy stick into handle.


Step 9.

Glue together (2) coffee pods.


Step 10.

Decoupage decorative napkin designs onto glued coffee pods.


Step 11.

Using a craft knife (may require adult assistance), cut a small triangle into the top pod, as shown.

Step 12.

Using a craft knife (may require adult assistance), poke (2) holes into the pods, as shown.

Step 13.

Insert one end of a 5″ fuzzy stick into the top hole and secure with glue.

Step 14.

Thread (15) pink melty beads onto the white fuzzy stick. Insert end into bottom hole and secure with glue.

Step 15.

Create this pattern from yellow, white and pink melty beads. To learn how to use melty beads, check out this tutorial.


Step 16.

Create (4) floral melty saucers, one for each tea cup!