Floating Tea Cups with Cascading Paper Flowers Tutorial Story

Floating Tea Cups with Cascading Paper Flowers Tutorial

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In today’s tutorial, I will show you step by step how to make floating teacups with cascading paper flowers!

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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 gift for any occasion!

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Supplies

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Paper Flower Templates

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Constructing The Teacup

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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.

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

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Tap the link below to see the full instructionS.

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