Teacup Clock and Cupcake Display
Peter and Annalien show you how to make a fun Tea Cup Clock that is literally made out of tea cups. Staying with the “tea theme” they also make a cupcake tray, plus Annalien has a few creative ideas on how to display food in a hurry.
You will need:
| Tools | Materials |
| GMR 1 Palm router | Supa wood 9mm thick |
| PST 18 Jigsaw | Clock backing 900 x 900 mm – 1 piece |
| PCM Compound Mitre Saw | Cupcake tray bottom tier 300 x 300 – 1 piece |
| PSR 10.8 Cordless drill Driver | Cupcake tray top tier 200 x 200 – 1 piece |
| PSR 18 Cordless Drill Driver | Cupcake tray Middle tier 250 x 250 – 1 piece |
| PEX 220 Eccentric/Random Orbital sander | Cupcake tray inside support 250 x 250mm – 4 pieces |
| Bosch glue gun | Supa wood 3mm 150 x 150 mm – 10 pieces |
| Dremel 4000 plus roter attachment. | Tea Cups and saucers – 4 pieces |
| Spray paint | |
| Grey Primer- 1 tin | |
| Pastel colour for clock backing | |
| 3 different colours for cupcake tray | |
| black – 1 tin | |
| Ribbon for edging on cupcake trays or other decorations | |
| wood glue | |
| clear epoxy glue (pratley wondafix, 123 etc) | |
| hanger clip for the back of the clock | |
| Clock mechanism (we need longer arms so maybe a cheap clock that we can strip) |
Follow these steps:
Tea cup clock Steps
- Glue cups onto saucers (so that that glue can set)
- Cut out shape of backing board
- Sand and paint
- Drill hole for clock mechanism
- Cut out numbers
- Attach hanging bracket to the back of the clock
- Attach numbers and tea cups
- Decorate face of clock
- Fit clock mechanism
Cupcake holder Steps
- Cut out shapes for trays
- Cut out centre joint for supports
- Glue supports
- Paint trays and supports
- Assemble trays and supports
- Annalien to decorate edges of the tray
Download the plans/layout
Take a close look
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