We offer a step-by-step master-class on making a shelf for sweets from old plates. We will tell you how to properly make a hole in a brittle glass and give some useful tips. This lesson will show you how to make a beautiful and useful accessory for the kitchen with your own hands from unnecessary dishes.
Lovers of the fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland" will definitely like this master class - this was the dish of the Mad Hatter. By the way, you can use a shelf not only for sweets. It is very convenient to arrange fruit, canapés or some snacks on several levels, and pour the sauce into the cup. Washing the glass bookcase will be easy: if necessary, it unwinds to the base, and you will have the usual plates and a cup.
It's a good idea to replace the cup with an old teapot. If on the shelf you will serve sweets, you can stick beautifully twisted napkins or a bunch of flowers into the teapot. Despite the fact that in the kettle we will also drill a hole, it can be filled with water, having previously placed a small container in it.
What do we need?
- three plates of different sizes
- cup or small teapot
- rod for the bookcase (available in any economic department)
- drill and drill bit
- plasticine
- stationery scotch
- wooden block
How to make a bookcase?
Before you start, you should carefully measure the dishes and find the center in each plate and cup. Mark the hole for the hole with the marker.
The question arises: how to drill a hole in the glass at home? The answer is simple. It is necessary to put the object on an unnecessary wooden bar and perform some simple manipulations. At the bottom of the plate (or any other glass accessory), stick a small piece of plasticine - in the place where the hole will be. From above, just seal this place with a paint (paper) tape. All this is necessary in order that the glass does not crack, and the drill does not slip on the surface of the object.
Set the drill to the minimum speed and slowly make a hole. Then just remove the adhesive tape and remove the clay. Do this with all the plates and mug.
Next, we connect the future shelf for sweets with the help of rods. If some elements of the craft were too thick, and the rod is not enough, take an extra threaded rod to solve this problem.
If you want to make a shelf for sweets from old plates that do not look very attractive, pre-schedule them. Earlier we told you how to make drawings on the glass - you can use these tips or simply apply any pattern on the stencil with the help of stained-glass paints.
A beautiful stand can be made with your own hands from any kitchen service: be inspired and experiment!