Paper mache teacups

When we had a play day earlier this month for a friend's birthday, we made a start on paper mache teacups. You might remember this photo from one of my daily journal pages

The FREE pattern is from Ann Wood and available HERE. I brought home some extra wallpaper paste, and went on to add to my bases - first a layer of small book text.

Then time to add colour - I chose to add serviettes to mine, and this was what I used to add colour to the large cup.

The large cup is 8cm high and the mouth of the cup 10cm looking down on it. The original pattern was for the small cup, but I enlarged just for fun.

I enjoy adding found words - I discovered the perfect sentence in a large print book, and was able to use a couple of tags from actual tea bags on the small cup.

And I ♥ the glitter effect

Here they are side by side - I don't care that they are a bit wonky. 

They make me smile.

Hope you have lots to make you smile this lovely long Easter weekend.