To Make the Tea and Coffee Mugs
- Cut out the coffee mug sides and bases. Roll the side sections over a pen or other round surface to curve them. Glue them together with a 1/8 inch overlap at the back. Set the side sections aside to dry.
- When the sides are dry, apply a small amount of glue to the base of the side and press it onto a coffee cup base, the same way you made the sugar pot. Set the coffee mug aside to dry.
- Make the straight sided tea mugs the same way. The tea mugs need to be curved to form a shape wider at the top than the bottom.
Shape the Saucers
- Cut out the saucers and shape them by running a rounded toothpick or embossing tool around the inner circle of the saucer on the printed side.
- Flip the saucer over and run a circle around the outside of the one you made on the other side.
Make the Cup Handles
- Cut out the straight cup handle sections removing all traces of the colored lines.
- Run an embossing tool down the length of the handle, causing it to curl slightly.
- Use tweezers and your fingers to fold or roll the handle in half, lengthwise (this takes patience.)
- Glue a 1/4 inch section in the center of the handle where the long edges meet. Set aside to dry.
- When the centre section is glued, cut the handle slightly below that area, and unfold the edges slightly. Add a dab of glue to the wrong side of this tab, and glue it to the back of a cup or mug, along the seam line and near the bottom.
- Set this aside to dry in place. (see photo)
- When the tab has dried in place, holding the base of the handle, curve the handle with your tweezers to make it have the shape you want and cut it slightly longer than you need.
- Turn the top end of the handle down towards the base of the cup or mug, and add a dab of glue to this turned over tab. Use tweezers to glue it in place just below the edge of the cup as in the photo. Set aside to dry.
