DIY Tea Cup Mother's Day Card
Have fun making a tea cup Mother's Day card! This upcycled craft is such a thoughtful way to celebrate Mom, and a really creative way to express your appreciation.
Yield: 1 egg carton tea cup card
Cost: $1
Equipment
Materials
- Egg carton
- Acrylic paint
- Pipe cleaner (to match paint)
- White cardstock (or blank card)
- Colored cardstock (or scrapbook paper)
- Glue tape
- Fabric flowers
- Black marker
- Tea bag
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Make the egg carton tea cup
- Cut an egg cup section out of an egg carton.
- Then cut the cup section in half (so you have one side and one open half). Trim around the top so it's nice and neat.
- Paint the egg carton piece with acrylic paint, both inside and out. This will be your tea cup.Allow to dry.
- Fold a 6 inch pipe cleaner in half and then twist the strands together.
- Curve the twisted pipe cleaner so the center section is rounded.
- Glue one part of the pipe cleaner inside the "cup" on the side. Connect the other end to the bottom side, creating the cup's handle.Hold the pipe cleaner until the hot glue has hardened and the handle will stay in place on its own.
Step 3: Make and decorate the card
- Make a card by cutting an 8-1/2 by 11 inch piece of cardstock in half. Fold one of these halves in half again to create your greeting card.
- Cut a piece of coloured cardstock to fit on the front of your card with a bit of a white border showing. (We cut ours to 3-1/2 by 5 inches.)Attach the cardstock to the front of the card with glue tape.
- Add a thin line of hot glue to the back of the tea cup.
- Place the tea cup in the center of the card.
- Cut a couple faux flowers from their greenery, so the back is relatively flat, and glue them to the card.
Step 4: Write a message and add a tea bag
- Write your message inside the card with marker.You can pen a nice note to Mom or add a fun tea pun like we did here (keep reading below for some fun phrase ideas).
- Close the card and set a tea bag inside the cup.
- Your tea cup Mother's Day card is complete!
Video
Notes
Looking for more handmade cards? Here's a few of our favourites:
Button Art Heart Cards
Pressed Flower Cards
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