Pottery Highlights: Custom Child's Tea Set
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Do you have a BFF that you've known since you were in first grade? Well, we do and let us tell you, our childhood was filled with dolls, tea sets, and endless imaginative play. Recently, we stumbled upon some of our old tea sets from the days when sunflowers, carrots, and roses were the height of tea set fashion. And, that got us thinking about creating something special for our dear friend.
Meet our first Custom Child's Tea Set, designed for a young girl (our best friend’s daughter) who loves to play pretend and host tea parties. She’s a great host and we thought she could use an extra special tea set .This set was created with the goal of making playtime even more fun and imaginative. After all, who says tea sets have to be boring and delicate?
Project Outline:
Create a custom tea set that's fit for a 3-year-old tea party boss who loves cats and unicorns
Make it easy for lefties to join in on the fun
Ensure it can survive a good toss or two (or ten) during playtime
We used a Laguna white midrange clay body and threw all the pieces on the wheel. Trimming was followed by adding handbuilt elements like rainbows, butterflies, and raised areas. The painted pieces were fired twice, and we added some sparkle with gold and Mother of Pearl highlights. The biggest challenges were working with small pieces and dealing with our kiln, which got a little too excited and caused some excessive glaze dripping.
And, because every tea party needs a good picnic basket, we put together a basket to store the pieces, a table cloth, and a few napkins. We even found a few extras at yard sales!
We hope that this custom children's tea set will bring joy and imagination to Pea and inspire others to create something special for their loved ones. After all, life's too short to drink boring tea and have dull tea parties!