PORCELAIN PLANTERS

There is something so exhilarating about doing something you never dreamed you could. White knuckle excitement. That is pretty much how I feel when using power tools. My heart is racing. Rapid breathing. Butterflies. Crossing a boundary you never believed you could do. That is what this is all about, believing in yourself and trying something new. Start with simple and work your way up to bigger and better projects. The hardest part is just getting started. And when you put that power drill down, task complete, it feels like your own Olympic moment. You nailed it…or drilled it. Gold. Need a little excitement in your life? Pick up a power tool. Nothing more satisfying.

So if you find your self looking for a quick and simple Saturday project, here is a good one. Drilling a hole through porcelain. A warm-up project. Once you master this task (and it really is far easier than your can believe) it is onto drilling holes into glass. If you love glass jars and string lights, this is where you want to be. But first, porcelain. Learning to drill holes in glass will follow at a later date. But for now, pick up that drill and get ready for some real excitement.

Yep, they are there. Long forgotten, hardly remembered. If you get up on your tippy toes, you can barely see them. High up on the top shelf, shoved to the back…teacups. Lonely teacups. We all have them. And you can’t even fathom the last time they were used. Me neither. Time to pull these treasures out of the cupboard and put them to good use. Here are a few of mine.

This is what you will need-

Cordless Power Drill

Diamond Mini Hole Saw...Link here

Teacups

Sharpie Marker

Clamp

Spray Bottle with Water

Safety Goggles

Utility Cloth

Place teacup on a soft utility cloth. Secure teacup on a work surface with a clamp. Make a dot on the bottom of teacup with a sharpie marker.

Attach hole saw into cordless drill. Put on your safety goggles and pull your hair into a ponytail. Now you are ready.

With your diamond hole saw securely place in your drill, hold your drill at a 45 degree angle and place next to the black dot. Begin drilling slowly, not full speed, holding the drill in place.

Continue to drill (roughly 45 seconds) until a small crescent is formed on the cup. It should look like this. Wipe away any dust from crescent.

Spray bottom of teacup with cold water.

Place drill in crescent and slow begin drilling, holding the drill at a 45 degree angle. Slowly raise the drill up until you are holding the drill at a 90 degree angle.

When the drill is at the 90 degree angle gradually bring up to full speed. Drill for roughly 1 minute. Stop drill and check on progress. Wipe away any dust. You should see a complete shallow ring where the drill has been. This is what it should look like.

Spray the bottom of the teacup with water. Place drill back at the 90 degree angle and begin drilling, starting slowing then bringing the drill up to full speed. Drill for about another minute.

Stop, remove drill. Wipe away any debris. Check on progress, the ring should look deeper, like this.

Spray teacup with water and hold drill at the 90 degree angle and begin to drill, slowly at first, then slowly bring up to full speed.

After another minute (or less) your drill should poke through the teacup. Turn drill off and clean teacup. It should look like this.

Now wasn’t that a big thrill?

In the bottom of your teacup, place a small layer of pebbles or stones.

Add a little potting soil.

Remove plant from plastic container and softly separate the roots from the packed soil.

Place plant into teacup.

Fill  gaps around plant with potting soil.

Place teacup on saucer and lightly water and mist.

Endless possibilities...