DomestiKatedLife

It’s amazing how I find some crazy people aggravating, and other crazy people I find completely infatuating. Lady Gaga belongs to the latter group; she is a total crazypants and I love it! I have been reading that she travels with a special vintage purple tea set everywhere she goes, and throws diva fits when it’s misplaced.

I don’t blame her frankly, it’s a precious tea set and eco-friendly to carry your own beverage container! Scanning some sites for a similar teacup for myself (perhaps to keep on my desk at work for a bit of chai, or a well-timed diva fit of my own) it seems that tea cups have been taking on a life of their own lately and are being re-purposed for some other creative recylcing projects.

Lindsay Pemberton, a New Zealand ‘upcycler’ makes these funky bangle bracelets by using a diamond saw to cut vintage teacups into wearable art:

The greeneyedgirlshop on Etsy has  filled vintage tea cups with environmentally-friendly soy wax and clean-burning wicks to make these whimsical candles:

And how can a cup of tea get a bit more proper? With the help of  Martha Stewart, of course. Without any alteration to a vintage tea cup collection, they’ve become jewelry dividers in a shallow drawers:

I haven’t found a perfect Lady Gaga tea cup yet, but I will be keeping my eyes peeled for them at flea markets this summer!