Teacup Pendant Light

by Feathering My Nest - Lacey Haskell

Medium

Looking for a unique pendant fixture or set of fixtures for your home?... look no further!

Teacup pendant lamp

I've seen a few of these out and about and of course wondered... how can I make this...

I've found the easy way and am here to share with you!...

Mini pendant hardware

At Lowe'd I found mini pendant hanging hardware... because teacups are small I found a pendant that has a candelabra type socket - this means the hole you have to make in the teacup and saucer are smaller than what you would be required to make for your regular medium base type socket...

Check to see what size bit you need

Next determine what size diamond grit hole saw bit will make the right sized hole for the size of the socket... because this socket had a ceramic surround I needed to use the 1 1/8" diamond grit hole saw bit...

Prepare to drill the hole

I've found it easiest to keep everything lined up when drilling if the teacup and saucer are drilled after they've been epoxied together. For keeping teacups to their saucers a good two part expoxy that comes with a mixing tip makes this job quick and easy with minimal clean up... but just be sure to let the epoxy cure well before you begin drilling through them.

Drill the pieces with a cordless drill

The trick to drilling through dinnerware is to drill with the parts submerged in cool water... NOW be sure you use a cordless drill - electricity and water are not great friends... and I don't want anyone getting zapped... Drilling under the cool water helps to keep the drillbit lubricated and cool and helps prevent cracking and breaking of your pieces as you drill through them...

Socket pieces and teacup

The socket will have a ring that is used to hold the light fixture onto the socket... take this off and place the teacup over the threaded socket...

Teacup sitting over socket

Looking inside teacup at socket

Now you have to thread that socket pendant ring back onto the socket once it is sticking up through the teacup...

Install socket ring

Now your teacup fixture is held to the socket...

Don't forget the lightbulb

Don't forget the little candelabra bulb!... you can find candelabra bulbs in a variety of shapes... pick the one that works best with your teacup and install into the socket...

Ta da!... Teacup and saucer pendant light

... as this kit has the base to be installed right at your ceiling you should have an electrician or if you're very handy - yourself - install the light fixture as you would any other light fixture being wired into the ceiling lighting receptacles in your home! Be sure to turn off the breaker first - again I don't want you getting zapped!...

OH!... and an alternative to installing the light from your ceiling would be to remove the cap plate at the other end and to install a male plug on the end of the electrical cord... this will allow you to plug the fixture into a wall outlet and string the wiring up over something that allows the pendant to hang down as a lower level lamp!... :)