When I began collecting jadeite, milk glass was always close behind. I often think of them as sisters, they share many patterns and both have that consistent milky appearance that we all know and love. FireKing milk glass has always been my favorite. I often recommend to others that milk glass is a great first collection because they are inexpensive and easy pieces to find.
Hobnail milk glass is milk glass that has the small dots as a texture. This is my favorite style of milk glass. I loved the idea of creating something new with my milk glass pieces and what more versatile than a tiered tray! The key to this project is finding milk glass pieces that work well together. It is important to have two sizes of plates, one piece that will serve as a base, one piece that will serve as a great “vase” at the top and one middle pieces to mesh it all together.
I used hot glue for this project to create durability but you could easily stack these and use them temporarily. Hot glue was a good choice because I could easily peel the glue off if I needed to adjust elements.
Milk Glass Tiered Tray DIY
Supplies
- Hot Glue & Hot Glue Gun
- Two milk glass plates, one small, one large
- Three milk glass vessels, one large, one medium, one small
Directions
- Arrange your tiered tray to get the best arrangement
- Use hot glue to glue to the perimeter of the cup and attach to the plates. Work from the bottom up being careful to keep the cups in the center of the plate.
- Decorate your new tiered tray with decorative items or use as a tray for food
This simple DIY could be created with any style of dishes, which makes it so fun and unique. I would love to make one with jadeite! The detail of the patterns of each of the milk glass cups is spectacular! I can’t wait to use this for every season!
