Make these cement tablecloth weights and add a dash of style to your entertaining.
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- Latex gloves
- Bucket for mixing the cement
- Measuring tape
Materials you will need
- One cup sand
- One cup cement
- Water
- Four plastic shot glasses as moulds
- Four crocodile clips with rings attached
- Harlequin Real Metal paint – Rose Gold
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Step 1
Mix the sand and cement in equal parts in a bucket. Add water to the mixture slowly, mixing continually until it’s the consistency of stodgy dough. Do not make it too wet as this weakens the cement.
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Step 2
Fill the shot glasses with cement.
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Step 3
Knock the shot glasses on the work surface to get rid of air bubbles.
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Step 4
Drop the ring of the crocodile clamp into the cement, and leave your project to dry for a couple of days, depending on the weather.
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Top Tip:
Attach the clips to a dowel stick positioned just high enough to ensure the rings are embedded in the cement. This prevents them from falling over and sinking into the cement.
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Step 5
Remove the table weights from their moulds. If they stick, tap them a few times on a hard surface.
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Step 6
Dip each weight halfway into the paint.
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Step 7
Let them drip dry using your nifty dowel-stick hanger again. Once the paint is dry, you’re ready to set the table.