{"id":5422,"date":"2013-09-02T22:02:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T02:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=5422"},"modified":"2013-09-02T22:02:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T02:02:15","slug":"terribly-cute-3-tiered-displays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/terribly-cute-3-tiered-displays\/","title":{"rendered":"terribly cute 3 tiered displays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It only took me two years, but I finally got around to creating my own version of these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/i-like-you4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">diy displays<\/a> I fell in love with at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/i-love-i-like-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">I like You<\/a> in Minneapolis.\u00a0 Finding the glasses, bowls and plates was the easy part&#8230; what took so long was finding cute critters and fun figurines to house inside the glasses. Luckily I found a nice variety when I visited a flea market outside of Boston this summer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55491.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5430\" alt=\"diy three tiered displays\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55491.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55491.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55491-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I bought to make four displays.\u00a0 Four each of&#8230; wine glasses, tumbler sized glasses, dinner sized plates, dessert sized plates and bowls and eight small figurines or toys that fit inside the glasses.\u00a0 I found my dishes at Salvation Army, dollar store and in the Target clearance section .\u00a0 There was a mixture of ceramic and melamine styles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55471.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5428\" alt=\"diy three tiered displays\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55471.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55471.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55471-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55471-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I arranged them to see what looked best together and decided what figurines fit in what glasses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5427\" alt=\"diy three tiered display\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55461.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55461.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55461-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55461-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next I glued the figurines, glasses, plates and bowls together.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t need too much of E6000 since it tends to spread out a bit as it settles and cures.\u00a0 Also don&#8217;t make the mistake of moving your displays too early.\u00a0 I recommend\u00a0 a full day. \u00a0 I learned the hard way &amp; had to repair one of them that was still a little gooey even though I thought it had dried overnight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55481.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5429\" alt=\"diy three tiered displays\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55481.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55481.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_55481-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And ta-da!\u00a0 Four clever kitschy displays headed to our catching fireflies shops!\u00a0 Our hedgehogs, puppies and elephants will keep a close eye on the bracelets, bobby pins and other treasures destined for these re-purposed creations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Like to get a little crafty now and then? 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