To diversify the daily ritual of morning tea, I offer to make an unusual tea set — not a kettle with cups but a ladle and cups. This is a better combination because you see the tea brewing, the leaves and flowers don't get into your cup and the ladle is simple washed that a kettle and a strainer.

You need the following materials and tools:

• Sibelco cream terracotta, or any other, 1200 g;
• beech handle of suitable size, and epoxy resin;
• edible glazes: yellow and brown;
• a rubber stack and metal spatulas;
• a potter's wheel and a kiln.

First, prepare the clay: take 700 grams for the ladle and 250 g for a cup. Make the bowl of the ladle, the bowls and the handle nest blanks on the wheel.

Let the blanks dry a little and then start shaping the spout of the ladle. The bowls could be decorated with stamps.

This is how I make the spout:

And the nest of the handle:

Insert the handle:

Make the stamp.

Then the ladle and bowls are drying and waiting for their turn in the oven. After firing, the set is glazed. I used a Botz glaze.

Put in the oven to fire. After cooling, glue the handle with liquid epoxy resin, wait for it to dry for a day, and the beautiful tea set is ready!

Have a nice morning tea!