Now just to give you some background; my girlfriend is, shall I say, a Tiffany fanatic and her husband... Is a geniuses when it comes to computers and frankly any type of technology. So I wanted to come with gifts for their birthdays that really said something about them. So I came up with designs for each of them which I incorporated onto plain white Dishware. And how did I portray these designs you ask? Well that's what this post is all about!
As I said before I found some nice quality plain white Dishware in a style that I liked.
On the computer, I used Word to design my templates where I used the technique described in my Painting Words post to mirror the text and images. I came up with several templates and I would share them, but I can't figure out how to upload a document for download. So if anyone would like to tackle this project and see my other templates leave a comment with your e-mail and I can send them to you.
The next step is a bit delicate... And of you are comfortable free handing it, you don't need to follow it. But I wanted a guideline as these dishes were gifts and I wanted them to look great.
So after each template is cut out, turn it over and use a slightly damp cloth to wet the paper. Once the lettering shows dark through the back of the paper you can place it on the dishware of choice and use you fingertip to firmly press along the design. I taped my design in place so it did not move during this process. Carefully peal away the paper and you will be left with a soft ink transfer of your design.
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| Dampened Design Template |
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| Transferred Design |
It took me a few times to get a dark enough transfer. So If your transfer does not come out right just wipe it off with a wet cloth and try again.
Once my designs were transferred to the Dishware I used permanent marker and carefully, I mean CAREFULLY, drew over the ink transfer.
If you make a mistake or are not happy with your final design, don't fret. Until you bake your Dishware the marker will come off with just a little scrubbing.
Finally once you are happy with your designs you simply bake your Dishware.
One blogger had a good tip in terms of baking temps and times. She recommended to set your oven to 350 degrees and place you dishware on the rack and let your oven pre-heat. Once pre-heated, bake for 30 minutes then turn your oven off. Let cool completely before removing the pieces from the oven.
I did scrub the design after, and it was in fact permanent. But I would recommend to hand wash.
Viola, personalized dish sets! My friends both loved there's and I hope you give this easy project a try, either as a gift or just for you. There are endless possibilities.
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| Finished Products |
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| My mustache model |
Oh and here are the cards I made for each of them, both were also inspired by some pins on Pinterest.
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| Feminine Card |
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| Masculine Card |
And also the gifts all done up in the pretty boxes I picked up.
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| Patchwork box with pretty flowers |
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| Rustic damask box with green bow |
For my girlfriend I made up these adorable flowers out of cupcake liners and coffee filters... Sound interesting? More explanation to come... Keep an eye out for our next post!
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