All of the children's aunts, uncles, cousins and other set of grandparents live in England, so with my parents heading over there next week with a car I have to be super organised and have the Christmas bags ready for them to take.
We decided this year we would try a few different craft projects to make some gifts. For Nannie and Grampy we wanted to try some ceramic painting. First we bought some plain white tableware;
Next we browsed through Debenhams china department online to get some inspiration...
and started painting!
I did the lines and Beth the flowers.
The paints we used are porcelain paints. Once painted you leave them to dry for 24 hours and then bake for 35 minutes in the oven at 150 degrees. Simple. No need for further glazing and they are now dishwasher proof too.
The guys loved the idea so Beth, Caitlin and Orla had a china painting frenzy one morning using our spare china store from the communion last year.
Orla painted these for the two baby cousins;
Caitlin did these for my brother's children;
Beth painted these for their other two cousins, Grandma & Grandpa and the bowl for my brother's cat!
Orla decided Nannie and Grampy needed plates with their names on too!
We also had some pebbles collected from the beach and glued on magnets for some seaside themed fridge magnets.
Next we're planning on having a go at candle making...
We decided this year we would try a few different craft projects to make some gifts. For Nannie and Grampy we wanted to try some ceramic painting. First we bought some plain white tableware;
Next we browsed through Debenhams china department online to get some inspiration...
and started painting!
I did the lines and Beth the flowers.
The paints we used are porcelain paints. Once painted you leave them to dry for 24 hours and then bake for 35 minutes in the oven at 150 degrees. Simple. No need for further glazing and they are now dishwasher proof too.
The guys loved the idea so Beth, Caitlin and Orla had a china painting frenzy one morning using our spare china store from the communion last year.
Caitlin did these for my brother's children;
Beth painted these for their other two cousins, Grandma & Grandpa and the bowl for my brother's cat!
Orla decided Nannie and Grampy needed plates with their names on too!
We also had some pebbles collected from the beach and glued on magnets for some seaside themed fridge magnets.Next we're planning on having a go at candle making...
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