Add a Little JOY to Your Season!

Is there anything more magical than the feeling of unearthing your boxes of Holiday decorations and displaying them around your home? We don't think so. And with ornaments of all shapes and sizes adorning one of our classic shapes, we can't help but love this project!

This month's project features an incredible platter we created with a mixture of several techniques and a whole lot of decorating fun!

 

With the holidays just around the corner, studios will be bustling with painters looking for inspiration. When directing them, you need look no further than the Joyful Holiday project!  The concept is simple, but the possibilities are endless. 

 

Joyful Holiday

Let your creativity shine as you design and decorate this festive plate! 

Materials

191 Square Platter 
9591 Paint Dotters
9630 Detail Writer Bottles
9636 Medium Writer Tips

CN074-8 Really Red
CN142-8 Bright Aqua
CN182-8 Bright Kiwi
CN183-8 Dark Kiwi
CN202-8 Bright Grey
CN244-8 Really White
CN518-8 Delft Sprinkles
CN519-8 Aqua Sprinkles
CN522-8 Really White Sprinkles
R2250-6 Aqualon Round #6 Brush
Assorted Royal Brushes

Tools

Pencil
Ruler
Sponge

Instructions


1. Lightly wipe ware with a damp sponge to prepare surface for painting.

2.Outline where you would like your ornaments to hang on your plate. You may want to use a ruler to sketch your strings.

3. Start with the background color of each ornament, then layer color and designs on top! We outlined each ornament with a detail writer to get a crisp edge. Then, we filled in several coats with a Round Royal Aqualon brush.

4. Once you have your background painted, you can fill detail writers with accent colors of your choosing. We chose to use CN244 and CN522 to make the designs pop.

5. Use paint dotters to make patterns, or layer different colors of blue and white to create a snow globe effect.

6. For our Christmas tree ornament, we carved out texture with the tapered end of a Royal Brush.

7. Now you are ready to write your message! We outlined our words with pencil, then filled in the letters with a detail writer of CN074.

8. Let dry. Glaze and fire to cone 06.

Tip: Keep it simple by sticking to a handful of colors. That way, your patterns and designs will really shine on the piece, while still feeling cohesive and festive!


For more project ideas and holiday fun, check out our updated Gallery! Happy Painting.