Jessica Sporn Designs: DIY - Painting on Porcelain

I've experimented with decorating white porcelain plates with sharpies before.

But my experiments were always in black and white. I decided to do another experiment with color.

Here's a super short time-lapse video of how it all started ...

Steps: Make sure to wash your plates first, to make sure there is no residue. I find it's easier to cut up my stencils (GASP!) to make it easier to lay the motifs on the plates. (Note that the 4 x 4" stencils from Stencil Club are perfect - no cutting needed! The orange/yellow middle swirl flower was designed by Maria McGuire for March 2017. All of the other elements are from my designs for November 2016. (If you don't know about Stencil Girl's Stencil Club - check it out here.))

I sketched in the motifs (plus some doodles), using regular Sharpie markers. (The recommendation you'll find on the internet is to use oil paint markers. But I used regular Sharpies and the result was good. It was good to have both the fine and extra fine tips depending on the size of the opening of the stencil.)

Once I had all the designs drawn in, I baked them in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. (you can find varying instructions on Pinterest. Some say 150 degrees, others 450. I went in the middle, which turned out to be fine.) I've washed these with soap and water and a scrubby sponge - and they're holding up just fine. (I haven't put them in the dishwasher.)

Quick and easy, one-of-a-kind gifts for summer entertaining!

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