Hello everyone!
Here at Artists Resource we are getting excited about Valentines day!
Whether you have a long standing partner or you've got your eye on someone new, be sure to show you care with a Handmade gift this year.
We've plenty of ideas for Handmade gifts featured in our Valentines Newsletter. If you haven't signed up already, make sure you go to www.artistsresource.co.uk and submit your email in the top right box.
Happy Valentines!
With Warm wishes,
Leona x
Well, we are well into the season for making your handmade Christmas cards! How are yours going?
I must be honest I am still thinking of what theme to do mine - maybe I'll do them a bit psychedelic! Those of you who know me well, know I can't resist a bit of sixties design!
When you've made your cards, remember to upload your photos onto the Artists Resource Facebook Group page - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15676084451 - I'd love to see what you're up to! Maybe I could even do a competition for the best one....let me know if that sounds good to you!
Speak soon!
Leona x
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Leona xx
HOW TO DECORATE A PLAIN CERAMIC DINNER SERVICE
There are two great ways to can decorate your ceramic dinner service - the two complimenting applications of Sponging and Stencilling. If you decorate one half of your service with Sponging and the other with Stencilling, they look fantastic together. You may want to put the sponging effect on all the small plates and all the stencilling on all the large plates, or combine the two. Its totally up to you.
MATERIALS
Your chosen ceramic items - its ideal to have a small range of an even number
some card
scissors
2 colours of ceramic paints - vitrea 160
2 bowls
2 natural sponges of different sizes and shapes
blue tack
a paintbrush
some water in a small jar to wash your paintbrush in
SPONGING
1- Pour a small pool of each of the ceramic paints into the bowls
2- Choose which sponge to dip in which colour.
3- Dip the larger sponge into the lighter colour and squeeze out the excess.
4- Proceed to press the sponge all over the surface of half of your ceramic ware.
5- Repeat steps 3 and 4 with the other sponge and the other colour, over the top of the first colour.
6- leave to dry for 24 hours
7- Place in the oven at 180 degrees fro 40 minutes.
STENCILLING
1- Choose a shape to stencil. It could be from a source book or one you have drawn freehand yourself. Make sure it is a simple shape and one you can add detail to later, for example a butterfly or a moon shape. Make sure they are the right size for your ceramics.
2- Draw it three or four times (depending on the size of your ceramicware) in the centre of the piece of card
3- Cut out with the scissors
4- Arrange the cut out shapes on the plate in a pleasing manner and blue tack down.
5- Using the darker colour ceramic paint, paint all around the shapes covering the ceramic, pressing down with your finger near the edges of each cut out to make sure you get an even line. Dont put too much paint on your brush when you do this. Repeat on all your chosen ceramics.
6- leave to dry for 24 hours
7- Place in the oven at 180 degrees fro 40 minutes.
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