Oh my goodness- I had so much fun making our Christmas gifts this year! I loved making the ceramic plates a while back, that I knew I needed to do it again! This time, I used the oil based sharpies for writing, and decorations. I then used oil based paint and made footprints, but quickly washed their feet once I was done. I baked these plates on cookie sheets, starting in a cold oven, at 450*. I let them bake about 30-40 mins and then turned off the oven and let it sit overnight. I removed them from the oven the following morning and they were stunning!!
In addition to the platters, my daughter wanted to be creative along with me. I purchased some ceramic mugs at the store and let her go to town decorating mugs with oil based sharpies. I then added names and made them into sets. These are now one-of-a-kind gifts! I put them into the oven with the plates and it was super easy and special!!
