Sugar Skull Decal Dishes

 GraphicStock.com recently asked me to create a project using a few of their 350,000 royalty free images and I couldn't resist.  Not only do they have a zillion images, they have tons of beautiful sugar skulls and super cool adult coloring book pages to download, too.  Once I picked my images, I whipped out my ink jet decal paper and immediately went to work.  The awesome thing about ink jet decal paper is that you can print any image you want and apply it to almost anything!  Once they're cured they're dishwasher safe, but to be double sure, I coated them with some Americana Dishwasher Safe Decoupage.  Awesome stuff, BTW!  Remember to turn your favorite images into decals, plaster them on everything and always

Make Your Mark!

So ready for summer!

Mugs with mugs!

Watch how easy they are to make here!

STUFF I USED

GraphicStock.com images of sugar skulls

White ceramic mugs and plates

Americana Dishwasher Safe Decoupage

Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating

Sponge

Ink Jet Water Slide Decals

 HERE'S HOW

1.  Print your images on the ink jet decal paper and let dry

2. Seal with Krylon Acrylic Clear Coat and let dry

3. Carefully cut around your images

4.  Moisten the area you want to apply the decal

5.  Place the decal face down on the damp area

6. Generously wet the paper decal with a sponge being careful not to shift it 

7. & 8.  Carefully slide off the decal and let the decal dry

9.  Coat the decal with Americana Dishwasher Safe Decoupage

Some images for you to print!

Just love my new coffee mugs!

Anthropologie Dishes DIY

Lately every thrift store I hit has an entire shelf filled with white porcelain dishes for pennies.  Being the crazy hoarder that I am, I usually grab a box full and haul them home and wait for inspiration to visit.  Well, a few weeks back, after a trip to some hip home goods stores,  inspiration hit and I started making these Fornasetti inspired (dishwasher safe) dishes......and now I'm hooked.  I may just toss out all of my other dishes and use these from now on because they are rocking my world!  Remember to hit the thrift store, look everywhere for inspiration and always Make Your Mark!

Mug-a-licious!

Watch how easy they are to make here

STUFF I USED

White porcelain dishes

Americana Dishwasher Safe Decoupage

Water bottle

Gold paint marker

Americana Decor Metallics in Antique Brass

Vintage Images

 HERE'S HOW

1. - 3. Paint the handles with the Americana Decor Metallics and edge the plates with a gold paint pen

4. & 5.  Carefully cut out an image and mist it with water to relax the paper

*This prevent bubbles when you decoupage

6. & 7.  Coat the back of the image with the decoupage and adhere it to the mug

8. & 9.  Add a generous amount of decoupage around the image overlapping slightly onto the porcelain and fill in with more decoupage

10.  Coat the painted handle generous amount of decoupage

12.  Coat the gold edge and image on the plates with a thick layer of decoupage and let cure

Done!

So chic!

Vintage Floral Glassware DIY

You can always be sure to find tons of glassware at dollar stores and thrift stores.  Thrift stores are the best because you can get it for almost nothing and there's always a terrific selection of interesting pieces.  Recently I saw some very simple floral glassware and decided I wanted to make my own set but I wasn't quite sure how to do it.  Finally I remembered I had some Americana Dishwasher Safe Decoupage and guess what?  It worked like a charm.  Remember to shop at thrift stores, make messes and don't forget to Make Your Mark!

Ready for breakfast!

Watch the video here!

 STUFF YOU'LL NEED

Floral images to print (you can use your home computer for this)

Americana Dishwasher Safe Decoupage

Glassware

Paintbrushes

Scissors

HERE'S HOW

1.  Carefully cut out your images

2.  Mist both sides with water to relax the paper

(this insures that it doesn't bubble when you apply it)

3. & 4.  For the plates, coat the FACE of the cut out with Americana Decoupage

5.  Carefully place face down on the UNDERSIDE of the plate

6. & 7.  With a small brush apply a generous amount of decoupage around the image and then fill in with more decoupage

8.  For the drinking glasses you want to apply the first coat of decoupage to the back of the cutout image (instead on the face of the image like we did for the plates) and then edge and fill

9.  Let cure and then set the table!

These make for a very happy morning