Alice in Wonderland Dishes DIY

I've always been a fan of mix and match dishes.  I think it makes a table more fun and less formal.  Lately, I've been on an Alice in Wonderland binge and have found tons of inspiration from the MacKenzie Childs line of furniture and dishes.  You should check them out for inspiration.  The best thing about these dishes is that they are dishwasher safe and you can eat and drink from them because they are painted on the underside with Americana Gloss Enamels from DecoArt.  Head to the thrift store for a wide selection of dishes you can paint!

Wouldn't these make a terrific gift?

I can't wait to have a dinner with these!

Here's the video to see exactly how it's done

You'll need:

Americana Gloss Enamels (dishwasher safe when baked on)

Krylon Metallic Gold Shortcuts Pen

Fine tip permanent marker

Brushes

Ruler

Glass plates

Wine glasses

 Clean your glass with alcohol

Carefully edge the plate with the gold Krylon paint pen

Add gold to the center part of the plate also

 Draw a 1/2" square grid on the FRONT of the plate 

Fill in the squares on the back of the plate with white Americana Gloss Enamel

Next paint in the black squares with your black Americana Gloss Enamel

Add polkadots around the outer rim of the plate (try using several different colors)

Paint stripes on the base of the wine glass

Paint the stem of the glass in another color.  I chose yellow

Paint on some polkadots

Add more gold accents with the pen to finish up

Place the dishes in the oven and bake at 325˚ for 30 minutes

Let cool and repeat for another 30 minutes

Have a tea party and invite the Mad Hatter!

Sharpie plates (I finally found the time to try this!)

The ULTIMATE Sharpie dish test.  I've been seeing this project everywhere and I finally found some time to try it out.  I think it worked pretty well.  Don't use a scrubber on these! You might want to use these for things like keys or change instead of food.  A sponge and some soap will do the trick for washing without wear and tear.  *MY BEST SUGGESTION is to find the porcelain pens and use those if you're going to try this!  Why not have this project forever? Have fun! Make sure to check out the accompanying video and leave me a comment.  Big hugs everyone!

 One is for me, the others are for friends

Here's the how to video!

You'll need 

Cheap Ikea dishes

Alcohol

Sharpie marker

Pencil

Paper towel 

 Clean your plate with alcohol

 Trace on your initial with pencil

Trace it with a Sharpie 

Draw around your edge 

Fill it in with tiny lines going in different directions 

Fill in the letter 

 Go back and fill in some random lines here and there.  This reminds me of Fruit Stripe Gum!

Bake at 350 for half and hour and let cool in the oven

Here you go!