DIY: Hand Painted Ceramic Ornaments
I?ve been busy this week preparing for the Holiday Bazaar I?m participating in this weekend. In addition to holiday prints and ceramics I made a few ornaments to sell as well. I made ceramic state ornaments (similar to these) at my local clay studio in addition to the hand painted baubles below.
I spied these shapely bisque ceramic ornaments online and couldn?t wait to get creative with them. I painted a dozen abstract and botanical motif ornaments with them to sell at the market this weekend. Here?s a glimpse of a few I?ve completed so far.
If you?d like to make some for yourself or for friends, buy a dozen of these matte ceramic ornaments and get creative!
I used my stash of paints, glitter, and leftover gold leaf to make these, then added chiffon ribbon to finish them off. I really like the matte finish and shape of these ceramic ornaments but ?tis the season to add sparkle and bling. This can be done in a few different ways, with glitter, gold or silver leaf, metallic paint, or a combination which is what I did.
Start by adding any pattern or colors you like, I did a variety of abstract strokes using acrylic paints:
One technique that works really well is to paint on craft glue in small strokes then sprinkle loose glitter on top:
Hand applied metallic paint adds a little bit of glimmer but glitter glue adds more:
Finally, you can paint on craft glue then apply gold leaf in small strips. I?ve found in the past that working with gold leaf shee...
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