Monday, November 26, 2012

DIY Christmas Plates

I'm back for the second week of the "Dare to Do-It-Yourself" challenge hosted by Decor and the Dog, Maybe Matilda, Newly Woodwards, and Two Twenty One!

If you remember last week I shared my Thankful Tree as a part of the week one "be thankful" challenge.

This week the challenge is to entertain... We were tasked to "DIY something for your table. This could be something from last wee’s Thanksgiving table or a new Christmas look. Get creative and use things in new ways. Or go true DIY and make something totally new. Ideas include place mats, table runners, place cards or centerpieces."

So for this week I decided to get some additional use out of my Dollar Tree plates that we used for our Thanksgiving table...

So I do not have Christmas china and thought that I would try to make my own... I broke out my Silhouette Cameo to make a Christmas tree stencil, taped the stencil to my plates and filled in the design with a permanent marker.



Next I heated the plates in the oven on  350 so that they can be hand washed and set the table.


This project was SUPER Simple and I am so pleased with the results.

This project also shared on:
The Shabby Nest
The Haps
Centsational Girl

16 comments:

  1. How fun! I have those same dollar store dishes that I also used for my Thanksgiving table but I love the idea of making custom Christmas ones!

    Stopping by from the Dare to DIY series :)

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  2. sooo pretty!! and i love the plates - crazy they were cheap ones to start with - but now they are certainly even better! great job :) (i also love the glitter stars)

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  3. Ooo, these are pretty! I love the Pottery Barn knockoff at the Dollar Store. I picked up a few mugs myself the other day. Thanks for joining the Dare to DIY again!

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  4. Oh, I love these! I'm currently waffling on whether or not to buy Christmas dishes...maybe something like this instead....

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  5. What the what??? These look amazing! Like something you'd get from a fancy department store. Love the gold color you used for the stencil, too. Just lovely.

    Thanks so much for linking up to Dare to DIY! You really knocked this one out of the park.

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  6. I've been wanting to try the permanent marker/oven technique, this is so awesome! Have you tried washing them yet?

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  7. Wait . . . I didn't even know this was possible. Seriously, you can bake the marker on and it'll stay? That's awesome! Your dishes look gorgeous, and I love the little trees stenciled on. What a pretty table setting, all around, but the plates really add to it. Great job! Thanks so much for joining in!

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  8. Love this. So beautiful and looks easy to do. I bought enamel paint at the craft store that you paint and then bake to set for the dishwasher and microwave, but I didn't know you could do this with a marker!

    Christy, Creating a Beautiful Life
    http://creatingabeautifulllife.blogspot.com/

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  9. Wow - what a great idea! I love your plates. They are beautiful!

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  10. Love the simple gold and green color scape. the plates look great!

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  11. Oh wow, these look great! I love that they're fully customizable, so you don't have to feel stuck with whatever is available in store.
    Sarah

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  12. What a great idea! They look beautiful (and EXPENSIVE!)

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  13. Gorgeous! I love the gold and apple green color combo. And smart idea using the Silhouette to make the tree stencil! Thanks for linking up!

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  14. I love these plates. I really, really do! Doing something like this is also a great way to get some use out of my Cameo - I was so excited to receive one as a gift, but since then I've been a loss thinking of a reason to use it.

    Love that gold bowl too!

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  15. Your post was spotlighted today at NewlyWoodwards.

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