Comments on: All You Can Eat: Hand Painted Dishware Set

By: Sonya Fenn

Sonya Fenn — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:45:13 +0000

I have dishes from the 80′s, white with blue flowers. I have had 4 other sets of dishes but with time, they have broke or chipped however, the ones from the 80′s are still in good shape, so I thought it would be nice if I could just repaint then red, but I have no idea how and can’t seem to be able to find anyone who can help me. I live in Oxford Alabama. Thanks.

Sonya

By: Kathy Beymer

Kathy Beymer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:25:08 +0000

Hi Julia, I've seen a lot of stenciled recycled dishware so I know this has to be possible. I looked around a bit and found a process in the book Simply Green Parties by Danny Seo Clean the part you want to paint with rubbing alcohol and let dry. Decorate with Porcelain paint - you may need several coats. Bake the plate in your oven at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Turn off the oven and allow the plate to cool completely inside the oven. The only catch is that the plate will be handwash only. You may want to call your local pottery place to ask them about reglazing and refiring process which I'm pretty sure will make the dishes dishwasher safe. The process that Sarah Cihat uses is sort of described on Tree Hugger ...check out the comments below the post too.

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:09:06 +0000

I purchased a set of white dishware from a department store, does anyone know of any tips to paint or decorate dishware or does it have to be unfired pottery in order to customize?

By: Grace

Grace — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:28:13 +0000

i love this! do you have any idea where in chicago i might be able to execute such a project?

i remember in my hometown they used to have one of those shops where you paint on a plate or cup and then they fire it up for you, but that won’t be nearly as fun as handling the entire project on my own.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:24:39 +0000

Bravo Sarah! I’m going to find a local pottery studio asap…