Monday 12 September 2016

21 Decorative Plates - Ideas for Your DIY Projects

Decorative plates are a unique gift that you can give to your friends and relatives in order to jazz their holidays. Or, you can create many plates and have a decorative plate wall at home. We have found 21 ideas how you can design these plates.



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Decorative plates will look great in your dining room. It will take you just one afternoon to learn how to decorate plates. You will need white plates (they are quite cheap); paper towels; stencils; your oven; rubbing alcohol; a pencil; paint pens or permanent markers.



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Before starting, look at the wall color in your dining room to figure out the colors of plates. Now you can begin. Firstly, use paper towels and rubbing alcohol to clean plates. Secondly, create your pattern on the plate with the help of the pencil you have prepared. You can either draw freehand or make it look more professional by a stencil that you bought. Or, just make stencils.



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The next step involves paints pens or permanent markers. You will need them to color the design. Note: paint pens make patterns last for a longer time.



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After the pattern is ready, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then place the designed plates in your oven. The plates will be ready in half an hour. They should cool down before being removed from the oven. In case they are still hot, use hot pads to remove them.



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However, there are some precautions to be taken. Keep in mind that decorated plates are forbidden to use for eating or cooking. You can only use them to serve candies or cookies, but a napkin must be placed on these plates.



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Markers give off harmful fumes. Therefore, good ventilation is a must while working with them. The kitchen must be ventilated while you are creating the plates. Be sure to let your family members know that the plates are hot. Finally, children must stay out of the oven.



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