Detox Boston: Craft Day!

Okay, so I had a blast in Boston at the Method Detox Boston party.   Method, the eco-friendly cleaning supply company, opened a "pop-up" shop on Newbury street to help give people in Boston a chance to try Method products and stock-up on all the latest and greatest. 

One some of the nights, I hosted small parties to a group of local people to introduce myself and do a fun crafting project together: reglazed silhouette plates.

We picked up a bunch of old plates from Goodwill, some bakeable porcelain glaze, brushes and 8 1/2 X 11" sticker paper to make these plates.   I thought I would share some of the creative plates the guests came up with!

The Method logo on a plate!   

One of my favorite ones: grassy green glaze with yellow glazy dotes in the middle of each daisy flower.

A very cool plate: a blue and white porcelain plate with yellow glaze on top.   You can still see the transfer pattern below, but it somehow looks updated and more modern.    Stickers spelling out EAT peek through...

Here's my plate: a silvery, grassy plate.   Just random strips of stickers slapped on, two coats of silvery porcelain glaze, and that's it!  You can see the old pattern of the plate peeking through.   And, how funny: my Blackberry right next to it.   Hmm...I might be a crackberry addict!

Comments

[Donna]

I think someone asked before, but where can this bakeable porcelain glaze be purchased?

[Darlene]

What a fantastic idea! Where can you purchase the glaze?

[Gina]

I'm sure so many of us who read this blog religiously would LOVE to have a tutorial on this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you eat off the plates once this is done, or are they for decoration only???? PLEASE TUTOR US LOL. Bakeable glaze?

[seleta]

Wow, I needed to see this to motivate my at home "plate project". Just blogged [on your birthday] about your office...it started with your first blog entry and went on to reveal the final product of your office and the amazing plates you made. They have been such an inspiration!

Your talent is remarkable. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[Sonja]

tell me how!!!

[meg]

I'm also curious if you can eat off them (and wash them).

[Michele]

I saw the tail end of an episode of "Get Crafy" that Danny was on, and they did this project.

I don't know if they mentioned where the glaze can be purchased (I missed most of the show) but I do remember that he mentioned...

- the plates should be hand washed
- you can definitely eat off them, but it would be best not to eat hot food off these plates

[Michele]

Oops...that should be "She's Crafty" not..."Get Crafty"

[zay]

here is the "how to" at this link:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_home_building_recycling/article/0,,hgtv_3729_5573116,00.html

[Julie Dennehy]

Danny, thanks for a great time in Boston... you are terrific!

[Kamela Cody]

Where can you get the glaze? I've searched the web & I can't find anything about porcelain glaze. I hope I find it soon because I'm hosting a party this weekend! Thanks!!

[Kamela Cody]

I found this off Dick Blick, but I don't know if it's the same thing.

http://www.dickblick.com/lessonplans/ceramictile/

[Kamela Cody]

Well? I think I found it! Here is my best guess at finding the glaze....

http://www.dickblick.com/zz029/08/

[How to detox]

Thanks for the "how to" links about this - I love doing my own patterns but never really got the knack of glazing - or at least not well enough to make it stay on the plate after all my "arty" stuff. Here's to a new leaf in my plate making days :o)
Julianne

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