I am a confessed plate-a-holic
My New Year’s resolution was NO NEW PLATES!
hmmm….
I had a little relapse when I was planning South Pacific, and bought these hibiscus plates
I absolutely love them, they are melamine, even the kiddos can use them, and we will use them all summer, I justified…
Then a few weeks ago, I went to Home Goods…
MAJOR mistake. Don’t go to Home Goods, I told myself, don’t do it! Well, I’ll just look around…I won’t buy anything unless it’s something very needed
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I decided watermelon plates were very needed
And pineapple plates would go with the hibiscus and watermelon plates…so I was really been very practical
Plus, I could paint a set of glasses to match them all… that’s being thrifty, yes?
Plus I already had watermelon chargers, it must have all been meant to be!
When painting glass, I start with a practice painting sketch or two on a piece of paper to work out the shapes and colors
The secret is confidence, for a project like painting glass, it’s most successful if your strokes are minimal, less is more, or your design will look forced and muddy
I often load several colors on the brush so they will mix naturally as I paint
I used a fat round brush for the hibiscus petals
The center was done with the tip end of the brush, dipped in yellow and red
The pineapple starts with 2 fat yellow strokes like parenthesis
Fill in
Add light brown strokes with a small flat square brush from left to right, on a diagonal, slightly curved
While the brown was on the brush I decided to suggest a bamboo trim around the base mimicking the trim of the hibiscus plates
The pineapple top was painted with a small tapered round brush loaded with both dark green and yellow, and dots and thin yellow stripes were added for detail
The watermelon begins with a big green & yellow swoop for the rind
Topped with a pink triangle and black seeds with small strokes or dots
You can see the tutorial for painting watermelon chargers here, and another watermelon tutorial here
Be Fearless!
Juicy Details
to paint glass, use a paint made for painting glass that can be cured to make the piece washable
Hibiscus plates/Bed Bath & Beyond here
Pineapple, Watermelon plates/Home Goods
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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Rustic and Refined, Between Naps on the Porch, Gardens Galore Make it Pretty Monday
Coastal Charm, Cooking and Crafting with J&J, The Scoop, A Stroll Thru Life
Celebrate and Decorate, Lori’s Culinary Creations, Moonlight and Mason Jars