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A tea set - I found mine at a local vintage store, it was 1.99 for the saucers and 2.99 for the cups. Pebeo Porcelaine 150 in Turquoise Pebeo Porcelaine 150 pen in black A paintbrush Tissue paper A jar for water

STEPS:

The coolest thing about painting porcelain or china dishes is that it's basically like drawing or painting on paper, you can do whatever you want, and limited only by your imagination and creativity. This can be used on any type of china, though I found that brighter lighter colors, and whites of course, works the best.

First of all you need to prepare a dish for painting. So wash it well, if there are price stickers on them, make sure all the glue is removed (I use GooGone, but turpentine does the job as well) then dry the dishes. The paint I use, Pebeo Porcelain, comes either in small plastic jars with a thick consistency, sort of like yogurt, or in a pen that has either regular or fine tip. I used the fine.

I draw the design straight on the cup, using a photo book for reference. If you are hesitant about drawing straight on the cup, you can sketch it first with a grease pencil or a watercolor based marker. The paint dry to touch very fast, so if you make mistakes, right away, before it dry, use a dump tissue paper to remove the error.

Once the pattern is done, I painted the background in the turquoise paint. Again, it dry to touch very quick, the paint can be diluted with water to create a lighter and more transparent effect. Try not to paint too thick, or the paint will last a shorter amount of time.

Once your are done, leave to dry for 24 hours then bake in a regular oven at 300F (150C). The paint is non toxic and claimed to be dishwasher safe (though I don't own a dishwasher so I haven't tested it myself). My designs are really elaborate, cause that's what i like to make, however, this method is so simple you can just get a few jars of paint and let your kids make your new designer tea set.

If you can't draw to save your life and don't have kids, try writing a poem or a favorite quote for a cool inspiring dish.

RESOURCES:

One of the most fun part of this project is the hunt for cool and inexpensive china, try the Salvation army store or flee market. Sometimes even a plain boring Ikea mug can be made into a special object if you put a cool design on it.

the ring

yes. I was trying to study. but simply can't concentrate.

roach

I hate them.

greenbeansinametalbowl

green beans in a metal bowl.

green: green, solid, soft
plasitc: white, translucent
metal: silver, solid, hard

JK Keller

Capital Gains Jan 7, 2009 at 10:00am

Keetra Dean Dixon

who is this girl that is so amazing? no, reallly, who is she?

Panton Chair

Panton S-chair most famous design, this plastic stacking chair was also among his most innovative. The first cantilevered design to be made from a single piece of injection-moulded plastic, its 'look-no-hands' quality represents a daring exploration of material from. Shaped to fit the human frame, the swooping organic curves and glossy finish also recall car bodies, an association emphasized by the fin-like sweep of the base, designed to counter-balance the seat. like many of Panton's other designs, the chair was originally manufactured by the Danish company Fritz hansen. Herman Miller took over production in 1968. The prototype was made of GRP, glass-reinforced polyester, but since 1970 the chair has been produced in injection-moulded, non-reinforced thermoplastic.
Panton designed this chair from glass fibre reinforced Polyurethan (PU) in the 1970s. It was the first stackable chair to be moulded in one piece from plastic. The integral organic shape creates flowing lines, without any break between the functional elements of backrest, seat or leg.

The Panton Chair anticipates the Pop Art culture. It was the first chair in the history of design without back legs and formed from a single piece of Fibreglass. It was a sensation in its day and was awarded numerous prizes. Verner Panton worked for years on the idea of creating a chair out of a single piece of plastic. The first prototypes appeared in the 1960s - in close cooperation with Vitra - and the Panton Chair went into mass production in 1967. It counts among the classics in the history of furniture. Plastic shell made from hard foam, lacquered in different colours.

Moulded “Baydur” (PU-hard-foam) construction, 1970 onward: Injection moulded “Luran-S” (thermoplastic) construction.

Unlike Colombo’s No. 4860 and Zanuso and Sappers child’s chair, Panton’s stacking chair was wholly unified. It was the first single-material, single-form injections-moulded chair. The 'unibody' construction makes this chair unusual, and unreliable - early production models such as this one are reported to explode if sat upon with too much force. For this reason Vitra discontinued production in 1979, but began again in 1990 using HR foam.
H:33 x D:22.75, SH:16.5"

source: designmach.com

Ravenswood Anitque Market

I found some interesting antique jewelry pieces.

4727 N Damen Ave
(between Giddings St & Leland Ave)
Chicago, IL 60625

(773) 271-3700

The War of the Worlds

Ryan and I went to Harold Washington Library, checked out some books - the time machine by H.G. Wells, The Pearl by John Steinbeck, 1984 by George Orwell, and No Reservation Series. I found this 1960's book cover of the war of the worlds by Edward Gorey! The pink should be more vivid, but this was the only image that i could find from Google! How cool!!