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How to Paint Pottery & Ceramics:  Love Footprint Platter

When I saw this Love Footprint Platter idea on Pinterest I knew I had to do it on pottery! It is easy and will serve as a treasured keepsake of your child! You can apply footprints to many ceramic items. Are you on Pinterest? If so, please click here and follow our boards! 

Supplies

  • Rectangular Swoop Platter Bisque
  • Sponge with Handle
  • Pencil
  • Paint Color: Mint (45)
  • Fun Writer Color: Mint (45)

Ceramic Platter with Baby Foot Prints Love

Steps

  1. Apply mint color (45) paint to a foot with a sponge with handle.
  1. Press foot firmly down onto platter and then lift straight up.
  1. Repeat with other foot to make the “V” of “LOVE”
  1. With a pencil, draw the “L,” “O” and “E”
  1. With a mint color (45) fun writer, trace the pencil markings

Learn how to paint your own pottery and ceramics at Polka Dot Pots! We are located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, and Poconos, Pennsylvania. We'll teach you techniques that are so easy, anyone can create a masterpiece!


22 Responses

Debbie
Debbie

July 14, 2017

I get my inspiration from The Lord and my daughter. We love to make things together. There’s nothing sweeter than spending time with her. She is very talented too.

Bridgett
Bridgett

July 14, 2017

I am inspired by my children, your videos and (of course) Pinterest!

Katie Galeano
Katie Galeano

July 14, 2017

My children and my furry children as well :) >^.,.^< My kids love to do crafts!

Kelly
Kelly

July 14, 2017

I giggled at Emma’s wiggly toes when you painted them! Too cute!! My inspiration comes from my children!

Pam Honisch
Pam Honisch

July 14, 2017

My inspiration is my family — immediate and extended — especially our kids, their Grandma (my Mom) and our pups. It’s always fun to personalize gifts when we come in! Loved Emma’s plate! :)

Jennifer Haensgen
Jennifer Haensgen

July 14, 2017

I get my inspiration from my children and all the other children I encounter. We are foster parents and love when we watch how children are and their wonderful imaginations!!!! That and of course Pinterest is an awesome outlet for ideas as well!!

Victoria Ludkowski
Victoria Ludkowski

July 14, 2017

I get my inspiration from my family and from nature.

Beautiful plate!

Claire Kaufmann
Claire Kaufmann

July 14, 2017

I get my inspiration from the things I encounter everyday! god put so many beautiful things on this earth to enjoy and we owe it to him to create art!

Karen P.
Karen P.

July 14, 2017

Hello!
I get my inspiration from my family … and the internet of course … ha
Take Care!

Erin Racioppi
Erin Racioppi

July 14, 2017

Congrats, Bridgett! You won the $50 gift certificate to paint pottery at Polka Dot Pots. We will send you an email. Thanks!

Lindsey
Lindsey

July 14, 2017

I get my inspiration from my kids and the endless opportunity and beauty in their hearts.

lana
lana

July 14, 2017

I get my inspiration from faith and love

Lisa Cota
Lisa Cota

July 14, 2017

My inspiration is from nature.

Sydney Rodd
Sydney Rodd

July 14, 2017

I got it from Ariana Thorager.

Jan Johnson
Jan Johnson

July 14, 2017

I am inspired by my children and the beauty of nature that God has created!

Tina
Tina

July 14, 2017

Is it washable? What kind of paint? Put in oven?

Erin Racioppi
Erin Racioppi

July 14, 2017

Hi Tina,

We always recommend hand washing pottery. It will last longer! If you put it in the dishwasher, over time you may start to see some cracking. For paint, we use Gare Fun Strokes, which is an underglaze. Once we have painted it with underglaze and then dipped the item in a clear glaze, we fire it in our kiln which heats up to 1800 degrees F. Please let me know if I can answer any other questions!

Thanks,

Erin

Jann
Jann

July 14, 2017

I love “Cola” & Orange flavors. Thanks so much for doing these giveaways.

Nikki Copher
Nikki Copher

July 14, 2017

I get my inspiration from my kids. My daughters imagination is so wild that we run with it and create a lot of fun projects. My little guys giggles and kicks get us going too! I also use my guilty pleasure of searching on pintrest during nap time to get some fun ideas. (When I should be doing laundry or cleaning the dishes. But, I figure all of those things can wait…the are only little for a short period of time and I need to take advantage of that :) )

Love the plate and hope to make one like that with my kids sometime soon!!

LaGonda Norwood
LaGonda Norwood

July 14, 2017

My inspiration comes from my grandchildren. They are too big for footprints, but I thought it would be fun painting their fingers and then painting finger faces.

Julie Stanley
Julie Stanley

July 14, 2017

I get most of my inspirations from Pinterest. I love to paint pottery and we always have to stop at Polk A Dot Pots every summer when staying at the Wilderness!! One of our favorite things to do!! :)

Karen Bazan
Karen Bazan

July 14, 2017

Inspiration for me comes from nature. Every where I look I see beauty, so I try to take it from there!

Karen Bazan

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