Painted snowman plate

This hand painted snowman plate is snow much fun!

This glass painted snowman plate is an easy homemade gift that anyone would love to receive. It might even be hard to give away. You may want to make two so that you have one to keep!

Painted Snowman Plate Supplies:

Clear glass plate

PermEnamel Air-dry glass conditioner

PermEnamel Air-dry paint colors: White, Black, Red, Orange,Yellow, Green, Navy blue, Egg plant and Beyond turquoise

Thin paint brush for details

Medium soft bristle paint brush

Medium stiff bristle paint brush

Air-dry PermEnamel Clear Gloss Glaze

Snow Drifter Painting Instructions:

1) Wash and dry back of glass plate. Print off snowman pattern from above. You will need to enlarge the pattern to the size you need depending on the type of the plate you want to paint.

2) Use PermEnamel glass conditioner. Follow directions found on the container label.

Remember we are working backwards because it’s the back of the plate. Make sure if you paint words you right them backwards!

3) Start with black for eyes and nose lines.

4) While black is drying, use still paint brush and white to flick snow speckles in the sky for falling snow.

5) Let black and white dry.

6)Put pattern under flipped over plate.

7) Paint the snowman with white. You can paint right over the black because it is dry. If enamel looks streaky, add another coat.

8) Paint stars and snowman’s nose. Let dry.

9) Paint scarf. I painted black stitches and let them dry before I painted the main color of the scarf.

10) Paint the tree branch and pine needles. I mixed my greens to get a little depth.

11) Paint your bird and anything else that needs to be painted before the sky.

12) After all the other enamel is totally dry, paint your sky. I painted over all of the other enamel. Let dry COMPLETELY!

13) Use the PermEnamel Clear Gloss Glaze to cover back of plate. This will seal and protect your painting.

Follow all label instruction for the PermEnamel paint. Allow at least 10 days of drying time before plate is washed. Enamel is oven and dish washer safe.

Tip: I always follow the rule: Handmade means hand wash.

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