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August 14, 2013 by Bre

DIY Confetti Plates

While wedding gift shopping recently, I spied some adorable Kate Spade confetti dishes. So fun and whimsical, I decided to make my own confetti-inspired decorative plates for much less.
For this project I purchased some plain dishes from a random dollar store, and some DecoArt Glass Paint Markers from Michaels.
To mimic the look of confetti, I literally drew a bunch of dots all over the plates – differing the pattern on each of them. To give (or try to give) the plates a more high-end look, I then outlined each of them with the gold marker. The markers were easy to use and wiped off cleanly where I made mistakes.
Following the directions on the marker packaging, I let the plates dry overnight. Then I baked them at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Once they were ready to go, I hung up my plate hangers while listening to a repeated warning of “Mommy, don’t fall into the sink!”

Sometimes I think these plates look cute on my wall, and other times I think they look lame. I really cannot make up my mind.  What do you think?

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  1. We Have 2 Boys says

    August 14, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    I like the fact that each has a different pattern. It gives the area above your window some pep. You have inspired me to decorate some plates in my favorite colors!!

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  2. CT says

    September 22, 2013 at 9:54 pm

    I love these! You captured the Kate Spade look!

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