DIY Fall Themed Plates

Inspired by fall shapes, and my love of  plate walls, I gave myself a $10 budget and got to work on my DIY fall themed plates!

Materials

• Four white plates
• Sharpies or porcelain markers
• Leaves or cookie cutters
• Rubbing alcohol
• Mod Podge Dishwasher sealent

Instructions

Step 1 – Clean the surface of whatever you’re drawing on (plate, bowl, cup, platter etc) with rubbing alcohol and let dry.

Step 2 – Draw the outline of your shape (leaf, cookie cutter etc.) by making small dots along the contour of the shape.

Step 3 – Start dotting the area around the contour in a densely packed manner, the further away from the shape you get, the less dots there should be.

Make sure you keep your dots uniform and avoid creating large blobs of dots by ensuring there is always some space between the dots. Otherwise you get some uglier blotches.

Step 4 (OPTIONAL) – add another shape or design like this fall leaves plate.

Step 5 – Wait until dry and seal with a spray-on sealant/dishwasher mod page. Unless you’re using alcohol ink pens, brushing any kind of sealant on will only smudge your hard work! If you used alcohol ink pens, then you seal with some mod podge!

Step 6 – Admire your DIY fall themed plates!