80s Memphis Inspired Dishes

Paint your own 80s inspired Memphis plates!

Posted by Mark Montano

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Make awesome dishwasher safe Memphis inspired plates, put on some Duran Duran and you're good to go! See how I made them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOr13UE1nug

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You Will Need (9 things)

  • Americana Gloss Enamels
  • Rubbing Alcohol
  • Makeup sponges
  • Painter's Tape
  • Contact Paper
  • Craft Knife
  • Krlyon Short Cuts Paint Pen
  • DecoArt Glass Paint Marker
  • White Porcelain plates

Steps (2 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    STUFF YOU'LL NEED
    White porcelain plates *99c store
    Painter's tape
    Craft knife
    Paintbrushes
    Americana Gloss Enamels
    Alcohol
    Makeup sponges (triangles)
    Black Krylon Short Cuts paint pen
    DecoArt Glass Paint Marker in black
    Contact paper
    Minwax Polycrylic

  2. 2

    Clean your plates with rubbing alcohol
    Create your designs with contact paper and painter's tape
    *I cut circles and taped triangles
    Fill in the shapes with Americana Gloss Enamel using a makeup sponge
    *Blow on the bubbles to pop them
    Remove the tape when dry
    *Create stripes with thin pieces of painter's tape
    Make dots on folded contact paper using a hole punch
    Try different designs using the DecoArt Glass Paint Markers
    Bake in the oven twice at 325˚ for 30 minutes each time
    *Let the oven cool in between baking times
    To make them food save, coat them with Minwax Polycrylic