How To Make A Ceramic Christmas Tree

Hi everyone we in this diy deco clay tutorial will show you how to handcraft a christmas tree with deco clay.

How to make a ceramic christmas tree.

Making a ceramic tree starts with liquid clay commonly referred to as slip. Have the studio fire the glazed tree. The ceramic christmas tree. 2 october 2016 at 1 17 am.

First make sure that the slip is mixed well and then pour it into a plaster molded in the form of a christmas trunk. 11 thoughts on diy vintage ceramic christmas tree kristen. It will be ready to accept any acrylic paint or ceramic glaze so you can create your own family heirloom. The plaster molds come in two or three pieces and need to be pressed together at all times except when a poured piece gets released from the mold.

The festival of christmas can never be compl. After mixing the slip well it is poured into a plaster christmas tree mold. All of our ceramic pieces start from liquid clay called slip. It begins like this.

The making of a ceramic christmas tree. You can display the tree as is but it s made from a white bisque material that s ready to paint so you can completely customize your holiday display. Or leave it white and decorate the tree in all red or green bulbs for a monochromatic look. 2 pencil mark lightly on the bottom a line to help keep track of where you began painting.

Decor of christmas past. Have the studio fire the greenware tree which will turn it into bisque. I m so thankful you posted this. See different styles of finished ceramic christmas trees here.

Green ceramic christmas trees green ceramic trees with snow white ceramic christmas trees. They also evoke the memories of a time when ceramic crafts helped to define the holiday season. Ceramic christmas tree decorations bring the joy of the holidays to those with limited space. The scraping knife sander and sponge can all be purchased at the ceramics studio or at an art supply store.

I had one of these trees my grandmother made and my husband threw it out. Remove the bulbs and paint the tree however you like then replace the rainbow lights for a festive design. The plaster molds are in two or three pieces and must be banded together at all times except when releasing a poured piece from the mold. How to paint your own ceramic christmas tree.

Now im trying to create another.