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Meet Stewart. Stewart is the ruler of the animals in this house. He has three subjects, a goldendoodle, a labradoodle and a dutch shepard. Stewart derives his powers from his snaggletooth. His whiskers are all askew, but it doesn’t bother him, because he is the most mellow cat in the world.
Stewart’s loves are yoga, ice cream (he’ll steal yours if you’re not careful) and keeping a close eye on his subjects. Stewart is an indoor cat, but sometimes, when the weather is nice he will venture out on the back patio and sit under the agave plants and watch his subjects play. He never ventures far from his kingdom, but enjoys this occasional outing. Like all rulers, Stewart needed a commemorative dish, so I decided to make bowls for him, depicting him sitting under the agave. He also needed a tray for under his bowls because he’s a messy eater. He blames this on his flat face.
Supplies~
- Ceramic bowls and tray
- Tissue paper
- Dishwasher-safe decoupage glue
- Rubbing alcohol
- Foam brushes
- Scissors
Wash and dry the ceramic pieces and set aside. Cut out the desired shapes out of the tissue paper. The agaves were an easy elongated oval shape and the leaves and the cats were drawn onto the tissue paper and cut out. Once all the tissue is cut out, use the alcohol to clean the area on the ceramic where you are working to get rid of any oils or residue. With the sponge brush, paint on a small amount of glue on to a small area. It dries fast and you don’t want it to get too thick. I put the cat on first, so he can be hidden amongst the plants. The kitty is blue to match Stewart’s eyes.
Start placing the leaves on to the dish. Layer the leaves into a fan shape so that they resemble agave plants. Keep going around the bowl, cleaning fresh areas with alcohol and adding glue as needed.
Once done, set aside to dry. Follow the instructions on the decoupage glue bottle. I added a thin layer of glue to the decoupaged areas three times, spacing an hour and a half between each layer. The Mod Podge needs to cure for 28 days prior to washing it. So keep that in mind when doing this project.
It looks like Stewart likes his dishes!
Haha, Stewart looks like such a great personality! Those whiskers are indeed crazy! I love how modern, yet handmade, this dish set looks- you did a wonderful job! #client
Super cute and easy project! My kiddos would think it would be so much fun to jazz up their kitty’s food bowls. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
great job, never thought of decoupaging with tissue paper on ceramics, though I do it often on glass…..thanks so much for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
Thank you! It was a fun project and I really like how it turned out.
Stewart is a cutie! I didn’t know that you could wash decoupaged projects – I have so much to learn!
These are super cute! My littlest kitty is turning 4 this year so i think ill try to make these! Great post!
You should share this with everyone on my weekly link party : )
http://www.twentysomethinginthe2010s.com/peace-love-linkup-008/
Hope to see you there!
Such a cute project! I will be featuring this at my Swing into Spring party that opens tomorrow night at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks. http://diybydesign.blogspot.com
Ilove it!! I did not know there was dishwasher safe decoupage!!
Looks fab! I hope it’s going to hold up in the dishwasher too.
Stewart is just adorable! I’ve never seen a cat with such curly whiskers (and I’ve seen quite a lot of cats, including Persians and Himmies). I hope we get to see more of him in the future.
(By the way, I think your commentluv plugin is broken).
So cute! Makes me want to make new bowls…for our dog. Visiting from Show + Tell.
Those are so cute! I think I need to try this for my cat’s bowls. He might not appreciate it as much as me but that’s ok, haha! Visiting from Raven Would Link up 🙂
Stewart is one cool cat! Thanks for the tutorial.
Those are so adorable! I love the paper kitty hiding in the leaves.
What lovely bowls and matching tray. I’m so charmed by them. Thanks for sharing at the This Is How We Roll Link Party on Organized 31.
I love Steward and his dishes! You did such a good job! Thank you for sharing with us on Party in Your PJ’s.
Hi Jessa,
You have done a great job. Both Stewart and his bowls with matching tray looking cute. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.
Kudos! You have created custom bowls and trey worthy of a king like Stewart! Stewart is such a beautiful cat 🙂