Polka Dot Rose Teapot

Achieve polka-dot perfection on your kitchen table with this fun painting project from I Love to Create. Paint pretty pink roses quickly and easily with the pattern.

Materials:

• Sponge, dampened
• DM 2362 Mardi Gras Teapot Lid & Handle
• Pencil
• Carbon Paper
• Pattern

Concepts® Underglazes for Bisque and Majolica

• CN 081 Light Wine
• CN 082 Bright Wine
• CN 181 Light Kiwi
• CN 182 Bright Kiwi
• CN 253 Dark Black

Signature Brushes

• SB 807 No. 6 Fan Glaze
• SB 812 No. 10 Round

French Dimensions™

• FD 254 Black Licorice
• FD 258 Pure White
• FD 268 French Wine
• FD 271 French Kiwi
• FD 276 Neon Chartreuse

Instructions:

1. Clean greenware. Fire to shelf cone 04.
    
2. Remove dust and condition ware, using dampened sponge.
    
3. Pour enough IN 1001 Clear inside teapot and lid to roll evenly. Pour out excess.
    
4. Trace on design with carbon paper and pencil on teapot.
    
5. Apply 3 coats of CN 081 Light Wine to flowers, using SB 812 No. 10 Round. Let dry between coats.
    
6. Apply 1 good coat of CN 182 Bright Kiwi to one side of each of the leaves by pressing and lifting with a little twist of brush, using SB 812 No. 10 Round.
    
7. Apply 1 good coat of CN 181 Light Kiwi to other side of each of the leaves using SB 812 No. 10 Round with same technique.
    
8. Apply 3 coats of CN 082 Bright Wine to top and bottom ring and ball of lid, using SB 812 No. 10 Round. Let dry between coats.
    
9. Apply 3 coats of CN 181 Light Kiwi to handle and spout using SB 812 No. 10 Round. Let dry between coats.
    
10. Apply 3 coats of CN 253 Dark Black to lid and bottom of teapot using SB 812 No. 10 Round. Let dry between coats. Let dry completely.
     
11. Apply dots of FD 258 Pure White to lid and to bottom of teapot.
     
12. Outline flowers, using FD 268 French Wine.
     
13. Outline one side of the leaves, using FD 271 French Kiwi.
     
14. Outline the other side of leaves, using FD 276 Neon Chartreuse.
     
15. Apply dots of FD 254 Black Licorice to middle section of teapot.
     
16. Apply dots of FD 271 French Kiwi to handle and spout of teapot.
     
17. Apply 1 coat of IN 1001 Clear to painted areas of the teapot and 2 coats where bare bisque shows through, using SB 807 No. 6 Fan Glaze.
     
18. Let dry. Stilt and fire cone 06.