For my Valentine

This is what I made my husband for Valentines Day. He loves these big cappacino mugs for soup.

One of my girlfriends and I went to this shop called "Color Me Mine" where you can purchase a piece of greenware and then sit in their shop and paint it however you want. They offer all the paint, brushes, supplies, suggestions, know-how and cleanup for a studio fee of just $8. (the piece I purchased was $12 so my total was just $20) We spent approximately 3 hours making our masterpieces. My friend painted a serving tray with a southwestern motif. It turned out very nice. (you can see a corner of it in the picture below)

I started by painting pastel sections all around the cup and one spot in the bottom. Each color had to be painted three times so it took awhile.

Next I cut heart shapes out of contact paper and applied them all around the cup over the different colors.

Then I painted black over the entire mug three times. Once that was dry, I removed the contact paper and then used a paint marker to write the words in the hearts.

The last step was for the shop to fire our pieces in a kiln. It took one week before they called and told us to come and get our things. I was very pleased with the results and I think Tim will like it too.

Surprise!