This is a clever idea

[cupcake_goth]

Re-painted tea sets: Christine Misiak, who finds "old, worn forgotten tea sets and gives them a new lease of life." (clicky-link!)



Do you people have any idea how many battered silver-plated tea pots I have lurking in boxes? (Yes, I'm a packrat. What? Don't even try to pretend you didn't know that.) I'm guessing she used high-gloss spray paint, but I'm not entirely sure. Anyone have any other guesses?

...like I needed any other craft project ideas, oh dear oh dear ...

Comments

[sirriamnis.livejournal.com]

It may also be powder-coating, which is more durable.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Is powder-coating something one can do at home?

[sirriamnis.livejournal.com]

NO. It requires machinery and a fuck-off big oven/kiln.

[woadwarrior.livejournal.com]

Actually you can do powder coating at home. They make kits to powder coat small items, however you will need an oven to bake the pieces, also you will no longer be able to use that oven for food.

But if you are going to do a lot of this it might be worthwhile to get an old stove (and a 240 circuit) for the basement. Don't forget the ventilation fan.

Powder coating is not too expensive. I wouldn't think a tea set would cost more than $100 to $150 at a professional place.

[leenerella]

Hmm, Luke knows stuff about powder coating - they do it for set pieces and sculpture a lot. He'd be happy to answer questions, I'm sure.

[leenerella]

And whoah, I need to post about this in Gongfu Girl, I think. :) Whee, I want!

[mineke.livejournal.com]

I might be scared to drink hot liquids out of something that has been given the Krylon Touch...is there a finish you can put on after that would help paint leeching?

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Good point. Which is why I'm asking the LJ hivemind. :)

[mineke.livejournal.com]

Here's what google found for me: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=non-toxic+paint+for+dishes

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

a few things that are important:

1) high gloss spray paint is not food grade. It is actually toxic. So no spray painting anything you want to use with food, if you don't mind. I intend to keep you for a very long time.

2) most of the enamels that can be used for this type of work require a kiln.

3) you need a new craft project about as much as I do.

4) in order to get custom tea sets, you could actually take the less expensive route and purchase ceramic sets of your choice, and use ceramic paints that can be cooked in your oven (available at Michaels) to decorate them in whatever way you wish (little monsters dancing all over one, perhaps?... stripes on another maybe?), and it wouldn't be toxic either.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

5) getting paint to stick to metal is a wee bit more compicated than getting it to stick to ceramic (another reason why I suggest going the ceramic route).

5a) a lot of tea sets are plated, so the paint could easily come off, and take the silver with it.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I know about the painting ceramic sets. :) Thea is my go-to person for that, because she's got all the paints and does this sort of stuff all the time. I'm just fascinated by the notion of the sorts of shapes you get in metal teapots combined with glossy colors.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

I understand, sugar.

[lord-whimsy.livejournal.com]

Wonderful stuff, Cuppie! Thank you.

[sowilo.livejournal.com]

I SO didn't need to see these. I've been wanting a decent tea/coffee set, but haven't found anything I liked.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

okay, I looked over the site. The ones she is using are brass or tin. Silver is not really well known for taking enamel well, mainly because it is too soft.

fun though this is, nifty as this is, I just don't think this is a sound project. :(


THAT said... I have some OTHER ideas that you might like... and could do fairly easily... with things you ALREADY HAVE. :D

[marc17.livejournal.com]

My first thought was enamel, probably a powder.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

I'm a packrat.

Which is why, despite adoring you, living with you would eventually drive me to chop you up in your sleep and arrange the pieces alphabetically.

[scourgeotheseas.livejournal.com]

I want! Oh, how I want!

A place on Aurora

[maiaarts.livejournal.com]

There is a place really close that you can get your silver re-coated.
Then it would be pretty and shiny.

Mmmmmm I may need to paint some ceramic soon :)