Christmas

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Porcelain Christmas Character Bells

  • Also remember when baking your bells, DO NOT pre-heat the oven. The difference in temperature may cause your bells to crack. Instead, put your object in a cold oven, then turn the oven on.
  • Step 1Clean your bells with soapy water and dry well.
  • Experiment with where your top bell should hang and adjust the ribbon knot accordingly.
  • Step 2Think about what you would like to draw on your bell. Look to our design for inspiration or come up with your own Christmas character.
  • Step 3Transfer your design onto your bells. If you are making Santa, leave his beard off until after the bell has been baked.
  • Step 4Allow your design to dry for a minimum of 24 hours.
  • Step 5Once dry, place your bells in a cold household oven. Once the temperature has reached 160°C, bake your bells for 90 minutes to heat set your design.
  • Step 6To make Santa’s beard and hat trim, pull apart a cotton ball and attach to Santa with glue. Allow to dry.
  • Step 7To hang your bells together, take a piece of ribbon approximately 40cm long and fold it in half.
  • Step 8Secure the loose ends of the ribbon together with a double knot.
  • Step 9Thread the folded end of the ribbon through the hole of the base bell and pull the ribbon through until the knot is sitting securely inside the bell.
  • Step 10Tie another double knot in the ribbon above the first bell and thread the second bell over the top.

Materials used in this activity

Cotton Balls - White - Pack of 240
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