How To Glaze And Fire A Ceramic Christmas Tree

Older examples may be more fragile.

How to glaze and fire a ceramic christmas tree.

This video features our large christmas tree 17 5145 and our glass green specialty glaze 9060. Glue the tiny light bulbs in the holes that are in the trees branches with white elmer s glue that will dry clear. Colors are more intense and brilliant than those of many other glazes. They are semi opaque and fire with a high gloss.

Please note this process is not for high fire use. The bulbs are lighted by placing a night light type bulb inside the hole in the bottom of tree and turning it on. This method looks great. Some can be traced to the mid 20th century while others were made in the 1970s.

This glaze is not food safe and should not be applied to surfaces intended for serving food or drink. Most of the classic christmas tree ceramic items found on ebay are vintage. Amaco f series glazes are fritted leadless compositions. Christmas tree green is a vivid dramatic pine green glaze that is glossy and breaks transparent where thin and pools very deep green where thicker.

Check out this video for an easy and super simple how to way to paint our christmas trees. More recent pieces tend to be creative in the use of lighting with some functioning as a lamp. Then the piece must be aligned on a stilt and fired yet again for about 3 hours this time but with the same cool down period. Details to look for when choosing a used ceramic christmas.

Kiln firing at cone 06 is a requirement for food water safe items and outdoor use. The mother of pearl glaze must be applied to a already glazed and fired with a clear glaze that produces a white ceramic christmas tree or other piece.