Who's a clever girl then?

[Squash64]

Look what our Shirl made to raise money for our Cat Fund -

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They are painted on glass and then baked - hopefully Shirl will come along and explain more about it.

Shirl is going to have a stall at our Plant Sale in May and sell them there.

I think they are brilliant - isn't she clever!

[Squash64]

[grawrc]

They look terrific!

[saddad]

They look great... I'm not a cat fan but ...  :)

[Sparkly]

Cat ones are very cute!

[betula]

Well done Shirl  ;D

[pumkinlover]

I love the pumpkin one, now if she brings it to the NSALG day, happy to buy it , plenty time to make another before May!! 
Ok I'm a cheeky so and so! :-[

[caroline7758]

I thought it was going to be a cat scarecrow! But they are great!

[Poppy Mole]

Fantastic - so clever

[grannyjanny]

Shirl is a very clever girl. They are really lovely. I bet her children were kept well entertained when they were little ;).

[manicscousers]

They are really brilliant, love the oriental ones  :)

[1066]

Isn't she just! I'm sure they will sell quickly!

[lottie lou]

Don't forget to let us know dates and save one for me.

[Jayb]

They are gorgeous, well done Shirl.

[shirlton]

Glad that you like them . It has given me something to do during the bad weather and at the same time hopefully it will bring in some funds for the moggies.

[lorna]

Just love them. I am sure they will raise plenty of funds.

[Grandma]

They're beautiful, Shirl! I wish I lived near enough to come and buy one - (or two or three.....)!  :)

Could you tell us how you do it please? What sort of paint do you use?

[shirlton]

The paint is pebeo 160 (with a hyphen over the e's) Outliner and everything I use has to be 160.This is the temperature that the finished painting is cooked at 160c.
The cooking makes the finished article dishwasher proof.The stuff I do is probably not going to end up in a dishwasher but it is does make them more durable than if I used a solvent based paint. Added to that I couldn't stand the fumes.
When they are cooked I fix the lead around the glass.

[1066]

How do you "cook" them Shirl?

[shirlton]

In the oven with the kitchen door shut and the window open. It is ceramic paint so for the first 5 mins it does smell but after that it ok. It doesn't leave any smell in the oven after.

[1066]

Oh thanks, that makes sense now!
And it does sound like a nice project for rainy winter days.!

Hope you raise lots of money for the cats  :)