Nowadays it is possible to make your own ceramic Christmas tree. With the following pointers you will find this activity interesting and not so difficult.

The main think you should know about its making that it may require about two weeks.

The procedure on making ceramic Christmas tree

• Add the slip into the tree casting molds. The 1st mold will serve for base, the second one for the tree and the third will be used to make the extra branch on the large tree. Allow 45 minutes; afterwards pour the rest of the slip out to the mold.

• Allow the slip be in the molds for 8 hours. Take off the tree from the molds punching the holes for the light bulbs.

• Allow the unmolded pieces to dry for the night.

• Clean the seams from the green ware joining the top part of the tree the bottom branch and letting the tree dry for a couple of days.

• Put the pieces in the oven and fire over 2000 degrees. The kiln is to be cooled for the whole night.

• Paint undercoat on whole piece and rub off some paint to get 3 highlights.

• They should be fired one more time at1900 degrees and cooled for the night prior opening.

• Paint the whole with three times using clear glaze paint. Let each coat to be dried.