Christmas plates

Each year the siblings make each other gifts. Lydia chose, this year, to make these customized plates for each of the siblings and for the cousins we had for Christmas. I made one for her so she wouldn't be left out.
I looked up several tutorials online and we re-did them several times. We read that you could do it with Sharpie then cook it and it would become permenant. It didn't work. We finally ended up getting a paint pen and it worked a little better, though they aren't for using everyday and are probably better for hand washing.
I was amazed by the "You aAre Special Today" plate that she made for Samuelsons. She did it completely free hand and by herself. It turned out really great!