Butter Bell...

UPDATE: Usually people place an update at the end of a post, but I must immediately tell you that, as others have commented below, the ink DOES start to rub off. It's quite a disappointment! I only wash the inside of my butter bell now for fear of washing off the design.  So yes, I declare this post a FAIL.
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BUT. It doesn't have to be a fail. You just can't use a sharpie marker. Don't believe what everyone on the internet is telling you. A sharpie won't work. I even baked mine for 30 minutes MORE and it still didn't permanize. (I made that word up...I kinda do that often, my husband has learned to understand my speech over the years).  Anyway, use a porcelain marker and have a party with it!


Have you heard of, or ever used a butter bell before?? It's how they would store butter in the good ole' days.  I first heard of it about four years ago when I went to a Farmer's Market and someone had made BEAUTIFUL handmade butter bells in beautiful colors.  But they had a good price tag on them as well.  My Mother In Law found one at Ross's for cheap, but we haven't seen one there since. There's a kitchen store near by that sells THIS one, but it's not my style. Yes, I know, my butter bell needs style. 

Well I found THIS one at Amazon. Hmmm...design my own?

 Incase you're still wondering what I'm even talking about, a Butter Bell keeps a stick of butter fresh for up to 30 days without refrigeration. Add just a little water to seal out the air, keeping butter spreadable. TIPS: (Make sure that when you put butter IN the bell, it's not wet or hot from the dishwasher or something. It needs to be dry and room temp to add the butter. Also change the water every few days).

So onto the designing! Have you ever used a permanent marker to add design to glass or porcelain? Well, here's how you do that:

START TO DRAW WITH A SHARPIE!

FRONT:

BACK:

 SIDE:

Bake at 325 Degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes:

 WHOOPS!!! I touched the design with my oven mitt on the way out!

Filled back in the design with marker when it cooled off, put it in a PAN! 
Bake again because I failed the first time!
Remove from oven to cool WITHOUT touching the design.

WALA!

Wash by hand when needed and it won't budge! I've even tried to scratch it with my nail...because I don't want to testify to something and have it not work for your guys of coarse.
Not a scratch. It looks great! And you can do this with anything porcelain.
Is this dish washer safe?? I'm uncertain and have yet to discover!
But washing by hand is safe for sure!

Directions as a whole:

Draw on design with sharpie. 

Let completely dry. 

(Marker can take a little bit longer to dry on porcelain than paper).

Place onto pan.

Bake @ 325* for 35 minutes

Remove from heat (and don't touch design).

Completely cool.

Wash as needed!