We never do anything too fancy for our Thanksgiving table – we like to keep everything comfortable and casual in our household. Why add any unnecessary stress to the day by come up with an extravagant table setting? I say just make these copper Thanksgiving dinner plates and you are good to go!

Pile up dinner on these copper writing Thanksgiving dinner plates.

I feel like these Thanksgiving dinner plates are a good mix of casual and fun. Plus, if one gets accidently broken then you can just as easily make a new one! So don’t be shy about piling all your scrumptious Thanksgiving foods onto these plates – the more the merrier!

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Keep reading below to find out how to make these copper writing Thanksgiving dinner plates.

Materials you’ll need to write on plates:

Glass platesCopper penStencil (PDF below)

How to add copper text on plates:

Step 1: Download our PDF or make your own design

Print out the stencil (PDF listed below) – the stencil is written backwards because you will be writing on the bottom of the plate as to make sure it is food safe.

Step 2: Cutting process

Cut the stencil down around the letters so it will fit on your plate.

Step 3: Use washi tape

Tape the stencil to the front of your plate so the word is facing the back.

The plate is upside down here

Step 4: Trace

Take your copper pen and trace over the word on the back of your plate. Let dry for a couple of minutes then take off the stencil and you are finished!

Note: To wash these dinner plates you will have to be extra careful to not scrub the back of it or else the design will come off – water is fine on the back just don’t scrub.

Time to serve your guests on these lovely copper writing Thanksgiving dinner plates! They will certainly be thankful for a feast on such awesome looking dinnerware!

Click here for the PDF of the stencil – remember the writing is backward!