My boyfriend's grandmother is an AMAZING china painter. This winter she was nice enough to lend me her time, materials and expertise so I could make christmas presents for my family. The cup was done for my brother and the plate was done for my aunt. There is another platter with pine cones that is my favorite of the three but my sister has it packed away with Christmas right now... maybe I'll be able to take a pic the next time I'm over her place :) I'm very amateur when it comes to china painting but it's a lot of fun and really easy to get into