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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Sharpie Mugs that WON'T wash away



For Christmas this year, I received a lovely gift. There were 2 mugs, with mine and my husband's name beautifully written on them, and some hot chocolate. I could tell my aunt used a sharpie to write our names on them, and then baked them, (as is a popularly found on Pinterest.) I loved the mugs, and immediately used mine for some tasty hot cocoa. I put it in the dishwasher, and when I took it out, the design was completely gone! GASP! I was sad that she put all that effort in, and it just got washed down the drain. So I did some research, and found that OIL based is the key to getting a mug design with staying power. I bought 2 oil based sharpie paint pens and some sticker letters at the craft store, and got down to business. 




I am a lousy artist, so I used the sticker letters to guide me. I stuck them on the cups (an A for mine and a T for the husband's)


 Then made dots all around the letter, so that when I peeled it off, the outline of the letter would be visible. 

After I peeled off the sticker letter, I put the mugs in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, then let them cool completely before taking them out. 


I have put these mugs through the dishwasher 3 times, and the design hasn't faded at all, so I'm hopeful that it will last. I just love how they turned out! 

5 comments :

  1. I just did this, used oil-based sharpies, let it dry for 24 hours, then baked in oven for 30 minutes at 350 (letting the mug heat up and cool down with the oven), used it, washed in dishwasher last night and used it again this morning. It looks fabulous and I am so excited to do more!

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  2. This looks like so much fun! I can't wait to try c: I was just wondering, do you mean in Celsius or Fahrenheit when you say 350 degrees?
    Thank you so much!
    xxx

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  3. I did mine at 450° f for 45 minutes, though, and cleaned it with alcohol (rubbing) before drawing on it. Looks awesome, going through the dishwasher test now!

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  4. Can you put the mugs in the microwave to heat coffee etc as noone has said that please email me good tutorial

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  5. Can you put the mugs in the microwave to heat coffee etc as noone has said that please email me good tutorial

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