Ok lovelies. DIY Sharpie Mugs are nothing new. But since I made some I thought I'd share how the process went for me.
I joined a Fall Mug Swap on Instagram last month and could not find what I thought was the perfect mug for my buddy. So I thought it'd be cool for her to have some scripture mugs in my handwriting.
I picked the tips I thought sounded the best basically!
And those were to clean the mug with rubbing alcohol, let dry for 24 hours after decorating, place in cold oven, turn oven on to 450, once heated to 450, bake for 30 minutes and then completely cool.
So here's how it went....
First of all writing on a mug is not as easy as it seems! Using the rubbing alcohol I started over so many times! Once I liked them, I let dry overnight then did the 450 oven baking and let them cool in the oven.
Well that was too hot for the pink sharpie! It faded! I was so sad! So I went back over the pink parts and did the baking at 350 instead and it was much better!
The only thing I didn't do was see how they stood up to the dishwasher. I did use the rubbing alcohol after the first failure baking and the green was set so I'm sure that with hand washing they should be just fine! I don't know about you but I don't put 'special' mugs, even store bought ones, in the dishwasher. Just one of those 'Jennifer' things!
Despite the writing part being tricky, I love how easy these are! And the possibilities are endless!
Have you made some of these? I'd love to hear about your experience!
Happy Thursday!!
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