Hey dolls! So lately I've been really into Pinterest and I have been dying (no pun intended) to try one of my DIY projects from my board. So I found this Sharpie mug project and actually found directions that really worked and it didn't wash off! If you want to check out the blog I got the idea from check out diyopolis. First things first I gathered all my supplies together. I used a brand new white mug I had around my house, along with alcohol I already had. I purchased different types of permanent markers and the cotton pads. This cost me a total of $3.00 So this is a really cheap project. You can also pick up a plain white mug from a dollar store around you if you don't have any spare ones around your home. After I put all my things together the first step is to wipe down the mug with the alcohol. After wiping it down with the alcohol I took another cotton pad and wiped down any excess alcohol off the mug that way it wouldn't be wet when I started to draw on it.
So I first started to draw on the clouds and I have to admit this was extremely hard with just holding it at the handle. As you can see I have different sized markers and I actually used the big black marker and used the small blue marker for the clouds. For some reason the small black marker wasn't writing the way I liked so I used the big one. Below are some progress photos, I used some of my favorite quotes from The Fault In Our Stars and drew some other things along with it.
Yes the swing set of tears!
Once I was done I put the mug in a cake tray because I didn't want to place it on the metal rack in my oven. I put it in the oven and put my oven on 425 and put the timer on 30 minutes. After it finished I cracked the door of my oven open and let it cool off inside. I didn't want the mug to crack from different temperatures so I left it in there for awhile (I don't remember how long).
The photos below are the end result! I was really excited with the outcome being as this is my first DIY mug project. I'm definitely going to make more of these and continue to try and perfect it.
Have you tried any DIY projects? What should I try next? If you have done the sharpie mug project how was your end result? Let me know your thoughts!
xoxo, The Social Fashionista
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