DIY sharpie mugs



 Making your own sharpie mugs isn't a new thing.
I'm sure you have seen them all over the interwebs.

When I found some plain mugs for a quarter a piece, 
I thought that the time was right to give it a try.



I started by creating some shapes in my Silhouette software.
Some worked better than others.
Pretty much, the simpler the better.
You will take the negative space from your image and weed out the positive space
{or is it the other way around???}
Whatever.


The key to making a sharpie mug that will hold up to washing is to get an oil based paint marker.
Sharpie makes them and so does Deco Art. 
I used both.


Peel off your vinyl image and stick it to your mug.
This is the tricky part.
I had a hard time getting the images placed straight.
Again, the simpler the image, the better.
It's nice to leave a pretty large border around your image so that you can scribble outside of the lines.


Use your sharpie and color in your image.
Some images will take a coat or two to cover.


Once your mug is dry, peel off your vinyl.
Occasionally you will find some marker bleed.
This is a great time to use your fingernail and scratch off some of those oops marks on your mug.

You may also need to touch up parts of your mug that come off when the vinyl is removed.
Let your mugs dry for 8 hours.

After they have dried, place them in your oven on 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
This step is super important to make your marker permanent and hold up to dishwasher washing.


I'm pleased with the results!
I took a boring twenty five cent mug into something that looks awesome and is full of personality.

What do you think?
Have you tried making a sharpie mug?
Have you had any luck?

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