How To Keep Sharpie On A Ceramic Mug

Get all the grime and dust off to ensure the markers stick to the mugs well.

How to keep sharpie on a ceramic mug.

Care and wash 18 dec 2019. Keep in mind that the color of your mug the paint color will determine the outcome of your design color. You can choose to bake the mugs twice to really set in the sharpie drawings. Supplies needed to create a diy mug two ways ceramic mug of your choice.

I chose a plain white mug from the dollar tree. Pick your favorite colors of sharpies and go to work. This is because there is less glaze on them so the paint can adhere better to the ceramic when baked in the oven. Bake the mug in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 f.

Step 2 once the mugs are clean it s time to decorate. Choose the right sharpie for mugs. To make sharpie mugs start by tracing or drawing your designs directly onto white ceramic mugs using oil based sharpie paint markers. This diy works best with cheap dollarstore dollartree in particular ceramic mugs.

Step 1 wash your mugs thoroughly with soap and water. Also the diamond on the feyoncé mug was done in white but in combination with the black mug it turned an off white slightly yellow color. Hand wash the mug gently instead of throwing it in the dishwasher as a machine washer may ruin the design. While sharpie mugs are very popular right now there doesn t seem to be any consensus on how to best make the mugs.

Same thing with the feyoncé mug i used the same pink for it as i did this mug. To make your sharpie mug washable and usable you need to make sure you use an oil based sharpie marker. You can choose to bake the mugs twice to really set in the sharpie drawings. Remember to place the mug in the oven before it heats up and leave it in until the oven cools completely so there won t be any cracks.

This fun diy will keep you addicted to creating multiple designs for yourself as well as wonderful thoughtful gifts to give to the special people in your life. Some say that some of the colors change when baked some say that they don t stand up to dishwasher washing or handwashing even and some say that the paint chips off the mugs after a couple uses. Some other sharpie mug methods say 350 or 375 but the hotter the oven the more the original white glaze will melt and allow your sharpie paint to set in so i like to bake my mugs at 425. However you can choose any color in the rainbow or even.