Little bonus tutorial for y’all today, because Harlow and I had a fun crafting morning!
Okay. So Andy, Babu, and PopPop: stop reading.
The rest of you, if you’re a chronic “never have the cards in the mail or gift ideas prepared” person like me, then this little craft is perfect for you!
(And if you’re totally on top of things, but you want to add a little gift to his Father’s Day gift, this craft is for you too!)
1|| grab supplies: ceramic mugs, Painters Paint, and vinyl
2|| be sure to have your helper!
3|| design your text or design and cut from vinyl — I used my ScanNCut! You could cut letters from painters tape if you don’t have vinyl on hand. OR! you could nab some alphabet or shape stickers from any craft store!
4|| remove the negative pieces from the vinyl cut
5|| using contact paper, transfer the vinyl to the mug (or carefully place the letters by hand!)
6|| start doodling!!
7|| let the colors dry between layers
8|| carefully remove the vinyl letters
9|| let dry for 24 hours and bake at 375 for 30 minutes
Now go enjoy your Friday!!
xo
And Babu and PopPop …your Father’s Day cards and gifts might be a little late…. sorry!!
Cute idea! Do you think sharpies work just as well?
I’ve heard you can do sharpies! but i think you might need the oil based ones??? or something! I remember reading something about that…somewhere. EEKS! so don’t quote me!
Pebeo makes markers for porcelain mugs and also glass markers! You have to follow directions and then bake in oven and they will never come off or chip! I used to work at Blick so I know the in and outs. Sharpies never work
I love this! And yea @Amy I think sharpies might just rub off/wash off. It could be worth a try though.
This is adorable. I have a home daycare and this looks perfect for my mother’s day gifts next month. I didn’t quite understand the markers. I see you don’t recommend sharpies, but what do I need to get? And can I use regular mugs from any store? I’m worried the mugs in the oven might not go so well : ) Thank you for the great idea!
I think so! Maybe google which types of ceramic is oven safe…but i’m pretty sure they ALL would be!!
after you bake them do they then become dishwasher safe? and microwave safe?
My parents didn’t have luck in the dishwasher…but I did — so I recommend handwashing just to be safe!
and if I painted my child’s hand and then put it on the mug and baked it would that work too?
yup!
I love this idea but I don’t see what you used to paint them.
here you go! the link to the Painters Paint markers was in the list of materials, but here it is again: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KZH282/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001KZH282&linkCode=as2&tag=kacirobo-20
LOL, that’s what I get for reading this at 2:30 am I kept reading painters tape. I read it at least 3 times too. Thank you!!!
Can you use porcelain mugs instead of ceramic mugs?
I tried something similar to this and you have to be careful when washing the mug. I we wrote a message on a cup for my fiancé for Christmas and now it is back to a plain white mug again. So when washing be careful, it will come off.
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Are these paint markers non toxic? Did you seal the mug somehow so that the paint markers wouldn’t scratch off?
Hey! they were non-toxic and baking sealed them in!