Miss You Mug
First things first: I found this idea on Pinterest.
Also, the idea on pinterest was to have TWO mugs. One with your state (which you send to your friend) and one on your friend's state, which you keep. With dotted lines that look like they are connecting the cups/states. I liked that idea, but it doesn't really make sense unless you have them sitting next to each other. I loved the idea of having each mug have both states.
However: the bloggers I found with this idea linked too all said to do it with Sharpie markers and bake at 350*. Also, almost all the comments below said that that does not actually work, yet the bloggers refused to change their blogs!I tried it, and sure enough...washed right off. Easily. Grrrr. Soooo... I found a way to make it work. So far, with hand washing, it seems to be holding up. I promise to update if this proves false.
So here's what I did:
First I printed out the states I wanted (I used Microsoft Word and added one of the photos of states they had in their program. It was much easier than trying to find one on internet that i could print..however, that's doable too.)
A few of the blogs I read said to use eyeliner to draw the states on, then trace that with the sharpie, let dry, and wash the other off. I found that no matter what, that smeared the sharpie. So, instead i practiced with eyeliner... (only because i had bought it anyway) and washed it off then free handed with sharpie.
I used OIL BASED SHARPIE PAINT MARKERS. like these:
You can buy them at most office stores (Staples, Office Depot) and Walmart online. I ordered from Amazon because I had the 2 day shipping and was in a hurry.
After drawing on the mug (careful, you can't really re-do it...) I put them in a cold oven, just on the rack, turned the heat on to 350 and baked them for 30 minutes. Make sure you get mugs that can withstand being baked! After they had baked I turned the heat off and left them in the oven overnight to cool.
Voila. Easy. Fast. Cute. Sentimental.
Adorable.
ReplyDeleteThe make a ceramic pen to write on dishes like this, instead of using the sharpies.
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