Monday, November 11, 2013

DIY Stenciled Mugs

Have you seen all the mugs that people post on Pinterest that are made with Sharpies? I always thought those were neat and have been wanting to give it a try. I'm not the best a freehanding an image, doodling, or writing on something like a mug so I used my Silhouette machine to create stencils! 

I read many different tutorials on how to do these. Some of them are pretty similar, but this is one that I liked best and referenced the most.

First you'll need two inexpensive mugs, permanent markers such as Sharpies or Bic Mark Its, and vinyl stencils of the images you want to put on your mug cut out with your Silhoutte machine. For this project, I chose to make use this mustache image and this lip image that were already in my library. I cut them out of black vinyl because that was what I had in my stash. The color really isn't important.

Wash your mugs really well with soap and water removing any price stickers. Let them dry then just before you go to start writing on the mug, wipe the area you will be writing on with alcohol. Place your stencil on the mug and press it down smoothly. If there is any area of your image that needs to remain white (like the middle part of the lips I used) be sure and place that down too.

Now you simply color in the image using your markers. I used a Red Sharpie and a Black Bic Mark It. I found the Black Bic Mark It worked much better and when I make mugs again, I will use all Bic Mark Its next time. Anyways, I found it easiest to out line the entire image being careful not to go outside the stencil and then fill it all in. I let them both sit for about 10 minutes before I removed my stencil. If you notice that the marker bled outside the stencil any, you can easily clean it up by dipping a Q-tip in alcohol.


I then put my mugs in a cool oven, turned the oven to 450 degrees and put the timer on 45 minutes. When the 45 minutes were up, I turned off the oven and left the mugs in until they cooled. The mustache mug looked amazing straight out of the oven but the color of the lips was more orange than red. So I added more red Sharpie to the mug and baked it all over again.

They turned out pretty cute! I washed them a couple of times just to be sure nothing scrubbed off and all was good.



With the holidays right around the corner, you could easily turn these into gifts for teachers, co-workers, friends, etc. by adding a couple of packages of hot cocoa and candy canes inside the mug, tie them with some pretty ribbon and add a jingle bell embellishment and you have a cute gift!



This post is part of the monthly Silhouette Challenges hosted by Lauren at The Thinking Closet

Check out other posts by Silhouette Challenge participants below: 

DIY Ironing Board Hanger by The Turquoise Home
Silhouette Challenge: Time Zone Bathroom Art by Nearly Handmade
Santa's Christmas Countdown by Tried & True
Nautical Anchor Pillow Tutorial by The Thinking Closet
Christmas Card Ornament with Free Cut File by unOriginalMom
Thanksgiving and Christmas Dual Sign by Architecture of a Mom
Itching to Etch by Get Silvered
Snowman Tag ~ Silhouette Challenge by Whats Next Ma
Thanksgiving Sign by Chicken Scratch NY
DIY Horse Silhouette Pillow by Rain on a Tin Roof
Sketching on Fabric by The Sensory Emporium
Paper Leaf Garland by Lil' Mrs. Tori
DIY Blessing Board - Silhouette Challenge by One Tough Mother
Christmas Pillow by Create & Babble
Glass Painting with Reverse Stencils by Givemeapaintbrush
Chalkboard Thankful Tree by Cutesy Crafts
Bottoms Up! MYO Wine Tag by From Wine to Whine
'Happy Holly-days' Tags for the Swap by An Elegant Touch...
Thank You for Dinner (Card) by Everyday Paper
Advent Star Christmas Countdown by My Favorite Finds
Geometric Fabric Bowls by Please Excuse My Craftermath...
Paper Carnival by Home At Eight
Silhouette Cameo Tutorial: Dual Sided Business Cards by Black and White Obsession
In Case of Emergency Baby Bag Tags by Tossed Salad Life
Christmas On My Mind by Creative Turn
Jingle all the Way! by My Paper Craze
Christmas Lights Garland by Making Home Base
We Are Thankful by 4 You With Love
Seattle Skyline Silhouette by Sowdering About in Seattle
DIY Stenciled Mugs by Coley's Corner

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13 comments:

  1. Those are so stinkin' cute! Great idea!

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  2. What a cute gift idea! I've been wanting to try out the sharpie on the mug thing.

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  3. What a great Idea to use a stencil! I too have seen all the great sharpie mugs, but have little drawing ability myself. It's great to see an alternative that I might be able to do! Thanks!

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  4. Love these cups! Definitely a great gift.

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  5. I've been wanting to try these, too! Great tip to add more sharpie and repeat the baking process a second time to really make sure it "takes." I love the finished look of these mugs; what a great idea for a shower or wedding gift! Or as you said, a teacher gift. Stunning work, Coley.

    Thanks for participating in this month's Challenge and for sharing your creativity with us!

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  6. What a cute way to use a stencil. His and hers cups, just adorable.

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  7. I LOVE THE MUSTACHE ONE!!!!!!!!! OMG I love it! I tried this sharpie trick a while ago and it ended up washing off. Maybe I didn't cook them long enough. I also saw that they sell ceramic sharpies too, so I think I will try that next time. I love what you did here!!!!!

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  8. Sooooo cute! Love the designs you chose.

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  9. These mugs are so fun...they would be the perfect wedding gift!

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  10. Finally having a chance to go through all the Silhouette Challenge project inspiration-- I'm like a [big] kid on Christmas but earlier!!

    I'm so glad you talked about tossing them back in the oven for a second baking since I was planning to give this a wirl too. I've been worried they'd end up a pinterest fail haha! Thanks for bring my confidence level up a notch!!

    Keep on being fabulous!!

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  11. These are really cute! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. These are so adorable!!! I'm searching for gifts to send the nieces and nephews this year...they just might get a kit with mug, marker and stencils! Thank you for the great idea!

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  13. I am so glad to hear that the sharpies worked!! You always hear of pinfails and I worried this may be one of them. Thanks for pin-testing.. I will be sure to give it a try!

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