Want to make mugs personalized for self or loved ones? Sharpie mugs not working? Follow these cheap and easy steps to making your own mugs!!
1. Decide who you want to draw on your mug! I wanted o draw my parents because I wanted to make these as an anniversary gift for them!
2. Make a simple sketch (with very few lines) on paper. This can be tricky! I am not a portrait expert so it took me many many many trials to get sketches that resembled my parents.
3. Transfer your sketch onto single-ply tissue using a soft pencil. Then, place this on the mug and go over the pencil marks with a marker. The tissue is thin so be careful not to rip it. The ink will bleed through the tissue and get transferred onto the mug!
4. Use a very fine brush (I used one meant for delicate nail art) and black nail polish to go over the marker marks on the mug. Be careful to stick to the traced marks. Keep referring to your original sketch for guidance, and have fun with it!
5. Let it dry. Put some clear nail polish or top coat on the mug and you are done!! Hand wash only with a soft sponge :)
1. Decide who you want to draw on your mug! I wanted o draw my parents because I wanted to make these as an anniversary gift for them!
2. Make a simple sketch (with very few lines) on paper. This can be tricky! I am not a portrait expert so it took me many many many trials to get sketches that resembled my parents.
3. Transfer your sketch onto single-ply tissue using a soft pencil. Then, place this on the mug and go over the pencil marks with a marker. The tissue is thin so be careful not to rip it. The ink will bleed through the tissue and get transferred onto the mug!
4. Use a very fine brush (I used one meant for delicate nail art) and black nail polish to go over the marker marks on the mug. Be careful to stick to the traced marks. Keep referring to your original sketch for guidance, and have fun with it!
5. Let it dry. Put some clear nail polish or top coat on the mug and you are done!! Hand wash only with a soft sponge :)
6. Don't stop! Get your old mugs out and keep it funky! :P
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