Name: Abby @ Trial & Error Creativity
My Blog: http://trialanderrorcreativity.blogspot.com
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Original Inspiration: http://www.thesweetestoccasion.com/2012/07/diy-sharpie-dinnerware/
What I Did: I knew what I was getting into when I started this. I had heard almost universally that this project was doomed. Besides, it sounds too good to be true. You’re telling me I can make whatever design I want using nothing but Sharpies, and all I need is to bake it for a little bit?
I decided that I’d have to go big or go home with this project: 400*? Try 450*. Thirty minutes? Try an hour and a half. I decided that I’d risk burning the porcelain (if such a thing is possible) to really, really, *really* bake the Sharpie in.
I should have known I was in for it when, after the porcelain was cool, I picked it up with damp hands, only to smudge some of the porcelain. I gave it the benefit of the doubt: maybe I had just smudged the excess Sharpie.
The benefit was squashed when I gave it a gentle cleansing with soap and water. No sponge, either — just my hands. Half of the design came off as a result. The above picture is the result of washing with a textured sponge. It came off completely when I put the pitcher into the washing machine.
Oh well — at least I still have a cute pitcher!
Blog Post Detailing The Experience: http://trialanderrorcreativity.blogspot.com/2013/01/pinterest-fail-baking-sharpies-onto.html
My Result:
Next Time I Will: Buy porcelain paint, because this project does NOT work with Sharpies!
Comments on this post
I did this project too! In Sharpie’s defense, there are Sharpie® Oil-Based Paint Pens that would work for this project, but not many people on Pinterest bother to mention that! Personally, I used the generic paint marker that was on sale.
1. March - 12:57 pmThe sharpies will work on coffee mugs. I have done a few of those and it’s never came off.
1. March - 11:24 pmThis actually does work. You have to bake it at a lower temperature for a longer period of time. There is a pin explaining this on pinterest. I have done it and it is dishwasher safe.
2. March - 8:19 amI wish I could bake my walls at 450 for hours. Maybe my toddler’s artwork would come off !!
28. March - 12:05 amSharpies worked for me!
3. May - 6:22 pmI made one of these for my dad, and you have to put the mug, or vase in a cold oven and heat to 450. I let it bake for an hour once it heated, and then I turned off the oven and let the mug cool with the oven. The sharpie has stayed on wonderfully since then.
10. May - 8:31 pm