Ceramic Mug Sharpie Oven

Then start preheating the oven to 425 degrees.

Ceramic mug sharpie oven.

Remember to place the mug in the oven before it heats up and leave it in until the oven cools completely so there won t be any cracks. Keep an eye on the mug as it heats to ensure that it doesn t become damaged. Some other sharpie mug methods say 350 or 375 but the hotter the oven the more the original white glaze will melt and allow your sharpie paint to set in so i like to bake my mugs at 425. While sharpie mugs are very popular right now there doesn t seem to be any consensus on how to best make the mugs.

If they were i am sure we would find some mentions on their official website. Now let s talk about 3 reasons why you should not bake your sharpie mugs bowls and other ceramic creations. Some say that some of the colors change when baked some say that they don t stand up to dishwasher washing or handwashing even and some say that the paint chips off the mugs after a couple uses. Do not put in the dishwasher unless you seal them.

But then i started noticing a lot of comments on those sharpie mug photos most of them complaining that while these darling little mugs are indeed the easiest craft ever the marker is not actually wash resistant when applied to ceramic. Heat the mug in the oven for 20 30 minutes. Turn the oven to 400 degrees and set a timer for 40 minutes. You want them to heat up with the oven.

Bake the mug in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 f. Turn off the oven. Stand the mug on a flat baking sheet and place it into the heated oven. Set the temperature to 325 degrees and let the oven warm to that temperature with the dish inside leave for 35 minutes.

It will take about half an hour in the oven for the ceramic to hold the marker. After the 30 minutes i turned the oven off but left the plates inside to cool in the oven leaving them there for several hours. After 24 hours put your mugs in a cold oven on a cookie sheet. By using oil based sharpie markers and baking them in the oven you should be able to gently hand wash your mug without the paint washing away.

Sharpie markers both oil based and regular are not designed to be baked. When the plates were completely cooled we all had a good laugh as we were pulling them out of the oven. Baking instructions for either ceramic paint or sharpies. Place your decorated piece in a cold oven after allowing your design to dry.

Allow the piece to cool completely in the oven. Once 24 hours has passed place them in a cold oven this is important. You can use regular dish soap and warm water to clean. After the 40 minutes is up turn the oven off and leave the cups to cool with the oven.