DIY: Decorative Mug

I saw this originally on Pinterest where you draw on a coffee mug or plate with a sharpie, bake it, and it becomes a piece of art. Well, let me tell you I wish it was that simple. First off it is a myth that the sharpie will after baked onto the mug is permanent. A friend of mine learned that the hard way. She made a homemade mug for her father and as soon as he put it in the dishwasher, it all washed off. 

Now, after a lot of research and driving around town I figured out how to make this mug dishwasher safe and most importantly, make it permanent!

Here is what you will need:

 A dollar store plain mug

A porcelain 150 marker 

(Found mine at a local clay store for $6)

And an oven.

I made these mugs as mothers day gifts, they were a huge hit and I think they would also make great fathers day girls, or just personalized birthday gifts!

 

Here's how its done!

1. Clean the mug inside and out and make sure it is completely dry
2. Shake the porcelain 150 marker and dab it on a piece of paper until ink reaches the tip
3. Draw any design you please on your mug 
4. Place your mug in a dry area and let it sit for 24 hours
5. After 24 hours of air drying it's time to go in the oven
6. Set the oven at 300 degrees
7. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes
8. Enjoy!

Using the porcelain 150 pen will permanently seal your design to the porcelain surface and will make it dishwasher safe! You can drink out of it or use it as decoration! Most importantly, get creative!

xoxo

Abby

All things stripes!

Okay okay I know I have been absent for a while and I do apologize, life has been crazy! However, I think I have figured out a new schedule to incorporate blog time!

So my focus this week is stripes! I found this very flattering stripped shirt at Nordstroms Rack and if they had it in multiple colors I would have bought them all!!!!

Lets start from the head and work our way down.
As previously stated, the shirt is from Nordstroms rack. I needed some new summer tops that were loose, but still trendy.. and I think I nailed it with this top.
Since I am wearing a busy top, I wanted to keep the necklace some what simple. This Kendra Scott necklace is a statement piece, but it doe not SCREAM "look at me!", which is why I like it. 
Next, Jeans. These are my go-to skinny jeans. I am obsessed with them. Also from Nordstroms. (I think I have a slight okay, MAJOR Nordstroms shopping addiction.
Moving on down would be my new watch from fossil. So let me tell you why I was so attracted to this watch.. It has a huge face and a skinny band. It has the "boyfriend" size but the famine appearance. I also got the deal of the century on this watch, and who can say no to a great sale?!
Shoes, shoes and more shoes! Okay so my girlfriend bought these exact same shoes online, but sadly they did not fit her. She told me she found the exact replica of them at.... HEB (a grocery store here in Texas). WHAT??!!!? shoes from the GROCERY STORE! She was right.. for a whopping $8 I got these conformable, trendy, stylish shoes from HEB (they came with the ankle strap but I cut it off).

There are endless ways to wear stripes, I think I want to find a polka dot scarf to pair with this top for fall, like I stated in eariler blog posts, I am not one to shy away from mixing patterns! How do you wear your stripes?

xoxo

Abby