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The Friday Five: Five DIY Projects Using a Sharpie

April 11, 2015 By Karen Cooper 2 Comments

Welcome to The Friday Five, a day late! It’s spring break here, and I kind of forgot it was Friday, to be perfectly honest. Well, better late than never! In light of my DIY Custom Curtains post yesterday, I thought about what other DIY projects we could do with a Sharpie. Here are five DIY projects using a Sharpie:

1. DIY Custom Curtains

In case you missed it, here are my curtains that I customized using a Sharpie permanent marker.

How to make custom curtains using a Sharpie - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

This is an easy project – it only took me about an hour once I knew what words I wanted to write on the curtains. Total cost was about $10 – just the curtains, because I already had a Sharpie! Easy, inexpensive, great impact – love it! And totally customizable to what you want:

  • You can use a different color Sharpie (I used black because (a) I love black and white and (b) the rug that was in the dining room was black and white);

finished curtains one side - how to DIY custom curtains with a Sharpie - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

  • Use different words, depending on where you hang the curtains. For example, a friend of mine made these for her laundry room and used words relating to laundry – wash, fluff, fold, suds, etc.

Oh, and speaking of laundry, these curtains are washable once you’ve used the Sharpie on them. Just wash them on the gentle cycle. I’ve washed mine and they came out perfectly fine!

2. Outlining Painted Curtains

This is sort of related to #1, but not exactly. When I painted my son’s drop cloth curtains, I wanted the letters to stand out.

dropcloth curtains hanging - five things to DIY with a Sharpie - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

So after I finished painting the “DUKE” letters, I outlined them with a Sharpie, to create more contrast between the blue and white paint.

You could use a Sharpie to outline pattern or letters on anything painted, like a design on a piece of furniture.

3. Repairing Small Nicks in Dark or Painted Wood

When we moved, some of my picture frames got banged up. There were nicks in some of them that looked terrible.

gallery wall in new house - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

For dark wood or black frames (the ones on my gallery wall are IKEA black frames), you can touch up those nicks with a black Sharpie and the frame will look good as new! This trick also works for table or chair legs, if you don’t have stain to match the wood.

4. Coffee Mugs (and other dishes)

One year for Christmas, I made these mugs for gifts:

ho cubed mug - five projects to DIY using a Sharpie - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

I found the mugs at the dollar store! Take a Sharpie and write whatever message you want. Then bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

mug gift - five projects to DIY with a Sharpie - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

Easy and totally customizable! You can do this project with plates, bowls, dog bowls – anything ceramic!

5. DIY Custom Lamp Shade

I love this project from my friend Jess at Mom4Real: a DIY stenciled lampshade using a Sharpie:

Mom4Real Stenciled Lamp Shade - five things to DIY with a sharpie - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

I love how the Sharpied (is that a word? Can Sharpie be a verb??) stencil transforms a plain ol’ lamp into something custom and beautiful!

What have you DIY’ed with a Sharpie? Share in the comments below!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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  1. Merry Horenberger says

    August 26, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    I want to do more exploration into inexpensive creative design methods. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      August 27, 2015 at 11:03 am

      Great! I have lots of those here! Welcome!

      Reply

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