Inexpensive Way To Add Farmhouse Charm To Your Kitchen

Today I am answering another question I have received a lot of since we completed our kitchen renovation 2 years ago.

 "Where did you get your french number cups and did they cost a lot?"
The answer may surprise you. They cost me less than $8  to make for all of them!

Here is what you will need- Sharpie Marker with a fine tip and white cups from the 99 cent Store. That is it! 

I first practiced on scratch paper how I wanted to write the numbers on the cup and then I carefully free handed each cup with a different number.

You may notice that you will have to go back over some areas. Just wait for the initial layer to dry a few minutes and then take the Sharpie back over it. If you do it while they are still wet you will just be taking the marker back off.

Here is what you will get after going back over the design a second time.

I decided to make an initial plate as well. I free handed the letter 'F' and since I was using a fine tip marker it left me with some room to adjust the letter if need be.

After you have the initial pattern down you go back and fill the initial in.

After I completed the cups and plate I placed them on a cookie sheet and into the oven which warmed up to 375 beforehand. Placing them in the oven is suppose to set the ink so it will not come off or so I had read from similar projects on Pinterest that I had seen around the holidays back then. Leave them in there for approx 30 minutes. After 30 minutes take them out and allow them to cool for a few hours.

This is the end result.

Beautiful, inexpensive farmhouse charm!

Here are a few pointers before you run out to buy your cups and Sharpie. I made my cups just for show pieces. I did wash one after placing it in the oven and some of the Sharpie did wear away. I also washed one that had not been placed in the oven. The one placed in the oven fared far better than the one that had not been placed in the oven but I highly suggest that if you are wanting to make some that will be used on a daily basis you should buy a black Porcelain Paint Marker as well as a clear top coat. Both you should be able to purchase at your local craft store. That will help ensure that your work will not wash away. Again I have no intention of using them but I wanted to see what would happen if they were washed.

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