Good morning, friends! As all of my regular readers know, I have a thing for Jack Skellington. He is my boyfriend. I kid, I kid, but I do love my man Jack and our family looks forward to watching his movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas, each and every October. In fact, my kids are actually dressing as Jack and Sally this year for Halloween! My lanky, lanky little boy should pull that off just perfectly! Don’t worry, you will see plenty of pictures. (There are already plenty on my social media channels — check out https://www.instagram.com/bombshellbling/ if you aren’t already following along. Plenty up already from our trip to Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland!)
ANYWAY, today for the final Spooky Saturday of the month I am bringing you a how-to for a fun, two-sided mug for other Jack lovers. Apple cider in October, hot cocoa in December. You really can’t go wrong, am I right?
I always think of Jack and his movie as a Halloween event, but technically the movie really celebrates Christmas too, doesn’t it? I don’t want to say too much more in case you haven’t seen it, but the movie really revels in the magic of both holidays and what makes them unique and special. If you haven’t seen it, find it and watch it! Yes, it can get pretty creepy, but it’s not too bad overall. I don’t do horror . . . there is none of that.
Now, let’s talk about how you can make this festive Jack Skellington Multi-Holiday Mug. Essentially, I took a dollar store mug and I freehand drew a face on each side with a permanent marker before baking it briefly in the oven. Yep, that’s it. Now, I know that may sound a bit too simple (or difficult, rather) for some folks, so I did make a PDF for you with the faces on it that you can trace if you would like. I could not find the original mug to trace, but I looked at the pictures of the mug and did my best to make them look the same.
PRINT OUT THE PDF OF THE JACK SKELLINGTON FACES BY DOWNLOADING IT HERE.
Of course, if you don’t want to trace the face you can always just do what I did and look at the pictures and freehand your mug with a permanent marker!
After you are done drawing your faces, let the mug dry out for several hours on the counter. After it has been drying for quite some time stick it in the COOL oven. Now turn the oven on to 350 degrees and allow the mug to sit in there while it heats. (This prevents cracking.) Allow the mug to bake for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Now LEAVE THE MUG IN THE OVEN and turn the oven off. Allow the oven to cool completely. (This also prevents cracking.)
That’s it! If you want to make sure your mug lasts a long time then hand wash it, as the dishwasher can take off the design from a permanent marker.
That’s it! Now you have a Jack Skellington mug that is perfect for apple cider at Halloween or hot chocolate and whipped cream at Christmas. Drink up!
If you would like to see more Jack Skellington and The Nightmare Before Christmas projects then check out these projects. They are just a few of the Nightmare Before Christmas/Jack Skellington offerings on this site.
Jack Skellington Cake
(Shockingly simple to make/put together!)
Jack Skellington Necklace Tutorial
30+ The Nightmare Before Christmas Ideas
(Including food, crafts, printables – several from this site – and more!)
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Mickey’s Halloween Party is one of my FAVORITE things ever!! The park transforms, the villains come out to meet you, the Dapper Dans wear ghoul makeup and float down a misty river singing songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas, the ride The Haunted Mansion is transformed to be The Nightmare Before Christmas themed, there are special Halloween-y treats available around the park, and you can go trick or treating as you walk from ride to ride!!! *SWOON* If you are thinking about taking your family to “The Happiest Place on Earth” this Halloween season then you should check out the travel agency Get Away Today. They have vacation LAYAWAY PLANS! Isn’t that brilliant?! Paying off your vacay a bit at a time makes it so much more realistic and affordable! Check out their amazing discounts and packages, and be sure to use the coupon code BLING to get an additional $10 off of your booking!
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Christine says
October 30, 2016 at 11:49 pmSuch a great idea! I’m always looking to grow my mug collection. Will have to add this DIY. Thanks for sharing! Stopping by from Inspiration Monday.
Laura says
November 9, 2016 at 8:57 pmOh my gosh, I love this Sarah! Thanks for linking up to The Creative Exchange. We are featuring your project this week!
xo,
Laura
Sarah Westover McKenna says
November 9, 2016 at 11:45 pmThank you, friend! 🙂
ShootingStarsMag says
September 25, 2017 at 6:50 amHow cute! I LOVE Jack and the movie. A friend of mine and I actually did a Nightmare Before Christmas party FOR Christmas one year. It was great.
-Lauren
Jamie says
October 9, 2017 at 2:58 pmMy kids have been watching the nightmare before Christmas all week. They would adore these mugs. I’m bringing back my Monday link party @ DIY Home Sweet Home (first one will be Oct. 16th) and I would love for you to stop by and link up your mugs!