Anyone who knows me knows this…I LOVE coffee mugs. LOVE THEM. I have WAY too many and I’m the only one in my house who actually drinks coffee!! But each one means something to me and every time one of them breaks, it’s a little painful to throw it away.
I also love making and decorating my own mugs and giving them out as gifts. Crafted mugs make great hostess gifts and stocking stuffers and they’re really fun and easy to make, no matter what your craft level!
Now there are lots of ways to decorate a white mug…paint, Sharpie markers, but I have found that the easiest way for me is to just use stickers…yup, good ol’ fashioned stickers. No need to worry about my shaky hand writing script…no need to worry about my inability to write in a straight line…and if something is misspelled, I can just take the sticker off and try again (as long as I catch it before it’s sealed!).
For this project, all you really need are stickers, a mug, spray paint, and adhesive (I used spray adhesive but Mod Podge would also work). And apparently liquid inspiration doesn’t help, either!
For this project, I used the stickers to outline the message, then spray painted over it and removed the stickers so the message comes through in white. Then I sealed it with spray adhesive sealer!
For this mug, I also tapped off the inside of the mug just to keep it white on the inside…as I’m not quite comfortable using glue and paint where my DRANK goes…but to each his own!
This mug should also be hand washed for long-lasting results.
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