I have seen so much pretty hand painted mug projects on Pinterest that I really wanted to try it for myself. And I must say that it’s a lot of fun!
It’s also very easyand inexpensive, which makes it even better!
And now every time that I see someone drink from my own designed and crafted mugs, it gives me that proud feeling :)
DIY:
Take a plain mug. (I bought mine at the eurostore).
Decide which kind of ceramic marker you want to use. We have a different selection of ceramic markers here in Holland, so I think it’s best to just go to your local craftstore and see what they have. The marker that I used is a black ceramic marker that is also dishwasher proof.
Start getting creative! Just draw anything you like on them with the marker. The marker I used could also be removed with a wet napkin during the drawing process, so I could easily fix any mistakes I made.
Then just put your mugs in the oven according to the instructions on the marker.
All done!
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in love with your drawings … it has a style that reminds me of Scandinavian illustrators … gorgeous!
a n n a · e v e r s
http://www.annaeversplanb.blogspot.com.es/
Thank you! I have been looking for a particular style to draw lately to practice my drawing skills, and I never knew how I could find drawings in the style that I am interested in for inspiration. (besides a lot of searching on etsy and pinterest)
So after I read your comment, I googled scandinavian illustrators and found exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Lijkt me heel leuk om te doen :D
These are a lot of fun! I just love your little drawings, especially the windmill. :)
lovely. heerlijk
I can hardly wait to try these! (The product description says to avoid putting on surfaces that will come in contact with food. I wouldn’t draw too close to the rim of a mug because you don’t want to end up eating the finish.)
My ceramic marker didn’t mention anything like that, so I think it depends on which marker you use. But avoiding the rim is a good idea :)
I made some for my friend as a christmaspresent and I draw the silhouettes from Alice in wonderland on it. But I definitly will do some with a kind of your design, it looks so pretty :)
greetings from germany
Sophie :)
so sweet !! Great idea and a lot of fun :)
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Love love love these!
J
Oooh I LOVE these mugs!
love the mugs! so cute :)
Hi Lana! I recently found your blog and am now a fan&follower :) These coffee cups where so cute and saved me from the agony that was planning my sister-in-laws Xmas gift! I made a post at http://lipstickandawhitetee.blogspot.com/2012/12/19th-diy-paris-cappuccino-cups.html, and credited you of course :)
Have a lovely Christmas back in Europe! No snow here in San Francisco Bay… :(
J
Hi! I just love it when someone shows me how they used my tutorial! I love your mugs and the Paris theme looks great! Thank you for linking back to me!
Happy holidays! And no snow in Holland either… :(
x
Your mugs look so great, could not resist :)
Oh :( I hear they have a massive amount of snow in Finland already (we don’t have a white Christmas too often), and now there’s a snowstorm, when everyone is driving around :S
Keep up your amazing work!
J
I love these so much! Your illustrating is beautiful!
Thank you so much!x
Hi again! I’ve given you some link love at http://lipstickandawhitetee.blogspot.com/2012/12/favorite-diys-from-2012.html, since your DIY was one of my Top 10 DIYs from other bloggers :)
J
Thank you for the link love! Your list is great!
Cute mugs! I’ll try it out with the kids this summer, looks like less mess than the Hema-DIY-mug-painting-sets we’ve tried before… Where did you buy your marker? Living at Terschelling I quite depend on online shops for crafting materials. I’ll let you know when it’s tried and blogged about :-)
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Hi Pienkel!
I bought mine at Pipoos. And I think they also deliver!
Good luck!
Thanx, I’ll try that!