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Clever Ways To Upcycle Mugs

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It's getting cold out, and it's time to break out the mugs. We love mugs; they hold our favorite warm beverages and fit nice in the hand. You may you prefer tea or coffee, or maybe you just use your favorite mug as a bowl. I'm here to teach you some ways to make these mugs your own, with new designs or maybe just some fine-detail touches.

All you have to do in order to personalize your mugs is grab some sharpies and either an oven or some mod podge. Yes, that really is all you'll need! There are two ways you could go about making your mugs: design them with sharpies, or paste a picture on them.

Sharpied Mugs:

For these, all you'll have to do is pick a design you like, doodle away, and then bake your mug! Once you've drawn all over your mug, place it into an oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, and then let it cool for a few hours in your oven. Note that these mugs will be handwash-only as well. Here are some ways you can doodle on your mugs:

1. Monogram a solid-color mug.

Monogram is in right now, and for good reason. I mean, who doesn't want their initials over everything they own? Show everyone you know that this mug is yours by monogramming it. You can achieve this by getting a stencil of whatever letters you want and just coloring it in with your sharpie. Bake after you're happy with your sharpie designs, and you're done!

2. Doodle away.

Maybe you're more of an artist and want to draw your own designs for your mug. Go for it! Draw whatever you'd like, then bake it, and you've got your own doodle mug.

3. Put your favorite quote on it.

If you really like quotes, that's great too, because you can put those on your mug! Just pick one, write it, and bake it. Here's my personal favorite quote mug:


4. Touch up an already designed mug.

Let's assume your mugs already have designs; we'll draw some more. Let your imagination flow and add whatever you would like to your mug! Maybe for you this means polka dots or coloring in some things. It's entirely up to your imagination! Once you're finished with your additions, just remember to bake it!

Pasted/Mod Podge Mugs:

These mugs are entirely up to your imagination! You can print any picture you'd like and paste on your mug. In order to do this, you'll just pick and image, apply some mod podge on the back of it, and then stick on your mug. Just to be safe, you'll also want to put some on top and all over the mug and make sure it's completely sealed. Just like our sharpie mugs, these will also be handwash-only.

I hope this got your creativity and imagination flowing. Get out there and design some mugs for yourself or give them as gifts. The possibilities are endless with sharpies and mod podge!

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