Recently a friend's birthday came up and I had NO idea what to get her. So, instead of floundering around in the dark I decided to ask her what she wanted. One of the ideas she suggested to me was a mug because she really likes tea. Now, mugs are pretty easy to find, but I wanted to do something a bit more special. So I decided to make her a personalized mug myself.
My adventure started at Dollar Tree store to get my mug. Ideally, I was looking to get a plain white mug, but all they had in solid colors were mustard yellow and black. The yellow wasn't a good match for the color scheme I was going for, so I went with the black mug. Plus, it was only $1!
Next, I went to a local craft store to get the sharpies. Instead of using regular sharpies for this project I splurged and bought some paint sharpies. They were a little more expensive than regular sharpies, but they would be more durable and wouldn't wash off as easily. The colors I chose were blue, green, and pink.
I decorated the handle of the mug, as well as adding a tea bag as an accent. When the design we done I let it dry for a couple days before firing it in the oven. I let the mug sit in the oven while it preheated for 450 degrees. Then I baked it for half an hour, before letting it cool with the oven.
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