When you wish to give a very particular present, take into account making a DIY Personalized Camping-Themed Mug. It’s a straightforward challenge that doesn’t take creative capacity or particular gear.
Supplies
One of the explanations I really like this challenge is that you just don’t want costly provides or gear. Just a little bit creativity, some sharpie markers and a espresso mug to your native Dollar Tree retailer! You will even want a number of cotton balls, Q-tips and a little bit rubbing alcohol. That’s it.
If you wish to get actually fancy, you may also use a template however I simply draw my designs freehand, and I’m NOT an artist!
Gift Ideas
Because you’ll be able to write any message and create any design, you may give these mugs as items for any occassion.
- They are actually nice for “RV housewarming gifts” when your pals purchase a brand new rig.
- They are additionally nice for retirement items for mates who’re planning to hit the highway of their RV to expertise the nation.
Watch How To Make Them
DIY Personalized Camping-Themed Mug
- Sharpie everlasting markers (oil primarily based “Paint Sharipe” markers are higher at not washing off, see Note 1)
- Cheap white mugs mild coloration from Dollar Tree work nice (see Note 2)
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Cotton balls and Q-tips to wash mug with alcohol & wipe off errors
Optional Supplies
- Templates if desired fairly than drawing freehand
-
Clean mug. First with dish cleaning soap (take away any oils from it). Make certain you take away stickers from the underside of the mug.
-
Dry the mug utterly.
-
Clean your mug once more with rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball. Allow it to evaporate (this takes a couple of minutes).
-
After they’re washed, don’t contact the skin of the mug (the place you’ll be drawing the design) together with your palms as a result of the oil out of your palms can get on the mug and the marker gained’t affix to the mug.
-
Draw your design on the mug. (See Notes 3, 4 & 5)
-
Allow marker mug to dry earlier than baking (24 hours produces finest outcomes).
-
Wipe off errors with a q-tip that has a little bit of rubbing alcohol on it.
-
Place mug the wrong way up instantly on the oven grate in COLD oven to let it steadily warmth up. (See Notes 6 & 7)
-
Set oven to 450 F levels. Once the oven temperature reaches 450 levels, begin a timer and bake for half-hour.
-
Turn oven off, go away door closed and go away mug within the oven to let it steadily calm down.
-
Keep oven door closed for quarter-hour, then crack the door open and let the mug proceed to take a seat within the oven in a single day to chill utterly.
-
Remove from mug from oven, hand wash earlier than use.
- You might discover that the colour of your paint adjustments a bit as soon as they’re baked–that is regular (some colours are affected greater than others. Darker shades have a tendency to carry coloration higher than lighter colours.
- White ceramic that has been fired and glazed, typical, low cost white ceramic mug. Straight sides are simpler to work with in comparison with rounded objects.
- If doing a unfavorable design, closely focus dots across the fringe of the sticker. As you’re employed outward, make dots extra sparse. You can use 1 coloration or a number of colours. Allow your painted dots to dry utterly earlier than peeling off sticker.
- If you utilize greater than 1 coloration, let the primary coloration dry utterly earlier than layering on the second coloration (it dries pretty rapidly).
- Avoid making use of marker across the rim of the mug the place your lips will contact it, these markers should not food-safe.
- If you place the chilly mug right into a scorching oven it can crack.
- If you place mugs on a cookie sheet, they could discolor.
- These mugs should be hand-washed, they will’t be run via the dishwasher, the design will wash off.