When you need to give a extremely particular reward, think about making a DIY Personalized Camping-Themed Mug. It’s a simple challenge that doesn’t take inventive skill or particular gear.
Supplies
One of the explanations I like this challenge is that you simply don’t want costly provides or gear. Just somewhat creativity, some sharpie markers and a espresso mug on your native Dollar Tree retailer! You can even want a number of cotton balls, Q-tips and somewhat rubbing alcohol. That’s it.
If you need to get actually fancy, it’s also possible to use a template however I simply draw my designs freehand, and I’m NOT an artist!
Gift Ideas
Because you possibly can write any message and create any design, you can provide these mugs as items for any occassion.
- They are actually nice for “RV housewarming gifts” when your folks purchase a brand new rig.
- They are additionally nice for retirement items for pals 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 based mostly “Paint Sharipe” markers are higher at not washing off, see Note 1)
- Cheap white mugs gentle shade from Dollar Tree work nice (see Note 2)
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Cotton balls and Q-tips to scrub mug with alcohol & wipe off errors
Optional Supplies
- Templates if desired relatively than drawing freehand
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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.
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Dry the mug fully.
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Clean your mug once more with rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball. Allow it to evaporate (this takes a couple of minutes).
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After they’re washed, don’t contact the surface 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.
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Draw your design on the mug. (See Notes 3, 4 & 5)
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Allow marker mug to dry earlier than baking (24 hours produces greatest outcomes).
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Wipe off errors with a q-tip that has a little bit of rubbing alcohol on it.
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Place mug the wrong way up instantly on the oven grate in COLD oven to let it regularly warmth up. (See Notes 6 & 7)
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Set oven to 450 F levels. Once the oven temperature reaches 450 levels, begin a timer and bake for half-hour.
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Turn oven off, depart door closed and depart mug within the oven to let it regularly quiet down.
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Keep oven door closed for quarter-hour, then crack the door open and let the mug proceed to sit down within the oven in a single day to chill fully.
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Remove from mug from oven, hand wash earlier than use.
- You might discover that the colour of your paint modifications 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 shade 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 shade or a number of colours. Allow your painted dots to dry fully earlier than peeling off sticker.
- If you utilize greater than 1 shade, let the primary shade dry fully earlier than layering on the second shade (it dries pretty shortly).
- Avoid making use of marker across the rim of the mug the place your lips will contact it, these markers will not be food-safe.
- If you place the chilly mug right into a sizzling oven it would crack.
- If you place mugs on a cookie sheet, they could discolor.
- These mugs have to be hand-washed, they will’t be run by way of the dishwasher, the design will wash off.