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DIY: give your coffee mugs a makeover

09/08/15

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Last year (yes, you read it right :D ) I decided to give my coffee mugs a makeover. Unfortunately, it was right about the time we had to start packing (we moved to Sweden) so I didn’t really had the time for DIY (or anything else pretty much), but now that I’m finally unpacked I got back to this idea and this weekend I gave my coffee mugs a lovely makeover! I actually can’t believe how simple it was and how much I love how they turned out!

Here’s what you need:

  • (coffee) mugs
  • porcelain pen(s) (available at any hobby store)
  • wet cloth (I use baby wipes – as long as the drawing isn’t dry you can wipe it off and draw again)
  • dry cloth
  • oven

 I start by drawing on a piece of paper. You don’t have to do that but I like to do it just so I can get a bit of practice and to have a plan first – what am I going to draw, how, big or small details, etc. This is how it looks like:

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Then I start with drawing my motives on a mug. The easiest way to do that is to hold the mug under an angle instead of holding it completely horizontally. Once I started it went pretty fast from there! In a few minutes I was done with two mugs!  Later, another four mugs got their makeover so now I have six completely new and stylish mugs! :) After I was done with drawing I put all mugs into preheated oven to 230 degrees for 20 minutes. I’ve seen that all porcelain pens have different instructions (based on the company that is making them) so please read the instructions. After they’re done I let them to cool off and that’s it! :)

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Coffee time! ♥

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 How do you like this idea? Will you be doing something similar? :)

Vesna ♥

12 Comments

Comments

  1. Misha says

    September 8, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    Predivne su <3 Baš sam uživala gledajući ih na Instagramu. Svaka čast V!

    Reply
    • Vesna says

      September 9, 2015 at 10:45 am

      Hvala! <3

      Reply
  2. Ivana says

    September 8, 2015 at 7:16 pm

    Minimalistički lijepo. <3

    Reply
    • Vesna says

      September 9, 2015 at 10:45 am

      Hvala! <3

      Reply
  3. Lendoxia says

    September 8, 2015 at 11:21 pm

    super su mi svi uzorci, al ova prva u kojoj je kava zavrsila mi je jos i najbolja
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    • Vesna says

      September 9, 2015 at 10:45 am

      I meni je ta nekako najviše fora :) Baš sam si sinoć tako doradila i zdjelice za doručak :D

      Reply
  4. AnaSo says

    September 10, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    Baš mi je drago da ponovo pišeš :D :D
    Šalice izgledaju odlično :top:

    Reply
    • Vesna says

      September 14, 2015 at 10:16 pm

      Hvala ti na komentaru! :*

      Reply
  5. Sura Dancer says

    September 23, 2015 at 10:59 am

    Genijalne su mi ove šalice, obožavam DIY stvari i sigurno ću si i ja nešto nacrtati na šalicama :D
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    • Vesna says

      September 24, 2015 at 7:47 pm

      Drago mi je da ti se sviđaju! I svakako isprobaj ovo. Vrlo je jednostavno, a opet jako efektno. :)

      Reply
  6. Milka says

    October 21, 2015 at 5:44 pm

    Super super super!!!! Sviđaju mi se jako tvoji motivi. :-D

    Reply
    • Vesna says

      October 21, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      Haha, hvala! :) Bit će još ovakvih radova s novim motivima :)

      Reply

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