Making it my own: Tea Time

One of my most favorite things in the morning is relaxing on the couch, enjoying a nice warm cup of tea, while watching a chipper Lil E play with his toys. I would love to have one of those fancy oversized mugs to enjoy my hot beverage in but I haven't found one to my liking yet. We do, however, have a large mug that I try to hide from guests by pushing as far back in the cabinet as possible. It is pretty perfect for my morning tea but it is unsightly ugly. Now I do not blame Fiancé for having this ugly monster of a cup as I am pretty positive he did not and would not buy it for himself. I do blame the person who bought it and left it in his house for having horrible taste.
Anyways...
Today I decided to make this mug my own. I already have enamel paint so why not put it to good use?
Oh, BTW sweetie, I'm going to paint your cup...hope you don't mind!

Here's what I did:



Ugly isn't it!?

I cleaned the mug really good and made sure there was no soap residue left behind. Then I grabbed my paints and a foam brush and started covering the mug.


I had to coat it 3 or 4 times. I let it dry after each coat.

Ok I lied. I am impatient and I used my hair dryer between coats to dry it faster.

 

Goodbye ugly snowman!!

Once the basecoat was completely dry (again speeding up the process with my hair dryer) I got to work being all artistic and such. I used black and pink enamel paints, a small paint brush, and a cotton swab.

Done, Done, Done!
I let this dry and popped it in a cold oven at 325 for 30min then let it cool completely. The directions are right on the bottles of paint for this step. Dishwasher and food safe! Now I have a mug to call my own for my morning relax time with Lil E.

 



 

Oops! I thought I posted this already. I fail

I realized I forgot to post the outcome of all my Christmas Crafting!
I totally fail. I realize I'm missing a couple. Apparently during Christmas crunch time I forgot to take some pictures.
Oh well.
I added the coasters to gift baskets I created for our friends. Sorry for the late post on this!

"Wish."
Framed Ceramic Tile

Why blend in when you were born to stand out!
Oil on Canvas Paper

"Sunrise ship"
Framed ceramic Tile

"Grow Wise, Little Owl"
framed ceramic tile

If you want to Stand Out don't be different, be Outstanding!
Oil on canvas paper

Priest Lake, ID
Acrylic on stretched canvas

local wineries Framed tile collage

Local wineries framed tile collage

Soaring high
acrylic on canvas paper

Brave hearts never back down
acrylic on canvas paper

Coasters.
Modge Podge and ceramic tile.
I used felt dots for the back

Tile Collage

Coasters

Coasters

Coasters

Coasters

Coasters

Chimney Rock, Priest Lake, ID
Oil on stretched canvas

Never judge a book by its cover, or a Dragon by its teeth
Acrylic on canvas paper