You don't like boring white cups and would you like to decorate them? It is quite possible, and we will definitely help you with this. There are many different methods on how to beautifully decorate a cup for yourself and your family. The best gift is the one made with your own hands, where the soul and the warmest feelings were invested. Therefore, if you have to congratulate someone, do not miss this option. Making an inscription on a mug with your own hands is not so difficult as it seems at first glance, but you need to take into account some of the nuances that we will discuss later. In this article, we will share various ways, and you can apply any pattern on the surface of the cup without any problems.
We make drawings on glass - we paint glasses with our own hands
How to paint patterns on cups? Having tried to paint a glass on your own once, you will be so carried away by the process that it will be difficult to stop you! Each time you will get better and better, and the drawings will become even more interesting. A painted glass glass with your own hands looks very nice, each shape carries a certain meaning and possible words. Even the simplest glass can be turned into an incredible gift.
Important! First, practice painting mugs with your own hands on a horizontal surface, so you can fill your hand and easily draw any image on a glass of various shapes.
Painting a glass with baked paints
At the very beginning, we prepare the necessary materials and tools:
- Glass cup.
- Surface degreaser (dishwashing detergent is suitable).
- Baked paints for glass and ceramics.
- Special contour for glass and ceramics.
- Tassels of different widths.
- Duct tape.
- Cotton swabs.
- Soft sponge.
Let's start creating:
- First, select the desired drawing and transfer the sketch to paper. Examples of images can be taken in magazines, searched on the Internet, or even better, come up with your own.
- Next - insert and fix the drawing inside the glass, degrease the outer surface for drawing.
- Using the glass outline, we draw a pattern on the surface of the glassware.
- After the contour has completely dried, we proceed to painting the lower part of the glass. Lightly dip the sponge into the baked paint, apply it on the glass with light movements, achieving uniform coloring. It is best to apply several layers of paint so that there are no gaps.
- With the help of a cotton swab moistened with water or alcohol, we wipe unnecessary places touched with paint.
- At the next stage, we color the drawing, finishing the final touches.
- We wait a few days, and then bake in the oven, following the instructions on the paint.
- When the image is baked, cool the glass until it cools completely.
- Now we stick adhesive tape on the rim of the product and paint it over with the same paint as the main drawing. Various figures can be cut out of such a tape: stars, circles, hearts, and then stick them on a cup and cover, for example, with golden sparkles.
- All glued elements are once again fixed with paint.
Painting a glass with stained glass paints
Using stained glass paints is the second way to paint on glassware. Since they are transparent, they can be used to create a beautiful image that mimics a stained glass mosaic. Such paints cannot be baked, so they can decorate dishes that are not used daily. Next, we will tell you how to paint a mug with your own hands with stained glass paints.
Important! The surface of such items can be coated with a special varnish to extend the service life. In any case, such painted glasses must be washed very carefully, without the use of detergents.
Glass candlesticks and electric lamps, painted with stained glass paints, look unusual:
- Using a special contour on glass, we apply the selected image to a pre-cleaned surface.
- After the paint dries well, fill all parts of the picture with stained glass paints.
In work, you need to take into account such nuances:
- Make sure that each part of the fill pattern is small so that the paint does not run.
- Do not try to cover all areas at once. As soon as one part of the drawing dries, proceed to paint over the next.
- Hold the glass in a horizontal position, periodically turning in different directions until the paint seizes. Only after that you can fill in the next element on the glass.
Important! If you are using organic-based stained glass paints, then only work with them in a well-ventilated area, as they have a strong smell and take much longer to dry.
Dot painting of glasses and mugs
This method of decorating glasses is a little more complicated than the previous one, but it can be handled. Such do-it-yourself drawings on a mug will look very original, since not a continuous drawing is applied, but only its fragments.
For work you will need:
- Contour paints for glass and ceramics.
- Water-based acrylic paints (or ceramic marker).
- Thin brush.
- Degreaser.
- Cotton pads for surface cleaning.
- Cotton buds to correct the image.
Detailed master class:
- Degrease the surface of the glass or cup.
- We draw a sketch of the selected image or pattern with our own hands or print the drawing on a printer.
- We test all tubes of paint so that the paint is not too thin and not too thick - it should squeeze out easily enough, but not a continuous puddle.
- On a piece of paper, we train to put dots of different sizes: small, medium and large diameter, taking into account the force of pressing and the interval.
- As soon as you see that you have filled your hand and make dots of the same size, then proceed directly to the drawing itself, given the indent from the edge of the cup about 2 cm.
- We fix the finished image. To do this, put the cup in the oven, heated to 150–170 °. Markers usually don't need to be baked - they just need to dry out within one day.
Important! To beautifully decorate, make sure that the distance between the points is as uniform as possible.
Basic rules for spot painting cups:
- In order to stick the sketch on the back of the glass, use a transparent wide adhesive tape.
- If you draw on ceramic circles, then with the help of a sketch you can outline the contours and lines of the main drawing.
- You can use a ready-made stencil or template, or cut out the figures with your own hands.
- It is very important to keep the same distance between the points. Each point must be separate so that one solid line does not turn out. Do not forget that the larger the diameter of the dots, the more spaces you can leave, and the smaller the dots, the less distance you need to maintain.
- First you need to apply large dots on the main part of the picture, only after that finish all the other details.
Important! Thus, you can decorate glasses not only with dots, but also with peas, which can be painted with acrylic paints using plastic from a simple pencil, cotton swab or brush. Decorating the bottom with a sticky decorative satin ribbon is as easy as decorating a mug with lace. To do this, glue transparent double-sided tape on the cup, and on top - decoration material.
How to paint a mug with nail polish?
This is the easiest, fastest and most affordable way to draw a picture on a cup with your own hands. Such dishes will look creative and stylish in autumn. Every girl has more than one nail polish at home, which makes it easy.
For work, we take the following materials:
- Acetone.
- Cotton pads for surface treatment.
- Cotton swabs for image correction.
- Nail polish of different colors (quantity optional).
- Any container with warm water (plastic or ceramic).
- Toothpick for mixing varnish in water.
- Napkins for cleaning.
Algorithm of actions for applying a picture with nail polish:
- First of all, degrease the surface of the mug with acetone or alcohol.
- In a pre-prepared container with water, add varnish. If you want to make a light coverage, then you can add just a few drops of varnish, and for a more saturated color - more than 5 drops.
- After the first varnish, immediately add the following shades.
- Using a toothpick, stir all shades of varnish in water.
- At the final stage, we lower the mug into a container with homemade paint. As a result, we will see how the resulting solution will cover the surface of the cup with beautiful stains.
- If necessary, fix the resulting image on the cup with nail polish remover and leave to dry for 2 hours.
That's all! Only 20 minutes, and the original decor is ready!
If you want, you can additionally paint the mug with acrylic paints or write a congratulation or a funny inscription. But please note that such dishes cannot be used in the microwave.
How to make an inscription on a mug with a marker?
A plain cup can be painted in an original way using a special marker. You can draw absolutely everything on it - from drawings to funny inscriptions. In our detailed master class, we will tell you how to transfer a finished template or create your own.
What we need to prepare:
- 1 white porcelain mug.
- Fine black ceramic marker.
- Soft simple pencil.
- Scissors.
- Sticky thin tape.
- Wet wipes.
- A4 white paper.
- A printer.
Let's start painting the cup:
- We take an inexpensive ceramic mug. Before applying the inscription on the cup, thoroughly clean and dry its surface.
- After the drawing is applied, you need to wait a day for the marker ink to dry completely.
- Now we preheat the oven to 170 °, put a cup there and turn on the timer for about 30 minutes.
- Once the time is up, never take the cup out of the oven. Otherwise, the varnish may simply crack, and you will be disappointed with the result.
- When the oven is completely cool, carefully remove the painted cup from the oven.
- We check the durability of the inscription with a wet cloth. If it is erased in places, then we heat it again according to the same scheme.
- When the drawing is firmly baked on the cup, we can assume that we have finished our work.
Now it remains to enjoy the result!
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Today we told you how you can beautifully decorate a mug using various simple methods: painting on glass, on ceramics, decorating with individual elements. Now you will be happy to drink your favorite coffee from the original cup made by yourself. We wish you creative success and inspiration!
How pleasant it is to drink your favorite drink from a beautiful and original cup. And at home it is not at all difficult to decorate any plain cup. The whole job takes one hour. That is, in any free time, you can sit comfortably at the table and start decorating the cup.
- Cup without pattern.
- Napkin for decoupage.
- Acrylic paints in different colors.
- White contour for ceramics or universal.
- PVA glue.
- Scissors.
- Lacquer for ceramics or any decorative art.
- Empty jar or lid.
- A medium sized brush and another small thin one.
- Fleece.
- Alcohol or any degreasing agent.
First you need to treat the entire cup with a degreaser in order to remove all stains on it. We take a spray on a cup or cotton wool with alcohol and wipe the entire cup. Now, you need to take the cup carefully so as not to leave fingerprints on it.
Then we take a napkin with the pattern you like and cut out fragments of the picture with scissors. The napkin consists of three parts and we need to remove two unnecessary layers and leave only the last layer with the applied pattern.
Pour a little PVA glue into an empty glass and dilute it with plain water. You need quite a bit of water. On this composition we will glue our napkin.
We place a napkin on the cup and, starting from the center, glue the napkin in a small piece. The brush should be well dipped in glue. And when we lead the brush, we try not to rub it several times in one place, otherwise the napkin is very thin and can tear.
We take a hair dryer and start drying the cup. PVA glue dries in just five minutes. When the glue dries, the napkin becomes dull and needs to be given brightness and color. To do this, I took acrylic paints and began to paint over bullfinches and spruce branches. After coloring, we also dry the cup with a hairdryer.
Now I took a white outline and made “hooks” and “dots” in random order. Since my cup is red and the bullfinches are also the same color, I needed some kind of finish between the colors and, as it seemed to me, the white color fit perfectly. If you have a white cup, then no finishing will be needed.
The contour was also dried with a hair dryer. Now I took a varnish for decorative art and painted the entire drawing in two layers. Each layer was pre-dried with a hair dryer. When opening the cup with varnish, we try not to get out of the edges of the picture, but also completely paint over it. How long the drawing on the cup will serve you will depend on the quality of the varnish. If the picture is well varnished, then the pattern will not be washed off.
Here is our cup. Happy tea!
We present one of the simplest ideas for decorating a mug and creating an original gift. Any housewife-needlewoman will always have a small ball of thread for knitting. They can be completely different in quality, in this case it does not matter. The main thing is that the threads are suitable for your idea and bright. Look at what leftover threads you have, think about how you can combine them beautifully. In our version, the simplest solution was chosen to decorate the mug.
How to decorate a mug with your own hands?
What will be required:
- Cup
- Knitting
- Crochet or knitting needles
- How to decorate a mug with your own hands
Take a mug and measure its circumference and height. No need to decorate the entire height of the mug - reduce it by about 3 cm.
Since we are making a winter New Year's version, we choose blue or red threads.
And now, with a crochet or knitting needles, as you prefer, we knit the rectangle obtained in size.
From the end sides we knit white ties or sew on narrow satin or decorative ribbons. The length should be sufficient to wrap around the mug and tie a bow. You can decorate it with beads, bows, flowers.
Now our mug is dressed in warm clothes, and in winter the tea in it will not cool for a long time.
As a pleasant surprise, put a small soft toy in it, you can - a symbol of the coming year or just cute and pleasant.
To give as a gift, add a greeting card to the mug and wrap everything in a transparent film. Tie a ribbon or foil bow on top.
As you understand, instead of knitting, you can use other methods:
- These can be beautiful fabrics that you can decorate with lace or beads.
- You can order an original print on a mug of any pattern or inscription.
The mug can be decorated for the New Year, St. Valentine's Day, February 23, March 8, birthday.
Show your imagination, decorate the mugs with the children.
Useful video
Perhaps the mug is the most versatile and popular gift. But giving an ordinary one is too commonplace, so we are looking and looking for something new, original and interesting. And designers only support our desires and come up with new creative items. How unusual can we surprise ourselves and our friends?
Thermal effect
Such a mug itself will remind you that the drink has cooled down.
Now you will not surprise anyone with the presence of a thermal effect in a mug. Therefore, we have to look for new original solutions, when the picture does not just appear or change one another, but at the same time it looks funny and has additional meaning. For example, a great idea is to make a temperature gauge on the cup, stylized as a gas tank indicator or a battery charge scale. Such a mug itself will remind you that the drink has cooled down.
Not just drawings
Mugs with images are also not new to anyone, so you should pay attention to copies with witty drawings.
second person
One of the variants of the image on the mug is drawing details of the face and muzzles of animals on its surface. The owners of such mugs can try on a stylish mustache or turn into a funny animal for a while.
Shape games
It is worth looking for a mug of an unusual shape.
If none of the pictures seem original enough and you want something more, then you should look for an unusually shaped mug. It can be a stylization that has already become popular under a camera lens or an imitation of a crumpled plastic cup. You can choose a cup not of a standard rounded shape, but of a square shape, or in the form of a half, or flattened, with various notches and deformations.
Anatomical details
As a result of games with shape, circles with anatomical details appear - ears, teeth or fingerprints.
Pen experiments
But do not forget about the important detail - the handle. That's where the scope for imagination! Mugs with brass knuckles or a pistol - for brutal men, with a carbine - for tourists, with wings - for angels and demons. But that's not all: if you mount buttons in the cups, you can link them to each other or fasten handles to them.
Taking care of the bag
A great idea is a mug with a slot and a button on which you can fasten the thread.
An integral part of tea drinking is a bag, which often either interferes or sinks in a cup. A great idea is a mug with a slot and a button on which you can attach a thread, or a pocket where you can put a used bag.
For those who don't want to share
If co-workers or family are always trying to use your cup, then you can fight this with a mug with a stopper - just take it out and it will become impossible to drink. And if someone is in the habit of carrying sweets from you, then a mug with a secret place will help, especially since she looks menacing.
Chips
For special aesthetes, there are mugs with unusual effects. On the surface, it may be the most ordinary cup, but which does not stand upright until you pour it into something, or a levitating mug, or a cup with an octopus inside.
Elegance and sophistication
Especially refined persons will appreciate the thinnest porcelain cups with female legs or in the form of a doll's head.
Where to look?
Of course, such original mugs are not sold at every turn. You need to look for them in specialized design and creative stores. But the easiest way is to find them in one of the online stores, which are now a great many. Prices for unusual mugs vary from 200 to 1500 rubles depending on the model.
This gift is perfect for any occasion. Birthday, New Year or Anniversary. You can make a small gift with your own hands, both for mom, girlfriend, and colleague. By the way, even a child can make this small gift with his own hands ... the main thing is not to break the mug.
For a gift, you will need a mug of the same color. Best of all, of course, is a white mug. You can take a mug with a small pattern.
Suitable for drawing on a mug permanent marker, I used a marker from an American company - sharpie. Permanent markers can be purchased at major stationery stores or online.
DIY gift
After making a gift with your own hands, the mug will look much more fun and more expensive.
Children's creativity is an original and unusual gift that will appeal to any person. If you arrange the mug correctly, write warm or funny words, you can be sure that your gift will be liked and they will really be used every day!
The first letter of the name with a rose Small handmade gift. Let's start...:
1. Buy white mugs. They can be bought in large supermarkets, and even in the department of goods at a discount.
2. Choose your permanent marker. For long-lasting results, choose oil-based markers. Regular markers won't work. Consider this matter carefully.
You can choose a marker of one color or prefer a bright mug design by selecting multiple colors. If you stick to one color, then it is better to choose black, it looks more advantageous and bright on a white or light mug.
3. Drawing. Come up with a picture or quote for the mug. Such ideas can also be viewed on the Internet. Before drawing on the mug, rehearse your drawing on a piece of paper, so it is more likely to get a beautiful drawing on a mug.
For everyone: drink me 
For a female leader 
Positive 
Newlyweds 
cat 
Beautiful first letter of the name 
Masha + Sasha 
I just want to drink coffee. Create something and take a nap 
coffee recipe for me 
Dad 
Quote - I love you dad 
Hare 
Together in any weather 
cool cat 
Drawing - how sad it is to get up in the morning 
First letter of the name 
Drawing - flowers Children's creativity 
Beloved 4. Dry. After applying the pattern, leave the mug for several hours to dry completely. After drying, you can apply a second layer of marker on top of your drawing to securely fix the paint.
If you applied a second coat of paint, then you need to let the paint dry again for several hours.
For a couple 5. Bake the mug. Bake the mug in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. The mug should be placed in the oven before the oven heats up and removed after the oven has completely cooled down. This will avoid cracks in the mug or pattern. Just put the mug in advance, and when the oven temperature reaches 350 degrees, mark 30 minutes, and then turn off the oven.
6. Caring for a small gift. This mug is for hand washing only. The dishwasher can ruin the design of the mug.
On the Internet you can find people who recommend then to cover such mugs with acrylic spray. I don't spray on the mug as it can be toxic. but if you decide to use acrylic spray, avoid spraying it inside the mug and on its upper part (where you touch it with your lips). These areas of the mug can be covered with tape before spraying.
If you go further, then in this way you can arrange a whole set of dishes. For example, it will great little handmade gift from grandchildren to grandparents, and if you have a good drawing skill, then, decorated with your own hands, a set of dishes can be presented to a friend for a housewarming, friends for an anniversary, and even in honor of the opening of your friend's new office.
Quote - drink me
