The first thing I did, was go to the dollar store, and buy some plain glass mugs for a dollar each:
I then created the design on my Gypsy girl. In this case, the Mr and Mrs are from Gypsy Font. I welded them together. The lips are from the Don Juan cartridge, and the Mustache is from Winter Frolic. He belongs to one of the wise men. I used the hide contour feature to hide the beard and all the other little pieces, and then re-sized the mustache.
I then cut out the designs with Vinyl, using my Cricut, and adhered the vinyl to the clear mugs. As you can see, I used the negative image. Before I took off the transfer paper, I made sure the edges of the word and image were VERY well stuck down, because I wanted to be sure that my final image was nice and crisp.
Then, I peeled back the transfer tape. The only tricky part was the little dots inside the "R"s. So here are my two prepared mugs:
I etched the glass, using a product called Armour Etch. I bought it at Michael's using a 50% off coupon, cause it is NOT cheap! It is a dangerous product, so you have to use it outside, and wear gloves and goggles, I even wore an apron. I made sure the kids and the dog were nowhere near me.
Following the directions on the bottle, I applied the the Armour Etch:
After waiting the required amount of time, I rinsed off the etching cream, and then - voila! Two perfect, hand-made wedding gifts!
Aren't they fun? I made a few of these mugs to have as wedding gifts. I think they make lovely, personal presents.
Be sure to pop over to Exploring Cricut - they have a new project every day created by one of their designers, AND a challenge every 2 weeks. There is tons of inspiration there! Check it out!
A la prochaine...
