How To Make Your Own Ceramic Mugs

You re gonna love your diy ceramic mug.

How to make your own ceramic mugs.

Just apply it to your surface with your favorite stencils and bake for 35 minutes. Then take your photo out of the water remove any backing from the transfer paper and stick your photo on your mug. But that can be a little messy no lids. If you are tired of spilling coffee in your car or feel bad about using plastic or disposable travel mugs read on.

For best results hand wash only. Personalize with messages logos design or photos. Create your mug design. After your mug is completely bone dry it is time to convert it from clay to ceramic with bisque firing.

Create your own custom mugs at zazzle. Give the perfect gift for all occasions. Every potter knows how to make clay mugs. These transfers can be created with ease and are applied to the ceramic mug via heat.

On one hand you could do your best jackson pollock design on the mug and splash paint it however if you intend to put a name or specific shape on the mug you ll need to map it out and perhaps even create a design template to use as your guide. Create your own custom mugs with vibrant pops of color best on ceramic porcelain or fine china. The ceramic paint is food safe and microwave safe. Making your own transfers for ceramic mugs gives you the opportunity to create personalised gifts for the office or for other people in your life that would enjoy them.

The interior glaze should be glossy and the glaze along the rim should be thick enough to create a smooth texture. The first thing you need to do is weigh and wedge identical amounts of clay for your set of tiki mugs. Search online for designs you like. Next cut your picture to the size and shape you want it and soak it in water for 1 minute.

These transfers can be created with ease and are applied to the ceramic mug via heat. Once bisqued glaze the mug with food safe glaze. To make a photo mug first print your photo on transfer paper which will stick to your mug. But what about making your own ceramic travel mug.

Make your own today. I ve found that 1 25 pounds of clay is a perfect amount for a good tiki mug. A step by step tutorial from ceramicist helen levi as part of our everything guide to urban claymaking.