Christmas Mug Decorating Made Easy

Needing a new and updated look for my coffee bar, I wanted to create an easy DIY coffee mug. Being creative, it’s hard to shut your mind down because you are always coming up with new ideas. The simplest thing sends my mind racing, such as wanting some new mugs to help decorate my coffee bar. Everyone has cute mugs for their coffee in the mornings. I came up with some cute Christmas mug decorating ideas.

Being creative, I wanted to create something different, something that would make my heart sing first thing in the morning and get my day started on a good note. I needed something that would make me smile. You know, that something special that no one else has. Something with glitter sounded nice. I love glitter because it makes me happy. I also love a good DIY. With that said, I decided to do an easy DIY of my own. My cute Christmas mug ideas were a good place to start. I love to change things up and decorate, especially when I can use things I already have.

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Getting My Creativeness On

A Little Paint and Some Imagination

Once dried, I painted the areas where I applied the mod podge in the Soft Pink color. It immediately changed into the cutest snowman I had ever seen. It was the perfect color choice for this now adorable snowman. With the bear, I did the same process but I used the Sea Glass color. Both mugs were so adorable and I hadn’t applied the glitter yet. I allowed both mugs to dry thoroughly. It was approximately twenty to thirty minutes before I went to the next step. I was excited but, in this case, patience would pay off. The paint had to dry thoroughly. I wanted to make sure this DIY was going to be a success.

Loving The Added Touches of Glitter

Once they were dried completely, I wanted to add the glitter next. I couldn’t wait to get this last step done. I grabbed a paper plate and glitter then placed the paper plate under the mug. Knowing glitter can be messy, and having used glitter many times before, this step would save me clean up time and allow me to pour the excess glitter back into its container easily. I knew the paint had to be wet in order for the glitter to stick properly so, I started painting the areas again, only this time in small sections- approximately one to two inches- to keep it wet.