His & Hers Harry Potter Mugs

by Teresa Cox

I guess it's no secret that I can't live without my cup of joe in the morning. On mornings where I'm exhausted from being up all night with a baby who won't stop kicking, it's a lifesaver. On any other normal day it's a comforting ritual that I use to jump start my day. And if there is one thing I love almost as much as a good cup of coffee, it's a fancy coffee mug. I'm a hoarder. I'll admit it.
So it's kind of a surprise that I haven't made myself a custom coffee mug in a while now. Especially since I've had my silhouette since January! But I've just now jumped head first into the world of permanent and heat transfer vinyl, so now is as good a time as any to make my very own Harry Potter mugs!

Chris and I definitely don't see eye to eye on coffee (he hates it, I love it) which is good for me since I get all the yummy k-cups to myself! But during the winter he loves to relax on the couch with me and have a nice hot cup of apple cider or hot chocolate while we watch a movie. And since it's usually snowing and cold here we don't venture out a lot during the winter months. Which means it's usually the perfect time for us to hunker down with a Harry Potter movie marathon!

MATERIALS

Blank Coffee Mugs

Oracle 651 vinyl

Contact Paper

Silhouette Portrait or Cameo

Harry Potter designs ( head to my blog to download the Hermione design!)

Cut out the designs on your vinyl and weed them. If this is your first time using Oracle 651 (which is a more permanent type of vinyl) I would suggest trying to cut designs that are bigger and don't have too many small pieces (I say this after many attempts at trying to cut a different design and failing miserably).

Place contact paper over top your designs and then cut them out. Make sure you cut close to your designs without accidentally cutting the vinyl! It makes applying your design to the cup much easier.

Smooth the designs out and peel back the contact paper. And now, sit back and admire your work!

Honestly these mugs were super easy and I am so excited about how they turned out! Even Chris was impressed and couldn't wait to use his, so I guess we'll be having some hot apple cider in the near future. I'm thinking a Harry Potter book or movie marathon is called for, especially now that I can show my HP pride with these fun Harry Potter mugs!

If you make these mugs for yourself, please be aware that they are not dishwasher safe. You don't want to ruin all that hard work!

Check out more beginner vinyl projects like this one over on the Crafty Wife blog!

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Angie Crawford on Jan 07, 2016
What does "weed them" mean?

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Bonita Snodgrass on Jan 07, 2016
It maybe me this morning, but I found the directions far too hard to understand. I realize the thumbnails we get when scrolling are just to inspire, however it's rare that I can't accomplish a task with out going to a blog. For example, under materials you list "Black" mugs. That has me thrown for a loop. Was that just a mistake? Also you discuss the materials used for the transfer however I'm at a loss to understand what they are, Is the oracle a template material? Are you actually just applying contact paper to the cup? Are you using a vinyl cutting machine because it's impossible to do either freehand or by tracing ? As I said it's likely just brain fog this morning, I hope you don't mind my need for clarification. It looks like a great craft to do with my Grandkids this summer, what wonderful Teacher gifts they would make! Yours look amazing.

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Cindi on Jan 08, 2016
These are pretty basic designs, I think I could get the same result by drawing them on the mug with a Sharpie, then into the oven to seal it, around 300 I think. I saw it on Pinterest, and several craft sites, not sure where I put the instructions, but I have a white ceramic tea set I'm going to try it on, someday.

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Bonita Snodgrass on Jan 08, 2016
Thanks Victoria for the clarification 😉

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