How To Make A Glitter Cup

Concluding week, I mentioned that we fabricated some cute glitter dipped wine glasses at my Christmas party. These were very easy and turned out and then adorable. Before we made the vino glasses, I made 4 coffee mugs with glitter on them for my boys' teachers. I'm sticking a Starbucks gift card in each i every bit their Christmas souvenir. I might stick a bag of Christmas crevice within the mug with the gift carte fastened, simply we'll see if I accept enough time to brand it.

So today I wanted to share a quick tutorial on how I fabricated these mugs/wine glasses. I took pictures of the wine glass process, merely you would do the same process for the java mugs (could also apply travel mugs).

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Here is what you'll need:

-Loving cup (wine glass, java mug, travel mug, etc)

-Glitter (finer glitter works better): These glitters are great for this project

-Sponge Brushes (notice them here)

-Mod Podge (use the "Dishwasher safe" type)

-Electrical tape (tin can likewise employ painter's tape, only electrical was much easier)

-Optional: Vinyl for wording (yous can purchase a "Considering Kids" decal HERE)

*you can find decals for great prices on ETSY. Just search for whatever maxim y'all want on Etsy and add together "vinyl decal" to it and y'all should get tons of options.

Notes:

*I withal recommend to hand wash with the glitter on mug/glass (if you have vinyl on information technology, you definitely tin can only hand launder).

**If you lot want to skip the vinyl and have a mug with ink (won't come up over), y'all can message me and I can create a custom mug for you through my Etsy shop.

Directions:

Y'all'll want to make sure your cup is done and completely dried. Make sure you take all your materials laid out. The get-go thing you are going to need to do is tape off the area you will be applying your glue. This is the hardest part, but luckily I found a smashing tutorial on YouTube that makes this office SO much easier (trust me, I learned the hard mode).

Use a marking and some kind of level device (I used a volume, but take also used rolls of tape like in the video above). Hold the marker down, slightly hanging off the border, while turning your cup in a circle touching the mark the unabridged time.

Y'all're left with a perfectly straight line effectually your cup. When doing with the coffee mug, information technology gets a little catchy around the handle, but only get every bit close as possible.

Use electric tape and the drawn on line to tape around your glass. Brand sure to put the record on the side of the line that will Not have the glitter (seems obvious, but it happens). Some people like to tape over the marking so they tin wipe it off when they're washed, just I taped it to where the line would be hidden nether the modge podge (I did attempt to wipe off some of the marker after I had taped information technology to minimize it, but regardless, I don't take any problems with the marker).

Then using your sponge brush, wipe Mod Podge in straight strokes downward toward the bottom of cup (I found that easiest). Try and get the glue as smooth as possible then it is even.

And then sprinkle your glitter over all of the mucilage.

Shake off excess glitter. Expect to see if at that place are any open up spots and dab some glue in those spots and sprinkle with more glitter. Plough upside downwards to dry out.

After 10 minutes or and then, slowly take the tape off. I've taken the tape off both within 10 minutes (when glue is all the same a scrap wet) and I've also taken information technology off the next day (when glue is completely dry) and both worked, although most tutorials will tell you to do information technology when information technology's still moisture (inside ten-20 minutes). Let it dry for 4 hours or and then.

Once the cup is dry, you volition advisedly apply some other layer of Modge Podge OVER the glitter to seal it in. Another layer is even better on tiptop of that, but you'll accept to expect for it to dry out again. I like to let my cup dry over nighttime before applying the glue over the glitter, merely 4 hours should be okay between applications.

*You could even apply another layer of glitter to make it even thicker.

Wipe off the loving cup of any excess glitter. Apply your decal to the cup and in that location you accept it. This wine glass was the one I did at the political party. I don't have a decal for the gold one yet. It's a Christmas gift for someone.

And similar I mentioned before, you could exercise this on java mugs too.

And there you have information technology. It was really pretty like shooting fish in a barrel. You lot need to let it curate 28 days and then if you give this to someone, just adhere a tag that tells them what engagement they tin can employ it on (if giving them before 28 days). Non certain why that long, but that was what I constitute when researching how to do that. Hope this was helpful!

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