DIY Coffee Mug for Teachers
Jane and Sonja
A sweet and thoughtful teacher gift idea, a DIY coffee mug to show you care.
- Teacher’s SVG File
- Cricut Joy or other cutting machine with Fine Point Blade
- Cricut Smart Vinyl Permanent, from Beachside Sampler
- Cricut Transfer Tape
- Ceramic Mug in a color of your choosing
- Scissors
- Weeder tool
Preparing the Images:
Open Cricut Design Space.
Click on the “+” sign to start a new project, opening up a blank canvas.
Click on the “Upload” button from the toolbar and browse your downloaded files to insert the SVG file.
With the image selected, click on the “Ungroup” button.
Next, click on each individual layer with the same coloring and click on the “Attach” button.
Maintain the size or adjust to fit your mug.
Cutting the Permanent Smart Vinyl:
Select “Make It” in the upper right corner to proceed with cutting.
Choose the Smart Vinyl, Permanent from the list of options in the drop down menu.
Following the instructions prompted on the screen, cut out the vinyl.
How to Assemble the Mugs
Using the weeding tool, peel away the excess vinyl around the cut images and discard.
Cut a piece of transfer tape a bit larger than the full size of the image combined.
Peel away the transfer tape backing and place the transfer tape overtop one of the cut images.
Peel away the vinyl backing, leaving just the image adhered to the transfer tape.
Position the image with the transfer tape on to the smooth side of the mug and press in place.
Press the image down with your fingers to help it to stick to the mug.
Slowly remove the transfer tape leaving the vinyl image on the mug.