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DIY Coffee Mug for Teachers

Jane and Sonja
A sweet and thoughtful teacher gift idea, a DIY coffee mug to show you care.
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
  

  • 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

Instructions
 

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.
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