A mug with the picture of your loved one is a great gift idea that is commonly given these days. There are thousands of innovations to the beer mugs with pictures. One of the most favorites is the picture that appears when you pour a hot or cold drink in the beer mug. It’s fascinating and adorable and it stays till the drink is finished. You can choose an old beer mug and customize it yourself. You do not always need a new beer mug to have a picture imprinted on it. The customized beer mugs with a picture require some easy steps.
The materials you require for the process of customized beer mugs with pictures consist of Exacto knife, popsicle sticks, latex gloves, painters’ tape, vinyl, armor etch, alcohol, printer, and a beer mug.
- Prepare your glass
- The first step to the process is that you prepare your beer mug. You need to wash the glass and [at it dry. After that clear the surface rubbing it with alcohol.
- Prepare your stencil
Print off the picture that you want to put on the glass. Make sure the size of the picture is as per the glass width. Cut a piece of vinyl slightly bigger than your picture, tape the vinyl to the picture, and paste it on the glass. Peel the wax paper off and carefully apply the vinyl to the glass. Next, you cut off the design with the Exacto knife. - Etching process
The next step is to etch the glass. Use painters’ tape around the picture so it protects your glass. You can use a popsicle stick to press the paper down. Be careful with the etching cream and read the instructions behind the jar before you apply it to the glass. Place the etching cream on the area where you want the picture to be etched. Leave the cream from 5 to 10 minutes before you wash it off. - Washing off the etch cream
You are almost done, once the cream is been on for 10 minutes you can wash it off. With water, no matter hot or cold the cream comes off very easily. - Result
Now you can enlighten yourself with the results. With a tall glass of beer mug, you can see the picture of your loved one.
Either you can get many DIY ideas from the internet and get the preparation items from any supermarket or stationery shop or you can find many online markets that make customized beer mugs with pictures or a written text.
Customized beer mugs with pictures are a great gift idea or you can also turn any old beer mug into a work of art. Glass has a long life and one should not throw them away. The best thing about buying a glass beer mug is that you can do many things to it later. Glass does not get dull or discolored. So if you are bored with your old beer mugs then customized beer mugs with pictures or texts is a way to make them look attractive again.
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