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Crafting a DIY Sharpie Mug Brings Out the Coffee and Meaningful Conversations

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This craft for a DIY Sharpie Mug is the perfect fall or winter craft for you and your friends. It is simple and easy to make and will have you laughing and drinking lots of delicious coffee!

Folgers Share a Cup DIY Sharpie Mug

During the holidays, one of my all-time favorite things to do is to have make and take days. I do this with my 19-year-old daughter and my best friend Michele. We always find fun things to do, make a big lunch, and spend the day crafting.

We had a big day planned but – I wound up getting sick 3 weeks ago and had to have emergency surgery on my appendix, and our schedules have just seemed to collide since then.

Folgers Share a Cup DIY Sharpie Mug

No worries though, because my daughter stepped up to the challenge and told me she would spend the day with me crafting. So we set out to make our DIY Sharpie Mug.

My daughter is a crafty person and art is her love language, so anytime we can sit down and make something together, I feel like I am connecting with her in a way that opens the door for flowing conversation.

Folgers Share a Cup DIY Sharpie Mug

We pour ourselves a large cup of coffee, and then we sit at the table and talk for hours while we make things together.

I am not going to lie. As a mom, I live for these moments. I know it won't be long until she has a home of her own and will be out from under our roof. That will be a very emotional day for me because I love spending so much time with her.

Folgers Share a Cup DIY Sharpie Mug

But I love the fact that I get to instill in her the importance of connecting with your loved ones and finding ways to make those meaningful conversations last.

Crafting these mugs with my daughter happened to be the highlight of my day. She talked to me about work, about her boyfriend, some health issues she felt needed some attention, and just overall life stuff. I live for these moments. She is my mini me – and just as crazy as her mom.

Folgers Share a Cup DIY Sharpie Mug

What is it about coffee that just makes you feel alive and full of conversation? Coffee is MY love language so being able to share a cup with her and talk about everything means the world to me.

How to Make a DIY Sharpie Mug

For this craft, you will need some plain coffee mugs. You will also need some plastic treat bags, some ribbon from the craft section, and of course – Sharpie markers.

If you feel this sounds too complicated and you’d rather just buy some custom printed mugs for gifts, you can certainly do that. Just be warned that you’d be missing out on tons of fun.

You will also need to make sure you get a bag of ground coffee to use for this craft.

Folgers Share a Cup DIY Sharpie Mug

While Kayla and I worked on our mugs, we chatted about the upcoming holidays and how excited we were for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is our favorite time of year – and as you can tell from our mugs, we definitely are excited for this upcoming season.

Folgers Share a Cup DIY Sharpie Mug

Can you imagine drinking a piping cup of hot coffee out of this cute adorable mug while snow is falling?

While you are making these mugs, you cannot drink coffee out of them. They have to be baked first. Once you get your design complete, simply let it sit overnight and then on the next day, put the cups upside down on a sheet pan and bake at 250 degrees for 2 hours.

When you are done, your mug will be safe to drink coffee from. Be sure to hand wash, but do not wash them in the dishwasher as that might cause your design to fade or chip away.

While I am not very crafty and sometimes feel envious of my daughter's artistic ability, I do not let that stop me from enjoying the fun. I am the coffee connoisseur in our home, so while she creates the art, I create cup after cup of delicious Folgers Classic Roast Coffee.

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As long as the coffee and the meaningful conversation keep flowing, you will find me close by with my coffee cup in hand, filled to the brim with Folgers, the only coffee you will catch me drinking.

Folgers Share a Cup DIY Sharpie Mug

There is nothing like getting together with friends and family and doing something fun for the holidays. This is our yearly tradition and I am so thankful that I have friends and family to do things with.

If you are looking for something fun and meaningful this holiday season, be sure to invite your female friends over to do something fun – like have a make and take party like ours!

Looking for More Coffee Inspiration? Check These out

Also, be sure to visit the Best Coffee Recipes page on my blog for more inspiration. I even have a list of some of my favorite coffee accessories.

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Cindy

Wednesday 13th of December 2017

What a fun craft project! My kids and I love making crafts and this woudl be a fun one to try. :)

Angie

Tuesday 21st of November 2017

That mug is soooo cute, I just love that little snowman! I want to make more sharpie dishes and stuff, I'm always worried they'll just wear off though.

Mimi Green

Saturday 18th of November 2017

I’ve been wanting to try this. I’m a daily tea drinker and mug collector. That plus being a crafty girl makes this a must for me.

Lisa Marie Heath

Friday 17th of November 2017

We've done this for my son's grandparents a few times and they LOVED them! Such a cute, thoughtful and personal gift for the holidays!

Melissa Dixon

Friday 17th of November 2017

These are super cute. I love using Sharpies and decorating things around the house. This time of year is perfect for being creative!

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