| Christmas is a wonderful time to put your skills to the | | | | grandparents because they may love to have a |
| test, so why not combine the best of both worlds | | | | picture of their younger grandchildren on their mug |
| and make homemade coffee mugs as Christmas | | | | every day. You can also use this fun picture idea to |
| gifts? Everyone loves a delicious cup of Joe, and | | | | capture a memory, like using a picture of your |
| they will appreciate even more the sentiment and | | | | honeymoon locale to print on a mug to give as a gift |
| time than it took to make these homemade | | | | to your husband. |
| Christmas presents. | | | | Take the time to be creative and personalize the |
| One of the biggest benefits to making homemade | | | | mugs according to each individual. If you are creating |
| coffee mug Christmas gifts is that this is a present | | | | a mug for your father the sports nut, then you may |
| that will be used all year long. Start out by organizing | | | | want to paint an emblem or the name of his favorite |
| a list of the people that you will be making these | | | | team onto his mug. If your sister is someone who is |
| homemade mugs for. It is a great idea to jot down | | | | into fashion and beauty, then you can decorate her |
| unique interests or personality traits for each individual | | | | mug with cosmetics or fashion icons. |
| so that you can work to perfectly customize the | | | | To complete your homemade Christmas gift, make |
| mugs. It is also important to remember that the gift | | | | sure to add something into the coffee mug. You can |
| recipient doesn't necessarily need to be a coffee | | | | purchase pounds of gourmet roasted coffee that are |
| drinker because these mugs can also be used for hot | | | | flavored for the Christmas season, like Egg Nog or |
| chocolate or tea. | | | | Peppermint Patty. You can also fill the coffee mugs |
| Purchase plain white mugs at a discount store | | | | with small accessories to give to your recipient. It |
| location, like Wal-Mart. Don't be intimidated by this | | | | would be a great idea to fill them with pens, earrings, |
| homemade gift idea because you don't have to be a | | | | or even candy, depending on who you are giving the |
| skilled artist to create wonderful mug gifts. After | | | | gift to. |
| that, go to a craft store and purchase a number of | | | | Making a homemade Christmas gift like these coffee |
| supplies. It is recommended to use sponge paint, | | | | mugs is a wonderful way to personalize the |
| stencils, and porcelain pens or paints. Another great | | | | Christmas season. This is also especially helpful if you |
| way to personalize these blank coffee mugs is to | | | | are trying to save money due to the economy and |
| add a picture. You can get pictures specially printed | | | | want to cut back on your spending. This is an easy |
| onto the coffee mugs by a company that prints | | | | and fun holiday gift for any coffee lover in your life! |
| photos onto mugs. This is a fantastic idea for | | | | |