Photo Muggin'

love a goody bag full of souvenirs for parties. Little gifts to use during celebrations or to take home and remember the weekend. So when we all gathered for my mother's birthday at the beach, it was a perfect opportunity to try photo transfer coffee mugs and fill them to the brim with goodies.

To create the cups, you must first pick that perfect family portrait and scale it down small enough to fit on your cuppo. Then print out multiple copies on regular computer paper.

My grandfather was quite the looker, no?

Cut off any excess paper around the photo and using ModPodge photo transfer medium, coat the mug and the photo completely.

Place the picture face down on the cup, coat the back, and allow to dry overnight or as close to 24 hours as possible.

Using a sponge or wet rag, wet the photo back completely while pressing down on the photo. Once soaked, pull the paper off of the mug. It will come off leaving the colored photo transferred on the mug. If it leaves a paper residue, use your finger to gently rub it off or if you have any under the sink, an oil based furniture polish will also remove the film and remove the dull of the photo.

Blot the mug dry and coat with a clear acrylic coating - do your best not to spray the entire mug (the rim or inside) only the photo needs covering.

Using a sharpie, I added  "Edisto Beach Trip 2014" and popped the mugs in the oven at 350 degree F for 25 minutes - which will not hurt the photos, but if you have any extra glue will turn it brown (ew!) Use a Goof-Off cleaner to clean them up and then add all the extra Kahlua bottles, coffee pods, and wine charms from there.

Great family gifts for cheap!