I found a box of new glass mugs at a thrift store recently and decided to gift them to some friends celebrating their wedding anniversary.
But first, I had to personalize them with a monogram. I’m getting a lot of mileage out of my Martha Stewart etching supplies from Michaels. This was a two step process since I added a little more flourish than just the letter of their last name. Along with two different letter sizes, numbers, and some floral embellishments, the Martha Stewart adhesive stencil set also comes with a wreath stencil that is perfect for circling an individual letter stencil.
For the mugs, I placed the wreath stencil in place, allowed 30 minutes for the cream to etch the glass (supplies needed and tutorial described in more detail here) and then washed off the cream and placed the letter stencil in the middle of the already etched circle.
I etched four mugs for their gift (see how it turned out here). I think they are lovely serving mugs for tea and wouldn’t they also be great for a hot chocolate bar?
-J
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