-1 White Mug (I bought mine at the dollar store)
-Paint Pens in any color needed (available at craft stores)
-Scissor
-Tape
-Pencil
Step 2) Print out the outline of both states you are including on the mug.
Make sure you tape the states on the mug to test out the size before you start tracing.
Step 3) Shade in the entire back of the state (side of paper that is white) with pencil.
This step allows for the pencil to be transferred onto the mug when you trace the state.
Step 4) Tape the picture of the state onto your mug. Trace the state with your pencil.
Peel off when you are done fully tracing the state.
Be careful not to touch the paint- let dry for 30 mintues
Step 6) Repeat for second state
Step 7) With pencil, draw dashed lines connecting both states to the cities you each are located in.
Step 8) Draw over the pencil dashed lines with your paint pen.
Add tiny red hearts, with paint pen, locating the cities you both are located in each state.
Allow that side of the mug to dry for 30 minutes before holding the mug.
Step 9) Once the front side of the mug is dry, turn the mug to the back side.
Trace any quote you want to put on the mug out in pencil.
Step 10) Go over the quote written in pencil with your paint pen.
Step 11) Allow the entire mug to dry over night.
Step 12) Put mug into oven at 425 Degrees for 30 minutes.
Heating the mug makes the paint solidify into the mug.
Place mug into cold oven while heating up so the mug acclimates with the temperature
slowly and does not crack.
When the 30 minutes are up, leave the mug in the oven while the oven cools down.
These steps are precautionary so the mug does not crack.
Now you're all finished!! You have just made a thoughtful and extremely cute gift for a long distance friend or long distance boyfriend/girlfriend!!
Christiana
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