Hi friends,
I desperately needed a new travel cup/tumbler, but I prefer a screw on lid, I just think they last longer without the seal breaking. Well, I stopped in Dunkin’ Donuts and seen they had some tumblers (only $15.99), it was a good price so I bought it.
Used it for a couple of days, then thought, yeah I think I want to epoxy it and put a vinyl decal on it with a saying that my Great Aunt always said.
There is a minor cuss word in there, so hopefully you are not offended by it. My Great Aunt passed away on Oct 17, so I thought this would be a fun way to remember her and a reminder of her great sense of humor.
Here are the steps:
- Sand down cup
- Wash and let dry
- Spray paint
- Apply a thin layer of epoxy
- Add alcohol inks ( I used blue, yellow, orange and white)
- Let cure
- Clean inside of cup from any epoxy
- Apply vinyl decal
- Epoxy and let cure
- Clean inside of cup from any epoxy
- Apply epoxy ( I used a very small amount of glitter so the cup had a bit of sparkle to it)
- Clean any epoxy from inside, and wash well with dish soap.
- Fill with your favorite beverage and enjoy!
I could not be happier with how the cup turned out. I love the mixture of the ink colors. The only thing I didn’t consider before choosing the ink colors was the lid color. It is a pinkish/red color, so I wish I would of added that color with the alcohol inks. But, it is what it is, and like I said, I really like the way the finished cup looks. Hopefully you can see the glitter here, it is very subtle.
Have a great day my friends, and thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs, Stacy