Painting on a coffee cup is just as easy as painting on a piece of paper or wood. Use this simple yet cute design for your Mother's Day coffee mug, or create your very own! The possibilities are endless.

You will need

white coffee mug
*acrylic enamel paints in pink, yellow and green
paint brush

* We used FolkArt Enamels™ and found them at Michael's Craft Store in the arylic paint aisle.

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What you do

Wash and dry mug completely.

Paint design on coffee mug. We didn't use a pattern, simply freehand a flower and add some lines for leaves, then dot a design around the rim of the cup.


Air dry for one hour. Place in cool, oven, heat to 350 F, and bake for 30 minutes. Turn oven off and let cool down completely. Remove from oven.

Wash on top dishwasher rack or by hand.

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