Dad's Travel Mug

A crafty way to show dad you care.

Skill Level: Easy

Time Needed: 1 to 3 hours

Appropriate For: Father's Day

Supplies Needed:

Craft Bond™ Extra Strength Glue Stick
Craft Bond™ Fabric & Paper Glue
X-ACTO® Rotary Paper Trimmer
X-ACTO® Self-Healing Cutting Mat
Travel Mug, black (Traditions Studio)
12” x 12” scrapbook paper, one sheet each: Banana Leaf Giraffe and Raffia (Rusty Pickle)
Two 3" squares bronze decorative mesh
Letter stickers, Scrabble™ by jolee’s boutique® (EK Success)
12” length of fibers, brown
Six various buttons, brown tones
Nine 9 mm jump rings, silver
Key charm
Several small photos
scissors

Project Rating:

Disassemble mug and use insert from mug as pattern to cut from raffia paper.
Use X-ACTO® Rotary Paper Trimmer to cut a 4" tall rectangle of the giraffe image from giraffe paper. With Craft Bond™ Extra Strength Glue Stick, attach giraffe onto raffia paper. Plan location of photos but don’t glue yet. Insert papers into mug to check plan for photo placement.
Use Glue Stick to glue photos and mesh piece in corner of paper. Use CraftBond® Fabric and Paper Glue to randomly attach fibers onto paper.
Use Fabric and Paper Glue to attach scrabble letters, fibers and embellishments onto page.
Reassemble mug with images inside.

AS APPEARED IN: Decorating Digest Craft & Home Magazine
DESIGNED BY: Craft Marketing Connections, Inc.