Sharpie Coffee Cups

 

 

I’ve seen these sharpie coffee cups all over blog land so I’m not sure where the original source is. These are super easy and make a great personalized gift. I whipped these up for my mom for Mother’s Day.

 

 

I picked up these coffee cups from the Dollar Tree for $1 a piece. I then grabbed a pink sharpie from Joann Fabrics. This one said it was oil based but I don’t think it really matters. I grabbed pink because I knew it was my mom’s favorite color.

 

Now just get to drawing. It’s much harder than you think drawing on a coffee cup! I tried to do a frame around her initial on one and then I wrote her name out (Vickie) on the other in different letters.

 

Once you’ve written just what you want, bake them at 350 for 20 minutes so that the sharpie doesn’t fade when washed.

 

 

 

I think they turned out alright. I would definitely try this again and maybe plan a little more what I’m going to do rather than just wing it. The important thing is that my mom loved them! I didn’t take a picture but I also wrote her a little note on one of them. Now she can think of her favorite daughter while she drinks her morning coffee :)

 

 

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I’m so pumped for this weekend. I’ll be heading to San Antonio with my brother to visit my sister! I’m sure we are going to have a blast.

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15 Electrical Spool Ideas

 

After completing my electrical spool end table, I was a little curious as to what other people have made with electrical spools. You can get electrical spools for free from most electrician companies and maybe even Lowes and Home Depot.

 

 

Here is a round up of 15 things you can make out of an old electrical spool. Click the picture to visit the original link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are many, many other ideas on Pinterest and the web. However, it was super difficult to locate the original source for them. I definitely have a new appreciation for other bloggers who do round up posts!

 

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How to make an electrical spool end table

 

 

I’ve mentioned before that my dad is an electrician. When he called and asked if I wanted some electrical spools, I said, “Sure, why not?!” I knew that I could figure out something to make with them.

 

The end table that I had was a little to formal for me. I have been looking for the perfect one for a long time. When I saw the size of these two spools, I knew right away that they would make a perfect, funky, industrial end table.

 

Here’s how I did it:

 

 

Here are the two spools in all their glory.

 

 

I stacked them up to see which way I could get them to be the sturdiest. They are by no means perfectly flat so this took some switching around.

 

 

Next, I took three screws and screwed the spools together. I considered not doing this step. This suckers are pretty solid but with both a 2 and 5 year old nephew coming over I didn’t want to chance them being knocked over.

 

 

I gave them two coats of white paint. If I were to make these again, I would paint them first and then screw them together. There were some cracks between the two spools that were hard to get to.

 

 

Then I gave them two coats of Behr Winter Lake. This quart of paint has gone a long way. I used it on my wooden tray, this chair, and the PB knockoff wall art.

 

 

Of course that was just way to pretty. I roughed up the edges and lightly everywhere else.

 

 

Much better!

 

 

That’s it! I rarely polyurethane anything because I want it to wear and tear naturally. Find the chair redo HERE and the pillows HERE.

 

 

I just love the chipped piece of wood. It adds to the rustic-ness of it.

 

 

 

It’s a little taller than I anticipated but it will work just find in the living room.

 

 

When I asked my husband what he thought he said, “Well, it’s… different.” Good, that’s what I was going for!!

 

Have you ever made anything with an electrical spool?

 

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Welcome to the weekend! I’ve got about 3 glorious weeks off from school. Now I just need to get my booty

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