Showing posts with label Starbucks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Starbucks. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
O' Happy Day
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
DIY Glitter Starbucks Tumbler
For a little while now I have been seeing the glitter Starbucks cup picture on Pinterest and knew it was totally something I had to try out! I mean, Starbucks and fun glitter...yes please!! Awesome combo??? I think so!!
While I didn't have spray adhesive like a few of the blog posts suggested be used, I figured I'd try something I had on hand, Mod Podge! So I crossed my fingers, gathered up my tumbler, glitter, mod podge, a foam brush and went to work!
It didn't even occur to me to take step by step pictures until after I had posted my finished cup pictures on Instagram. So why not make another one, I mean you really cannot have too many fun cups right?! They are not perfect pictures (good camera battery was dunzo), so the point and shoot and iPhone totally came in handy!! So here is my Starbucks DIY Glitter Tumbler tutorial!
Let's begin with the supplies: Starbucks tumbler (the one that is two pieces, a lot of the newer cold cups are one solid piece), Glitter (any color or size works, I've seen it done with super fine glitter, I opted for bigger), Mod Podge, a foam brush, piece of paper and container (not pictured)
1. Take the foam brush and begin to paint the inside with the mod podge. You want to get it coated well and make sure it covers all areas inside of the cup.
2. After all areas of the cup have been coated with the Mod Podge pour glitter into the bottom of the cup
3. Take a piece of paper, I used heavy card stock and make sure that you cut to a somewhat smaller piece to cover the top of the cup. I made the mistake of leaving the paper big and when I went to shake, glitter flew out all over me, the desk and the floor lol
4. Shake the cup a few times, you can also move the cup around to make sure glitter covers the inside of the cup. If you see any bare spots you can always shake more glitter into those areas to cover.
5. After you have it coated in glitter let cup dry, mine was about an hour and a half. Then if you want a thicker coat of glitter (which I did), you can repeat the glue and glitter until you get your desired results. I just did two coats and it was perfect!
6. Let the cup fully dry! I did mine overnight and by the morning I was able to put the cup back together and it was good to go!! I also did the same to one of the lids and learned that unless you want to drink some glitter that wasn't such a good idea lol! Thank goodness for back up lids though ;)
So if you are tired of just a plain clear Starbucks cup and glitter makes you smile, by all means glitter yours up! You won't regret it one bit!!
While I didn't have spray adhesive like a few of the blog posts suggested be used, I figured I'd try something I had on hand, Mod Podge! So I crossed my fingers, gathered up my tumbler, glitter, mod podge, a foam brush and went to work!
It didn't even occur to me to take step by step pictures until after I had posted my finished cup pictures on Instagram. So why not make another one, I mean you really cannot have too many fun cups right?! They are not perfect pictures (good camera battery was dunzo), so the point and shoot and iPhone totally came in handy!! So here is my Starbucks DIY Glitter Tumbler tutorial!
5. After you have it coated in glitter let cup dry, mine was about an hour and a half. Then if you want a thicker coat of glitter (which I did), you can repeat the glue and glitter until you get your desired results. I just did two coats and it was perfect!
6. Let the cup fully dry! I did mine overnight and by the morning I was able to put the cup back together and it was good to go!! I also did the same to one of the lids and learned that unless you want to drink some glitter that wasn't such a good idea lol! Thank goodness for back up lids though ;)
So if you are tired of just a plain clear Starbucks cup and glitter makes you smile, by all means glitter yours up! You won't regret it one bit!!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
I ♥ Starbucks
I am definitely here today after receiving this awesome gift card in the mail for winning an online contest!! It's so nice to go in and they automatically know what it is you want or is that a sign that you go there too often lol! Either way I will always support my local Starbucks and thank goodness that I don't have to drive over a half hour to treat myself like I did 5 years ago lol! Though after moving here 5 years ago is when we met the most awesome Starbucks gal to date! I went in shortly after I had Little Miss and she just instantly fell in love with her! She saw her grow and when she was old enough she gave her her very first little cup of Starbucks(so wish I had taken a picture). Little Miss loved getting her little cup of whipped cream and caramel goodness every time we went in there! The awesome Starbucks gal always called Little Miss,"Piggies" because of her hair always being in pigtails (the only style I could do at the time lol) She literally saw her grow from birth until she turned 4, then they upgraded and she left, it was such a sad day :( For the longest time we were so used to seeing her smiling face and it was an adjustment lol!! I have no idea where exactly I was attempting to go with that story, but our favorite Starbucks lady is dearly missed I know that!!
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