DIY Christmas Mug [No Heat Press]: Free SVG & Tutorial Dear Creatives

Get ready for an easy DIY Christmas Gift. This is the perfect craft project (DIY Christmas Mug [no heat press]) to get into the holiday spirit, and the best part is you don’t need a heat press! See our quick and easy tutorial for how to apply vinyl to a coffee mug. Use your Cricut (or other cutting machine), a blank mug, permanent vinyl, and our free Christmas SVG file. Just like magic, you will have yourself a “This is my Christmas Movie Watching Mug“. Scroll down to grab the file, and let’s get crafting!

Pair this craft with these Santa Rice Krispie Treats or our favorite, and you have a festive Christmas gift! And grab our Christmas movies list and other [free Christmas Printables] to print and add to the gift.

DIY Christmas Mug [No Heat Press]

What You Will Need For Your Christmas Movie Mug

Supplies

15 oz. Mug Blanks (6 count) (2 count)
Red Permanent Vinyl or this Red Permanent Vinyl (the one I used).
Black Permanent Vinyl
Transfer Tape
Weeding Tools
Vinyl Squeegee for crafting application.
Cricut or Silhouette (cutting machine).

If you prefer to use a mug heat press, you can purchase one on sale right now! And if you are doing multiple vinyl crafts, grab this multi-pack of permanent vinyl (6 rolls, including black and red).

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Christmas SVG Files

And/or get files like this for your projects! They have cute graphics and text.

How To Add Vinyl To a Mug (No Heat Press Needed)

Directions

Permanent Vinyl Mug Tutorial Step-by-Step

For Silhouette: open the SVG & resize to 3.5 inches wide (double check the size of the mug you are using). Make sure that the SVG is set to cut under the “send” tab.
For Cricut: import the design, and edit to make it 3.5 inches wide. Click make it.
First, remove the red elements.
Add a 5×5 piece of the black vinyl to your cutting mat.
Cut the black part of the design into the vinyl using your machine settings for glossy vinyl. Weed the design.
Repeat this, starting from the beginning and then removing the black elements. Cut the red elements with your red vinyl. Weed the red design.
Take the black design, and add a piece of transfer tape. Use the squeegee tool to ensure the transfer tape is stuck to the letters and elements. Peel the transfer tape to move the design to your mug.
As evenly as you can, attach the design to your mug, using the squeegee to ensure the letters and elements are adhered to the mug before removing the transfer tape.
Repeat this for the part of the design we cut in red.
Your mug is ready to use after you let the vinyl set for about 24 hours. Note: Be sure to gently hand-wash only.

Tada! You (or the receiver of your gift) have a new Christmas Mug To Enjoy sipping from and Watch Movies With!

DIY Christmas Gift Add permanent vinyl to a mug [no heat press] using a free Christmas SVG file . Make it now! Quick tutorial and SVG file at Dear Creatives.com

There is nothing better than curling up on the couch with a cozy blanket, hot chocolate (with your festive mug), and watching Christmas movies (or Hallmark holiday movies) on repeat. Now this DIY Christmas mug [no heat press] is the perfect weekend craft. Or a thoughtful, budget-friendly gift for anyone on your holiday list!

They are quick enough to make for last-minute gifts, too! Will you make one for yourself or as a gift?

Happy Crafting!