Oh my gosh these paper mugs turned out so cute! And they are quite easy to make, which is a bonus...I'm thinking of so many uses for them - they'll make adorable table decorations and gift holders for sure.
I made 2 of them for Ronda's seasonal display table out of coordinating Stampin' Up papers and attached them to Stampin' Up paper doilies - LOVE - but they were just as cute on their own without the doily if you prefer.
They aren't difficult but my describing it might be - I took lots of pictures though and there's youtube videos you can google if you want to watch how its done. For demonstration purposes I made one out of plain paper so you can see the scoring and cuts easier, the finished ones out of decorative papers are way cuter :)
All you need is a sheet of cardstock or scrapbook paper, scissors, adhesive (I used glue stick), and a scoring board helps but you could do it with a ruler and something pointy but not sharp (I used a crochet hook until I got this scoring board from Ronda).
1. Cut the paper into a 8.5" x 4.5" rectangle for the mug, and another piece 4.5" x 3/4" for the handle. Note for the plain example mug I made the handle 1" wide but later decided 3/4" looked better. Up to you!
2. Score 1.5" from one edge vertically (the long way) as shown below.
3. Turn the paper and score every inch 8 times (so make a score line at 1", 2", 3", 4", 5", 6", 7", and 8"). There will be a little 1/2" inch end flap left over that you'll use to glue the mug together. Fold along all of the lines so you can see them better.
4. Remove the bottom corner of the 1/2" strip just up to the 1.5" vertical score you made in step 1. Then make cuts on each of the other 7 score lines you made in step 3, stopping at the 1.5" initial vertical score line. See the picture below.
5. Fold up the paper making a circle/mug shape with the cut pieces at the top as shown. Glue the 1/2" end flap to the beginning of the rectangle so it keeps its shape.
6. Fold each cut piece out so it's easier to work with the little tabs.
7. Fold in the tabs that are directly across from each other and glue to connect. Be careful to not pull or force the tabs and get the mug all out of shape and wonky. Continue folding in and gluing the tabs across from each other all around the circle for a total of 4 connections.
8. Once all the folds are connected this is what it looks like (below) and forms the bottom of the mug.
9. Turn the cup right side up and glue the 4.5" x 3/4" strip to the edge of one of the panels as shown. Note for this example mug I used 1" for the handle but decided it looks better 3/4" for the others I made. Do whatever looks good to you!
10. Bend the strip down so it curls into a handle shape and attach at the bottom.
The finished project made out of pretty papers and attached to a paper doily - cute, right?
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