Bake your mug in an oven (at 220 oC for 30 minutes) to secure the design. Turn off the oven and leave the mug in until it cools. You can fill the DIY Christmas mugs with ingredients to make a warming and comforting hot chocolate. All you need is a sachet of hot chocolate, marshmallows and perhaps a festive candy cane or chocolate sprinkles. Or fill with sweets or loose leaf tea for a different take on this gift.

Repeat with your second and third colours and leave to dry. Make sure all the sides and middle of the letters are covered as it won’t work if there are any gaps.If the mug is too cold, it can take longer for the heat transfer process to happen; you can always warm your mug up slightly beforehand by putting it in the press without any design applied and heating it for 30 seconds. How long should you leave a mug to cool after pressing?

Create your own mugs with our video tutorial (above) then simply follow our step-by-step guide to make your own Christmas mug. Be sure to use your Mug Press in a well-ventilated space and have heat-safe surfaces to hand. Cricut Mug Press FAQs What's the difference between sublimation and infusible inks? Just remember: your handmade Christmas mug isn't microwave or dishwasher-friendly, so it's best to handwash it.

The length of time it takes to press a mug with the Cricut Mug Press can vary depending on the ambient temperature of your mug and the room you’re working in, but on average, it takes about 6 minutes for the Cricut Mug Press to complete a full press. There is also the option to use Cricut Infusible Ink pens. With infusible ink pens, you can draw a design (free-hand or using a Cricut machine with the pens added into the tool adaptor) onto laser printer paper and then transfer that directly to your project by pressing with a heat press Can you use Cricut Mug Press with sublimation ink? The Cricut Mug Press is a must-have piece of creative kit that lets you transfer your own design onto mugs in minutes. Using Cricut infusible inks to make a project is essentially sublimation just in a slightly different form.