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Concrete Mugs

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Posted by chriscarless (My Page) on
Tue, Jan 13, 09 at 14:02

After looking at the wonderful products on impurevessels.com I started thinking that with a bit of imagination and some care you could make concrete mugs. You'd have to use a fancy mix to get it thin enough and strong enough and be a bit clever with the handle, but it could be fun. Also you'd have to make sure you use a food safe sealer.

Anyone done this before?

Chris

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RE: Concrete Mugs

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Chris, I've never done this but your mention about the handle got me to thinking. You could go with a cement handle. You could embed anchors and screw on a drawer pull or make one from wood. I just saw a smashed up doll on the road and I could run back and get a leg for you to use for a handle. I'll bring my own china mug if we ever have a get together, LOL! I just can't imagine putting a hot liquid in that mug and drinking from it even if it's sealed.
Thin enough?? Don't see why you couldn't use a mortar mix with acrylic fortifier and re-enforced with mesh. Maybe even use the strips of mesh like paper mache, dunk in your mix and wrap around a form then put on a smooth finish. Maybe we could have a cement mug challenge. Billie

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