A new mug for spring

The arrival of spring encourages renewal. This season is conducive to changing wardrobes, transforming interior decoration or replacing dishes. In this article we highlight a star product of tableware that we all love to collect: the mug! A real social phenomenon for several years, the mug is infinitely available to meet our desires of the moment. This large saucerless cup with the appearance of a mug accompanies us daily in each room of our house as in our workplace. Gently placed at our side, the mug waits for the right moment to quench our thirst, to bring us comfort.

How to choose your mug?

Mugs are flourishing everywhere: in shops, on the web, in markets around the world, it sometimes becomes complicated to choose THE mug that will accompany us for a season, a year, a lifetime. Which dimensions should be preferred? What materials to adopt? How to use this container? These are some questions that we will try to give you some food for thought.

What is the size for a mug?

Container dressed with a side handle intended to collect a hot drink, the mug exists in several formats. While the small mug is more like a cup, the large mug is more like a mug. However, even if it can be disguised in different sizes, the mug often displays with a standard capacity of 350 ml, double that of a coffee cup. An ideal capacity to quench your thirst a good part of the day.

Porcelain mug or ceramic mug?

Originally made of wood, then terracotta and enamelled metal, the mug is now mainly adorned with porcelain or ceramic. Designed from clay or clay with an almost identical manufacturing method, these two materials are often confused. Finer, porcelain is hard and resistant. A porcelain mug is synonymous with a quality, durable container with slender lines. As for ceramics, a more raw material, it is no less robust. Widely used in the world of the kitchen or bathroom, ceramic is the number one material in the design of mugs.

Why use a mug?

The question may seem odd at first. And we hear you answer us blankly, "bah, to drink my coffee, my tea or my hot chocolate!" And you're right. The primary function of the mug is of course to serve as a container for a hot drink. Moreover, it is for this reason that the two main materials used today for the manufacture of mugs are porcelain and ceramics, two materials with a low heat capacity.

However, creation being in tune with the times, the mug tends to turn away from its initial function to metamorphose into a decorative object. It takes the features of a vase, it ends up as a pencil pot on desks, it becomes a toothbrush door in the bathroom. Let your imagination speak and entrust your mugs with a new role in your home!

Which mug to offer?

Let us now take a look at the Different styles of mugs that have caused a sensation in recent years. From the message mug to the children's license mug to the personalized mug, there are many models on the canvas all as attractive as each other. Attention, the following lines are to be read with caution! By discovering the most popular mugs, you may fall for one of them!

The humorous mug

With a zany form, a laughable illustration or a comic text, the humorous mug invites to cheerfulness from breakfast. Whether you are chocolate, tea or coffee, you will enjoy humorously consuming your favorite drink in this original mug. It is the ideal gift for festive events such as birthdays.

The sentimental mug

Ah, the sentimental mug... A mug often covered with a nice sentence that touches us, that speaks to us. As if this sentence had been thought and written for us. These mugs messages are great gift ideas to tell our loved ones how much we love them. The sentimental value of these small ceramic containers becomes considerable.

The mantra mug

We go into another dimension with the mug mantra. With this large cup on which a positive sentence is printed, you boost your self-confidence. Among the most popular mantras:

• "There, now, at this moment, I am well";
• "I give the best of myself and I am as I am";
• "I am strength, I am determined."

A whole program...

The children's license mug

Here is a cheap gift that always pleases children: the licensed mug. Super Mario mug, Spiderman mug or Disney Princesses mug, girls and boys love it. These high bowls with handles in the image of heroes or fictional characters of the youth universe, are among the most popular original mugs. As long as these license mugs are thermo-reactive, in other words they change their design according to the temperature of the content, then there: it's the buzz assured with children!

The mug with the effigy of a celebrity

The perfect gift to offer to fans of stars! Among the must-haves are the Johnny Halliday mug and the Marilyn Monroe mug. These high-end cups with handle are available in a multitude of models for an often collector public. The celebrities represented on these mugs dress in their best outfits, take poses of their own, or impose themselves in action to the delight of groupies.

The personalized mug

In fashion for a few years, the personalized mug is a standard white container with handle to which we add an image of our choice: a family photo, a text that resonates in us, patterns in the colors of our kitchen. The basic object could not be more classic but it quickly becomes a particular mug after its customization. The Creating a custom mug is done in specialized shops or via dedicated websites. Easy to develop, you quickly lend yourself to the game and you create mugs that you offer to your whole family.

The mug: a cheap gift that is always a pleasure!

Treat yourself and your loved ones by offering mugs from all walks of life. These large cups are inexpensive gift items with high sentimental value. It would be a shame not to!

The change of seasons being perfect opportunities for renewal in every sense of the word, it is time to choose the mug that will follow you daily for spring. Whether it's filling with coffee to sit next to you or acting as a flower pot, the mug you choose for the upcoming season will be a positive influence on your life. So, which mug will have the chance to accompany you in this season?

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