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Originally Posted by RiniB 

 

Would the vinyl come off once someone washes the cup? 

No - you can even run it through the dishwasher!  If you want to remove it, you can, but it will leave a sticky residue you can wash off with a scrubbie sponge.

Originally Posted by ellenj01 

 

Ooo!  What kind of machine does this kind of lettering? (I would also like to monogram my entire apartment...ha!)

 You would use a diecutting machine - there are several at different price points.  I bought this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Cricut-29-0001-Personal-Electronic-Cutting/dp/B000W5I9OC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1304624543&sr=8-1

Then you buy craft vinyl.  I got mine here:

http://www.craftvinyl.com

Unless you want to use the font that comes with the machine, you either have to buy additional font cartridges or buy the Sure Cuts A Lot software (which will let you use almost any font):

http://www.craftedge.com/index.html

The software has an excellent webpage with lots of how-to videos.

Here's a video that shows how to use the machine to make vinyl lettering:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLPCNCTXzrg&feature=grec_index

It seems like a lot, but once you figure it out, it's really quite easy.

I found these on etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/72962633/insulated-acrylic-tumble-with-straw

They are $13, but you would get each of them personalized with the individual's name, there are no minimums, and you could get them in a couple different colors (things you can't do at discountmugs - where they all have to be identical).

I didn't actually order them because I was making enough that it made more sense for me to buy the machine that makes the lettering for these and do it myself, but I had emailed with the person who makes them and she was very responsive.  (Of course now I have this machine and am making labels for anything in my apartment that doesn't move out of the way!)

I'm getting married in my bare feet on the beach.  I'll wear a sandal too and from the beach, but I'll be wriggling my toes in the sand when I say "I do."

I got a fake e-ring to wear last time I went on vacay - I wore the fake one when I went into the ocean and the real one the rest of the time.  I have insurance, so I wasn't really worried, but I just thought that the chance of me losing it in the ocean was too great. 

My real ring is about one carat - find a fake ring that is "only" one carat is tough - it seems like if you're buying a fake ring, you go all out!

I did just find this one at JCPenney - http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=19bfbf8&DeptID=70737&CatID=70847&SO=0&SelDim=578%7e+579%7e&x5view=1&NOffset=0&Ne=6+5+578+579+3+964+960+18+904+949&shopperType=G&N=4294953107+752+769&Nao=21&PSO=0&CmCatId=70737|70847 that looks pretty similar to my real ring, so I'm getting this for the wedding trip.  I'm also getting one of their faux eternity bands for the honeymoon.