Do you love to drink coffee? What is your favorite blend? Do you like your
coffee roasted? When you make coffee at home do you grind your own coffee
beans? Do you get your favorite blend of coffee at Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts or
McDonalds?
No matter how you like your coffee, these interesting and unique coffee mugs
will let you enjoy your favorite coffee blend. Some of these cups have images
that were custom made just for You Can Learn Series. They all deal with
gardening and landscaping or nature scenes. Do you like the flower with
attitude with his thumb up? How about the Harley riding bad boy? This is
definitely a great coffee cup for that bad boy or bad girl in your life.
Coffee Cups Make Perfect Gifts
If you are looking for that perfect gift for a loved one, then why not choose
one of these interesting and unique coffee mugs? Each will be enjoyed for years
to come. You cannot get these images anywhere else. They have all been uniquely
created for You Can Learn Series. Some of these coffee cups are hand drawn
works of art by Donovan Foote, artist. Here is your chance to get a piece of
art for just pennies.
However you like your coffee, I hope you enjoy each sip through these custom
designed coffee cups. Just click on any image to add the coffee mug to your
shopping cart.
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Papa Was A Bad Seed Large Coffee Mug
Price $14.39
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Papa Was A Bad Seed Large Coffee Mug
Papa was a Bad Seed image provides fun and laughs yet is a beautiful piece of
original art. You and your loved ones will love this coffee cup.
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Garden Gifts Large Coffee Mug
Price $16.19
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Garden Flowers Large Coffee Mug
Three beautiful flowers will wow the garden lover in your home. This cup
contains outstanding photos of the Hydrangea, Hosta and Shasta Daisy. On those
days when you can't be out gardening you can still get a warm summer feeling
drinking coffee from this beautiful mug.
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Garden Gifts Coffee Cup Large
Price $16.19
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Summer Beauty Three Flowers Coffee Cup Large
Three beautiful flowers will wow the garden lover in your home. This cup
contains outstanding photos of the Butterfly Bush, Purple Coneflowers, and
Aster. You will love this large mug which will encourage you to enjoy the
nature right outside your window. Whether it is summer or winter, this large
coffee cup measures up to your favorite blend.
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Keep It Cool Thumbs Up Unique Coffee Cup
Price $13.19
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Keep It Cool Thumbs Up Unique Coffee Cup
This cool flower will win your heart. Cool dude exudes attitude. Gardeners will
love this flower. Original artwork will wow your friends and bring out positive
comments on how cool you are.
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I Fear No Weed Gardener Coffee Mug
Price $16.19
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I Fear No Weed Gardener Unique Coffee Mug
This backyard cowboy is taking back his yard from the weeds. He is in control
of his garden and lawn. No weed left behind. Fun image will be a hoot and you
will get comments everywhere you go.
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Flowers Keeping Cool Tea and Coffee Mug
Price $16.19
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Flowers Keeping Cool Tea and Coffee Mug
These flowers are keeping cool. Reward the flower lover in your life with this
cute coffee cup of flowers keeping cool. Original image looks great and was
custom created only for You Can Learn Series.
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Liberty Cap and Nevada Fall Large Mug
Price $14.39
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Liberty Cap and Nevada Fall Large Mug
Relive your memories of your vacation trip to Yosemite National Park with this
stunning view of Nevada Fall and Liberty Cap as seen from the John Muir Trail.
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Views of the Giant Staircase Coffee Mug
Price $13.19
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Views of the Giant Staircase Coffee Mug
Enjoy this great view of The Giant Staircase as seen from Washburn Point in
Yosemite National Park. All the wonderful landmarks are in this one photo. You
see Liberty Cap, Nevada Fall and Vernal Fall. This wonderful coffee cup is
perfect for warm family vacation memories.
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Buy Your Unique Coffee Mug
All of these fine mugs you can purchase through our Retail Outlet - Cafe Press.
They will take your order securely over the internet and deliver it within 5 to
7 days. Each of these designs were created for You Can Learn Series and are one
of a kind works of art. You cannot get these designs anywhere else. These unique
coffee cups are sure to be a big hit with your loved one and make
perfect gifts for birthdays, holidays, Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Sometimes our coffee mugs become family favorites. Then everyday your loved one
will use the cup you gave them and will have a treasured memory of you. I
especially like the flowers around the coffee cup and the Yosemite National
Park images. Nothing is better than reliving a family vacation. Have you ever
sat enjoying your favorite beverage and reminisced about a loving memory? Or
the family member that enjoys their garden, how they can be transformed into
their wonderful outdoor experiences by the aroma of their favorite mug
beverage.
Where Did the Images Come From?
The images for the coffee cups came from a collaboration I had with Donovan
Foote, a Chicago area artist. I was looking for some unique images for some
t-shirts I wanted to have for my web site. I spoke with him a couple of times
of my ideas and then he went to work. For several weeks Donovan thought about
my suggestions. He drew a number of different sketches. We talked about his
ideas and my ideas. Then he added color and filled in detail. Today, I am proud
that my coffee cups are unique. The designs are fun and full of unique
characters and brilliant colors. Every time I use my "Papa was a Bad Seed"
coffee mug I see some detail that Donovan added to the image that I hadn't
noticed before. I think it is important to know that the artist had fun drawing
these images.
The images of the flowers were taken at my home in the Chicago area. One of the
flowers has a butterfly enjoying the sweet nectar of the butterfly bush. It
really is an unique photo with so many different facets to find interesting
everytime you enjoy a sip of your favorite hot beverage in one of these coffee
cups. These printed mugs can handle the heavy duty lifestyle of a multi-cup
coffee drinker. As a programmer by trade, I can assure you they will last
through the worst you can put them through. They are unusual coffee cups with a
fun twist.
CafePress begins with a white ceramic coffee mug. Then they take one of my
custom images full of color and imprint the image onto the cup. The mug is then
treated so it can withstand a lifetime of washing. The colors stay brilliant
from the first sip of coffee to the last espresso. This is a great coffee lover
gift for that someone special in your life.
What Do You Enjoy Drinking in Your Unique Coffee Mugs?
There are many blends of coffee in the world today. But, you want the best. You
want fresh brewed and you want it now. May I recommend a wonderful cup of
Camano Island Coffee.
You can brew your own tea and serve it into these unique coffee mugs (unique
tea mugs) from
TeapotMart Yixing Chinese Teapots, Teas & Tea accessories.
These are interesting teapots that will be a pleasure to use to serve your
favorite teas to your friends and loved ones.
Everyone enjoys a freshly roasted gourmet coffee in their favorite coffee mug.
Here is an opportunity to get FREE One Half Pound of freshly Roasted Gourmet
Coffee and a Stainless Steel Thermos
click here. This free coffee offer is now available to my
customers and visitors. Take a moment and get your free coffee today.
When I think of freshly brewed coffee with a rich roasted taste, I think of
Gevalia Kaffe. And now with this special offer you can have a fresh cup of
coffee for only $3.
I hope one you can enjoy the special discounts that I am offering you for these
rich, flavorful coffees. Enjoy them with your loved ones today!
How to Order Your Custom Art Coffee Cups
Take a look at the Coffee Cup images on this page. When you click on the More
Information Button you will be transferred to the CafePress online store. All
transactions are handled securely through CafePress. Just click on the Add to
Cart button to proceed to checkout. CafePress has been selling custom designed
coffee cups, large coffee mugs, tshirts, sweat shirts, caps, clocks and more
for a number of years now. These are custom imprinted coffee mugs that will
last a lifetime through hand washing and dishwasher cleaning. You can trust
your transaction with them. They will work with you to get the delivery option
that is best for you. They will take phone orders on your unique coffee mugs
order and will work every step of the way to insure your transaction is handled
professionally and securely. Order today. Supplies may be limited.
History of the Coffee Mug
Humans have had a need to transport and hold water for tens of thousands of
years. In the early days of humans we created clay pots and small clay cups.
These cups were designed to hold water, wine and other drinks of interest. as
you can imagine early humans added personalization to their drinking utensils.
They added color, special designs, using different materials, soils and pottery
motifs. These drinking mugs were highly stylistic.
In the early days of archaeology we couldn't always tell what our shards of
pottery really represented. But, today we have the ability to categorize these
pottery pieces into exact ages of humans. We know by looking at the colors
used, the materials contained, the thickness and the neck size of different
vessels when it was made and by what culture. We have dated pottery shards and
pieced them together to determine the shape of the object and the year it was
created and used. We know if the pottery came from the Pueblo culture in
America or the old Roman culture in Europe. We are able to tell function based
on the shape of the bowl or pitcher. Does it have a handle? Does it appear to
be burned on the bottom?
There were specialists in cities that created the pottery and cups. Then after
manufacturing the clay cups they were distributed throughout a large area.
Pottery might be traded for food, animals, beads or shells. These ceramic
pieces were shaped by artisans. Then color was added to the material. Designs
and additional color were added to the ceramic cups before finally being fired
at a high temperature.
When Did Coffee Cups Originate
First we need to know the history
of coffee. It appears it first started being used in the 1600s and came
from beans harvested in the mountains of Ethiopia. Coffee beans today are grown
in over 50 countries in the world. The varieties of coffee that we drink are
sometimes named for the country where the coffee bean is grown. The history is
also shown to originate even a little
before the year 1000 AD.
So, even though pottery mugs and ceramic cups have been around for more than
10,000 years the coffee cup or coffee mug has only been around for 400 to 1000
years. As a spice in the early days of coffee, it was very expensive and could
only be purchased by the very rich. Today, in America, anybody with $3 in their
pockets can go to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts and get the coffee they love in a
plastic or styrofoam coffee cup.
Just like the early days of pottery, there are manufacturing facilities that
make the unique coffee mugs we use on a daily basis. Some coffee cups have
handles to prevent your hands from burning from the hot liquid inside. Others
are smaller and do not have handles. Over the years the coffee cup material has
changed. It is still made with fired ceramics, but there are also cups and mugs
made from glass, stainless steel, plastic, in travel cups and for sitting
before the home fire in the early morning. Artists have made mugs in the shapes
of human faces. Artists create unique images that are placed onto the cup and
then fired to hold the color. You can find coffee mugs for cartoon characters,
political campaigns, advertising campaigns and corporate sponsorships.
Today we brew coffee, cappucino, espresso and many varieties of coffee for our
ceramic mugs and cups. If you walk into any home in the country there is a
coffee cup for dad, mom and plastic cups for the children to use. But, normally
we don't allow the kids to have coffee. We are worried they might be a little
too hyper-active. But it is okay to drink coffee, hot chocolate, tea and warmed
alchoholic beverages in our personalized and unique coffee mugs.
I hope you have enjoyed our little history of coffee and coffee mugs. I think
if you look at the coffee cups we have above, you can find a cup or mug that
will be perfect for you or a loved one. I have given a few away and they are
always greeted with excitement and I receive wonderful comments from the people
that receive them. I am sure that you can gift these coffee mugs to your
friends and family. They are unique and fun images. Each coffee cup is made to
high manufacturing standards and will last through multiple dishwasher
washings. They can be microwaved and can handle boiling water safely.
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