Customise your kitchen cupboards by adding thes cool alphabet mugs. Each sturdy mug is white in colour with one letter from the alphabet in large red font. Maybe buy one with your initial. Maybe buy more and spell out a word, like TEA, COFFEE or even a name. Do whatever you want with these attractive mugs from Heal’s.
Red Letter Alphabet Mugs from Heal’s.
Charlie and Lola are the children’s creations from the pen of Lauren Child. Successfully adapted for the small screen as a charming animated series, Charlie and Lola pay particular emphasis to the closeness between similarly aged siblings. The first Charlie and Lola story was titled, “I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato”, and since there have been many more tales.
There are a fab range of mugs that feature Charlie and Lola, produced by McLaggan Smith, and available from Amazon.co.uk
Click here to see all of the Charlie and Lola mugs at Amazon.co.uk
Since I am writing a blog about mugs, I thought I would share with you what mug I actually use myself. I have a Jamie Olver Cosy mug, which I got in the sale at John Lewis. It’s generously sized (0.4L capacity) and has a nice wide handle which is easy to hold. It’s plain white, with a slight pattern on the side.
That’s my main mug. As well as that, I have 4 large glass mugs from Bodum which get a lot of use too.
If you’ve ever enjoyed a coffee or hot chocolate in Starbucks, you might have been tempted to recreate that coffee shop feel at home. What better way to do that than with official Starbucks mugs, adorned with the Starbucks logo. I’ve looked online and can’t find them, so the best way to get hold of them is actually to go into your local Starbucks. They are usually located near the counter.
Or why not check eBay.co.uk
where there are loads of Starbucks mugs from around the world - great for the Starbucks afficionados!
I saw these really cool vintage Kellogg’s mugs in Bentalls in Kingston today. You can also get matching saucers and dishes etc. I’ve had a look online and the only place I can find selling them online is the Imperial War Museum gift shop! So if you like them, you can support a good cause too by buying them online.
Whatever It Takes is a charity with a great concept. They approach leading figures from the Arts and get them to design an image that represents them. This is then reproduced onto “merchandise with a meaning” - good which raise money for important causes. The Whatever It Takes mugs are really cool. They are generously sized and perfect for a nice big tea or even some soup in a cup.
The celebrities who have so far got involved are many and varied, including David Bowie, Coldplay, Sir Roger Moore, Sir Michael Caine, Minnie Driver, Ewan McGregor and Samuel L Jackson. There’s pictures of a selected few below, or check out Amazon for a comprehensive list
David Bowie’s Mug
Roger Moore’s Mug (notice The Saint reference)
Nicole Kidman’s Mug
Do you know how big your carbon footprint? We endlessly get apocalyptic tales of global warming shoved down our throats. Now you can put it down there literally too with this Global Warming mug. The heat of your tea or coffee causes the world’s land mass to turn blue from flooding. Sit back and ponder the world’s demise as you knock back a brew, or cackle like some megalomanic James Bond style villain.
£6.95 from Iwoot.com
For many of us, the periodic table is something we had to endure for a few years at school and have never had to think about it since, except for when trying to answer a question whilst watching Mastermind. But there are those amongst us - let’s call them geeks - who may have a fascination with the periodic table. If you are one, or know one, this mug which displays the full periodic table from Heals could make a great addition to the kitchen cupboard.
Other likely candidates for this mug include science teachers and indeed, GCSE pupils! It’s available for £6.50 from Heal’s.
Grumpy Old Men was a hit TV show and gave men of a certain age the chance to be grumpy and proud. It let them positive affirm their grumpiness without shame or embarassment. That show has inspired a range of licensed products, including this: The Grumpy Old Man mug. This mug, currently costing under a fiver at Amazon, is perfect for the grumpy old man in your life.
Grumpy Old Man - Mug (Blue)
Haynes is the name which is forever associated with “Owner’s Workshop Manuals”. - the handy books which tell us how to change a lighbulb on our much loved motors. They have now lent their name to a range of cool mugs, which will be perfect for anyone that owns or has owned any of the cars available. Check out the full range at Amazon - priced at about a fiver each
