10. When there's a chill in the air, fill your mug with hot soup. Or, you can serve gazpacho in your mug on a hot summer day.
9. Put your flower pot mug in the guest bathroom as a conversation piece, and fill it with travel shampoo, toothpaste, fancy coffee soaps made from goat's milk (as seen in photo), and so forth for your guests. They will come back...trust me.
8. Dire times call for dire measures...if you run out of red Solo cups, why not pour beer into a chilled flower pot mug? But, please don't insult the mug with Natty Light.
7. Insert something fun into your mug that coincides with a room's theme, for instance: fill the mug with pencils made from branches in a rustic room, perhaps called "Moose Lodge".
6. Use your flower pot mug as a toothbrush holder. 9 out of 10 dentists recommend this idea. (The 10th dentist didn't have a sense of humor.)
5. Grow herbs in your mug! In eighteen states, you can even legally grow marijuana for medical purposes in your mug. Attention Washington and Colorado readers: you can grow wacky tobacky in your flower pot mug for recreational use as well.
4. You are more than welcome to drink tea from your mug, even though the imprint reads: "Coffee Pot". And, it doesn't have to be snotty British tea either.
3. Grow flowers in your mug as an interesting addition to your garden. Don't forget to include a thin layer of small rocks on the bottom of the mug for drainage prior to adding potting soil and the plant.
2. Of course, get 14 ounces of caffeine by filling your mug with hot coffee and bring on the beans!
And, the number one use for your flower pot mug is to give as a gift! Right now these exclusive mugs are currently on sale for only $4 each in celebration of Spring. And The Simple Laugh offers a FREE upgrade to 2-Day Priority Shipping for all orders, so you still have time to surprise your Mom for Mother's Day! To purchase, go to: http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSimpleLaugh
On a final artsy note...I gave my Mom a set of flower pot mugs a few years ago for Mother's Day, but I wanted to add my own personal touch. So, I purchased ceramic paint pens from Michaels called "Porcelaine 150", which are durable, dishwasher safe, and permanent once baked.
I wrote a message to my Mom on the bottom of each mug, allowed them to dry for 24 hours, then baked them in the oven for 35 minutes at 300 degrees. The next day I carefully wrapped each mug, especially the handle, and shipped them to my Mom in Pittsburgh. Needless to say, she was quite surprised and loved them. Hey, it's tough competing against your siblings on holidays, so stay unique, my friends!
Signed,
~Jodi...owner of The Simple Laugh and Mom's favorite :)
