Welcome to this weeks Oh You Pretty Things. This weeks theme is ‘cups and mugs.’
Like most people I have a cupboard that is too full of mugs. When everything is clean and put away, they teeter precariously, threatening to tumble out on an unsuspecting door opener. I have giant bucket like mugs for the mornings when my other half requires big tea, and the daintier, thin lipped mugs that my Mum prefers. We have funny mugs, affectionate logo’d mugs for the world’s coolest/best Mum/Dad/Brother/Sister, and mugs with pictures of the kids on.
Here are some of my mug highlights.
I, of course, have some rock’n’roll mugs. The top left hand one was recently bought for me by a mate at a Young Knives gig as a consolation for not being able to attend myself. The writing is upside down. That is mug rebellion right there. The middle one is a Green Day mug, a Christmas present from a fellow fan. The bottom right one is emblazoned with the words ‘smells like tea spirit’, which is obvs one of the best tea/punk puns ever made. The upcycled vinyl coasters were a very cool Christmas gift from the lovely Stressy Mummy.
These next two sets belonged to my Grandparents. Now I have a confession to make, when we cleared my Grandad’s house after he died last year, I was supposed to put these on eBay. Clearly I have not done that. Sorry Mum, I know I already have too much stuff, but I like these too much and I haven’t quite given up on the dream of one day having a kitchen containing a big dresser on which to display them.
And finally this is MY mug. I better not catch anyone else drinking out of MY mug or there will be bother. In all honesty nobody else has ever tried, I think they find the size annoying, but I love being able to wrap two hands around it when I am cold in the morning. Plus it makes me feel kind of sophisticated. And it is a gorgeous colour. My lovely mug.
So, that’s a tour of my favourite mugs, fancy showing me yours? Link up below so I can come and visit, as well as sharing the cup love about the place! Don’t forget to join Mary next Tuesday for Oh You Pretty Things over at Keynko,
Love Miss Cisco XXX
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Love these!! I have a favourite mug too.
I hope one day you get a big dresser to display everything in. xxx
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I am a bit of a mug-a-holic and love to find new designs, I have one that is exclusively mine! Love the different designs and the coffee jug is lovely! 🙂
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Oh no! Ohhhh no! I just created my link up based on exactly the same thing! I called it Mug Shot Monday – oh well, maybe we can link to each other! 🙂 Love your collection!
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Dont worry, we have a different theme each week so this mug one is a one off! 🙂
Oh, thank heavens! 🙂 Love your mugs though 🙂
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I love the stories behind these and particularly those epic coasters – just perfect for you! That bottom tea set is like my Nana’s and I don’t think tea tastes any nicer ever than when it’s served in bone china. I sincerely hope you soon have a beautiful dresser on which to display them too! X
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I love those vinyl coasters and I really love that set you were supposed to sell – don’t do it, too much history and it’s a gorgeous set!
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I’m not a tea or coffee drinker but I do have a selection of mugs, I’ll have to get a post written up and shared.
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It’s no good – we have to get our mugs together for a cuppa and a catch up! I love that coffee set, I’m sure my parents had a similar one when I was a kid – but in brown, but then I think maybe everything in the 70’s was brown!
And i need those coasters in my life!
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Oh WOW I love your Grandad’s set? How cool is that. I am away from home at the mo but will try and link up with this when I get home x
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I now have mug envy! I love a good mug but you have to look for them!
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Now thats some collection! I am in love with the colours and pattern on the blue/green set and jug its beautiful. I have a cupboard full of mugs and not 1 of them matches lol!
Jess
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you are so right about cupboards of mugs! We have that too but only a few are used. The favourites I guess!!
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We have a crazy amount of mugs but I do love them… many of them have a little story attached to them.
I really like the smells like teen spirit pun! Shame I’m only a coffee drinker really.
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Oh I love your grandad’s set so on trend at the moment too.
We too, like you have way too amny mugs. I have a BIG spotty mug because I hate making tea or coffee over and over again. I want to fit as much in on the first round as possible.
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Why are you so bloody cool?? I would like to swap my mugs for yours please 🙂
We have some really disgusting mugs. My OH is in the building trade and we have a few too many trade mugs ha, I can’t wait till our kitchen is done so I can out them all! We have a few ok ones though 🙂 I like your collection, i love the floral dainty cup and saucer set… how quaint to have tea like that nowadays, would be lovely x
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I have a cupcake mug at work which I use all the time, but nothing as pretty as any of these x
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I like big mugs and I cannot lie…
That’s what it said on the last one I bought anyhoo. I love the Young Knives, they are awesome live, I saw them in one of the NME tours – this reminds me to dig out the CD and put it in the car!
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They are ace aren’t they – have seen them a couple of times but not for a few years, had no babysitting last time :/ x
I have already packed away my 18 Christmas mugs, my friend was horrified when I told her after visiting a recent charity shop trawl.I have on top of that probably 20 other mugs, I’ll have to dig them all out and join with my odd collection of mugs *notes: do this*.
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Would love that- I bet you have some ace ones!
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I would love some pretty mugs – all my nice ones seem to get broken and only the rubbsih ones don’t
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Ohhhh I have to say one of the only things I’ve ever collected is mugs, I totally love ‘your mug’ and omg the nirvana one is ace, I need it in my life!
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I have a cupboard full of random mugs but I don’t have one that I love – I do however love your green mug and would drink more tea if it was mine 😉
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I have total mug envy these are great and also love how you’ve photographed them too! x
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I love different cups and mugs. I can’t wait for a car boot season to start so I can go and “hunt” myself something new to add to the collection.
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These are lovely. We only have purely functional mugs but I collect pretty teacups and saucers!
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I love a mug collection, mine are all mismatched and I love it that way.
So pretty
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The pink floral set is beautiful! So sophisticated so you wouldn’t find them here lol x
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I don’t know many people that could make a post about mugs and have it look and sound as cool as this! Awesome images.
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