bone china mugs
printed with your own designs
Bone china mugs custom printed for all occasions
MQE
LYC
CHKY
CC
BML
WDR
BCTKD
Bone china mugs custom prints are used for all kinds of occasions. Bone china mugs for business advertising and promotion, awards and anniversaries for schools, universities & colleges, societies, clubs and associations, for events, anniversaries, commemorations, prizes, awards , sports events, regattas. Also great for artists, designers, tourism, pubs and restaurants, office events, advertising, trade exhibitions, gift shops - the list is endless!
All of our work is produced in house using our artwork design suite, workshop production area with kilns, together with many years of experience in the ceramics industry all to produce ceramics of the highest quality.
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Further info
A classic range of fine bone china mugs, consisting of six elegant and refined shapes.
These printed bone china mugs are ideal for that extra special anniversary, social event, and business promotional gift and all kinds of purposes and occasions.
The prints can be produced using spot colours or as 4 colour process laser enamel prints for more pictorial and photographic images. Printing can be front only, front and back, or full wraparound except for the MQE mug which is best with an image front and back. Prints can be placed on the mug base, inside top rim and other positions for extra appeal.
More shapes and sizes are available.
To see the full range visit the Mug styles & shapes page. Click the button below to view.
We can provide creative graphics services for originating your design or you can create and send your own, simply send your artwork by email or post as a vector .pdf or as a 350 pixel per inch .jpg file. Artwork can range from precise computer generated designs, texts, lettering and names lists, to pen and ink hand produced drawings, coats of arms, monochrome and full four colour process prints from photographs, as well as historical texts. The images can be printed using spot colours or 4 colour process - the latter being the best for paintings and photographic work. We can also personalise mugs with individual names and put 22 carat gold banding on the rims of mugs.
Any questions?
We aim to give you the best service possible and are always pleased to give explanations and technical advice about the mug printing process. Most commissions require some talking through, so phone m: 07970 060124 for friendly help & advice. Or email with your artwork and choice of mug style for a quote. There is more information about this further down the page.
Additions and print positions for mugs
Other options apart from the print on the outside of the mugs include:
Printing inside mug base
Printing strap line on the mug inside top rim
Printing on the handle
Printing on the mug underside base (back stamp)
22ct gold edge banding on the top rim
The addition of an historical or explanatory text to the reverse or the base of the mug is the perfect way to perpetuate the memory of an event or anniversary.
Examples of 300 dpi 4 colour process printing
If the mug artwork design is produced by an artist the addition of a backstamp print on the mug base gives that extra professional look and also promotes the name and reputation.
Left:: an example of spot colour printing with 22ct gold & right: screen printed pen and ink drawing.
Left: printing inside mug top rim
Right: printing on the handle
22ct gold lustre banding on the mug top rim is an optional extra.
Left: 22 ct metallic gold lustre
Right: Platinum silver lustre
Examples of red printing for a theatre production
Like a quote? Want to proceed with an order? Send us your artwork
FIRST CHOOSE YOUR BONE CHINA MUG STYLE
Click the mug styles and shapes button below, choose a bone china mug and quote the letter code below each mug on that page and stating the quantity required.
Our usual minimum order is 54 mugs. We can quote for a quantity as low as 36 mugs.
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THEN SEND US YOUR ARTWORK
Artwork: Please supply computer compatible files - email artwork examples - phone if further advice is required.
For spot colour and 4 colour process file types include: .pdf or .eps (with fonts as paths or outlines) Illustrator .ai, InDesign or Word, include Pantone spot colour references.
For 4 colour process supply hi res 350 - 400 pixels per inch .jpg or .tif files that can be
opened in Photoshop. If these are larger than 4mb then send using DropBox, WeTransfer, Filemail or similar FTP File Transfer Protocol providers, who can accommodate attached larger files than most emails can handle.
For more detailed information on artwork submission and quoting click the Quotes & Ordering button top right of this page. For any additional information you can phone:
+44 (0) 7970 060124
(UK) and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
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Mug print area guides
If you are preparing your own designs and need the print area guides in order to size your artwork, click the buttons to download the print area for the appropriate mug you would like to be printed.
These print area guides are only suitable for cylindrical mugs. The .pdf files also contain the circle area for the back stamp.
Mug boxes packaging and delivery
Flat pack mug boxes. These 4”cubes fit our standard stoneware mug and the bone china BML mug only.
Despatch is by FedEx for parcels or Griffins/Palletline for larger quantities and you can also collect your order from our studio.
SPOT COLOUR MIXING
All ceramic enamel spot colours are specially mixed and matched as closely as possible to colour samples or Pantone spot colour references.
The glass enamels used for ceramic printing on mugs are based on metal oxides in a glassy matrix and are not organic dyes as like paper printing inks.
The main advantage of these glass enamels is that the colours never fade, and they are microwave and dishwasher proof.
Ceramic enamel printing is kiln fired to 850˚C, and is colour fade resistant,
and durable.
