Colorado Mountains Mug

This week's mug was a total surprise, a gift from close relatives who visited my home stomping grounds: Colorado!  The mug is new style, totally dark (pictures are not accurate, the color is more purple than black.) 

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the entire surface changes as it gets hot, revealing the beautiful rocky Mountains. This is a 3 sided change, full wrap around design and includes the word "Colorado" in the lower right as if you can't tell by the beautiful scenery where this is from! (The color change includes the handle, which I'm sure would turn white if the handle got hot enough.)

The mug is brand spanking new and I also note that it came with its own special packaging. Most  Magic Mugs come in a box or folding protector. This mug came with a wrap around label showing the design and explaining the color change.

A new beauty for my collection - with many thanks to the intrepid travelers!

DESIGN:  3 Sided Wrap around design.
THERMOCHROMIC: Full Color
TYPE: Retail

Mayor's Charity Ball 2002

This week's mug is another one of those mugs that has been overused or used improperly.  On the left side of the mug is an area which would have showed a firework burst beneath the words "GOD BLESS AMERICA."  On the right side of the mug is another firework burst with the words "Mayor's Charity Ball 2002." On the front, opposite the handle is the copyright, "© Wondermugs® ● USA." When heated, the dark area would clear and reveal a flag with the words "United We Stand."

 As always, I keep these mugs in the collection as they are a good example of what not to do.

This mug is from St. Charles, Missouri and is in great condition otherwise. The mug was given as a promotion during the Fourth of July celebration in anticipation of the Mayor's Ball.

DESIGN:  1+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Promotional

Golden Bean Coffee Tour Costa Rica

This week's mug is one of the new style of Magic Mugs.  It starts out as a plain black mug with white inside and when hot liquid is added, the entire mug changes, including the handle. 

When the color change happens, this mug reveals the logo for the Golden Bean Coffee Tour in Costa Rica.  The Golden Bean Coffee Tour  is a tour of coffee plantations and includes tastings of coffees across Costa Rica.  This mug came a long way!  

The mug is in great condition, considering how far it has traveled and is a great addition to my collection. 

DESIGN:  2+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Promotional / Retail

HALLOWEEN SKULL

This is the last of the Halloween series for this year.  This mug features a nice creepy skull with dark accents in the eyes and around the mouth. Though the design is a 2 sided look, the two sides reach around to meet in the middle, giving it a wrap around look.

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the eyes and accents around the mouth clear to reveal a pair of red, blood shot eyes and what appears to be blood dripping from the teeth!  Very cool design.

This mug is brand new, and comes in its own special box.


DESIGN:  2 Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Retail

HALLOWEEN GRAVEYARD

This is another in a great Halloween series which I started last week.  This is a Halloween wrap around design of a graveyard  shown during sundown, with the shadowy graves against a darkening sky.  Very atmospheric.

When hot liquid is added, those dark graves, along with a few dark shadows, reveal "RIP" along with some white ghostly hands reaching up from the ground.

Brand new, in its own box! (See Below!)


DESIGN:  Wrap Around 3 sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Retail

HALLOWEEN CREEPY GIRL FACE

This week's magic mug prepares us for the Halloween season.  The mug shows a dark silhouette of a little girl, complete with pig tails,  surrounded by creepy dark arms and odd background in a full wrap around design.  Here and there shadowy hands reach out.  

When hot liquid is added to the mug, the center of the little' girl's face clears to reveal a scary face!  Pure creep factor cracked up to the top! 

The mug is new and even comes with a retail box with the great phrase: Eat, Drink and Be Scary!"

DESIGN:  1+ Sided
THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color
TYPE: Retail

Daughter Mug

Welcome again, Mugateers!  It's been a long time coming, but I finally got my light table set up and some mugs ready for viewing.  It's becoming harder and harder to find the old style advertising mugs, but I'm always on the lookout!

Today's mug is a retail purchase, and comes as a plain black mug with white inside.  When hot liquid is added to the mug, the entire mug clears to reveal a sentimental message from Mom to a daughter.

"To my

DAUGHTER

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be!

I'm so proud of

THE WOMAN YOU

Have become!

Love Mom"

This is a new style of sentimental mugs, but I love the color change.

DESIGN:  2 Sided, though a full 3 sided color change.

THERMOCHROMIC: 1 Color

TYPE: Retail