How to Make It: Cup of Ambition Frosted Glass Bottle
This beautiful frosted glass bottle will keep you hydrated and motivated at the same time.
Sawgrass
Skill Level: Intermediate
Tools & Supplies to Make It:
MySawgrass+ Membership
Sawgrass SG500 or SG1000 Printer
Convection Oven
Shrink Wrap
8.5”x11” or larger sublimation paper
Frosted Glass Bottle with Bamboo Lid and Straw
Denatured Alcohol and a lint free cloth
Heat Tape
How to Create It:
Log into MySawgrass and from the Landing Page choose Design.
For your product, select the 18oz Frosted Glass Bottle with Bamboo Lid and Straw. It can be found under Drinkware.
On the Create Your Design Panel, click on Designs. Click on the filter icon and then select Inspiration and click apply.
Choose the Cup of Ambition design.
The design should come in at the correct size. If you wanted to make the image smaller, use your mouse and lasso around the elements to group them.
Use the resize and move icons on the image to perfect the size and placement.
When your design is finished, hit the Save & Print button to move to the product details page.
You’ll be prompted to name your design, put it in a Category folder, and then hit save.
On the Product Detail page, you’ll give the project a name and add a description, then hit print.
How to Print It:
You should get a popup that asks if you want to open Sawgrass Print Utility. You will need to click Open Sawgrass Print Utility. If you are not seeing this, you’ll need to disable your popup blocker.
In the Sawgrass Print Utility, start by scrolling down and making sure your print orientation is set to Landscape.
For this project, you can use the preset Frosted Glass.
Make sure that the media size and type match what you have in the printer. On the Color Management Tab, we suggest having the Color Mode set to Vibrant.
When you’ve confirmed all of your settings, Hit Print.
How to Press It:
Turn your press on and set the temperature to 385F degrees and the time to 480 seconds.
Prepare your tumbler by using denatured alcohol on a lint free cloth to remove any dust or fibers.
Wrap your design around the cup and tape it tightly in place with heat resistant tape.
Place the cup in a shrink wrap bag and use a heat gun to create pressure.
Place your item in the oven.
Close the door and wait 480 seconds before opening the oven and removing the mug.
Tips & Tricks:
For items in the convention oven, remove the shrink wrap and paper as soon as possible. This makes it easier to remove and less likely to stick.
This can also be done in a tumbler press. This would be 120 seconds at 385F.
Glass bottles and mugs are the only time you’d mirror on glass.
