how are personalized ceramic mugs made? How can I make my own?

Answer 1

Is there a ceramic studio in your area? They offer classes quite often.Call around and see if they do. They will show you how to do what you want.

Answer 2

the mugs are coated with a special 'sublimatin glaze '
the transfers are printed on 'sub' carrier paper with 'sub ' ink
the transfer is then taped to the mug using heat tape & put in a heat press for about 3 minutes at 200 C - at this point the ink leaves the carrier paper and works 'into' the glaze , the mug is removed , the carrier paper removed and the mug dunked in water to cool , if you wanna do heaps you can get your own gear
but if you only wanna do 1 or 2 it might be cheaper to get someone to do them for you . if you are in australia , i can do you 1 for $ 10 plus postage

approximate prices for equipment are:
mug heat press $250
epson r210 printer $250
continuous ink system $250
ink (100 ml ) $ 70
paper ( per 100 sheets ) $ 40
mugs (each ) $ 4
heat tape (per roll ) $ 20

hope this helps
cheers:
paul :-}

Answer 3

cafepress.com or you can go to like albertsons. I know they do it at albertsons at over here.