![What can you do with extra coffee mugs? Turn them into this adorable wall hanging. Organize office supplies, toiletries, kitchen utensils.. or even turn into a planter for succulents or herbs. What can you do with extra coffee mugs? Turn them into this adorable wall hanging. Organize office supplies, toiletries, kitchen utensils.. or even turn into a planter for succulents or herbs.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bj3BAC9vpGI/VcxD4RraBBI/AAAAAAABdKc/VSUhTvUwKB4/upcycled-coffee-mug-organizer.jpg?imgmax=800)
If you are like me, you probably have a large collection of coffee mugs. I know that I’m not the only one with too many mugs, based on the huge numbers of coffee cups I see at thrift stores. I try to only keep mugs that have a special meaning to me, but I am constantly stumbling onto new coffee mugs.
For example, I just got this pretty cool coffee mug at Facebook (I even instagrammed about it), and as much as I like it, I just don’t have room in the cupboard:
![IMG_4223.jpg IMG 4223](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wqJsR_Jcizc/VcxFT49gdLI/AAAAAAABdLA/aU6l-Te256E/IMG_4223.jpg?imgmax=800)
But since I don’t want to part with my favorite mugs, so I came up with this great little craft to repurpose them, instead of getting rid of them.
I've seen a similar project idea done with mason jars, but never coffee mugs. (And I have way more extra coffee mugs lying around than I have extra mason jars)
![coffee-mug-craft.jpg Coffee mug craft](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-duQUOQ0OCI0/VcxDqP3U6LI/AAAAAAABdJU/7Q5E-GZoH1A/coffee-mug-craft.jpg?imgmax=800)
For this project you just need a board, coffee mugs (I used three, and they were all the same size and shape, but you could mix them up) and hose clamps.
Since I had the board leftover from another project, and the mugs were free, this project only ended up costing me $3 (99c for each clamp.)
The first thing I did was layout the mugs and divide the board into equal segments.
![measuring-wooden-board.jpg Measuring wooden board](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T4UY23MFJBQ/VcxDxEtYc0I/AAAAAAABdJ8/B97Miwr7_N0/measuring-wooden-board.jpg?imgmax=800)
Even though I picked the custom size, you still may end up with extra length of clamp that you can cutoff with a tinsnips so the tail doesn't get in way when hanging it on the board.
![cutting-down-pipe-clamp.jpg Cutting down pipe clamp](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C6-3qqMJhEs/VcxDuCfQacI/AAAAAAABdJs/_vQeui2r8rA/cutting-down-pipe-clamp.jpg?imgmax=800)
![cobalt-drill-bit-for-steel.jpg Cobalt drill bit for steel](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Kc1_meiMyk/VcxDiQZHXJI/AAAAAAABdI0/vjWa08ouR6I/cobalt-drill-bit-for-steel.jpg?imgmax=800)
![drilling-through-pipe-clamp.jpg Drilling through pipe clamp](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zsF8u0dUeGE/VcxDvkQHoDI/AAAAAAABdJ0/GBJ7t7p4wg8/drilling-through-pipe-clamp.jpg?imgmax=800)
![attaching-pipe-clamp-to-wood.jpg Attaching pipe clamp to wood](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pKQZdQFoEF8/VcxDHlydO6I/AAAAAAABdIs/yrM9Qwi9gtc/attaching-pipe-clamp-to-wood.jpg?imgmax=800)
![pipe-clamp-coffee-cup-hanger.jpg Pipe clamp coffee cup hanger](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kEAd9epfzxU/VcxD0Qf8YSI/AAAAAAABdKM/dpnq-OVzIG8/pipe-clamp-coffee-cup-hanger.jpg?imgmax=800)
Then you repeat the process for all the mugs:
![coffee-cup-upcycle.jpg Coffee cup upcycle](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1y_Hlif2L9k/VcxDoljrt3I/AAAAAAABdJM/G2IR6-jTHSs/coffee-cup-upcycle.jpg?imgmax=800)
I took the finished project up to my sewing studio and tried it out as a supply organizer.
![Coffee-cup-organzer.jpg Coffee cup organzer](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DpNK-22SZzo/VcxDj4g59jI/AAAAAAABdI8/18aZxvDtk4Q/Coffee-cup-organzer.jpg?imgmax=800)
![organizing-sewing-desk.jpg Organizing sewing desk](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vJhmeRyzhc8/VcxDyjJ_HtI/AAAAAAABdKE/vIkuGdM_ybU/organizing-sewing-desk.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Wall-organizer-from-coffee-cups.jpg Wall organizer from coffee cups](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ca93yyWCn2c/VcxD7k3de8I/AAAAAAABdKs/H1tqKevrC_A/Wall-organizer-from-coffee-cups.jpg?imgmax=800)
![wall-mounted-coffee-cup-planter.jpg Wall mounted coffee cup planter](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZFfYDs4HyO0/VcxD5jiAE6I/AAAAAAABdKk/nFlJoQLpwT0/wall-mounted-coffee-cup-planter.jpg?imgmax=800)
![coffee-mug-planter.jpg Coffee mug planter](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zttQJohyMcI/VcxDsuiepLI/AAAAAAABdJk/_glvlbBpaAU/coffee-mug-planter.jpg?imgmax=800)
![succlent-planter-from-coffee-cups.jpg Succlent planter from coffee cups](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PDX2oy2ohbU/VcxD3NLeAKI/AAAAAAABdKU/bVJCFsf3-0s/succlent-planter-from-coffee-cups.jpg?imgmax=800)
I think it came out super cute, especially for a bunch of unwanted coffee mugs.
![coffee-mug-office-organizer.jpg Coffee mug office organizer](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0m_h63VRCas/VcxDrUHlDQI/AAAAAAABdJc/xysfqFmahE4/coffee-mug-office-organizer.jpg?imgmax=800)
![coffee-cup-planter.jpg Coffee cup planter](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CPCLo3T7Q8k/VcxDnKZzPhI/AAAAAAABdJE/MYDeMzOaqgA/coffee-cup-planter.jpg?imgmax=800)