I almost never drink hot drinks. I'm not a coffee or a tea person. However, sometimes I find myself drinking cold drinks out of mugs just to keep the mugs from sitting idle in the cabinet. Besides, they are often so much more whimsical than drinking glasses and they're fun to use.

The two-carat cup is a mug with a ring attached to it featuring a real Swarovski crystal. When you hold the mug, you are wearing the ring! The ring comes in gold or silver so you can be sure it will match your outfit.

The two-carat cup comes in a jewelry box. If you give it as a gift, it actually looks like you are just giving a ring. Only after digging into the box will the recipient discover that the ring is attached to a mug. This could be a perfect gift for a spouse who forgets to wear their wedding band!

The two-carat cup is available for $17 from Fredflare.com.

[via Steamy Kitchen]

Even though I have a lovely set of china mugs, I also have a wide selection of non-matching mugs, some that I picked up while traveling and others that simply caught my eye because of an unusual or novel design.

I justify my rather large collection by drinking a lot of coffee and tea to keep them all in use, but I try not to buy too many to keep the numbers down. This mug hasn't joined the rest of the collection just yet, although it is definitely a little more unusual than some of the others and so it seemed to warrant a mention here.

The mug features a character called Mr. P, who is positioned perfectly to "catch" drips of coffee on his tongue. You don't need to worry about getting a drip in just the right spot yourself because the fake drip is a permanent part of the cup. The tea mug is a little darker, but if your sense of humor tends to veer past the gray part of the spectrum, you might get a kick out of it, too.

We have seen a couple of interesting mugs in the past, but the design of this one really strikes a chord with me because I drink quite a bit of tea. This tea bag mug is designed with a pocket built right into it for your tea bag - a convenience when you prefer to use a sturdier mug for hot drinks in the evenings, rather than a cup and saucer. If you're not into tea, or brew yours with loose-leaf tea instead of bagged, you can put the pocket to use in other ways. It can be used to hold packets of sugar or sweeteners when serving to guests and can even hold a small cookie or two. But ultimately, this is a nice, large mug for a tea-lover and probably a must-have for those who really love Lipton or other bagged teas.

Although they are a little bit tacky, these "Undress me" mugs are still a fun idea to get your day started in the morning. No, it doesn't have anything to do with getting undresses. There are his and hers versions of the mugs available and each one has a naked man or woman on the inside which is revealed as you drink down your coffee. It's not going to give quite the same effect if you prefer lighter beverages, like tea, so you might want to stick with coffee, hot chocolate of a similarly dark beverage.

I'm not really sure which demographic they're targeting, but I suspect that there are a lot of college-age men and women who wouldn't mind having one at the breakfast table. And now that Folger's is targeting that demographic but seems to have renounced their claim to being the "best part of waking up," they have to have something to look forward to in the morning.

The Lap Mug is a mug designed to nest easily and securely in your lap, so you can use it anywhere without needing a table nearby to set it on. The uniquely shaped base can even be used to wedge the mug in between couch cushions if you need to get up.

While the idea behind these cups is an interesting one, they just don't seem terribly useful for a variety of reasons. First, the mug still needs to be supported as it sits on your lap, so shifting to reposition yourself is out of the question, as is sitting in any way that doesn't keep your thighs close together. Second, the cup must be carried when you get up or move. It can only be set on a table or floor if it is mostly, if not entirely, empty. Finally, the designers seem to have forgotten that an ordinary mug can rest upon your lap quite easily, though it needs support to keep it in place, as well.

The Cupple Cup Holder is a set that includes four ceramic coffee mugs and a wall-mounted ceramic and rubber holder. These cups make me a bit nervous because, at first glance, they appear none too steady. At the same time, however, they seem like a great idea.

The cups have a projection with a round end, rather than a handle, and that end can be inserted into the rubber sockets of the holder, suspending the cups anywhere you might want to use them. For example, the piece could be mounted along the wall next to your coffee maker. Not only will the cups be at hand all the time, but because they can be stored upside down, they will always be dry and drip free.

Besides, the design is no less safe (in terms of the risk of breaking a cup) than more traditional mug racks, which could tip over and do not come with the mugs included.

It's safe to say that everyone who drinks coffee hates it when a drip runs down the side of the cup and leaves a ring on a newspaper/book/table in the morning. Maybe "hate" is too strong of a word, but coffee rings are certainly annoying, especially because they can stain. One company has come up with a solution to unwanted rings by adding stamps to the bottom of the mugs. This way, when the coffee drips down, you can create small patterns on your newspaper. You still won't be able to read it, but it will look a lot prettier than it would with a big, wet ring - not to mention that you can call it "art" instead of an accident. The Stamp Mugs sell in pairs for $59.

These "Selector" mugs have sliding aluminum bands that reveal drink types (tea, coffee, herbal tea or hot chocolate), how you take it (black, white, cream or lemon) and how much sugar you need (O, 1, 2 or even 3 spoons). That way, as you're sitting down with a girlfriend chatting away about your hot dates last night, you don't have to be interrupted mid-sentence. Your host, or hostess, or whoever is bringing you coffee/tea can just fill 'er up.