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Coffee Creamer Snowman

Geoffrey — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:05:10 +0000

It’s getting close to Christmas and I know many people already have their decorations up. If you have kids and you’re still looking for something small to add, try making a coffee creamer snowman; this free Christmas project is shared by AllFreeCrafts.com. The supplies needed are pretty basic (except for the mini-straw broom I doubt many people have laying around), as long as you have a coffee creamer container, salt container or cardboard, and black felt or construction paper. This is a good way to use your coffee creamer container after the creamer is all gone.

View a picture of the snowman.

50 Coffee-Inspired Illustrations

Geoffrey — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:07:30 +0000

Supremo, java, cup of joe, espresso, macchiato, fresh ground, and more flavors of vector coffee illustrations than you’ll know what to do with. This collection is sure to get your eyes open and your morning going!

See all the illustrations in the Vectortus+ post, 50+ Steaming-Hot, Vector Coffee Illustrations to Wake Up To, posted on 12/4/09.

Here are 50 coffee-inspired illustrations posted by Sean Hodge. Some of these illustrations are pretty strange, but others are pretty cool. What a great way to combine coffee, art, and illustration.

It’s the Mona Latte: Art Created Using Only Espresso

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:05:47 +0000

“Painting with coffee is a completely enjoyable experience…Most often I paint in the coffee shop immersed in the delicious aroma of freshly ground coffee and sounds of low conversation, steam, and grind, which continue to inspire me as I watch my brush add new dimensions to the painting.” – Karen @ Coffee Creations, artist behind the espresso paintings

I think this is a really cool idea and one I’ve messed around with in the past. I spilled some coffee on a sketch pad in art class back in high school, and hated to see it go to waste. Of course mine was nowhere near as elaborate – mine was a simple coffee cup – but it was a fun and interesting way to use the coffee. I like when people do this sort of thing because it not only looks cool, but it can give others ideas for using coffee, or just being more creative in general. I’m thinking about getting the Starry Night poster for myself.

I originally read about this on a post at Gizmodo.

Coffee Cup Mona Lisa

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:51:27 +0000

SHFATheRocks’s YouTube video demonstrates the creation of a “replica of the Mona Lisa using 4,000 cups of coffee. Lattes, long blacks and flat whites were used to make this masterpiece.” The purpose of this sculpture was to launch The Rocks Aroma Festival in Australia. I know that would take a lot of time and effort, but I think that’s pretty cool. Maybe I can get in on making one of those someday.