DIY coffee stencil
Husband Alex usually makes lattes for us on Saturday mornings, so here's my secret plan to spruce his up. He's out of town at the moment, so I have plenty of time to practice dusting cocoa properly. Right now it sort of looks like this says "I blob you."
I drew the design on a piece of paper, then laid a plastic lid on top. (This one is from a deli container I saved.) With an X-acto knife, I cut through the plastic, tracing along the design underneath. A tip: you'll never be able to cut the shapes out in one pass. Make many cuts on top of each other until you break through.
Lay the stencil on top of your mug and sprinkle with cinnamon or cocoa. Dust the powder through a sieve or strainer to make a very fine layer.
Since cutting your own stencil is a bit of a pain, you could also get some from Amazon or CoffeeStencil.com. And if you totally dig stenciling, don't neglect your cakes and cupcakes!
53 comments:
this is so adorable! what a clever idea....
Oh this is soo cute!! I have to try this out!
this is such a cute idea :) i love ways to show you care that don't have to cost a fortune! :)
that is great, muchas gracias!!!
Cuteness! :) Too bad the hubby doesn't drink coffee.
I love it, my husband also makes coffee for me on sunday
I think it looks great! I did not have any trouble seeing the heart, but if you are not happy with it, I'd say to just cut the top notch a little lower.
My husband has been such a sweetie, lately. This is teh perfect way to reciprocate!
Cuuuuuute.
Ohhh love it!
That's really cute and I didn't have any trouble recognising the heart either. I think it looks great as is.
Cute! And no doubt you're drinking all your practice mugsful. ;)
YES! I'M! SUPER! CAFFEINATED!!! NOW!!!!!
So cool! I want to try it right away!
Such a great idea. I think my 3-year-old granddaughter would love it as well--she is just learning her letters. Oh, but hot chocolate--definitely not coffee. Just in case you were wondering.
It didn't even occur to me that a 3-year-old wouldn't drink coffee. But good thing you clarified, or some other commenter would get on your case, probably. :)
I'm so doing this for my sweet hubby tomorrow morning!
I'm in love with this blog!
I love this idea! Hopefully, your husband is paying attention when he drinks out of his cup!
Jessica...THANK YOU!!! I love this idea!!! My husband isnt a coffee drinker, but I think I will try it out with cocoa over hot chocolate. Super!
Cute! I'm wondering if some sort of screen would make it more "dusted" than blobbed. Although...who couldn't use a good blob of chocolate with their coffee?
Whoa, this is the coolest idea! I've seen folks who've drawn in coffee and drinks...but stenciling! That makes it a whole lot easier - thanks for sharing!
Lovve it. Now if only I had an espresso machine...
Adorable reuse idea, thanks for posting! Definitely going to use this on my wife's goodnight hot chocolate...
Brilliant!!! Thank you :)
That is the cutest damn thing I've seen today!
Great tutorial. Nice idea!
so perfect to say a cute little something to your loved one, thank you!
Yay, awesome! And ah-ha-ha! to the "I'm Pregnant" one at coffeestencils...
thank you for the tutorial :) i've been admiring the coffee stencils you could purchase for awhile, but i'm kind of a diy-er. i can't wait to show my daughter- who by the way loves coffee (in small amounts).
super sweet!!
So clever! I did this with powdered sugar on brownies once for my twins birthdays. But for hot cocoa, it would be divine!
This is so cute... :) 'He' makes me coffe every morning..but our coffe is quite different: cup is much smaller and you drink it so fast that you can't even notice that it's written something on top or not.. :( I must make a mini stencil at least to try once.. :)
SOOO cute... I will definately be linking this idea up on my blog...it totally fits my theme. Thank you!
Exacto knives rock, don't they? This is such a wonderful idea! You're husband is very lucky.
So gay and obsessive. imagine i did that to my girlfriend she would think i was psychotic!!!!
MUST give this a go. Thanks for posting this ingenious idea!!
Now see, this is why I love you and why I'm willing to launch myself at you to prove it :). What a fantastic idea.
Great way to recycle plastic lids! He will LOVE this!
I love it! thanks!
I have been thinking about your post for the last 2 weeks then Saturday at joann's I found a 3 pack of metal cupcake stencils on sale for $3-50% off the sticker price of $5.99. More than your lid but at $1 each worthy of gift giving with a nice mug, small stove top espresso maker, frother, and cinnamon or sprinkling sugar. I'm off to buy up all I can find. Thank you for yet another great idea!
aww, so sweet!
PS I have that same mug!! Great taste ;)
hey there!
I just added your little tutorial to Designingmoms.blogspot.com for today - Enjoy!
And Happy Holidays!
I love this! My anniversary is next month and I would like to show him how much he is loved in small creative gestures all day that day...oh yea, and you know every other day :)
Thank you for sharing this!
I just discovered your blog and i love it. This DIY IS georgeus!!! i'll try with kids... imaagine their faces when thee see the name in the hot chocolate!!!!
Once i have it i will show you!!
My mom gave me a little decorator container for Christmas. I <3 it!
What a clever idea!!
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Greetings from AUSTRALIA xx
absolutely fantastic!!
i love diy's!
excited to try this out!
SO CUTE! My husband does drink coffee and i drink one cup, not supposed to but I drink it for the flavor of the creamer. But.. all things are possible I will be doing this very soon. Thanks!
I love it!!!!
how cool!!
SO COOL and adorable!!!
we have just made a post about it on our blog (with credits and links of course!:
http://todiyornottodiy.blogspot.pt/2013/05/diy-coffee-stencil.html
Thanks for sharing this amazing idea!
TO DIY OR NOT TO DIY
I Love it!
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