Thursday, February 3, 2011

Coffee is my friend

As I've mentioned multiple times before, my sister just opened the world's best coffee shop in Dallas, Stir Coffee. I was commissioned to make a little cozy for the tip jar, and of course, I was happy to oblige. I finally got to visit the shop for the first time this weekend, and the cozy made its debut:
You may recognize the middle part from this post, in which I raved about the wonders of freezer paper stenciling. I was so happy with how the final project turned out, and I think Vanessa was, too.

I used the same basic idea for the tip jar sleeve as I used for the reusable coffee sleeves that I made for Vanessa's bridal shower:
The tutorial was from The Cottage Home, and it worked like a charm.
The coffee sleeves were "prizes" for one of the games at the shower. My little sister was disappointed that she didn't win one, so I promised to make her one of her own.
Sleeves in action:
Other memories from my first Stir experience:
My first breakfast: a cappuccino and the Paris, Texas, taco (grilled hangar steak, spinach, egg, and charred tomato hollandaise). There are no words.
Vanessa and Rip talking shop behind the counter
 A work of art — thanks, Nathan!
My lunch (I had it twice because it was so amazing.) — the Hotlanta taco (waffle-battered chicken, sweet potatoes, and honey butter). Yes, please.
Taco breakfast menu
Taco lunch menu
Convinced you need to go yet? Believe me, you do.

2 comments:

  1. The stenciled sleeve looks awesome! I really need to try that technique, it just looks too cool.

    Sigh... you make me wish I were back in Texas so I could come visit your sis's new place. Those tacos look yum!

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  2. This post makes me happy. :)
    And we get lots of comments on how awesome our tip cozy is.
    xoxo

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