coffee cuff tutorial




i'm taking a stab at the whiplash contest this month. it's all about cozies, and i just happened to be thinking about this idea for almost a year actually and started making them around christmas for gifts.

i keep thinking about all the energy being wasted making those paper cup sleeves one gets when you forget to bring your own coffee cup in to buy a coffee and you have to use a paper cup and the paper sleeve. i thought, even if i do use the paper cup, perhaps having one of these "cuffs" might save a few trees. better than no trees. so since i'm always forgetting my cup, (so many things to think of when you're heading out the door), maybe this cuff, if it just slips on my wrist when it's not being used, might be a better idea for me and it fits into my bag better than a thermos.

click here for my tutorial.

whipup

Jan Halvarson

11 comments:

mommy zabs said...

my husband would love that :)

lisa solomon said...

you are genius! we should feature this on sew green!!!! [of course i'm loving the skull]

Fibrespace said...

what a great idea!!

Anonymous said...

thanks for the tutorial...my sis LOVES it!!

ps - you're on my roll ;)

Anabel said...

Thanks! It´s perfect!

Anonymous said...

I love it, it's original and edgy.
For the caffinated punk rocker in all of us.

Jan Halvarson said...

thank you everyone for your kind comments. it was a lot of fun to think out and make.

Heather said...

Very clever and easy!

Susan Schwake said...

love it! something that i could make i think and actually use! the skull is a wonderful touch.

Sarah said...

That's too cool, I love the skull! I've been working on a coffee cuff myself, and I love that yours could be for your cup or your wrist.

Kelly said...

I just started drinking coffee and have been feeling bad about wasting all that cardboard around the out outside. This is the answer! Thanks so much!