Today, I am bringing you some holiday cheer inspiration. With the Christmas season upon us, you will search for the perfect “thinking of you” gift! Finding a nice, high-quality gift at a value price is sometimes challenging. I have a one-of-a-kind project for you that you can make or sell at crafts shows or online.
It’s a real mini coffee cup in a card stock cup holder. You can fill the espresso cups with K-cup cocoa, K-cup coffee, candies, or small chocolates. If you are selling the cups, I suggest complying with your state cottage food laws.
First, I gathered my supplies:
The Big Shot machine and the necessary die-cut shapes. They are The Stamp Doctor’s “Mini Coffee Cover” and “Mini Coffee Cup Holder Dies” and 4-ounce coffee cups with lids. You can find the cups and lids at online restaurant supply retailers or The Stamp Doctor if you are looking for smaller quantities.
You can find the cups at retailers, like www.webrestaurantstore.com, who sell expresso cups with lids — or the Stamp Doctor for smaller mini coffee cup quantities.
For the next step, match coordinating card stock papers to 12" x 12” patterned paper. I used Hobby Lobby’s The Paper Studio snowflake paper and DCS Discount Card Stock: Textured Indigo Blue Card Stock and Lessebo Colors Premium Misty Blue 83 lb Card Stock.
My other supplies include cute glittered foam sticker snowflakes, clear Stickles glitter glue, and adhesive rhinestones.
After cutting the cup wrapper in the patterned paper, I cut the card stock cup base in Indigo Blue. I pieced my sample together and added a rhinestone to the center of the glittered snowflake. I then made sure my cellos for the project fit well — and they did.
To finish off a cello bag, you need to make a topper. I made a folded card stock top that fit the top of the cello bag. I used Indigo Blue Card Stock and stapled the topper with Tim Holtz idea-ology Tiny Attacher Stapler.
I also die-cut a tag out of Misty Blue Card Stock and glued it to the Indigo Blue cello topper, covering the staple. I inked a “to” and “from” stamp sentiment, using an ink color that matched the Indigo Blue, and I embellished the tag with Stickles, and adhered it to the topper with a silver brad. I also added hand-punched snowflakes in white card stock.
I hope that you enjoyed this how-to and will try it. And happy holiday crafting to you!
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