This is a stencil made using the free font from www.Skulladay.com . All the eyes are hard to see and so is the skull shape. I am still going to use it tommorrow when I make a bag to hold my coffee in. Be sure to visit www.Skulladay.com to see some one who making a thing a day all year namely a skull.
Day 15 Made a camp stove from pop cans.
Todays thing will be passing the half way mark. Time to take a coffee break. But first you have to make a stove. A stove out of pop cans and rubbing alchol. Fortunatenly I went to one of my favorite web sites to find out how. http://www.instructables.com/id/Cool-Little-Miniature-Stove!/
Two tries later I have fire. But is it enough to make coffee. With an impressive yes. I am now relaxing and drinking coffee while posting this. The below picture is my camp coffee maker being heated by the little stove.
A little personalization of the latte moments. I’ve been meaning to make one of these buggers for a while - and there are a lot of cute tutorials out there on the net, so you should too!
I spent a couple hours at the cafe. I’m very fond of chai and mechanical pencils.
I’m a day late on this. (It was LOST night! Come on!)
This is a french press cozy that I designed. I have been wanting a cozy for my press for a long time, but couldn’t find one online that I liked and that seemed like it would really keep my coffee warm. I wanted a nice thick one (this is two layers of cotton sandwiching a thick piece of woolly material) that would cover the entire coffee press, including the top, but that would easily expose the spout when I wanted to pour more coffee. This was off the cuff, and I think I have a better idea for small modifications for my next one, but I’m pretty happy with how it turned out!
View from the back:
View when opened to pour coffee:
Flat view for anyone who might like to attempt to make one without a pattern:
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This is a little chat I might have had this morning.
Characters: Me, cat, and a coffee cup.
Setting: Monday morning. A small, warm kitchen with bright sunlight streaming through its many windows. This is probably not my house.
Me: It’s a beautiful day. (Stretches, looks out windows.) I don’t feel like going to work.
Cat: I heard you tossing and turning all night.
Me: Indeed. (Standing, looking at the coffee maker as it burbles and hisses steam.) I am sleepy.
Cat: Is something weighing on your mind?
Me: Monday. (Yawns.) And I am worried about work and money.
Cat: Sometimes you worry too much about things.
Me: Yes, that’s true. (Leans down to stroke cat’s back.)
Cat: Me too.
Me: Why? (Looks to cat, curled at feet.) Like what?
Cat: I am afraid you won’t come home some nights.
Me: (Looking into cat’s eyes.) Is that why you pee my bed?
Cat: I am nervous and angry.
Me: Sorry. (Bends and strokes cat’s whiskers.)
Cat: It’s OK. (Purrs and stretches.) I love you dearly.
Me: Thank you. I know. (Retrieves coffee cup from cupboard.)
Coffee Cup: I don’t like that you keep me in the cabinet so much. Look at how nice the light is shining through these windows.
Me: I know. (Looks towards windows.) I keep you in there to make things tidier.
Coffee Cup: I don’t really understand.
Me: I frequently leave you on the counter in the light when I leave for work.
Coffee Cup: I enjoy the light.
Me: You are a long lasting and durable cup. (Lifts pot and pours coffee into cup.) You have served me well. (Stands, sipping coffee from cup and staring out the windows.)
Coffee Cup: Thank you.
Cat: I will sit in the windows while you’re gone and wait for you to return.
Me: It won’t be long.
Coffee Cup: I would like to be in the sun while you’re gone. Wash me and put me away later, please.
Me: OK, I will. (Lifts cup to lips, drinks.)
Cat: Have a nice day. (Stands and rubs his side against my leg before hopping onto a window sill.)
Me: I will try.
When you don’t have money to spend on expensive posters and other collegy stuff, electrical tape to the rescue!
Today I bought a fancy coffee grinder from some dude on craigslist. Now I can finally get the full potential out of the espresso machine I got for xmas. That requires experimenting and keeping track of things (like grind level and shot timing). It’s an art AND science.
