A few resources for Hand Crafters
Since my husband roasts coffee, I thought it would be nice to give his fresh home roasted coffee as Christmas gifts. I feel a little bad that his craft has to be done outside while it is freezing cold. At least my craft gets to be indoors, usually with fabric and an extra heater aimed at my feet. I made labels for the bags of coffee and found a very cool resource for old cut and cap ornaments. Use like clip-art, only so much cooler! I printed these on Salay handmade paper, which I bought while in the Philippines, but you can also buy some of there products here.
On a similar note, this is what I get for having a husband who roasts his own coffee: You realize you are a coffee snob when…
… you walk up to the counter of a local coffee shop and ask, “What’s in your house blend?” The girl behind the counter says, “Oh, there is nothing in it! It is just plain coffee.” I stood there, blinking. Hmmm, I guess that wasn’t the answer I was looking for. The owner of the shop, who was standing nearby crunching numbers, looked up at me with an amused smile and said, “It is primarily Costa Rica, blended with a few other South American beans.” “Okay, great! I’ll try that.”
You gotta know your coffee… thanks for ours, we are already half way done with it. I hope it wasn’t a wait till after Christmas gift. It’s good, as expected, but the packaging was really eye-candy.
Thanks! And don’t worry, it was an “enjoy with the season” Christmas gift! I didn’t bother wrapping it for under the tree since I knew if it was me I would rip it open and brew it long before Christmas Day!