This was a par-boiled idea, but I was making espresso the other day and realized the grounds are quite fine, so of course I thought of flocking. I have a birthday for a guy coming up and he loves coffee (it's not as easy for me to make cards for guys for some reason). I thought of making a coffee cake and covering my cake with grounds, then topping it with real whole coffee beans.
I tried using double sided tape, but the grounds (unused) wouldn't stay on. The glue holds an amazingly thick layer of grounds when I did a test. So I put down light blue vinyl on the cake where I didn't want coffee. Unfortunately the glue stayed on the vinyl too. So I had to apply the glue carefully before dousing with grounds. It's a good thing I used brown paper so any bare patches blend in.
Now that it's done, it makes me think of a chocolate mocha cake – plus it's like scratch and sniff sticker, except no scratching is needed!
I bet the card smells good! This is very unique!
ReplyDeleteThank you Silvia! Yes, the smell was wonderful each time I moved the coffee grounds around. I even had fun smelling my fingers! :D
DeleteWonderful idea! Love it
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Michelle!
DeleteThis has to be one of the most creative things I've seen lately! You are absolutely BRILLIANT, Cecelia!
ReplyDeleteHappy Crafting!
Manuela
Aw, that's the sweetest comment Manuk, thank you! I love it when I can inspire others to try new things.
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what an imagination for coffee grounds on the cake, looks awesome and bet it smells good !!!!
ReplyDeletePaula
Thank you Paula! Yup, my whole room smelled so invigorating!
DeleteCecelia
what have you done brilliantly!
ReplyDeleteGreetings Baukje
Thank you so much Baukje!
DeleteI agree with everyone else....you are super creative!!
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks Cheryl!
DeleteSo cute! I love the whole beans on top as decorations. When my oldest was a hippie for Halloween one year, he put corn syrup on his face and then coffee grounds... it made for a great looking beard!
ReplyDeleteLOL I can just imagine that too! I guess I could handle that (as a kid) tickling my chin all night if it meant more candy!
DeleteIt does look like chocolate cake. I love the whole bean topping too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Suganthi! Now I'm wondering what it would be like with cocoa powder! :D
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