{create this} coffee & tea kitchen art

Hey there and happy Friday!  It is finally starting to feel like winter here in FL and that means we actually have to put socks on (boo!), snuggle under a blanket to watch tv and it definitely calls for mugs of something warm in the evenings.  Yay!!
 
I love coffee.  And hot tea.  (Especially since I wasn't allowed to drink coffee at home!)  There is just something comforting and caffeinated ;) about a warm mug to sip in the morning before any one else is awake.  It is one of my favorite things.  Coffee with cream only in a big ol' mug ... a mug of Lady Grey or Constant Comment hot tea with milk and sugar.  Mmmmm ... so delightful!

So for this week's {create this} post, I decided that I needed an appropriately delightful place to prepare said beverages.  And here you have it, my quirky little coffee and tea kitchen art ...

Pick out a corner of counter in your kitchen (sorry, the lighting in this part of our kitchen is TOUGH to photograph in for a amateur like me!) and doll it up with whatever you love - a container to hold spoons, a basket for mugs, cute little framed something-or-others to make you smile ... make it your own!  Here's what I whipped up:

I picked up the "make tea, not war" postcard from East of India at my local Sam Flax store (seriously LOVE this store ... if you are ever in Orlando or Atlanta, you have to stop in!). I matted it with some teal cardstock and slipped it in a white frame. 

Next up, I removed the glass from a 5x7 black frame, added a cheery piece of yellow cardstock and used a piece of ribbon to tie on a thrift store spoon.

And I made my own "but first, coffee" sign using good ol' Microsoft Word and printed it on kraft cardstock. I added a mat of bright pink cardstock and added it to a 5x7 black frame.

Finally, I framed the awesome graphic piece of American Crafts paper and added a little tea bag tag made with cardstock, white string and a staple - seriously EASY and totally adorable!! 

Just makes me so darn happy to wake up and see this each morning! 

I found a few more things that you might like to add to your kitchen ... like the little spoon, fork and kettle printables from Mr. Printable - download the Victorian flash cards here. There is a cute free "keep calm & have a coffee" printable here from The Pretty Blog, too.

Okay, I hope you were inspired to {create this}!!

These were shared at all the blogs/parties on my Link page!