Oops!

Well even the best projects goof. 

Last week I showed you my coffee bar I've been working on. See it HERE.

I made and wrote out a fabulous menu board. 

I liked the idea of dry erase for easy changes. However, my choice of placement or materials did not account for the steam from my coffee pot. 

Haha! 

OOPS! 

Well, Sometimes we try and flop. I think this was a flop. 

I either need to move the coffee pot, move the menu, or choose different materials. 

This might be a project for after the move to see what kind of space I have. 

Don't get beat up when a project goes wrong learn to laugh and move on! 

I want to hear your projects gone wrong. I might even show a few on the blog! 

e-mail me your best story @ acreativewife@gmail.com ! 

Love,

A Creative Wife

Coffee Bar

I love everything about coffee, hot chocolate, and tea.

My coffee bar is still a bit of a work in progress as I find the perfect things for it. However, I wanted to show you it today because I just finished creating a menu board! 

I know my images are not the greatest quality. It was tricky to get a good image with the glare from our windows and with our dinky camera. Good thing we are saving for a new camera! 

My coffee bar is in my dining room. My kitchen is small and there just wasn't room for it all! But it turned out to be the best choice. When we have company over everyone can easily help themselves to their favorite beverage! When we have big get togethers this also gets used as a buffet! 

I used a dresser we didn't have room for in our bedrooms. 

Then there is a collection of things necessary for the best cup of yummy goodness you can dream up! 

I had a few things I was using to store mugs out here too but I haven't found the perfect thing quite yet so they are back in the kitchen for now.

I made this dry erase menu board using a large picture frame.

Once again the picture just does not do this justice. 

Also, I need to get some more colorful markers! 

We have coffee, teas, hot chocolates, and goodies!

Now come on over for a good cup! 

All our goodies are stored in one of the drawers

The two main parts of my coffee bar are my fancy coffee maker and my electric tea kettle! 

You can read about the coffee maker HERE

I will update when I find the perfect mug storage! 

Enjoy your coffee! 

Love,

A Creative Wife

A Tasty Review

This week my lovely UPS lady brought me this fellow... 

It is the Hamilton Beach Black 2-Way Brewer. 

I'm in love! It gives you the option to brew a single cup with either your own grounds or senseo pods. I haven't tried it but you are supposed to be able to make tea with loose leaf teas in the single serve side as well! The base of the single serve side can raise up for smaller cups to prevent splashing. It is really perfect for my morning cup of coffee or when I have company to share. 

My last coffee pot (a basic cheap hand me down style maker) was really making awful coffee. But this Bugger is completely delicious. 

Okay, reality.. I've had it two days. I might just be overly excited to have a coffee maker that works. However, so far I would highly recommend it! 

You can get it here at Target.com. I got it from Amazon for $59.99 with free shipping thanks to my Amazon Prime! 

Come on over for a cup of tasty goodness! 

A Creative Wife