DwightT Report post Posted July 24, 2022 My son was recently promoted to vice-principle at a local high school, so I got a Yeti Coffee Cup for him and made a leather koozie for it. Still not my best effort (I hate the border), but I'm still experimenting and re- learning as I go. The whole thing is filled with symbolism for him: I made it, the rose is for his mother (she loved roses and always had a rose garden), the purple of the cup is for the pancreatic cancer that took her from us, and the silver on his name is one of the colors for his new school. Overall he is happy with it, so I'll ignore the flaws for now. /dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted July 24, 2022 I really love the sentiment behind it! Does it have a bottom like a dice cup? Congrats to your son too, by the way! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted July 25, 2022 Congrats to Greg! Surely he will love the memorial koozie for his mom! Well done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugadude Report post Posted July 25, 2022 What flaws? Anything with that much sentiment is perfect. Congrats to your son for his achievement! You are rightly proud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted July 25, 2022 very nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DwightT Report post Posted July 26, 2022 On 7/24/2022 at 7:59 AM, battlemunky said: I really love the sentiment behind it! Does it have a bottom like a dice cup? Congrats to your son too, by the way! Yes. The dice cup I made a while ago was actually a trial run for this. I had thought about just making a sleeve, but I felt that having a base would make it stronger. Plus it gave me a place to put my "Handcrafted By" stamp. /dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sem2390 Report post Posted March 15 On 7/24/2022 at 7:05 AM, DwightT said: My son was recently promoted to vice-principle at a local high school, so I got a Yeti Coffee Cup for him and made a leather koozie for it. Still not my best effort (I hate the border), but I'm still experimenting and re- learning as I go. The whole thing is filled with symbolism for him: I made it, the rose is for his mother (she loved roses and always had a rose garden), the purple of the cup is for the pancreatic cancer that took her from us, and the silver on his name is one of the colors for his new school. Overall he is happy with it, so I'll ignore the flaws for now. /dwight Nice!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted March 15 Looks good. All the symbolism makes it special. The rose is nice. The stamp you used for the border is good. Nice work. The only thing I would do differently on the border is to cut it with a swivel knife and bevel that before doing any stamping. That defines the space and keeps things even. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sem2390 Report post Posted March 15 Yes, really good job. I recently wrote an article about the most popular coffee for my site and would like to insert your pictures for a more attractive effect. Do you mind if I copy these images with a link to this forum for my article? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbie Report post Posted March 15 Love it and the thought behind it. Looks great also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DwightT Report post Posted March 15 6 hours ago, MarshalWill said: Looks good. All the symbolism makes it special. The rose is nice. The stamp you used for the border is good. Nice work. The only thing I would do differently on the border is to cut it with a swivel knife and bevel that before doing any stamping. That defines the space and keeps things even. I agree. The stamp that I used was interesting, but I had a heck of a time keeping my line straight. Cutting a couple lines with a swivel knife first would have helped a lot. It actually bothered me enough that I went and did another one for him, but used a rope boarder instead: There were still a couple problems with it, but I think it looked a lot better. 4 hours ago, Sem2390 said: Yes, really good job. I recently wrote an article about the most popular coffee for my site and would like to insert your pictures for a more attractive effect. Do you mind if I copy these images with a link to this forum for my article? Thanks. I don't have a problem with you using the images. I guess the forum admins will have to weigh in as to if they want you to include a link back here. 4 hours ago, Herbie said: Love it and the thought behind it. Looks great also. Thanks /dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted March 15 Looks good to me! You did a nice job on the rose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshalWill Report post Posted March 16 7 hours ago, DwightT said: I agree. The stamp that I used was interesting, but I had a heck of a time keeping my line straight. Cutting a couple lines with a swivel knife first would have helped a lot. It actually bothered me enough that I went and did another one for him, but used a rope boarder instead: There were still a couple problems with it, but I think it looked a lot better. That rope border really made a difference. The green and red on the rose is also a nice addition. Very nice looking. He should be pleased with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frodo Report post Posted March 16 I love it. I like them both Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
