Ideal Bite

Reusable Coffee Cozies

Please Sleeve a Message at the Beep

06.22.2009

Submitted by jharper on Sun, 06/21/2009 - 11:00pm.

Seattle

Photo: Christine Blystone/Flapper Girl

The Bite:

Hey...it's your latte. Just wanted to let you know I'm over cardboard java jackets (so 2008) and wanna slip into a reusable coffee cup cozy from Portland's Flapper Girl Creations. These two-toned, dual-layer cozies - handmade from eco-friendly felt (made from recycled plastic bottles or repurposed from thrift stores) - come in three whimsical embroidered designs. (The cat-eye glasses are way hot, like me, your latte - see photo.) Plus they work better than cardboard sleeves, take up almost no space in your bag, and are hand-washable. So, uh, call me back.

Why Care?:

When you forget your reusable mug (or just don't want to lug yours around for the very occasional cup out), cardboard coffee sleeves can add up to 10 extra pounds of waste to your personal trash pile each year.

No need to retire your cozy for iced-coffee season; ours totally keeps our sweaty cup in check and our hands dry.

Wanna Try:

Flapper Girl Creations, available online or at Powell's Books, 1005 W. Burnside, Portland (800-878-7323). Coffee cozy, $12.

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