Save On Crafts has a really cool DIY Christmas Ornament project involving–you guessed it–coffee beans! The required materials are: Styrofoam Ball–any size, as long as you’re prepared to cover it! Acrylic paint in dark brown Glossy acrylic sealer Whole roasted coffee beans, enough to cover the ball 1-1/2″ ribbon, at least 1/2 yard in any color [...]

Besides the obvious (grinding and drinking), there are many other uses for coffee beans. To freshen your breath, you can suck on a coffee bean for a while. To remove odors from your hands, put some whole beans in your hands and rub them together, and when the odor is gone, wash your hands in warm, soapy [...]

According to Natural Solutions magazine, one way to reap the benefits of caffeine, a natural skin firmer that stimulates fluid flow, simply fill your tub a couple of inches high with ground coffee, add warm water, put on some panty hose (to create a D-I-Y wrap) and soak away. If that sounds like too much [...]

I recently stumbled across Kikkoman Pearl® Soymilk, which is made with real, brewed organic coffee and tastes great hot or cold. Pearl® Coffee Soymilk is made with preservative-free organic soybeans, organic cane juice as a natural sweetener, and fortified with calcium and vitamins A and D. One 8-ounce glass yields 6 grams of protein, and [...]

If you were always told that nothing good is ever free, think again. Check this out–complimentary (yep, FREE) holiday coffee tastings at your local Peet’s. Saturday December 13, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Free tastings of three coffees featured in Peet’s Holiday Coffee Gifts: Holiday Blend, Major Dickason’s Blend® and Arabian Mocha Java. Saturday December 20, 11:00 [...]

Chemical engineers at the University of Nevada say they’ve made a high quality biodiesel from coffee grounds. The researchers estimate their process could produce about 340 million gallons of biodiesel from coffee world wide, and they could make about $8 million in profits just from Starbuck’s coffee grounds. Here’s the full story from the University [...]

Adjustable bracelet with recycled blue glass beads and Kentucky coffee beans (pictured above). Since I don’t have an artistic bone in my body, I am constantly amazed at what artists come up with. That’s why this new find has me beaming ear to ear. Kentucky artists Josie Lamb Williams and Mark Williams of Mayapple Creations [...]

I didn’t start drinking coffee until I was in my 20s. Of course, growing up in the 80s coffee wasn’t the phenomenon it is now. Kids didn’t have to “get their Starbucks” before school, and my only experience with coffee was the bitter stuff my Dad drank. So how young is too young? Here’s one informal [...]

In light of the economic crisis and the fact that three local coffee shops have shut their doors in the past year, I thought I’d give a huge shout out to some local peeps that are hanging on, and in the process, brewing up some fine java in Sacramento, Calif. Capitol Garage Coffee Co. Butch N Nellie’s [...]

I’m all in favor of big corporations that donate to worthy causes. Even in tough times, it’s nice to see people giving back. While I’m not a huge fan of Starbucks approach to business (put every Mom & Pop coffee shop out of business), I am a fan of their recently-launched campaign to raise money for [...]