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If you love your morning jolt as much as we do, you’re sure to enjoy these photos a latte. (Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves.) Now that you’ve mastered hot chocolate and checked out the Barista Bot, we’ve got some inspiration for your next beverage challenge, latte art! Grab a biscotti and dig into some truly awesome and edible art.
1. Fish: Who wouldn’t love a cute little fish with their vanilla latte? Also, hello chocolate bubbles. (via Girls on Top )
2. 3D Cat: Making art that spans two cups, now that’s impressive. (via Spoon and Tamago)
3. Sweet Hearts: A few classic hearts never hurt anybody, especially with Valentine’s Day just around the corner. (via HD Wallpaper Collection)
4. Angry Birds: App addiction meet coffee addiction. Sip. Play. Enjoy. (via Cute Food for Kid)
5. The Little Mermaid: Hand-painted foam, it’s a whole new world. (via Mitsueki Loves)
6. City Skyline: Mike Breach makes a pretty mean skyline that spans not two, but three cups. (via Fubiz)
7. The Grinch Latte Art: Woke up on the wrong side of the bed? Indulge your inner grinch. (via Troskx)
8. Thumbs Up: Keep on keeping on. Everything’s going to a-okay. (via Visual News)
9. Grumpy Cat: This may be the most accurate representation of most of us in the morning… or at least during the work week. (via Acid Cow)
10. Monsters Inc.: Can we all just acknowledge that Mike’s eye is particularly impressive. (via LA Times)
11. Marilyn Monroe: Need a little glam in your day? Look no further than Marilyn. (via Orlando Sentinel)
12. Big Bear: This cuddly fellow comes complete with a video showing how he was made. Perfect for a rainy day and a cozy blanket. (via Saeco )
13. Happy Bunny: Ready to get one? Let’s bounce. (via Yinz Luo)
14. Goofy: Kazuki Yamamoto’s Goofy looks like something you’d find at a swanky Disney bistro in Epcot Paris. (via Create Laboratory)
17. Totoro: As if there weren’t enough reasons why we wanted to go to Tokyo, the Ghibli Museum goes and adds another two to the pile. Totoro + Latte = booking tickets immediately. (via Wilson Bilkovich)
18. Giraffe: Gravity defying latte art! We don’t know about you, but we’re rubberneckin’ for sure. (via Visual News)
19. Hugging Bears: Time for a bear hug! (via Me and My Specs)
20. Green Matcha Bear Latte: Matcha lattes make great mediums for latte art too. Just look at this sweet little bear and try to resist saying, “I luvre you too.” (via Little Fat Notebook)
21. Pop-Up Kitty: There is a kitten drowning in our drink, and it’s making us excited. What is wrong with us?! (via Carbonated TV)
22. Social Media Lattes: Social media obsessed much? (via Gadget Review)
23. Two Cats: Kohei Matsuno bridges the great divide… with foam cats! (via Oddity Central )
24. Sakura Kinomoto How-To: Sugi’s cute little Sakura comes with a pretty awesome how-to. All we can say is, good luck. (via Shizounyan)
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25. Rachel Ryle’s Stop Motion Latte Art: Give this image a click to see some truly amazing stop-motion latte art. Sure it’s not something you can drink… but hey, we’re flexible. (via Rachel Ryle)
What’s the most impressive latte you’ve come across? Let us know where you found it in the comments!
Veronica Thompson works at a San Francisco tech startup dealing with interactive book design. In her spare time, she loves to cook and DIY gifts for family and friends.
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It can be intimidating to step out on your own and build a business from the ground up. As part of our collaboration with Office Depot, we're talking with Selfmade alum and solopreneur Colette Lawrence, the faith-based motivator and relationship builder behind The M.E.E. Movement, about ways in which women in business can find success.
B + C: How did you know M.E.E. Movement was your business to start?
The M.E.E Movement represents motivation, empowerment, and encouragement for women. It is what represents me. I did not know at first that it was my business to start, but then the thought of monetizing what I loved came to me. It scared me, however. I registered the business in July 2020 and have been slowly building my wings since.
B + C: What's one strategy that's helped you start your business?
Thinking through and researching what the requirements are to start my business, and then asking questions of people who are in the business. Not all advice worked; however, it helped me to figure out what I needed to do and not to do.
B + C: Did you always know life coaching would be your entrepreneurial path?
(Smiles) No, I did not. I 'stumbled" on it. I knew that people were always coming to me for advice and I found that I loved having conversations with them, especially with women, young and old.
B + C: What was your most valuable takeaway from Selfmade?
My most valuable takeaway was the first day of training: Get out of your own way. There were a lot of great moments and important takeaways from every presenter. However, getting out of my own way, pushing past doubts, was for me my most valuable takeaway. Doing something that I had never done before took courage. If I do not focus on what is happening with me mentally then I cannot deliver to my clients successfully.
B + C: What's one piece of advice you would give to female entrepreneurs on the brink of starting?
Get out of your head. You have something to offer. You have what you need to succeed so go ahead and do it.
B + C: How do you stay motivated?
I stay motivated by listening to music and listening to motivational speakers, and sometimes someone will just reach out and talk about the impact that I made in their life. That adds the extra juice or sauce I need to pummel through the day.
B + C: What's your best organizational tip?
Keep a diary and journal. It's the best way for me to keep organized and it also provides a source motivation as I record not only my "losses" but my wins as well.
B + C: Who inspires you in the entrepreneurial space?
Shirley Toliver – She motivates and empowers and makes me always want to show up.
B + C: What has receiving the Office Depot scholarship to Selfmade done to help you start or grow your business?
The scholarship was a blessing in that all the areas that were covered offered valuable information that I needed, from social media to HR. As a new business owner, I needed to know this to increase my own personal awareness in what it takes to run a successful business. The candidness of the presenters made it easy to see myself in their shoes and helped me to realize that I can also get there.
Thanks Colette! You can follow The M.E.E. Movement on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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