Coffee, Tea, or Fettuccine Due: August 13, 2026
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I'm trying to get back in the swing of things!
Vicki Z
Addicted to ATCs
Take your time.
It is unnerving how one can get soooooo out of the swing of things.
But this is a great swap to celebrate your return to ATC, if you decide to, since it is open to cups, mugs, tumblers, food, beverages........
Lots of inspiration
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Vicki Z
Addicted to ATCs
No, the contents of the cups do NOT have to be edible.
sorry if that was not clear
anything that one can put into a cup
I do have one sample of a snowman in a over-sized coffee cup in the first post
Not exactly edible, unless you like melted snow, which has its own VERY UNIQUE FLAVOR, depending on where the snow is collected.
I saw a lot of kittens in coffee cups for Mother's Day gifting, and now I see tiny teddies with mortarboard caps and scrolls in their hands for graduation gifting.
Anything can be put into cups, mugs, etc.
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Now as I thought about cups in general and my favourits and after a short stay in Vienna it always points back to the one and only: coffee 
Why?
1. Well, in my family we simply love it
I had to pause for a while and am now really enjoying its flavour and effect 
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So I want to send a tribute to a very special plant 
2. Almost everywhere in the world the name sounds quite similar, and you find hardly a place where you can’t chill with a cup of coffee. Coffee is obviously a language, that brings people together
3. And I wanted to celebrate it‘s magic, because „First drink - Then work“
Best regards from Munich
Have a great time!
Sunny
Why?
1. Well, in my family we simply love it
I had to pause for a while and am now really enjoying its flavour and effect ️ So I want to send a tribute to a very special plant 2. Almost everywhere in the world the name sounds quite similar, and you find hardly a place where you can’t chill with a cup of coffee. Coffee is obviously a language, that brings people together
3. And I wanted to celebrate it‘s magic, because „First drink - Then work“
Best regards from Munich
Have a great time!
Sunny
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janae
"Art is what you can get away with" -Andy Warhol
Ironically, I am drinking my second cafe du monde au (soy) lait while reading this...great cards - I love when the lettering is done as part of the designNow as I thought about cups in general and my favourits and after a short stay in Vienna it always points back to the one and only: coffee
Why?
1. Well, in my family we simply love it
2. Almost everywhere in the world the name sounds quite similar, and you find hardly a place where you can’t chill with a cup of coffee. Coffee is obviously a language, that brings people together
3. And I wanted to celebrate it‘s magic, because „First drink - Then work“
Best regards from Munich
Have a great time!
Sunny
LucyMc
ATC Guru
I’m having a lurk.Coffee, Tea, or Fettuccine
ATCSwap Due Date: August 13, 2026
Signup/Withdraw Date: August13, 2026
Numberof ATCs: 3 for 3 or 6 for 6
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Media: Any and all mediums and techniques are welcome
When I got sick, Mom gave me chicken noodle soup in my Black Cat Coffee Cup (with lid to keep it warm)
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When I brought home a good report card, Mom gave me cookies in my cookie container (gingerbread, obviously!)
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When we got the first 40 below zero day of Minnesota Winter, Mom gave me hot chocolate cocoa in in my thermal heat changing mug.
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When I was stressed and studying for finals, Mom gave me bone broth in my Murky Mermaid Mug.
When I fell off the new training horse and dislocated my shoulder, Mom gave me Willow Bark Tea in “her” porcelain teacup with porcelain tea saucer.
When the cat died, it was macaroni and cheese in the over-sized soup cup.
When the dog died, it was chamomile tea in a beer bottle. (Don't ask!)
On the hottest days of summer it was Catnip Tea in an iced tankard.
When we had guests, it was Earl Grey Tea in a demitasse cup.
Yes, we had a plethora (and THAT is a LOT!) of cups, mugs, goblets tumblers, chalices, beakers, and decorated jam jars, as well as other assorted other cup-like containers.
What do you serve (or could you serve) in a cup? Beverages? Soup? Ramen? Pasta Meals?
Although I have (above) listed mostly food and drinks, ANYTHING can go into your cups and mugs. Plants can grow in mugs (although that may also be a bad example as most plants and herbs are edible. Stuffed kittens in cups were big for Mother's Day. Tiny Teddies with "motarboard" caps and parchment scrolls have been placed in cups as graduation gifts. I am curious what marketing will decide to put in Dad's Day Drams.....
I do have one sample of a snowman in a over-sized coffee cup above.
Not exactly edible, unless you like melted snow, which has its own VERY UNIQUE FLAVOR, depending on where the snow is collected.
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Love cups and mugs and have collected special cups and saucers since being a teenager (unfortunately lost most of the collection through my ex-husband thinking it was not a collection that he liked).
Husband number two (and the one I’m planing on keeping
) says we have two man6 mugs _ and then buys me one - or two for Christmas and birthdays! 
. We also have special Christmas mugs that only come out for December and beginning of January.Vicki Z
Addicted to ATCs
Hi there!I’m having a lurk.
Love cups and mugs and have collected special cups and saucers since being a teenager (unfortunately lost most of the collection through my ex-husband thinking it was not a collection that he liked).
Husband number two (and the one I’m planing on keeping
Have not heard from you in ages!
Lurkers always welcome.
Hubby 2 sounds like a better choice!
Hope you can come back and join us.
LucyMc
ATC Guru
Hello!
I’ve not been very well for the past couple of years with acute sciatica for which I had two spinal procedures (one of which was major surgery) which didn’t work and I ended up in a wheelchair. Thankfully my spinal consultant did another procedure which thankfully worked! I can now walk with less pain and only need a stick! I have fibromyalgia of course decided to flare up whilst this was all going on and made things so much worse,
All’s pretty good now and it helps that my arty mojo has returned! It’s so good to be back!