Coffee Stencil - Five-Petal Flower - New Style by amarand

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

Edit 7/5/2017: Stencil Update! I've uploaded the new version of the stencil, with a resized opening, sturdy handles, and an identification icon on the handle itself! I'm also keeping the original file just in case some people don't like handles that stay on, and icons for easy identification!
Old: Flower_Five_90mm_Starbucks_16oz_v3.stl
New: NEW_Flower_Five_90mm_Starbucks_16oz_v2.stl
Edit 6/30/2017: Something-something flower pun, download the stencil holder here!
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2412238
Edit 6/29/2017: I've created a new stencil of a butterfly, with a new handle design! All new stencils going forward will have this improved design, and I will retrofit all previous stencils shortly....
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2410534
Edit 6/28/2017: Dial your friends from the 60s, Flower Child, with this phone stencil:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2409377
Edit 6/26/2017: A perfect pair with this flower stencil? A new leaf stencil!
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2405021
Edit 6/24/2017: Another stencil? The Dude abides!
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2402130
Edit 6/23/2017: Caffeine and flowers go great together, and my new smiley face stencil is yet another way to put a smile on your face (and coffee in your belly!):
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2400553
Edit 6/21/2017: Lucy, my Shih Tzu (bless you!) wants me to remind you that she's pretty, and is the cute puppy modeling the stencil today. She's asked for future gigs - we'll see. I don't want it going to her head! Oh, and here's a picture of Lucy being extra cute and dolled-up:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theamarand/4758120065
--End of Edits--
Oh, the humanity!
Wait, no, a flaming crashing German passenger airship has nothing whatsoever to do with this pretty Thing. Nothing at all! The Hindenburg may have been a disaster, but this five-petal flower coffee stencil is anything but.... If you are here for the Hindenburg, here's a link (please come back after you've read all about this historical event!):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster
So I started with a heart, because a lot of people like hearts. Then I realized people also enjoy five-pointed stars, because of patriotism and, well, stars are cool. Then, I had a whole bunch of ideas flood into my head, but my favorite was the flower. Finding a design that is simple enough was challenging, but a five-petal flower gives you just enough detail to know it's a flower, without being too detailed. It is, after all, for dusting powder onto the top surface of a beverage (or something else, if you're feeling creative). Too little detail, and people are going to say "what's that?!" and with too much detail, people are going to say "is it a...blob?" Why yes, yes it is.
As mentioned, there's a heart and a star. If you're all like "flowers suck!" then here are the other stencils for your flower-hating beverage enjoyment:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2393694https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2395326
It's interesting to see which of these stencils is becoming more popular. Obviously, people love hearts. They're curvy and pointy, just like love! Stars are cool too, but they're 100% pointy and stabby. Flowers, on the other hand, are extra curvy. So we'll see how this compares to other shapes.
This design works great with a lot of different travel cups and mugs. Ideally, your vessel is smaller than 90mm, but not too small. If you find that you need a larger or smaller opening, and/or a stencil opening to accommodate the different size, just let me know! I know that I give a decent margin around the outside of the stencil, so you could probably go almost down to the size of the stencil opening, just don't forget to leave a margin for white-space.
The quickest way to get an official, different sized, different shaped stencil is just to leave comments on this Thing. For a collaborative effort, go ahead and download the Thing that's closest to what you need, print it out (it shouldn't take too long), and then post an I Made One here on the site, associated with the correct Thing. Then we can share pictures and comments, figuring out the size of your cup opening, the depth needed (sometimes, if cups are more curvy, they need a taller stencil lip), and even maybe a sketch of a unique stencil you'd like me to create! If you want your username in the final version, I can do that, for sure, for a little bit of collaboration credit. I'll probably mention you right here in the Summary too, because why not?
Other than that, it's super easy to use. Just go to the Post-Printing section below, where you'll find a YouTube video that'll get you started!
If you think life is hard, think about a bird, building a nest, with no opposable thumbs - just it's beak and talons:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/theamarand/17937326245/
Yup, that's a much harder life!
Feel free to post comments, share your makes with the I Made One facility here, and maybe even a remix? I like remixes.