I bought golden letter balloons for my crafty business’ birthday photobooth to spell out FEED THE FISH CO and I’ve been waiting for an occasion to use them again, especially since I could scramble up the letters to spell COFFEE. Enter (or rather exit) my coworker’s two week notice. He loves coffee, we loves coffees, I have a coffee sign. A coffee party was meant to be!

We picked up coffee from Catahoula Coffee; it came with cups, creamer, sugar, and stirrers (they use pasta!). We gathered coffee accoutrement, pastries, and treats from all over — the blueberry coffee cake was from La Farine, yum! I made rosemary simple syrup to share, and I’m getting good use out of my craft show display items since they double as party ware!

Coffee bar essentials:

• Coffee – lots of cafes do coffee to go boxes and they can also provide hot water for tea
• Creamer, half & half, assorted milks
• Sugar, flavored syrups, chocolate drizzle
• Cinnamon, nutmeg
• Hot water, assorted teas

• Pastries, fruits, veggies
• Cups, plates, napkins, coffee stirrers
• Any coffee related decor – my coworkers printed a cool coffee tasting wheel, made latte art cut outs, and found inspirational coffee quotes to frame
• Display dishware (cakestand, plates, boxes) – take the cookies out of the plastic containers; you’re a grown up, afterall 😉

• Friends!

I can also spell SIFT with my letters. I may need to throw a baking party next…oh yeah! How do you office party? Share your quick tips below.