Upcycled Basketball Coffee Cuff

We love basketball in our house.  One of my daughters plays, one used to play, and both boys play {my son’s varsity team just sealed a spot in the playoffs!}.  The idea for this simple upcycled basketball coffee cuff was born out of my love for coffee and basketball and would make a great gift for your favorite basketball mom, coach, player, or dad.  And the best part?  It’s a five minute craft!

To make a basketball coffee cuff, you’ll need an old basketball {grab that flat one out of your garage or hit up the thrift store for a cheap secondhand ball} and a cardboard cuff from your local coffee shop.

Cut into the basketball then cut out a flat piece, and, using the open cardboard cuff as a template, trace the shape onto the basketball.  You may want to plan the placement so that the lines of the basketball are centered on the cuff.  {Before opening up the cardboard cuff, fold it in half to find the center.}

Cut the traced shape out with scissors, making sure the traced lines don’t show.

Size the cuff on a coffee cup then use a glue gun to secure the ends of the basketball cuff together and hold it in place until the glue is dry and the cuff is held together securely.

Slide the cuff onto a cup of hot coffee and you’ve got a fun and unique gift or the perfect coffee cuff for yourself.

It truly only takes minutes to make a repurposed basketball coffee cuff and the thickness of the ball means it really works, protecting hands from a hot cup of coffee!

For more fun basketball ideas, be sure to check out a simple basketball cake …

… peanut butter cup basketballs …

… and basketball gumballs!