Budget Friendly Hot Cocoa Bar

With cold weather setting in here, my whole family has been drinking more and more tea, coffee, and of course, hot chocolate! With a house full of 6 people, it seems like there’s always someone making a cuppa something!

I decided to organize our hot beverages all into one space to make it convenient, as well as cute for the holiday season. I never thought I could do it before because I didn’t have much extra counter space, plus money to buy a bunch of new things.

But hey I love searching Pinterest and I decided I could probably make one with things I already have.

First, I cleaned off my counter where my Keurig sits. I wanted to start with a blank canvas.

I looked for something to put marshmallows in to keep them handy and fresh. I hate when they go stale. I bought a glass jar from Dollar General earlier this season. It was only $2 and I can’t pass up a cute buffalo truck! I had no idea what I was going to use it for, all I knew was that I would find something to do with it.

I set it on a black metal stand I had from a dip set I’d had for years. That gave me some elevation so everything wasn’t the same height, plus now a had a spot to hide the tea bag canister.

The black vase was from a flower arrangement from my boyfriend on Valentine’s Day. I love how it adds a bold color statement here. Plus now it’s not hidden in a cupboard.

I put the sugar in a jar from a used up candle I had cleaned out. I glued some plaid Christmas ribbon around it and put the chalkboard sticker on it. Viola!! Perfect!!

Of course I needed a place to put the collection of K cups we have. I searched through the Christmas decorations because I was determined not to go out and spend money. I found this sleigh basket that I got somewhere along the way. I haven’t used it in years. It needed updating a bit, because it had some faded looking blue paint around it. I wove plaid ribbon through it to hide it and glued a strip around the top. Made up a little bow and put a small ornament on it from Walmart. Ta Da!! Instant K cup holder!!

The wall behind was looking a little bare. I had this chalkboard that was from the dollar spot at Target. I bought it over the summer and never used it. I got out my chalkboard markers and winged it. This is what I came up with.

It adds a little something to the wall I think. I used a jelly jar from the cupboard for the candy canes. Nothing like peppermint in your hot cocoa!! Yummmm

Here it is all together. All the kids, myself included, love it!! Everything is within arms reach for coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. Total spent $5. That’s my kind of budget!! Don’t think you can’t have something because of space constraints or $$. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.