Instagram Artist Transforms Coffee Stains Into Cute Lil Monsters (30 Pics)

Coffee gives energy and a daily kick-start to millions of creative, hardworking people every day, but it can also result in a nasty spill when shaky, wired hands upset the cup.

Luckily German artist Stefan Kuhnigk has cleverly turned those spills into happy accidents by transforming the stains into art. Specifically Kuhnigk doodles his coffee spills into cute little “coffee monsters,” transmogrifying each little mess into a unique creation.

Kuhnigk catalogs the creations on his Instagram page and his coffee art has spawned a book called The Coffee Monsters as well as t-shirts, prints, and, of course, coffee mugs.

Here are some of his cutest and most caffeinated creations.

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Oct 9, 2013 at 12:21am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Oct 27, 2016 at 2:01am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Feb 7, 2018 at 4:00am PST

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Aug 13, 2012 at 7:36am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Dec 26, 2015 at 9:18am PST

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Apr 17, 2014 at 1:30am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Jul 24, 2014 at 2:37am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Oct 17, 2012 at 3:41am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Jun 19, 2014 at 1:16am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Mar 20, 2015 at 12:44am PDT