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

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Jul 31, 2012 at 1:52am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Aug 5, 2012 at 4:24am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Jul 26, 2012 at 9:36am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Aug 1, 2012 at 2:42am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Aug 8, 2012 at 10:20am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Oct 2, 2012 at 7:55am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Aug 7, 2012 at 7:01am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Aug 21, 2014 at 12:00am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Jun 10, 2014 at 1:53am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Apr 24, 2014 at 3:28am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Mar 6, 2014 at 6:02am PST

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Mar 5, 2014 at 12:52am PST

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Feb 27, 2014 at 5:55am PST

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Sep 9, 2013 at 11:57pm PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Oct 30, 2013 at 6:32am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Feb 26, 2013 at 1:56am PST

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Mar 26, 2013 at 3:24am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Jul 31, 2013 at 1:53am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Apr 12, 2013 at 7:49am PDT

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A post shared by Stefan Kuhnigk (@thecoffeemonsters) on Jun 20, 2013 at 8:17am PDT

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