The Coffee Vase is a classic prop, originally designed to change Coffee Beans to drinkable liquid Coffee. It is a very versatile prop for changing solid or liquid items. This is different from the Reception apparatus, (also available from Midwest Magic), comprised of a cylindrical Vase, and a short plug type cover. It will allow you to change or transform Liquids, Silks, Ribbons, Spring Flowers, Confetti, Cotton Wool, etc. An effect along the lines of the original from which the prop gets its name is to put some coffee beans and white cotton wool (to represent milk) inside the apparatus. These are transformed into a couple of cups of hot coffee for your audience. A variation of the above would be put in tea bags and cotton wool, and produce a potable cup of tea. The instructions give many other presentation ideas - for example : After any milk effect, pour milk into the apparatus. Transform this into several white silks, which you use for a follow up silk effect like silk dying. Pour colored confetti into the apparatus, and transform it into multi-color tissue paper garlands or a Ribbon Fountain. This is a very appealing presentation, with a big visual impact. Transform white confetti to edible puffed rice or popcorn. Made in sparkling Stainless Steel, to give you a highly durable prop, and safely hold liquids you can consume, this item measures 7 1/2? in height and 2 3/4? in diameter and comes to you complete with instructions and many ideas for its use.