So last night I was browsing around looking for some crafts, and came across a coffee filter tutorial. They are amazing! Although I didn't come up with the idea, I had to share this tutorial! It's a fun project for you and your kids, with items you can find lying around the house.
First, you and your children can add some color with art materials. Markers, watercolors, pretty much anything that you can find to give it some color.
Choose colors to go with the season, holiday, or occasion that you will be using them for.
Next Spray them with a water from a spray bottle to give it a distressed look. Let them dry. Drying them in the sun will dry the filters fast, and give them a nice wrinkled crispiness.
Now the final stages to create your flowers.
Three Easy Steps to Make Coffee Filter Flowers:
1. Use at least three coffee filters, but you can use more if you want bigger, fuller flowers.
2. Trim coffee filters so that you have three different sizes-think big, medium, small. Fold the flowers in half and then fold in half again to create a triangular shape. Cut in a scalloped design along the edge.
3. Layer the filters by size, starting with small, medium, large and with your fingers, grab the filters in the middle and pinch all the layers together. Then fluff and arrange your layers until you are happy with your flower!
1. Use at least three coffee filters, but you can use more if you want bigger, fuller flowers.
2. Trim coffee filters so that you have three different sizes-think big, medium, small. Fold the flowers in half and then fold in half again to create a triangular shape. Cut in a scalloped design along the edge.
3. Layer the filters by size, starting with small, medium, large and with your fingers, grab the filters in the middle and pinch all the layers together. Then fluff and arrange your layers until you are happy with your flower!
To hold the layers together you can either add tape to the middle part that you pinched or you can put a staple through it.
Experiment by cutting them different ways,
coloring them with different techniques; such as only around the edges, blotchy spots, mixing colors.
There is a variety of ideas that you can try with these pretty little flowers!
I myself think they would look pretty on gift bags! I might be making a few for Christmas gifts....
Make some yourself and show them off! If your kids are getting in your hair,
sit them down with some markers, and tell them to go crazy!
Get your 1st step done while you are catching up on cooking, cleaning or even relaxing!
We would love to see the different designs that you can come up with!
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