Do you use Pinterest? I really like it! It’s great for helping me organize all of the things I want to make. Recently, a friend pinned a coffee-filter-rose wreath, and I was instantly intrigued.You can make flowers out of coffee filters that actually look pretty?
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| The Finished Bouquet |
I did a little Google research, and found instructions from the blog
Aunt Peaches to make roses on a stem (see her blog for the instructions). She describes three different ways to make them, but I only did the first two (making my own variations, because following rules
can be so boring–even for me!).
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| The Set-Up: I used cooling racks and a fan to dry my filters. |
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| I even mixed colors on one rose, but I didn't like the result. |
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| The First Method -- I liked the compact center it made. |
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| The Second Method -- I had to trim the pointy edge. |
My tips:
- You may have to trim your roses a little. See photo #5 has a pointy edge? I trimmed that off.
- I used white masking tape to make the roses and then wrapped them in floral tape.
- To make the vase: paint a heavy coat of white acrylic inside a clear glass vase, dry overnight. Don’t put water in it ever again or you’ll ruin the paint.
