Easy Coffee Filter Paper Flowers
Ever since I purchase a reusable plastic coffee filter, I have had extra paper coffee filters in my cupboard. I took them out once before, and was inspired to make this coffee filter wreath that turned out quite nice. Since then I have search for recycled coffee filter ideas and have found quite a few. I particularly liked the coffee filter flowers so I decided to try my own version. Here is a SUPER easy coffee filter paper flowers how-to by yours truly.
Materials:
- Coffee filters (4 per flower)
- Small rubber bands or small hair bands
- Wooden skewer or dowel
- Old book pages
- Scissors
- Hot glue and hot glue gun
There are many tutorials on this but I found this to be the absolute easiest and quickest way to make them. I sat in my craft room for a few hours trying different ways! You can also dye them by dipping the filters in a little bit of food coloring and water and allowing them to dry on newspaper for about 30 minutes. I chose to keep mine white because I like the look of the starch white, old book pages, and green vase.
Step One:
Pinch the center of one coffee filter and bunch upwards as shown above.
Step Two:
Set the first “bunch in the center of a second coffee filter and repeat the same bunching motion.
Step Three:
Repeat Step Two until you have four coffee filters. Using a small rubber band (I used a child sized hair band) and secure the top of the paper flower “stem”. It will look like this.
Step Four:
Cut out paper flower petals out of old book pages.
Step Five:
Add a skewer or wooden dowel as a stem and hot glue on the book page petals.
Here is a picture of a smaller flower. For this one I used four coffee filters, however I cut them about a half inch shorter.
Hope you try it!
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That’s such a lovely DIY and easy to make too! I’d love to have that on my vanity table. Gotta make some this weekend.
Thank you, Megan! Send me a picture!!
These look really good, I keep wanting to make them but have never gotten around to it. You may have just inspired me! The book page leaves are a nice touch too.
Thank you, Erin! They are SOOOOO easy! They look nice on my kitchen table for the spring.
These are so pretty! What a great idea. I love fresh flowers but they always die too quickly – this is a great alternative!
Hi Erin! I can’t keep flowers alive myself! Ugh!
Ohhh I love paper flowers. These are right up my alley. Thanks for sharing. Pinned to my handmade flowers board for later.
Thank you SO much! I appreciate the pin!!!
Love these and the book page leaves are the perfect finishing touch!
Kelly
Thank you, Kelly!
So pretty! I love the old book page leaves!
Thank you, Jill!!!
These are stunning Dinah! Love the added little paper book leaf too! What a perfect project!
Thank you so much!! I thought about dying them but glad I didn’t!
These are so cute! I love them….Flowers and sheet music. You can’t go wrong!
Karen
Ooooooo! Sheet music is a great idea!!
Gotta try this and love teh sheet music idea! Enjoying your house decor ideas and am now a new follower! I live in Asia as a missionary and can get those little girl hairbands for 0.15 for a whole bag. This is perfectly frugal decor for me! Thanks so much!
Visiting from Pint-sized Treasures
Thank you, Alison! You’re welcome. Wow what a deal on the hair bands!!
I’m going to have my class make these for mother’s day.
How does the skewer stay on the flower?
Hi Sandra! I used a small (child sized) rubber hair band. It works out nicely.