vintage style, cottage living, home cooking
I am sure you have seen many book page wreaths around blog land. I think they look very classy and creative.
I actually posted this when I first started my blog 9 months ago. One of my followers emailed me and asked if I would post this again. Since she can’t see it on my old blog, I told her I would post it. Here you go Mona… Enjoy!
I think it’s is perfect for Fall decorating.
Can you believe this cost about $2 or less to make?
Good Morning!! How are you all doing today?? Are you keeping busy?? I sure am. I am doing the flowers for a reception next Saturday, and still working on our son’s wedding luncheon/dinner. Fun times.
I am excited to share with you both events and how they turn out. Each wedding is going to be quite beautiful with such lovely colors.
All around blogland, you will see a coffee filter wreath. Some are tea dyed, some are just white. Some tutorials will tell you to use a screw driver to poke your coffee filter in. Others will advise you to use a glue gun.
I decided to try one for myself. I bought 2 packages of coffee filters at the dollar store and purchased my 18 inch wreath at Michaels. I was ready to go…
I started out by folding my coffee filter into eighths, then twisted and pinched the bottom.
About 1/3 of the way through(which took me about an hour) of using the screw driver method, I opted to try the glue gun method to see if it would be any faster. No, it was not faster. (It was okay though-I watched DC Cupcakes on Netflix while I worked)
But I did like the look better. When I was almost done I added a 28 gauge wire as a hanger for my new wreath. Easy. I used almost every single coffee filter-320 in all, 4 glue sticks, along with a couple of blisters (Yowza!)
Here is my finished product. I think she is just lovely with the Fall green ribbon. Doesn’t she look happy hanging on the pantry door?
Here’s another look just for fun!
Anyone that has ever made a coffee filter wreath-I tip my hat to you. It is not a quick project. It takes time and precision to make your wreath look full and balanced. So, if you are looking for a quick project-this is not it.
Worth it, yes!
Let me know if you have attempted a coffee filter wreath. What was the method that worked best for you?
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