Decorating on a budget – DIY coffee filter wreath ideas
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It may happen that you haven’t had the time to take care for the festive decoration of your home or, perhaps, you could not find, the materials you needed. Sometimes last minute decorations are more successful than the ones you planned for a long time. We have discussed how to make wreaths with mesh, how to make a wine cork wreath, how to make tulle wreaths and in this article we will show you some creative DIY coffee filter wreath ideas which are not only easy to make but are also budget friendly.
How to make a festive wreath?
Whether for the front door, or for the mantelpiece, or maybe as a table centerpiece, the DIY coffee filter wreath ideas will help you craft a lovely decoration. How to make a coffee filter wreath by yourself? Pretty easy! What you need is:
- Cardboard or foam board for the base
- Coffee filters
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Any seasonal decoration – pinecones, starfish, a birthday message, Easter eggs, etc.
Start with the base. Use a dinner plate and trace around it to draw the outside edge. Center a smaller plate or a bowl inside to create the ring. Cut the base and you are ready to go! Fold the coffee filters and glue them to the base. Keep layering the filters on top of each other until you get a satisfactory result.
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DIY coffee filter wreath ideas – creative home decoration
Coffee filter wreaths can be used for any festive occasion or holiday – Easter, Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving. There is no limit and you can get really creative. You could leave the design perfectly white or stain the paper in tea, for example, or use water colors to decorate it. You can start with an easier project and when you get more experienced try a more elaborate one. Paper flowers from coffee filters are so easy to make and they will look beautiful as a wreath or as a decoration for your it. Lace, silk ribbons, beads, snowflakes – all those will add the theme and the mood to your homemade decoration. Get inspired by the fantastic DIY coffee filter wreath ideas in the gallery below.
