Coffee Filter Crafting

Recently I shared with you my polka-dotted coffee filter wreath I made to hang in my kitchen. (You can read about it here.) Well I continued on in my coffee filter crafting and created the natural wreath shown above using unbleached coffee filters this time. You can tea-stain white filters too if you can't find the unbleached ones. Tea-staining will create a lighter natural colored filter.

Well, I just couldn't stop there - I was on a coffee filter roll! In Christy Tomlinson's 12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas e-course, one of the projects was to make a topiary tree using a styrofoam cone base and covering it with beautiful silk bridal flowers. I didn't have access to those flowers, so I improvised a little and used the natural coffee filters instead.

This natural tree actually goes much better with my home's decor anyway. Instead of putting the tree in a flower pot, as the class suggested, I simply placed it on a round gift box I had bought at my favorite go-to store, HomeGoods.

I felt the tree needed a tiny bit of sparkle, so I found this glittery gold star pick at JoAnn Fabrics and attached it to the top of the tree.

Crafting While Decorating

I've been slowly decorating my home for Christmas and crafting at the same time. I make something and then display it and then go make something else. It's kind of an unorthodox way to decorate, but that seems to be the way I end up doing it every year.

I'm taking Christy Tomlinson's 12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas e-course. She has a whole new line-up of projects from last year's e-course of the same name. I loved that class and this one is just as fun.

This wreath project was taught by Jaime Soucy and it is made entirely of coffee filters! Of course I've  altered the filters with bright red polka dots (I adore polka dots!). I hung it on the door of my kitchen cabinet using one of those hooks (I got mine for $2.99 at HomeGoods) made for hanging a towel or potholder. It's made specifically to fit over your cabinet door or drawer, so it was perfect for hanging a wreath. In addition to the bronze, they also are available in white, chrome and stainless to match your kitchen