Super Cheap Wreath Form - Coffee Filter Wreath

Love Love

my new

Coffee Filter Wreath

and 

Love Love

that it was super cheap!

And here's why:

I made the form from 5 sheets of newspaper.

Starting with 2 sheets, separated,

scrunch them slightly, into a tube.

Keep a lot of airy volume.

Don't scrunch too tight.

Hold in place with tape.

For mine, I used about 4 sheets of paper

and formed a 10" circle.

Then I used another sheet of paper,

tearing into 3" strips to wrap around taped form.

The hot glue will work easier 

directly on paper rather than tape.

You can either tie with twine or 

use a little bit of tape.

Cut a cardboard back that will 

fit your wreath size.

Hot glue.

Ta da!  Your Super Cheapo Wreath Form.

Now for the Coffee Filters:

I'm using some leftover tea stained filters

that we used for Scott and Rachel's Wedding.

We used the large basket style coffee filters

to make pom discs 

for banners and chair ties.

For this wreath you will only need around 70 filters.

You don't need many filters 

because the tea staining process 

gives the filters lots of volume.

I put several coffee filters in the sink,

made up a mixture of instant tea and water

(3 Tbsp. tea + 1 cup water)

in a spray bottle,

and covered all of the filters with the spray.

Now for the waiting part...

letting the filters dry.

If you can set them in the sun

or by a heat vent

they will dry faster.

You can scrunch them a bit as they dry.

When dry,

Gather each filter and staple in the center.

Keep 10 or so filters without staples.

They will be the flat disc that you glue

6 stapled filters to.

Glue 1 stapled filter to center of disc.

Press with something 

(other than your finger : ) !)

to hold in place.

Glue 5 more around the center.

Fluff out filters and add dabs of glue to attach edges.

You will have pom discs that look like this:

Hot Glue one edge of pom disc onto the back edge

under the cardboard.

Glue the rest of the pom disc down on front.

Repeat all the way around.

Then, depending on the size of your wreath,

You can continue to glue pom discs

to the inside edge.

But if your wreath is smaller like mine,

you will just need to glue individual stapled filters

around the inside.

If there are any vacant spots, 

just glue in some stapled filter bunches.

You can dress this wreath up 

with any ribbon or decoration.

It will be easy to change the tag for any season.

Today it's my Valentine Wreath!

I hope you have fun trying this project!

Deb

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Wood Chevron Pattern on Side Table

Loving these two current trends - 

Chevron,

and

Natural Wood.

A great combination for this little side table!

I saw this idea over at Thistlewood Farms.

Rachel, my daughter-in-law, loved it too

and had the perfect accent table

for this project.

We took out the glass top

and cut a piece of underlayment for the top.

We removed the intricate wood corner brackets

and replaced them with a clean line board trim.

We used 5" lath boards to make our pattern.

Use wood glue to attach lath to board.

Trim edges with jigsaw.

Fill in blank spaces with small pieces of lath.

We used Early American Stain

and Polycrylic Gloss Sealer.

Here it is in Rachel's home!

Great texture and line!

Cottage Cute.

Here's to handmade homes,

Deb

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Chalkboard Photo Frames Painted on Side Table

Here's another great place

to display photos in your home!

I had a side table with a glass top

so I gave it a chalkboard look with paint.

I painted the body with white chalk paint 

and sanded the edges.

Then I wiped on clear wax

followed by black wax on the edges.

For the top,

I base painted black.

Then after loading my brush with clear glaze,

I dip half of the brush in white and half in black

and apply in a figure 8 motion.

Chalk your pattern onto table

using a damp paper towel to make corrections.

Now I have the pattern laid out.

Spray with a clear sealer.

The chalk lines will fade but still be visible.

 Using a liner brush with white paint,

lightly brush over lines so you can still see 

fuzzy irregular chalk pattern.

On the circle chalk design,

use your finger to rub on the white paint

for chalk like appearance.

You can spray seal again,

but I just left mine.

I sprayed the handles with 

black hammered finish.

Then I added some black and white photos

and put the glass top on.

Easy to change out.

If you don't have a glass top,

you could decoupage them onto table,

or have glass cut.

Just another way to think about function

for the furniture in your home.

Thanks for stopping by!

Deb

A big Thank you to Jessica Blex Photography

for our fun family pictures!!

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