How To Make A Coffee Filter Wreath

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Learn how to make a coffee filter wreath using Dollar Tree supplies! This takes some time, simply information technology's cheap and the results are worth it!

Skills Required: None. Even if you lot've never crafted before, you tin can make this wreath. The only skill it takes is patience, because information technology does take some time to add so many filters to a form.

Java filters are a very underappreciated craft supply. Yes – I said craft supply. If you practise a footling search online, you'll discover a ton of things people have made with them. Everything from flowers to kids' crafts. They're not just for filtering your morning time grounds!

As yous probably guessed, I'grand using them to show y'all how to make a java filter wreath. And you lot're going to be happy, because this is a really inexpensive and easy arts and crafts thought. I will say this: it'south going to be the easiest craft yous'll ever exercise with the biggest impact when y'all're done.

You lot'll have to permit me know in the comments if you find that to exist true, but I was pretty shocked at how impactful the finished wreath was.

When I purchased the supplies at Dollar Tree, it was pretty funny. The cashier asked me what I was doing with and then many coffee filters, and I told her "I'g making a coffee filter wreath." She did a double accept.

She couldn't imagine how information technology would turn out and asked that I bring it back to evidence her when done. It's not that far from my house, and then I did. And she was wowed!

I think yous're going to be wowed when you make i for yourself. I can say that I was, for sure. It's impressive.

Wreath Made with Java Filters

There are 3 steps to making this cool wreath. You're going to fold the filters into cones, hot mucilage them to the form, then add a hanger. That'south all at that place is to information technology! The only investment in this bad boy is the time.

How many java filters do I need for a wreath?

My projection used in the neighborhood of 550 to 600 java filters. The filters were 150 per pack at Dollar Tree, for a total of $four spent on the filters. Yous tin can also get them on Amazon. The unbleached kind would make a cool wreath besides, don't yous think?

Ready to get started? Here's how it's made!

Gather These Supplies

Wreath form – sixteen″
Coffee filters – around 550 to 600
Hot mucilage gun and gum sticks
Pipe cleaner
Awl or toothpick
Scissors

It'south difficult to estimate the time it takes to complete this project, simply I would say well-nigh viii hours full. It depends on a variety of factors like how fast y'all fold and how fast you glue. Maybe brand the kids fold and roll the coffee filters? Sorry for the proposition, kids! 😮

Hand holding a coffee filter in front of a wreath form

Fold the Coffee Filters

Start past folding a filter in half, and and then in half again. Then you're going to roll information technology into a cone shape, somewhat tight at the bottom and more loose at the top.

Folding a coffee filter into a cone shape

Curve the bottom of the filter cone, which makes a tab for you to mucilage on and also keeps the cone from unraveling.

Bending the end over on a folded paper filter

Mucilage the Filters to the Wreath

Place a dab of hot glue on the tab. Press downward on the inside of the wreath form. Choice a point almost midway downward on the within.

Adding hot glue to the bottom of a filter and attaching it to the wreath form

Start with i, so glue one right adjacent to information technology. Then one right next to that.

Three coffee filters glued to the inside of a wreath form

Continue all the way around the wreath course gluing coffee filters, until you have worked your way around the within of the circle.

Gluing down a first row of filsters inside the wreath form

Mark where you terminate the row with your finger.

That's the signal at which y'all will start the 2nd row. Continue just as yous did earlier, gluing coffee filters down.

Gluing down a second row of filters to the form

You're going to echo the process on the entire wreath form – here's the diagram for approximately where you'll want each row to go.

Diagram showing where to glue the coffee filters on a wreath form

The wreath is going to get very fluffy!

Adding a second row of filters with hot glue

Hither's what it looks like afterwards two rows . . .

Second row of coffee filters added to the wreath form

3 rows . . .

Third row of coffee filters added to the wreath form

iv rows . . .

Fourth row of coffee filters added to the wreath form

and finally, the 5th row.

Fifth row of filters added to the wreath form

Add the Claw for Hanging

In one case done, flip the wreath over to the back.

Punch two holes in the back of the wreath grade with an awl or a toothpick (even a BBQ skewer would piece of work). Cutting a piece of piping cleaner, fold into a U, and hot glue into the holes.

Adding a pipe cleaner hanger to the back of the wreath form with a glue gun

Hang your java filter wreath on whatsoever surface you similar, even a covered porch! They are very easy to hang with Command strips.

I as well made a bow for mine using a Bowdabra. I kind of love it! Perfect for decorating any time of year. Allow me know what you retrieve in the comments!

Prep Time xxx minutes

Agile Time viii hours

Full Time 8 hours 30 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Estimated Price $14

Materials

Wreath form - 16"
Coffee filters - around 550 to 600
Pipe cleaner

Tools

Hot glue gun and gum sticks
Awl or toothpick
Scissors

Instructions

Take a java filter and fold in half, then fold in half over again.
Curlicue the filter into a cone shape and bend over the bottom edge. Echo with several java filters.
Pick a point on the inside of the wreath course and utilize a dab of hot glue to adhere a coffee filter on the bent over portion. Press down.
Repeat calculation coffee filter cones effectually the within of the wreath ring until you've gone all the manner effectually. Fold additional cones as needed.
Start hot gluing a 2d row of coffee filter cones slightly above the row you only added. Repeat the same process, going around the entire wreath ring adding cones with hot glue.
Repeat these steps to add a full of five rows to your wreath for maximum fullness.
Poke two holes about an inch from each other in the back of the wreath course. Cutting a piece of pipe cleaner and hot glue into the pigsty for hanging.

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