A while back, I was given a pack of old coffee filters from my husband's grandmother. We already had plenty of coffee filters and since I didn't know how old they actually were, I figured I just put them up and use them for some kind of craft, like flowers or something. So recently, I got them out and decided to make some snowflakes with them and they turned out super cute! I cut out several different shapes.
scalloped snowflakes |
spiky edges |
I hung some from the chandelier in the dining room.
Look at this cute snowflake garland!
This is a very easy and cheap winter craft and perfect for kids too. To make the snowflakes just fold a coffee filter in half, then half again, then half again.... and then again. You will be left with a little wedge. Cut around the sides of the wedge to form the shape of your snowflake and then unfold and see your beautiful snowflake appear. If you want to add color to them, watercolors would work great or you could add some glitter or spray shimmer mist on them.
Here is a link to my tutorial that is a little more detailed:
Coffee Filter Snowflakes Tutorial
Happy Crafting :)
Wow, those came out really nice! I especially liked the scalloped ones. Will be sharing this with friends who had kiddos home for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteTerrye- The kids will love it! They were a lot of fun to make... I would love to sit down and make tons more of them. The best part is unfolding them to see how pretty each one turns out. Thanks so much for dropping by and Happy 2013!
DeleteJamie, Happy 2013! I love these coffee filter snowflakes. How elegant. Hey, we started our Wednesday Blog Hop. Stop by, OK?
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Sinea, Happy New Year back to ya! Thanks so much for dropping by :) I'm glad that your wed blog hop is back.. I will be sure to drop by :)
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