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Coffee Filter Wreath Tutorial - DIY Craft www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Coffee Filter Wreath Tutorial – Easy Home Decor Craft

February 4, 2016 by Jenni 1,648 Comments

coffee filter wreath

Valentine’s Day Coffee Filter Wreath

 

Ever wanted to try your hand at making a coffee filter wreath? I made this one last year, around Valentine’s Day. I’m not gonna lie. Valentine’s Day is one holiday that I don’t really decorate the house for too much. I do have a few favorite Valentine’s Day recipes, though. We tend to celebrate more with food than decor for Valentine’s Day, however, this sweet coffee filter wreath adds a touch of “love” to our front door!

Aside from all the love, romance, flowers, and chocolate….we’re celebrating because SPRING is on the way! Yes, I know more cold and snow is on the way but I’m dreaming of green grass and flowers popping up from the ground.

This coffee filter wreath is seriously SO easy to make, and so frugal. I found ALL kinds of them on Pinterest, and honestly there are SO many different colors and some of them are downright fancy schmancy looking! This was my first one and I’m very happy with how it turned out.

 

 

how to dye coffee filters for crafts

Before you get started though, you need to decide what color you want your wreath to be. Here’s my How to Dye Coffee Filters for Crafts tutorial. Make sure to visit that link, it also explains how to quickly DRY your dyed filters so you can get on with your projects without having to wait.

 

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • 200-300 dyed coffee filters in colors you choose (you can use more, the more you use the fuller the wreath will be)
  • 14″ styrofoam wreath
  • plenty of stick pins (200-300) or a hot glue gun
  • Decorative ribbon to hang your wreath

 

Now that you have all your goodies ready to go, pick a seat (preferably in front of the TV watching your favorite show!) and get to work. It seems tedious, but honestly – the time goes by pretty fast and your wreath will be done before you know it!

 

coffee filter wreath tutorial

Instructions:

Take each coffee filter and fold it in half, then fold it in half again – like shown above. Now you should have a triangular funnel shape. Holding the tip with your fingers, kind of scrunch and fluff up the other end….like you scrunch your hair?! That’s about the only way I can explain it, haha!! The end result of all this scrunching and fluffing is a fuller looking wreath.

 

Remember in Legally Blonde – “Bend & Snap”?
Okay, now think “Scrunch & Fluff”

Say this each time you pick up a new filter. Just for fun! 😉

 

coffee filter wreath tutorial

After you get all of your filters scrunched and fluffed, it’s time to start attaching them to your wreath. Beginning on the inside of the wreath, attach each filter by the tip using a stick pin or glue gun. Work your way around the inner section of the wreath until you have a row finished. Then start a new row, and keep going until you’ve made 3-4 rows from the inside to the outside.

Don’t worry about attaching filters to the backside of the wreath, as it will be laying against the wall or door. If you notice holes here and there, you can fill them in as needed.

 

coffee filter wreath tutorial

Now, I’m so excited with how my coffee filter wreath turned out – I’m thinking of new colors to use for different holidays and seasons! They’re fun to make and I just love how frugal they are too. I really wanna make a solid white one and a solid brown one. Those look really classy looking and honestly, you wouldn’t even have to dye them. For the brown ones, you can just buy the all natural brown filters! Woot!!

What color would you make your coffee filter wreath?

 

DIY spider kids halloween craft. So easy, and cute! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Creepy Crawly Spider Kids Halloween Craft

October 30, 2015 by Jenni 623 Comments

DIY spider kids halloween craft. So easy, and cute! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Creepy Crawly Spider Kids Halloween Craft

 

I just posted this spooky bat toilet paper roll craft for kids earlier today! I can’t take credit for either that one or this cute spider kids Halloween craft. Both are craft projects the kiddo brought home from school. They’re both just so sweet that I had to share them.

Halloween is this weekend, so if you’re planning a Halloween party – these would be fun to make with the kids and you probably already have everything on hand!

Supplies:

  • Mesh kitchen scouring pad (they used gold metal ones)
  • 4 black pipe cleaners

 

DIY spider kids halloween craft. So easy, and cute! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Instructions:

Super simple. Just wrap each pipe cleaner around a small section of the sponge, leaving a larger section of the sponge for the body. Twist each pipe cleaner underneath what would be the spiders neck. Make sure to leave an even amount of pipe cleaner on both sides so that the spider’s legs are even.

Once all the pipe cleaners are wrapped around the sponge spider, bend the spider legs a little so that it looks all creepy and crawly!

 

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DIY bat toilet paper roll craft for Halloween. Definitely a fun and easy Kids Halloween craft project! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

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DIY bat toilet paper roll craft for Halloween. Definitely a fun and easy Kids Halloween craft project! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Spooky Bat Toilet Paper Roll Craft | Easy Kids Halloween Craft

October 30, 2015 by Jenni 256 Comments

DIY bat toilet paper roll craft for Halloween. Definitely a fun and easy Kids Halloween craft project! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Spooky DIY Bat Toilet Paper Roll Craft

If you’re looking for some super duper EASY and cute Halloween ideas for the kids, you’ll love this one! I can’t take any credit at all for this one, though. The kiddo came home from school with this spooky bat toilet paper roll craft. His teacher said she found the idea in an old magazine years ago, along with this fun Spider Halloween kids craft.

Supplies:

  • Empty toilet paper roll
  • Black craft paint or marker
  • Black felt
  • Craft eyes
  • Glue
  • Scissors

 

Instructions:

 

1. Paint the toilet paper roll tube black.

 

bat-toilet-paper-roll-craft-back

2. While it’s drying, cut your felt black bat wings. You can use the photo above, of the backside of the bat, as a guide. The width of the wings (left to right) is about 7 1/2 inches. The length at the middle (the narrowest section) is 2 1/2 inches, and the widest part at the ends (point to point, top to bottom) is 5 inches.

3. After the toilet paper roll is dry, attach the felt wings with glue and let dry.

4. Last, glue the eyes on.

All done! It would be super cute to make several of these and hang them from your porch with string or to decorate at your Halloween party!!

 

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These DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars are the sweetest and easiest craft on the planet to make! Perfect treat jars for fall and Halloween! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.comDIY Candy Corn Mason Jars

 

 

Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

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Mummy Oreos

 

DIY spider kids halloween craft. So easy, and cute! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Creepy Crawly Spider Halloween Kids Craft

 

These DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars are the sweetest and easiest craft on the planet to make! Perfect treat jars for fall and Halloween! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars | Super Easy Fall and Halloween Craft

October 29, 2015 by Jenni 544 Comments

These DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars are the sweetest and easiest craft on the planet to make! Perfect treat jars for fall and Halloween! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Candy Corn Mason Jars | Fall or Halloween Craft

Nothing screams fall, like candy corn. Now, I have to admit…I’m not a huge fan of the real candy corn. Unless I pair it with peanuts. Then it kinda reminds me of a Payday candybar. Nom. However, these Candy Corn Mason Jars are just the sweetest, AND the easiest things ever to make!

They are perfect for making into a treat jar for teachers, neighbors or to serve at your Halloween or Thanksgiving party! It only takes a few supplies and a few minutes to make and the best part is, when you’re finished – you can remove the decorations and reuse the jars for something else!

Supplies:

  • Mason Jars
  • Orange Balloons
  • Yellow Balloons
  • White Balloons
  • Scissors

 

Instructions:

These DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars are the sweetest and easiest craft on the planet to make! Perfect treat jars for fall and Halloween! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.comFirst wash and dry your jars so they are ready for serving.  

 

These DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars are the sweetest and easiest craft on the planet to make! Perfect treat jars for fall and Halloween! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Then cut off the long skinny part of each of the orange, yellow and white balloons.  Cut part of the other end of the balloon as well.  You want there to be a hole on each end of the balloon.  

 

These DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars are the sweetest and easiest craft on the planet to make! Perfect treat jars for fall and Halloween! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Stretch the yellow balloon over the bottom half of the cup.

 

These DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars are the sweetest and easiest craft on the planet to make! Perfect treat jars for fall and Halloween! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Stretch the orange balloon overlapping it slightly on the yellow.

 

These DIY Candy Corn Mason Jars are the sweetest and easiest craft on the planet to make! Perfect treat jars for fall and Halloween! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Lastly, stretch the white balloon over the cup overlapping slightly over the orange.

Ta-da!

 

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Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.comDIY Black Cat Pillow

 

 

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DIY Black Cat Pillow | Primitive Farmhouse Decor | Easy Halloween Craft

October 23, 2015 by Jenni 629 Comments

Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

DIY Black Cat Pillow | Easy Primitive or Farmhouse Halloween Decor

When I think of Halloween I think of ghosts, goblins and black cats. Sometimes it’s hard to blend in holiday decor with your primive or farmhouse decor – but this DIY black cat pillow will fit in perfectly and he’s anything, but scary! It’s easy to make and even if you are a beginner to DIY projects, I promise you can do this.  The primitive style makes it not only super sweet, but made to not look exactly perfect.  Everyone is sure to compliment your not-so-spooky black cat pillow!

 

Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Supplies

1 pillow insert

1 black pillowcase (I bought mine at Hobby Lobby but this one is similar to the one I used)

2 button eyes – I chose to use an amber gold sparkly buttons for eyes.

1 button nose

1 metallic embroidery floss

Black thread

Hand needle

Scissors

 

Instructions:

Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

This is really a simple project!  First, place your pillowcase on your pillow.  

 

Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Find a spot for the eyes to go.  You will want to place these about a third of the way down your pillow.  

 

Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

Thread your needle with the black thread and sew the button on.  You will want to make sure that you go all the way through the pillow at least once when sewing the buttons on to pull the buttons into the pillow a little bit.  Sew the other eye on the same way.

Next you will sew your button nose the same way that you sewed your eyes on.

 

Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com

The whiskers are up next.  Thread your needle with the metallic embroidery floss.  Starting from just under the button nose, add some wispy whiskers.  There is really no wrong way to do this!  I found it is easiest to make one very long stitch to create the whisker.

Your pillow is complete!  

 

Easy DIY Black Cat Pillow. This is the sweetest primitive or farmhouse decor Halloween craft, especially for beginners! www.sweetpenniesfromheaven.com
Fun, pretty and perfectly primitive – this pillow is something that you would expect to find in a high end boutique! Everyone will be so impressed when you tell everyone you made it yourself.  Just get prepared for when your friends ask you to make them one as well!

 

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If you enjoyed these ideas, drop us a comment! We’d love to hear from you! Tell us what are some of your favorite Halloween crafts or snack ideas!!

Day 5 – Patriotic Deco Mesh Wreath Tutorial (12 Days of Celebrate Summer) #12DaysOf

June 15, 2015 by Jenni 710 Comments

patriotic deco mesh wreath tutorial

I hope you’ve enjoyed all of the yummy recipes we’ve shared the last few days in our 12 Days of Celebrate Summer posts! Today we’ve got something a little bit different and it’s also perfect for the 4th of July!

Mary at Just Plum Crazy made this Patriotic Deco Mesh Wreath (<– click for tutorial). This deco mesh wreath is easy to make and although there are many variations of how to make one, I have tried most of them and this way seems to be the easiest.

Don’t forget to stop by and visit all the other participating blogs linked below and see what recipes and fun ideas they have for the 12 days of Summer Celebration. Enjoy!



July 4th wall decor board on Hometalk

17 4th of July Wall Decorations Inspirations and Ideas

June 8, 2015 by Jenni 632 Comments

July 4th wall decor board on Hometalk

4th of July Wall Decorations, Inspirations and Ideas

I love to decorate for the holidays and different seasons, and the 4th of July is no excpetion. I love the red, white and blue!! While I was perusing around on Hometalk, I created this board full of July 4th wall decor ideas and crafts. You can find the tutorials and tips for making every single one of these 4th of July decorations!! Everything on my board is perfect for indoor or outdoor and such a fun way to celebrate our country! 

Are you already making plans for the 4th of July with family and friends? We always plan to swim all day, cook out, play corn hole, eat some more, maybe indulge in a few adult drinks, and then watch fireworks after dark. Sounds like perfection, right?

I’m planning to spend the next week gathering supplies to make a few of these decorations for inside and out. My front porch windows will look incredible with some of these wreaths hanging from them! Can’t forget my back patio though!!

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My Topics:, Repurposing & Upcycling, Crafts

If you’ve never visited Hometalk, you’re really missing out! It’s sort of like Pinterest but there are loads more of home decor ideas. DIY, hacks, crafts, home repair tips and SO much more! Please follow me on Hometalk and make sure to check out our boards, including our July 4th Wall decor board!! See you there!

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