Fall Decorating Ideas – Finished Fall Foyer
| October 1, 2012 | Posted by bett4293 under Decorating, Foyer, holidays |
I finished making my first coffee filter wreath yesterday and could not wait to share it with you. It was easier to make than I expected and I am very pleased with the results. The best part is that the wreath cost $0 as I had everything on hand. You can check out my post from Friday to see how I put together the rest of the foyer. I hope you are able to take away some fall decorating ideas from my project.
Here’s my finished fall foyer:
Finished Fall Foyer
Here’s a close up of the coffee filter wreath:
Coffee Filter Wreath
Here are the items I used:
- 1 basic paper plate
- 70 white coffee filters
- blue and teal food coloring
- water
- one large stainless steel pot
- old towels
- stapler
- scotch tape
- painters tape
- scissors
- ribbon
Here’s how I made it:
- I filled the stainless steel pot with water.
- I added blue and teal food coloring until the color was exactly what I wanted.
- I dipped the coffee filters in the blue colored water one at a time. I let the excess water drip off then placed them on an old towel to dry overnight. You can get some extra tips on coloring coffee filters here.
- I cut a circle out of the middle of the paper plate to make a ring.
- I took the coffee filters one at a time, made them into little parachutes by taking the eraser end of a pencil and placing that in the middle of the coffee filter then fold all sides down.
How to make a coffee filter wreath
- I stapled them to the paper plate in two rows.
how to make a coffee filter wreath
- Then I covered the back of the paper plate with scotch tape to prevent the staples from scratching my mirror.
- Lastly, I used wide ribbon to wrap around the wreath and attach it to the back of the mirror. The wreath is so light, I just used blue painter’s tape to attach it.
I have also put together a coffee filter Pinterest Board which you can check out here with ideas for other coffee filter projects. They are absolutely amazing!
Bonus – if you would like some coffee trivia to wow your friends check out this site where I learned that coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world and oil is the largest.
I hope you give this project a try!
Your color scheme is lovely. Fall does not have to be all oranges and browns to be beautiful.
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Your foyer looks so inviting and I love the color you did your wreath, just beautiful! I am visiting you from the Whimsy Wednesday party. Hugs, Penny
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just lovely…and such an easy but very WOW project! Love how you dyed the coffee filters to be blue too, great job!
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I love that you dyed your coffee filters! It looks gorgeous. Megan
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Blue is such a lovely fall color…. LOVE it!
Swoon….
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The light blue is such a soft touch for fall! I love it
Bobi
http://onedailymoneytip.blogspot.com
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Its too cute! Ok I am gonna try it!
How gorgeous! I am going to make one of these, thanks for the awesome tutorial!
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Your wreath turned out awesome! Actually your entire entryway looks lovely
Paula
lifeasweknowitbypaula.blogspot.com
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This is great, simple, clean, elegant lines and very feminine. I love it!
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very nice! thanks so much for sharing on Craft schooling Sunday!
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Love the wreath and your hall vignette is lovely. Thanks so much for the tutorial and thanks for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty
Thank you!