I am in the process of making ‘disposable’ Christmas ornaments for Mom. She hasn't been feeling well and as a result her Christmas decorations consist of one poinsettia plant sitting on her kitchen table. I decided to send her a care package with a few decorations that she can set up easily and then just toss in the trash once Christmas is over. I knew that I could come up with something using coffee filters – so this is what happened……..
First I made a cone shape using cardstock (the inside is patterned in a puppy theme but no one will ever know).
Next I cut the center out of the coffee filters (cutting MANY filters at one time).
I used a little white craft glue to adhere the coffee filter ‘ruffles’ to the cone, starting at the bottom and working my way up to the top. (clear tape gets the job done as well)
That's it, that's all it takes. I have had more compliments are these darn little trees! Geesh…. Who knew.
*If you gather the coffee filters as you glue your tree will turn out quite full. I chose to do different types (due to my love of ‘scraggly’ Christmas Trees.)
*You can also vary the height and width of your trees simply by how tight you roll the cone shape. You can also create more height by using a plastic cup under your cone. I used a couple of McDonalds Iced Coffee cups and they worked out really well. I also stacked one cone on top of the other to create a tall skinny tree.
*Once my trees were done, I took them outside and gave them a little spritz of gold glitter then I topped each tree with a little inexpensive gold glitter star that I picked up at the local dollar store. (the glitter spray made the trees look a little dirty and I was so disappointed, however once they dried all you could see was a glimmer of glitter here and there. Whew.)
*Typically I would only use three trees however, I love how each of them have their own unique style and personality so Mom’s gong to get 4 coffee filter trees! Woot-woot.
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