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Make Coffee Filter Roses

25 January 2010 22,016 views 16 Comments

by heather

Ready for your mind to be blown? Those roses aren't real. They're made from coffee filters. I know! (Insert head explosion here) Sarah Jane from The Crafteteria is the genius mind behind these fabulous fakes. They appear to be time-consuming, but wow, they sure are beautiful! What would you use these for? Give me some of your good ideas in the comments! [and click here for how to make coffee filter roses]

My local dollar store has a decent floral section, including floral wire and tape, and I can also find coffee filters there.

Project Estimate:

Paper coffee filters, $1
Water color paint box, on hand
Floral wire, $1
Floral tape, $1
Dowel or pencil, on hand

Total: $3

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16 Comments »

Jessica H said:

Holy. Crap.

# 25 January 2010 at 6:48 am

Megan said:

Wow, those are beautiful – and I totally thought they were real! Checking out the tutorial for sure!

# 25 January 2010 at 10:38 am

Jessica said:

Wow! I never would have guessed those weren’t real! Or made of coffee filters!

# 25 January 2010 at 12:47 pm

pam said:

Yeah! I think Jessica said it all! I am amazed – totally amazed. They look very real.

Uses you asked! Well the obvious – uncrushable boutonnieres and corsages for wedding attire!

Me? I would tie them to the branches of my summer seasonal tree, of course!

# 25 January 2010 at 8:21 pm

Valentine Gifts Kids Can Make | Craft Jr. said:

[...] Make Realistic Paper Roses via DollarStoreCrafts [...]

# 26 January 2010 at 3:39 am

anabelle said:

I made these yesterday for my mom! just a small bouquet and I put them in a soup can that i wrapped with ribbons…. came out gourgeous! they’re not as time consuming as you’d think.

# 26 January 2010 at 6:09 am

Frannie said:

What an unique idea. Love it.

# 26 January 2010 at 10:15 am

Dawn B. said:

WOW! Infinately more easier to make than what I saw on Martha Stewart web page … and just as pretty!

# 27 January 2010 at 3:29 pm

Sylvia said:

Do you have some kind of award to give her? Ah.Maz.ing. I’m still not convinced that they aren’t real. Those are SO beautiful and realistic.

# 29 January 2010 at 2:23 pm

Anna M. said:

They look so real, it’s amazing.

# 3 February 2010 at 2:03 pm

ThriftyBride said:

I made a few of these the other day and they came out BEAUTIFUL!! Thank you SO much for posting this– I’ll be using them at my wedding this Summer.

# 8 February 2010 at 11:15 am

how to make coffee said:

Wow, that’s amazingly crafty! I imagine it will take a bit of work make those, but wow again!

# 16 February 2010 at 10:38 am

Taylor said:

I tired this out and featured it on my website today. Thanks for the tutorial!

http://www.maryjanesandgaloshes.com/2010/03/coffee-filter-roses.html

# 10 March 2010 at 9:19 am

Sarita said:

GOR-GEOUS! I wish I had know about these when I made my wedding bouquet. They are soooo realistic! I think I may try to make them using food coloring instead of water colors as that is what I have on hand. Great Job! Give that girl a cookie!

# 18 September 2010 at 7:57 pm

Molly said:

I totally thought you were showing a picture of real roses and then the coffee filter ones were going to be under them… SO AWESOME! I still (almost) don’t believe those aren’t real roses. I love your site.. just started looking around, and I think I’ll stay a while.

-Molly
Antique Jewelry

# 14 November 2010 at 11:05 pm

Cindy-Campbell.com » Blog Archive » Coffee Filter Flower Breakdown said:

[...] they weren’t real and, in fact, coffee filters. I originally found the bouquet via a post on Dollar Store Crafts. [...]

# 3 September 2011 at 8:11 pm