Make Coffee Filter Roses

January 25, 2010 27226 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

Tags: clever, coffee filter, faux flowers, floral tape, floral wire, flowers, no-sew, rose, wow

Heather

Heather Mann is chief editor of Dollar Store Crafts, and specializes in transforming inexpensive materials into stylish and simple craft projects. She has appeared on the Martha Stewart Show, in Reader’s Digest and the New York Times. DSC has been recognized as named one of Babble.com’s Top 10 Best Overall Craft Blogs (2011 & 2012) and Apartment Therapy’s 10 Crafty Blogs We Love (2010). Her work has been viewed by millions on the cover of FamilyFun magazine and on top websites such as RealSimple, Huffington Post, ABCNews.com, and others.

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16 Comments

Jessica H

January 25, 2010 at 6:48 am

Holy. Crap.
Megan

January 25, 2010 at 10:38 am

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

January 25, 2010 at 12:47 pm

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

January 25, 2010 at 8:21 pm

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!
anabelle

January 26, 2010 at 6:09 am

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.
Frannie

January 26, 2010 at 10:15 am

What an unique idea. Love it.
Dawn B.

January 27, 2010 at 3:29 pm

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

January 29, 2010 at 2:23 pm

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.
Anna M.

February 3, 2010 at 2:03 pm

They look so real, it’s amazing.
ThriftyBride

February 8, 2010 at 11:15 am

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.
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February 16, 2010 at 10:38 am

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

March 10, 2010 at 9:19 am

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
Sarita

September 18, 2010 at 7:57 pm

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!
Molly

November 14, 2010 at 11:05 pm

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
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