Wednesday, November 23, 2011
BLACK FRIDAY DEAL & New Etsy Shop
I am excited to announce COZYmade is now open on Etsy. Check out the new wreaths, and ornaments. With more felt-ness coming soon, be sure to keep checking back.
Looking for a deal? Take 20% off all purchases for Black Friday in both the COZYmade shop and Bright & Cloudy shop! Use coupon code BLACKFRIDAY!
Another exciting deal coming for cyber Monday. Stay tuned.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Filters for the Filterless
So... like many these days, I am starting to have a little obsession with Pinterest. When I saw the coffee filter wreaths, I knew I had to make one for a girl who boasts about having no filter (check out her blog here). Of course, I needed to wait for her birthday- so I sat on this project for a few months. I must say I think it turned out quite nice.
This project was super easy. Basic instructions are as follows:
Supplies:
Steps:
Tips:
This project was super easy. Basic instructions are as follows:
Supplies:
- Styrofoam Wreath
- Standard Coffee Filters (white or unbleached)
- Hot Glue
- Felt (optional)
Steps:
- Fold a filter in half, then in half again.
- Put a small amount of glue on the pointed end of the folded coffee filter.
- Press to styrofoam wreath.
- Repeat until entire wreath is covered.
- Cover the back of the wreath with felt if desired.
Here are a few pics of my progress:
Tips:
- The amount of filters you will need will depend on the size of your styrofoam wreath. I used just under 100 filters for this 12" wreath.
- I tried to glue the filters as close together as possible, fluffing them up as I went. This made it easy to spot and fill holes.
- Other tutorials mention that you may need to trim the filters that stick out a little too much, but I didn't do this.
- Although I kept mine white, you can also dye or color the coffee filters before attaching them to the wreath.
- The plain wreath is great for embellishing for different seasons. I ended up attaching a birthday banner to it, but it can easily be decorated for christmas, fall, summer etc.
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