Coffee Filter Poppy
Poppy flowers are bright red with a dark center, a beautiful contrast that makes for a lovely project! Make them for Memorial Day or any time.
What You Need
- 2 basket type coffee filter
- red craft paint
- paintbrush
- scissors
- 1 green chenille stem
- 1 medium black pom pom
- white craft glue
How To Make It
Protect your work surface with an old plastic tablecloth or newspaper. Lay the coffee filter flat with your hand and paint it red. The paint will seep through and leave the other side of the filter spotty. Paint the other side. Repeat for the second coffee filter and set both aside to dry.
Layer both coffee filters together then fold in half, and in half again. Holding the folded filters at the point, cut both left and right corners off, rounding as you go.
When you open them will resemble four leaf clovers. Place one filter on top of the other, offsetting so that you can see all eight bumps.
Hold filters together and poke the chenille stem through the center of both filters. Leave about an inch poking through and bend it down to secure.
Holding the stem, gather the bottom of the flower up into a cup shape and wrap the small piece of chenille that you set aside earlier around the bottom of that cup. Tighten to secure.
Open the flower up and glue the pom-pom to the center. Allow glue to dry completely.
Gently gather and scrunch the flower in your hand, then release.
Helpful Hints
- While craft paint will give you a vibrant red, you can also use watercolor paints, crayons, markers, or food coloring.
- If you don’t have coffee filters or want to avoid mess, you can substitute red tissue paper or even construction paper.
- Another fun option would be to use a black button instead of the pom pom.
This project was created by Amanda Formaro, originally for Kaboose/Spoonful.