Coffee filter flowers

Here’s a fun idea I saw on Martha Stewart’s site.

She trimmed down Coffee filters to make cute flowers

and filled little cups with jelly beans for a sweet center treat.

I decided to try the process myself.

After a few failed attempts….

I realized that you need to keep your food coloring really strong

in order to achieve the bold color saturation.

First fold your filter in half and cut out the petals.

Cut different petal shapes to make different looking flowers.

Here is a sunflower style.

Time to add some color….

I put 6 drops and a wee bit of water into a dish and painted

mine with a Q tip….Martha used a brush.

Note:Keep 4-5 layers of filters stacked together so the flowers hold their shape.

 

 The colors and styles of flowers are endless…..

Have a blessed day!!!