COFFEE FILTER ROSES (2)

COFFEE FILTER ROSES (2) of 2

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Here above is showing a bunch of coffee filter roses that I put in a vase while working on making more.  You can see the floral wire that the 'flower heads' are attached to.  

You can make the stems as long or as short as you want, and like silk flowers, if you want to change your mind after cutting down a rose, just add more wire and make it longer.  After I have desired length of stem, I wrap with floral tape (they sell different shades of green at craft stores).  

Below are more photos showing changing color (by painting with water colors and and staining with tea, let dry completely before making the cutting out shapes).  Also make enough of the filters in the color you need before starting to cut, make a few extra so you won't have to wait another day for them to dry if you run out...  The coffee filters are a bit sturdy, but once painted and dried, they are a bit more firm and hold their shape well.  You can choose to just tint the edges too, I have no photo of that being done, but if you Google images of roses and find one you like, you can also paint after you make the rose, but too much water and your flower will wilt...Bottom photo is HOW I USED THE COMPLETED FLOWERS FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER TABLESETTING CENTERPIECE.

COFFEE FILTER ROSES (1)

COFFEE FILTER ROSES:

Have you seen this? This is an image from http://www.mommymakesroses.com/ It is one of the assortment of colors and types that she makes. I am trying to make something like this.

This is the link to the Martha Stewart site. The directions are written, click on the 'video' part to watch them being made! 
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=225e759a91841110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=coffee%20filter%20roses&rsc=ns2006_m1
by Cassie Mae Chappell.

The gal has a website to sell them, I put the link here cause they mention it on the MS site.
http://www.mommymakesroses.com/

They LOOK so REAL! All with a $4 package of cone coffee filters and some water colors!

I set out to try a couple of these roses! Here are my pictures! I got the coffee filters at Costco as was recommended! Under $4 for 400! BTW, this stash makes about 50 roses! It takes 8 to make one depending on the size. If you print the directions and then copy the pattern again at 30% shrinkage for example, you can get a smaller rose. I want to try this next for a white topiary I want to make!te in the crevices and interior. Then I used white water based paint on the individual petals. I dried them with my low-air hair dryer. This made the petals more opaque.
Below: shows one rose made with painting the edges green and leaving the petals alone. The light from the sun through the window shows how see-through it is. The 'rose' on the right shows how opague the watered-down white water color paint made that rose. I did want the rose white on purpose.

I played with natural color filters I had in my home already and that we use for making coffee.Here are two pictures of how that rose came out. I am going to try another one with the petals stained in coffee first.

I used this spray sealer on the roses after they were dry to keep them with more body and to preserve them longer. It makes removing dust much easier.

I took the orginal pattern from the Martha Stewart site and reduced it on my copier to 60% and 75% of their original size. I am playing with scale to see which sizes will work best for the topiaries I want to make for Christmas decor.

The next picture down shows the roses from the front view. I have painted the (two smaller ones) this morning, so the petals are a bit limp. The 60% is on the bottom. In that picture it looks like the two smaller ones are so similar in size, but in real life the 75% does show more volume.

Since the petals stay limp for a while, I used a small dixie cup (bathroom size) to hold the rose until it is completely dry. I just poked a hole in the bottom of the cup and slipped the wire through.

At the smaller sizes, the roses take up 1/2 the wire length and 1/2 the cone filters. So, instead of yielding 50 roses or so from the 400 pack, you will get about 100 roses out of it!

Below: Pictures of the 8 more 50% sized roses I made along with the ones I had done. Double click on picture to see it larger. In that bottom picture are MY roses too!

I got these elements together for a topiary arrangement. This is why I wanted to make roses in the first place. Light green reindeer moss, faux pearls, and the coffee filter ivory/white roses.  

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