MATERIALS:
For Top:
Coffee Filters:
Here I used White and Unbleached. You can also dye white coffee filters any color you want (instructions below)
Pins:
Corsage/ Floral Pins or Sewing Pins-Preferably without a colored head, but you can hide them easily if that is what you have laying around. Pick pins at least 1 inch in length.
Base:
"6" Inch Foam Ball
For Base:
Vase: With opening wide enough that ball will easily rest in it.
Lace: A Lace Doily or Fabric
Glue Gun or Mod-Podge
Optional:
Flowers, Paper Flowers, Ribbon Flowers - As you can see below, I have placed a coral colored rose onto the foam ball. Leave a few holes empty as you work to make room for them. Pin them in as you would pin the coffee filter flower on.
Flameless Candle- Put in the bottom of the vase to light up your centerpiece
or
Paint- Swirl Paint Inside Vase to fully coat before applying lace appliqué
Make it into a Hanging Ball:
Make into hanging ball by stapling ribbon/rope to the ball before you begin placing the coffee filters on. Keep the strings out and hang at the end.
Step One: Place Foam Ball into the Vase. Using a Pencil mark the ball where it meets the vase. This will guide you as to where you should stop attaching the paper.
Step Two: Take your Coffee Filters and individually press into the center of the filter and squeeze the sides together to make a flower. Then squeeze the base shown in the picture below.
Step Four: Continue placing flowers around the sides all the way down the sides until you reach the line you made for the part of the ball which will sit in the base. The last flowers should rest just a few centimeters above the line. Tip: If you are making a hanging ball continue to add flowers until the entire ball is covered.
Step Five: Place the ball in the vase and fluff and/or crush flowers until you create a symmetrical ball. And there you have the top to your ball!
Click below to find out how to attach lace to the face. Keep Scrolling to See How to Dye Coffee Filters.
Additional Tips:
Stretch the lace so it lays smooth
You can use a hot glue gun or mode podge to affix lace
(If your vase has a fluted neck make sure you glue down lace along ridge. It may be slightly wrinkled because of the odd shape, but you can use an extra wide ribbon, twine or other material to cover as I used above.)
How to Dye Coffee Filters
Materials: Food Coloring, Coffee Filters, Drying Rack, Water
Step One: Fill up a bowl with two cups of water and add food coloring. Tip: Color will dry lighter than you expect.
Step Two: Take a stack of filters and fold in half once and then again.
Step Three: Dip the stack into the food coloring. You can put just the edges in or you can dunk the whole group. The color will be stronger if you submerge the stack.
Step 4: Squeeze excess dye out of filters (Trust me do not skip that step) and then peel apart the filters and place on a cooling rack. Using a cooling rack helps to circulate air around the filter helping them to dry faster.
Step 5: Wait for them to dry and add to your project!
