Dyed Coffee Filter DIY #3: Flower Girl Headband

Looking for the perfect flower girl headband for your wedding party? Well, she'll be as cute as a button wearing this lovely DIY version that's made from, you guessed it... dyed paper coffee filters! Come see how Laura easily created this sweetie-pie adornment in Honeysuckle Pink and Aquamarine.

Sooo adorable!!

Here's the tutorial ...

 

SUPPLIES:

• Rit Liquid Dye: Fuchsia, Cherry Red, Aquamarine

• White Paper Coffee Filters, 8 to 12 cup basket style (need 3 filters per flower)

• Millinery Leaves, pink

• Fabric or Plastic Headband

• White Cardstock, 2” x 3” oval

• Brads

• 3 Rhinestones

• Fiskars Seal of Approval Squeeze Punch 

• Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue

• Dyeing Supplies: Measuring spoons & measuring cup, spoon, small microwave-

safe bowl, jelly jars with lids, 1” foam paint brush, latex gloves, paper towels,

plastic wrap, plastic table cover

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cover work surface with a plastic table cover.

 

DYE PREPARATIONS:

 

 

 

 

Microwave Method:

 

1. Wearing latex gloves, for pink flowers, measure and mix ¼ teaspoon Fuchsia dye and ¼ teaspoon Cherry Red dye with 1 cup hot water; stir well. Pour into microwave safe bowl. For aquamarine flowers, use 1 teaspoon dye with 1 cup hot water. (Some flowers can be left white.)

 

2. Immerse coffee filters in dye solution (need 3 filters per flower). Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Line bottom of microwave with paper towels to protect against spills.

Place bowl in microwave and set on high for 2 minutes. Using a pot holder, carefully remove bowl from microwave. It’s very hot. Let cool and then remove plastic wrap.

 

3. Remove coffee filters from dye solution. Rinse in cool water. Squeeze out excess water and place on paper towels to dry.

 

Dye-Painting Method:

 

1. Wearing latex gloves, measure 1 teaspoon dye with 1 cup very hot water (140ºF); stir well. Note: If tap water is not hot enough, heat water in the microwave or a tea kettle. Pour dye into jelly jars so it can be stored easily and reheated as needed. Dye should always be brushed on hot.

 

2. Place coffee filters on sheet of plastic and use a brush to paint the dye onto the coffee filter. Then place flowers on paper towels to dry.

 

MAKING HEADBAND

 

1. After coffee filters are dry, use the Fiskars squeeze punch to cut out scalloped circles, about 1 ½” in diameter. Three circles are needed to create one flower.

 

2. Layer the three scalloped circles onto one another. Punch a hole through all the layers and attach them together with a brad. Then glue a rhinestone on top of the brad. Continue creating flowers until you have the desired number desired for your headband. (I made three flowers.)

 

3. Cut out a 2” x 3” oval out of cardstock (or a shape that is large enough to hold all of your flowers).

 

4. Take some time to arrange your flowers and then glue them onto the cardstock. Glue several millinery leaves to the arrangement.

 

5. Glue the entire embellished cardstock circle onto the side of your headband. I used a clothespin to hold the piece onto the headband until the glue dries.