Giant Hand Dyed Coffee Filter Rose DIY

 Giant Hand Dyed Coffee Filter Rose DIY

Bright colored giant flowers are my favorite! I am super allergic to real flowers, so I can't have them in my house. Instead, I make roses out of paper. This is my latest and most favorite! Make a giant hand dyed coffee filter flower with just a couple of supplies.

This giant paper flower measures 16 inch square. It's perfect for a single statement flower...or make a bunch for a flower wall display, perfect for parties, weddings, giant bouquets or other over-the-top events!

This stunning flower has 115 coffee filters, dyed by hand, in fluffy light layers.

Let me show you how to make a stunning coffee filter flower. If you make one, post it and tag me @doodlecraft. I'd love to cheer you on!

Check out this video on making smaller coffee filter flowers:

Supplies Needed for Giant Coffee Filter Flower:

115 Coffee Filters Per Flower

Food Coloring

Water

Stapler

Plate

Wax Paper or Plastic Table Cloth

Step 1: Dying the Coffee Filters

Begin by pouring about 1/8 cup of water on a shallow plate. Add a half teaspoon of food coloring. The more food coloring you use, the more vivid the color will be. Mix the water and coloring together.

Take 4-5 coffee filters and fold them in quarters and hold on the center. 

Then dip the coffee filters into the colored water. The coffee filters will soak up the food coloring.

Then lay the coffee filters on the wax paper or plastic tablecloth for drying. Repeat for multiple colors. Let the coffee filters dry completely...about 8 hours or overnight.

Now the coffee filters are ready to form into a stunning rose.

Step 2: Building the Coffee Filter Flower

Start to build the rose from the center out.

Create the center:

Begin by layering yellows and oranges in a stack of 5 coffee filters then cut them in half.

Staple the corner and roll the center pile in a cone shape, keeping the edge rolling across the curved part of the coffee filter.

Then staple the cone right at the very bottom to hold the center together.

Build the Petals of the Rose:

Now build the petals of the rose by stacking 5 coffee filters and folding them half. Then place the rose center on the petal.

Roll up the petals around the center and staple together.

Repeat the process with another 5 coffee filters folded in half. 

Then staple it together. 

Repeat the process for the petals. The center will get bigger and bigger, making the petals fit differently. Just staple them on the sides and then wrap and staple the other side.

Watching the rose bloom is so rewarding! If you are making a photo backdrop, make roses of all different sizes. 

Layer in different colors to add dimension and variety. Continue to staple petals around the rose.

I begin with the pinks, reds and oranges and then finished off my rose with teals and greens. Decide how you want your rose to look and go for it!

I love the fluffy layers of coffee filters on this rose.

Build up the petals on the previous petals until you are satisfied with the size. My rose is 16 inches square and about 6 inches tall. I love it! It used 115 coffee filters. 

Here's the backside of the rose, you can see how the petals build up on the previous ones. 

The petals make it easy to hang up the rose on a command hook. 

I love the watercolor look of the petals. 

Don't you love this!? It's a 3D work of art!

Sadly, I ran out of coffee filters and couldn't make more. But I love how this turned out!

Now make a wall full of fluffy, brightly colored coffee filter roses!

That's it!

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