Hi friends,
We are officially in July and bringing you beach inspiration with Coffee Filter Waves. Check out our filter waves below.
*Click on the photos for closer look
What You'll Need
Bowls
1/4 to 1/2 Cup Water (per bowl)
(5-7) Coffee Filters
Food Dye
Newspaper/Tablecover
White Construction Paper
Scissors
Glue
Crayons
Optional: Forks For Mixing & Removing Filters, Gloves
The Steps
NOTE: Summer has never looked so much like a homebody’s staycation. Due to COVID, there’s no vacation, no amusement parks, no ocean to enjoy, but we DO have our imagination.
Our inspiration comes from the sea blues we miss and a coastal pillow we have that says, “THIS IS THE life”(shown at the end). We can't all enjoy coastal living, but we can have a little coastal fun.
PREP
Fill your bowls with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water, add drops of yellow(sun) to your water, maybe even a drop of red, and Mix.
Move on to creating your ocean colors- blue, seafoam green(green + blue), dark teal, or any combo. Mix.
Grab half of your filters and fold them into a triangle, and cut out the center. Repeat with the next half (We used 7 each).
Set aside one center piece for your sun.
Cut your filters into fourths.
DYE
Cut a sun from the extra piece and add it to the yellow dye and all the other pieces into the colors you’d like.
Let the pieces sit in the dye for 3-5 minutes.
3. Pull out the pieces and lay them out on the newspaper/table cover to dry for 5-7 minutes.
COLOR
While the filters dry, color in a thin section of sand. Add starfish, seashells, crabs, seaweed, or rocks.
GLUE
Begin to glue down layers of filters close to the edge of the sand, overlapping them. We worked from the lightest color to the darkest.
Lastly, glue your sun and add some birds.
That’s it!
Naomi’s waves
My waves, I scrunched my sun a bit to give the appearance of sun rays.
And here is the pillow that helped inspire today’s craft.
Happy crafting!
Amanda and Naomi
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