Emily and I made a pretty dove garland, and it was made using our new favorite art supply — coffee filters! These were so much fun to make!! If you have some coffee filters on hand, you can download our template, and print it out on card stock, to make a dove garland of your own!
Fold 2 or 3 coffee filters in half and line up the pattern so that the belly of the dove is on the crease of the fold. Invite your child over to trace the pattern!
Cut out your doves! Since the filters are thin, you can cut 2 or 3 at a time.
Separate your beautiful birds! They may want to give one another a kiss!
Attach your birds along some string with tape. Ours are in the kitchen, and every time there is a slight breeze, they look like they’re flying!!
Weeeee!!! Fly, doves, fly!!
We have another fun and frugal coffee filter craft coming soon (Clara LOVED it!), so get some coffee filters and craft along with us!
Have fun!!
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November 30th, 2010 on 3:13 pm
Dear Valerie,
Somewhere in this world, there is a person who really really really wants a cup of coffee, but, alas, has no filters.
You monster! ;-P
Love,
Mark
November 30th, 2010 on 5:46 pm
I’m having far too much fun crafting with these. You can’t stop me now! Muhahahaha!!!!
November 30th, 2010 on 3:18 pm
So pretty!
November 30th, 2010 on 5:47 pm
Thanks, Maryanne! They are fun to make!!
November 30th, 2010 on 3:34 pm
Nice idea. I have to ask about the snowflake background, is that a wall or some type of decoration? It’s so pretty with the doves.
November 30th, 2010 on 5:49 pm
It is wrapping paper — my fave thing to use for backgrounds in photos!
November 30th, 2010 on 6:26 pm
I love the way the curves in the coffee filters make the natural curves in the wings. I love it.
December 1st, 2010 on 10:19 pm
Thanks so much! I think they look like neat feathers!! They are fun to make!
November 30th, 2010 on 7:19 pm
So cute and thanks for the template!! ; )
I love the way you always make cute backgrounds for your craft posts, it adds polish and pizazz to your pictures– mine usually have dirty dishes on the kitchen counter and/or cat tushies walking by in the background- LOL!!
Happy Holidays!
xoxo
pink and green mama,
MaryLea
December 1st, 2010 on 10:22 pm
I love wrapping paper! One of these days I’m going to decorate my kitchen cabinet doors with it — just for fun! And there’s nothing wrong with some dirty dishes on the kitchen counter. Dishes can wait, but kids grow up so very quickly. Have fun and happy holidays to you too!! xoxo
November 30th, 2010 on 9:56 pm
Those are adorable. I might even be willing to consider parting with a few of me dear coffee filters to make them (although with my coffee habit, maybe not…). And that is a brilliant idea to use wrapping paper as photo background. Mine is usually my floor, or wall or an overly crowded counter.
December 1st, 2010 on 10:24 pm
If it’s any consolation, I bought a pack of coffee filters at the dollar store that are strictly for crafting purposes. I’m so glad I did!! Have fun!
December 1st, 2010 on 4:53 am
Wow! So simple and beautiful. As a dove should be!
Love, Fernanda
December 1st, 2010 on 10:26 pm
Thank you, Fernanda! xoxo
December 1st, 2010 on 7:22 am
So simple but so effective. I like that it is all about the cutting and no need for colouring. Not sure if my coffee drinking husband will approve!
December 1st, 2010 on 10:27 pm
Shhhhh.. I won’t tell. Your secret is safe with me!
Have fun!
December 1st, 2010 on 9:36 am
note to self: dont tape the string so far down, as they will fly upside down
Couldn’t resist whipping a few of these up last night after finishing homemade dinosaur eggs for my son’s bday party @ 11 p.m. (oh so frugal party goody bags) also, I’m almost all out of white coffee filters bc I just bought the unbleached kind last week! lol
December 1st, 2010 on 10:29 pm
Oh, good point about the tape!!!
What are homemade dinosaur eggs? Those sound like lots of fun!
December 1st, 2010 on 9:41 am
You have to read Kyran Pittman’s “you can’t afford artichokes” post about paper coffee filters. To you a frugal craft supply; to her a luxurious extravagance! Ought to make Mark happy to see that he’s right
(sure that doesn’t happen too often)
Now I’m torn as to what to do tonight – we’re going to try to do a Christmas craft a night as our advent “calender”
December 1st, 2010 on 9:41 am
D’oh
Here’s the link to Kyran’s post http://www.notestoself.us/search/label/lack%20and%20plenty
December 1st, 2010 on 9:43 am
Super d’oh
Here’s the actual link
http://www.notestoself.us/2010/09/affording-artichokes.html
I’m going to go away now. Beautiful doves!
December 1st, 2010 on 10:36 pm
Awwww… what a great story!! Thanks for sharing it — makes me want to treat the girls to some cupcakes!
And I LOVE that you are planning a craft a night for the advent calendar!!! Yay!!!!
December 1st, 2010 on 11:37 am
This is such a cute craft, and it will work so well for spring too. Thanks for the template!
December 1st, 2010 on 10:37 pm
You’re very welcome!
December 1st, 2010 on 1:52 pm
Yes! Perfect thing for the snow day! Thanks!
December 1st, 2010 on 10:38 pm
You’re welcome!
December 1st, 2010 on 9:02 pm
These are cute. Might have to try this one.
December 1st, 2010 on 10:38 pm
Do it, do it!! They look so pretty hanging up!
December 1st, 2010 on 9:34 pm
Cute idea!
December 1st, 2010 on 10:41 pm
Thanks, Kathryn!
December 1st, 2010 on 10:10 pm
Have to ask– what size coffee filters are you using? I printed out your template and it was much to big for our coffee filters, but I eyeballed it and made my own, but seriously — what type of coffee filters for future reference?
December 1st, 2010 on 10:40 pm
Hmm… they are big enough for a 10 cup coffee maker…. Does that help? I bought them at the dollar store for the sole purpose of crafting with them! I’m so happy you did this!! xoxo
December 4th, 2010 on 6:21 pm
You have made so many cute things with those coffee filters. Really like the doves.
December 15th, 2010 on 9:48 pm
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December 16th, 2010 on 1:16 pm
I shrunk the template and made these out of cupcake liners. They turned into some really cute little doves!
December 16th, 2010 on 1:24 pm
I forgot in the last post to say “Thank you!” for sharing this!
May 19th, 2011 on 9:32 pm
Wow, this is really cute! I wonder if I paint the beak and end of wings black… would they look like seagulls????