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Friday, September 30, 2011

Making our Own Fall Leaves: Coffee Filter and Glue Gun Style

We've been busy making more fall around here.  This time we cut the leaves out of coffee filters, and drew on  lines with a glue gun.  Then I let the girls use watercolor paints to decorate the leaves.  It made for a pretty effect!
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14 comments:

  1. HelenSeptember 30, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Do you think that would that work just using a white crayon to draw the lines?

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  2. Having Fun at HomeSeptember 30, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    hmmm, good question.  Maybe we'll give it a try and report back later!

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  3. maryanne @ mama smilesSeptember 30, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    This is very cool! I like the texture the glue creates, too!

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  4. Sue WalkerSeptember 30, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    It IS pretty.  I never would have thought that could be so effective.

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  5. YoullthankmeonedayOctober 1, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    I found you on Pinterest! I love this activity! 

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  6. Mistress2metalOctober 1, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Very cool! We just made coffee filter butterflies last night. Looks like I should have bought coffee filters at the store today lol

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  7. MelissaOctober 3, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    These are beautiful! Love the glue gun idea....you could use puffy paint too! Does the glue peel off and leave white veins?

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  8. KerryOctober 22, 2012 at 1:29 AM

    I used regular school glue and it still worked well! Thanks for the idea!

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  9. CassiSeptember 25, 2013 at 12:54 AM

    Such a great use for coffee filters! I'll be featuring this on The Crafty Crow :)

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  10. Missy HomemakerSeptember 28, 2013 at 2:43 PM

    What a fun craft! I'm going to do this with my son this week. Thank you!

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  11. RachelSeptember 28, 2013 at 2:56 PM

    Wow, those are really, really pretty! I would love to link to your how-to if you didn't mind!

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  12. Pam JosephMarch 24, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    Love it! I think I'll be doing this with my son.

    I featured this project in my craft/diy blog in "Inspired by Watercolor" post. (It should be posted today, if not, it'll be up tomorrow)

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  13. Robin MeadJune 26, 2014 at 11:20 AM

    Hi There..I shared your page on my FB here....great idea !!

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  14. henryAugust 29, 2014 at 11:46 PM

    http://coffeebeansandcurryleaves.blogspot.com/2011/01/spiced-chai.html?showComment=1409373899427

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