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Illustrated tutorial on how to turn coffee filters into treasure by making a handmade DIY Christmas

Illustrated tutorial on how to turn coffee filters into treasure by making a handmade DIY Christmas tree

Do you have the habit of making coffee every day? Do you throw away the filter paper after brewing the coffee? In fact, the function of coffee filters is not only for making coffee, they can be given a new life! If Christmas is approaching If you don’t have a big room or living room to place a huge Christmas tree, this DIY coffee filter Christmas tree will be a good choice for you. Instead of spending a lot of money every year to buy a bunch of Christmas ornaments that will be packed into the warehouse, let’s make this unique one together. Decorate your home with a stylish and environmentally friendly small Christmas tree!

Illustrated tutorial on how to turn coffee filters into treasure by making a handmade DIY Christmas tree

The materials you need to prepare include:

Oatmeal box or hard wrapping paper version

Hot melt glue

Coffee filter

Scissors

Spray glue (free choice)

Sequins and decorative items (free choice)

Buttons (free choice)

Steps:

1.

Use a cereal box or cardboard to roll into a triangular cone. You can determine the size of your cone according to the size of your Christmas tree you want. Then fix it with hot melt glue and trim it with scissors to make it stand up straight.

Illustrated tutorial on how to turn coffee filters into treasure by making a handmade DIY Christmas tree

2.

Use filter paper to make folds. Trim the hole size of the filter paper and use wrinkle piping to create a Christmas tree with three-dimensional leaf edges layer by layer. Stack them from the bottom to the top, and then useFixed with hot melt glue.

Illustrated tutorial on how to turn coffee filters into treasure by making a handmade DIY Christmas tree

3.

Continue to stack the filter paper to the top. You can cover the top by overlapping and folding the filter paper or decorate it with sequins. If you want to be simpler, you can leave a little of the top exposed.

Illustrated tutorial on how to turn coffee filters into treasure by making a handmade DIY Christmas tree

4.

Finally your unique Christmas tree is finished! Wait for it to dry a little, then apply a layer of spray glue or a layer of glitter and add some decorations. Place it in some conspicuous and ideal place. Let’s bring more happiness to everyone on Christmas Day!

Illustrated tutorial on how to turn coffee filters into treasure by making a handmade DIY Christmas tree