Painful Pinterest

This might surprise some, but I am not on the infamous Pinterest (an online virtual bulliton board full of pictures, ideas or articles that you discover and 'pin' on the internet).  Loving crafts (and organizing) I know I would get hooked!  But, I just haven't found or carved out the time to explore this world.  I do however, follow a hand-full of blogs and recently saw how somebody created a Valentine's Day wreath from coffee filters!  Intriged by this inexpensive, yet pretty result, I decided I had to try it.

Naturally, I got my helpers involved.

First, we dipped chucks of coffee filters in paint-tinted water and then ran a paintbrush along the edges.

 

Next, we let them dry overnight. Meanwhile, we cut a heart out of cardboard and poked holes all over. When the filters were dry we seperated them and individually folded each one into a flower and pushed the twisted end into a hold. I will admit, this was tedious and not entirely fun (I suckered Ryan into helping by telling him this wreath is like a symbol of our love), but we are happy with the result.