A fun wreath that is made with coffee filters and Kool Aid.
Spring is here, and the weather is finally starting to warm up. I see pretty purple tulips, pansies, daffodils, and green grass when I look around outside. It is such a wonderful feeling to finally be able to enjoy the gorgeous sunshine when I take my daily walks and do yard work.
The fresh spring air also makes me want to craft. I just finished up a beautiful Kool-Aid Drink Dyed Coffee Filter Flower Wreath which cost me under $8 to make!
Wreaths are a great way to dress up your indoor space any time of year. I probably own more wreaths than I should, but I love their versatility. I have been crafting my own wreaths since I was a teenager because my mom used to make her own as well.
A decorative wreath can go for well over $40 so I tend to reuse, and up-cycle materials to craft my own.
Did you know that coffee filters and Kool-Aid fruit juice drinks are two inexpensive, and versatile crafting supplies? Ok, so it may sound a bit strange, but Kool-Aid works wonders for dyeing coffee filters, and white fabric.
Kool-Aid Drink Dyed Coffee Filter Flower Wreaths
Here is what you’ll need:
- Ready-To-Drink 96oz Kool-Aid
- Assorted Kool-Aid Packets *depends on what colors you want your wreath to be. Our’s is 4 colors:
- Yellow
- Pink
- Light Pink
- Purple
- 100 coffee filters
- 4 hot glue sticks
- foam 8 ” wreath
- glue gun
- ribbon/twine to hang it up
- gloves
Directions:
- Start by filling 4 containers up with steaming tap water. I added two cups of water per Kool-Aid Packet, and filled one container with two cups of the Ready-To-Drink 96oz Kool-Aid.
- Separate your coffee filters into piles of 10
Using gloved hands, dip you filters in and allow them to soak for 1 minute- Squeeze out each dipped set and lay flat on a baking sheet; repeat until each filter has been dyed in your desired colors
Allow your coffee filter to dry overnight, or place them in an attended clothes dryer on low heat for 10 minutes. *keep any eye on them-this is my favorite way to dry them quickly.Tie a ribbon or twine to make a loop for hanging your wreath. - Prepare your hot glue gun
- To make coffee filter flowers, fold your coffee filter in half once, in half again and then again. It will look like a rose bud when crunched.
Fold a 1/2 inch section of the flattened bottom and apply glue, and adhere it to your wreath; repeat in a colored pattern until finished.
The finished Kool-Aid Drink Dyed Coffee Filter Flower Wreath is so beautiful and really makes a delicate Spring and Summer decorative item. For such a frugal price it is my kind of crafting project! It also smells like fruit due to the Kool-Aid juice drinks!
What a really cool idea! MY girls would love to make something like this! I’ll have to grab everything to make it at Walmart next time I’m there!
LOVE the colors, that turned out really pretty!
What a creative idea!!! This turned out so pretty! Never would have thought to do this in a million years. lol
That wreath is so pretty, I can’t believe that you made it out of coffee filters and koolaid! You’re so creative!
Wow, I am officially impressed! That looks crazy awesome! I absolutely love the variations of colors you did! I need to make one!
What a fun craft. I had no idea!
We have a lot of old coffee filters laying around from before we got our Keurig- this is a great project even our tween could help with, and so pretty too! #Client
I never would have thought of using Kool-Aid to dye coffee filters. What a neat and inexpensive craft, I think my door needs updating.
What a fun project! So simple with such amazing results. I must try this one myself! Thanks for sharing. Bookmarking!
That looks very lovely! I love how the colors turned out.
What a beautiful wreath! I never even thought to use Kool-Aid to craft or create. Really neat. I am going to have to make this for next year. The colors are beautiful for Spring time.
Super cute. Kool Aid is my favorite dye – it’s awesome how vibrant it can be.
This is beautiful and oh so easy/ I have to try this out!
That is super creative! Wow! Never would have thought to make something like that. So beautiful!
What a fun wreath. The koolaid made some pretty colors.
What a creative way to use kool-aid. Great craft idea for the family to join in and make.
I have dyed filters before, but I never thought of using Kool-Aid! Great idea!
That’s a creative way to add some color to it. I like it plain white, but the colors are really neat.
This is pretty awesome! I would have never dreamed of using Kool Aid like this.
That is adorable. And so easy
This wreath is so cute! I love all the spring colors and that it can be made on a budget.
That’s great! A craft that looks nice and that I can actually easily do!
Wow, those colors are great! I didn’t know you could do that!
What an absolutely adorable idea! I love wreaths and I love Kool-aid. win/win!
That is very clever and so pretty. I would have never dreamed of using Kool-aid to dye the coffee filters but it really does a great job.
This is just too cute! It’s also very fitting for Spring.
This is really pretty and creative! I love the idea.
What a cute wreath!! You mentioned you like to reuse. Could you use used coffee filters?
I love how the colors turned out. Who knew Koolaid had such fabulous uses beyond drink flavoring?
Love the wreath idea! Such a colorful and SPRING decoration!
The wreath turned out great! I love the colors!
What a clever craft idea. I would never have thought to use Kool Aid to dye the filters. It looks so pretty and springy. I want to try this.
I never would have thought to dye coffee filters with Kool-Aid! What an innovative idea.
Very cute idea! I could never have come up with this on my own. Very creative! I had no idea how versatile kook aid was!
That wreath turned out so pretty! And how inexpensive to put it together too!
I would have never thought to use Kool-Aid. What an adorable craft.
My girls would love this project! You should totally come link up this project with us! http://www.marvelousmommy.com/2014/04/come-link-up-your-projects-create-link-inspire-4/
First, I didn’t know Kool Aid came in a bottle now! Where have I been. Second, this wreath is so pretty! I’m sure mine would look a lot different…. aka a hot mess! LOL
What a cool idea! That turned out great. I remember when my niece was little and would dye coffee filters and paint on them to make drawings for us – I had it on my fridge for years. :)
Totally creative! But, I have to confess- I had NO idea that Kool Aid came bottled!
This is awesome! I would never think to use coffee and Kool Aid this way. This is a MUST PIN.
Your wreath is adorable. We just bought some Kool-Aid the other day! We drink Kool-Aid a lot in this house.
That is such a pretty wreath! The colors are the perfect match for spring.
Wow – I would have never thought to use Koolaid to make a wreath. I’m definitely trying this out.
that wreath is too cute. I always have kool aid on hand. I’m going to make this in the summer.
That turned out super cute! And such an inexpensive craft!