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Blogger Sunnyside, NY on Oct 09, 2012

Fall Foliage with recycled coffee filters

I designed this wall art thinking about the colors of Autumn leaves. I dried and cleaned the coffee filters. I dyed them in orange, red, green and yellow with acrylic paint water based. Among the leaves you see the branches that have the brown and natural stained color of the coffee. (www.etsy.com/shop/lampada)

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11 Comments

Steve G Fort Collins, CO

And I thought your coffee filter lamp was really cool. This tops even that. Also, you must drink a lot of coffee.

on Oct 09, 2012 · Like 0
Terri J York, PA

You are one impressive and creative person. I checked out Etsy and love the work shown there.

on Oct 10, 2012 · Like 1
Vilma Farrell Sunnyside, NY

Steve and Terri, thank you both very much!!

on Oct 10, 2012 · Like 0
Leslie D Las Vegas, NV

Very nicely done! Love it!

on Oct 10, 2012 · Like 1
KMS Woodworks Nederland, CO

To bad I do not use a drip machine...We get our fix via an espresso machine so we do not need filters. I've always thought making something like this with real leaves would be pretty cool too.

on Oct 10, 2012 · Like 1
Vilma Farrell Sunnyside, NY

That's a good idea too!!!

on Oct 10, 2012 · Like 0
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

Vilma Farrell - Gotta say girl, you sure have no shortage of imagination. I'm slowly but surely trying to make my way through your posts!! This is definitely one of those "Now WHY didn't I think of that" moments!! Do you have all your friends, neighbors & relatives saving all their coffee filters for you??? This is gorgeous and the rich fall colors are my favorites!!

on Nov 16, 2012 · Like 1
Randy Stewart Dallas, TX

Bravo! I use coffee grounds in my paints and other art pieces.

on Nov 17, 2012 · Like 1
Susan S Fredericksburg, VA

Randy Stewart - OK, are you gonna post and share your ideas with us? We're all always looking for new (to us) ideas and unique ways of doing the same ole same ole.

on Nov 17, 2012 · Like 0
Randy Stewart Dallas, TX

Sure! Always glad to share ideas. I chuckled when I saw your genius application of those coffee filters as I've used coffee grounds for my projects. Love what you've done with this beautiful piece. I've applied used coffee grounds to my paints and cement mixes! I have photos of my fireplace in y profile here that used coffee grounds on the surface. Once sealed, it created a rustic aged look I couldn't achieve with other mediums. The first application of coffee grounds is mixed with Elmers ...»
clear glue and mixed into a paste which I apply to areas that need to be aged a century or so. Once dry and sealed with a satin clear gloss coat it gives it a very organic and appearance. With my hand held pottery/vessels, the grounds give it that organic look and feel. Mindblowing!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 2
Vilma Farrell Sunnyside, NY

Very nice work Randy! And beautiful!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 0