Hurry hurry! Only a couple more days to whip your house into a wintry wonderland of holiday cheer! But don’t rush off to Wal-Mart to pick up decorations. And don’tspend hours and hours fussing over “DIY” projects you saw in the last issue of Martha Stewart that require way too much patience, crafting skillz, and major bank for all the supplies. Do use coffee filters to decorate instead!!
Coffee filters are the answer not only because they’re cheap and easy to come by and easy to work with, but also because there’s no post-holiday guilt. Think ahead to early January when you’d otherwise be throwing away broken pieces of plastic decorations… 
What you need for this project:
Small unbleached coffee filters
Twist ties
Needle & thread
Scissors
Stack about five or six coffee filters on top of each other and smooth them flat.
Fold one edge of the stack inwards. Flip the stack over and fold inwards again, like an accordion. Keep going until you can fold no further and the stack is now a thin strip.
Fasten a twist tie around the center of the strip.
Optional step: With scissors, cut a point on both ends of the strip for an end result that is star shaped, or cut rounded ends for a flower shape. Or just leave the ends alone for a natural fluffy shape.
Begin {carefully} pulling the individual leafs apart, starting on one side.
Keep “fluffing” it until you’re satisfied with how it looks.
Make several of them, and string them together with a needle and thread to make a garland.
Tie the string to your tree, and enjoy!
…And if you have any little elves helping you, be careful not to let them eat any of the twist ties…
Happy holidays, you guys! May your homes be filled with warmth, love, laughter and the spirit of the season….and coffee filter decor. 😉
