The Mind is Everything
A few months ago, I made a mistake and bought the wrong type of coffee filters. (Who knew that cone filters even existed?) I decided that it made more sense just to keep them and forego returning the darn things — with gas prices as crazy high as they are, plus my time is worth more than the dollar and change I would have got back for them, you know?
But what does one do with a package of coffee filters she cannot use in her coffee maker? Why, she finds another use for them, of course!
Shown above, a fabric ATC that I recently gave my mom for her birthday. The orange background is a coffee filter that I cut, stamped and sewed onto cotton muslin. Then I added the quote (printed on tissue paper) and the image (stamped and colored on tissue paper and embellished with gold microbeads).
So, there you have it… coffee filters. Yet another unusual thing now found in my studio!
October 16th, 2005 at 1:27 am
It’s beautiful! What a great idea to use those coffee filters. I just recently acquired a sewing machine, and this is a project that inspires me to figure out how to use it!
October 16th, 2005 at 7:59 am
Very clever. Great card!
October 16th, 2005 at 11:01 am
Buddah was such a smart guy! Do you have any ATC’s for trade? I have plenty… ;-)
October 16th, 2005 at 12:47 pm
ha! i love it! everything on the planet is a piece of art waiting to be transformed…
October 16th, 2005 at 10:45 pm
Melanie- Sheer Genius! Love it!
I once saw a mixed media piece where the artist had made a complete figure out of round coffee filters (used!) and it was wonderful!
It’s great to see through an artist’s eyes, isn’t it?
Deb
P.S. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE COFFEE???? HINT, HINT! lol!
October 17th, 2005 at 10:51 am
I love it!
October 17th, 2005 at 11:51 am
This is gorgeous!!!! How ingenious. And the image of the woman is breath taking…so much detail. I’m in awe!
October 17th, 2005 at 12:37 pm
Your art, Melanie, takes my breath away. I’d love to have this on my wall. Could I possibly convince you to do an art swap sometime??? It would be so fun.
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October 17th, 2005 at 8:51 pm
Wow!!! I love this…so beautiful. You are so creative and innovative!
October 17th, 2005 at 9:00 pm
Gorgeous! Coffee filters–who would have guessed they’d work so beautifully stamped and stitched?? Now, I am going to have to try it! Thinking of the possibilities… Thanks for the inspiration!!
October 18th, 2005 at 6:20 pm
This is gorgeous! A friend of mine once showed me how to make “embossed reliefs” using stamps and wet toilet paper. I wonder if it would work with coffee filters :)
Glad I found your blog. Officially bookmarked!