Coffee Stained Roses

Did you spill coffee on your favorite white tee shirt? Don't toss it! With these Coffee Stained Roses, you can transform stained tee shirts into new wearable accessories. Old tee shirt crafts like this are great for cleaning out your closet and building your accessory collection.

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coffee stained roses

Materials:

Old white tee shirt
Scissors
Hot glue gun/glue sticks
Cup of cold coffee

Instructions:

First you’re going to want to cut a circle out of your tee shirt.
Cut into your circle and continue cutting around the circle until you have a spiral. I'm showing you with felt so it's easier to see. You can add a spiral edge to give your flower a more textured look if you'd like.
Starting at the small end of your spiral, begin wrapping the felt around itself until a rose begins to form. Secure the tail end with a little bit of hot glue.
Place some hot glue on the bottom of your rose and cover it with a scrap piece of fabric. Cut off the excess and there you have it! An adorable felt rose!
Once your roses are made, drop them in the coffee and let them sit for at least 2 minutes.
Remove from the coffee and let dry completely.

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Marilyn B

Jun 03, 2017

Talk about making lemonade out of lemons, so to speak! That is if you actually did spill the coffee! I have heard of also using teabags to provide this type of tan or taupe color. You certain,y could experiment with other colors, perhaps beet juice or mariachi no cherry juice to give a nice rosy tone to your flower! I think it would be fun to see what colors develop, even with a combination of 'stains' .... After all, that is what dye actually is, a type of stain! Fun project!

flowergirl

May 30, 2017

I'm guessing the coffee stain would only work for lighter colors like white or cream. I really love this craft. I would have roses that would never wilt.

Heidi Lorene

Mar 21, 2016

I love these pretty roses. I am sure you could make them out of different colored shirts or use other methods to dye them

AFC Editor Annalis a

Jan 29, 2016

What a smart recycling idea! I think the worn and aged look adds a romantic feel to the roses.

wbbaldwin 1063599

Jul 01, 2013

You need to create outside the box. And try different things different things together. Last week I needed to make a flower girl dress for our 5 year old grandaughter. It was itchy,so I used her Grandads t shirt to line it

Sew It Again

Apr 10, 2013

I think they look dirty. It would depress me to wear them.

rver33617 1164495

Apr 13, 2013

One man's dirty is another man's aged. Eye of the beholder...

lagjeg 0944973

Apr 06, 2014

I agree, tea stain is a much prettier idea.

sheronwatson 49520 14

Apr 06, 2013

Great idea, could also use tea staining.

5lita5

Apr 06, 2013

How BIG of a circle should the tshirt circles be cut in? A general diameter number would be nice. Thanks!

Melissa Ryan

Apr 07, 2014

Hi 5lita5--thanks for your comment. You can use any sized circle you'd like...obviously, the bigger the circle, the bigger the flower. You can experiment with sizes by cutting out paper circles and seeing how your flowers would look. I just eyeballed these circles based on how much fabric I had. Thanks!--FaveCrafts Editor

Member 15957

Apr 06, 2013

Well you could use different liquids too? maybe cranberry, grape or Kool-Aid!!! :)

Melissa Ryan

Apr 07, 2014

Hi Member 15957--Absolutely! I bet cranberry would be really pretty! Thanks so much for sharing your ideas!