Stashbusting book and coffee filter wreath

I was inspired by According to Kelly and her $2 Book Wreath. I knew that it had to be my next craft. Plus I am trying very hard to use what I have on hand (and more than not, failing). So I took an old book I had on hand, just your standard paperback. I cut a circle out of a cereal box and got started!

Here is what the finished product looks like!

Here is what I used:

an old paperback book
coffee filters
scrap paper
glitter
stapler
glue
hot glue gun
scissors (regular and scalloped)
Cardboard or a paper plate
Ribbon

First step was to start making cones out of the paper, which I then stapled.

Put together 3 at a time, 2 in the back and one on top. At this point you can start gluing them to you plate or cardboard circle.

Once finished it will look something like this:

Here is the back view:

And showing you the base.

At this point you will want to fill in any bare spots that you have.

Then take your coffee filters, 2 at a time and fold in half and then half again (into a quarter). Repeat this three more times until you can make a circle. Glue together.

Now for the center. I accordioned 2 book pages and stapled them together then fanned them out to make a circle and glued together.

For a nice touch ala Lark and Lola, place a thin bead of glue in the creases and add glitter.

Then I trimmed two more filters to a smaller circle and glued then on top of my existing coffee filter circle.

Glue the coffee filter "flower" and its accordion center to the wreath, it is that simple!

I did use scrapbook paper for the center of my flower and stamped it with an "M", and then added 2 scrapbook paper leaves. Which turned out like this:

Oh, and I stapled some ribbon to the back for hanging. You can also use a real plate in place of the paper one and add a plate hanger for something more sturdy.

Have fun crafting!

Oh, and this is linked up to the following parties:
Cottage Instincts- Make it for Monday's
Between Naps On The Porch- Matamorphisis Monday