MaryJanesFarm Farmgirl Connection
Join in ... sign up
 
Home | Profile | Register | Active Topics | Members | Search | FAQ
 All Forums
 General Chat Forum
 Across the Fence
 Uses for Coffee Filters?

Note: You must be logged in to post.
To log in, click here.
To register, click here. Registration is FREE!

Screensize:
UserName:
Password:
Format Mode:
Format: BoldItalicizedUnderlineStrikethrough Align LeftCenteredAlign Right Insert QuoteInsert List Horizontal Rule Insert EmailInsert Hyperlink Insert Image ManuallyUpload Image Embed Video
   
Message:

* HTML is OFF
* Forum Code is ON
Smilies
Smile [:)] Big Smile [:D] Cool [8D] Blush [:I]
Tongue [:P] Evil [):] Wink [;)] Clown [:o)]
Black Eye [B)] Eight Ball [8] Frown [:(] Shy [8)]
Shocked [:0] Angry [:(!] Dead [xx(] Sleepy [|)]
Kisses [:X] Approve [^] Disapprove [V] Question [?]

 
Check here to subscribe to this topic.
   

T O P I C    R E V I E W
HeathersHeartfeltStitches Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 09:10:28 AM
I have a new coffee pot that uses a basket, now I have a package of white coffee filters, Ideas on what to do with these?

My Etsy.com Storehttp://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5531954
http://heathersheartfeltstitches.blogspot.com/
18   L A T E S T    R E P L I E S    (Newest First)
queenofdreamsz4u Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 11:54:23 PM
filter small amounts of fresh milk..I've done that when realizing I already used the last big filter for my stainless steel strainer.

Obviously, I'm talking about goat's milk

Stephanie

"Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and enriched the world." ~ emma goldman
22shortie Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 4:54:41 PM
We use coffe filters when we run out of paper towels...I line the bottom of a plate or pan when I fry food and put the fried food on it...they are really good for absorbing that extra grease. Also, if you ever have to strain a little bit of chicken broth or something thin like that just put a filter in the bottom of a strainer and pour the broth over it and it'll get the little peices of chicken out.

Check out my latest projects and all the news from my chaotic little world!

http://pumpkinseed-unscripted.blogspot.com/
kydeere40744 Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 2:37:09 PM
Heather - I just thought about this topic today. I was teaching a group of kids about photography and mentioned that you could use coffee filters to clean your lenses. One of the girls said "we are raiding mom and dad's cabinet!" haha.

~Jessica in Kentucky & Farmgirl Sisterhood #137~
Be sure to visit my blog & Crafty Clipart for some of my photographs:
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/
http://www.craftyclipart.com
HeathersHeartfeltStitches Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 1:02:43 PM
WOW! Good thing I just didn't take them to Goodwill, I'm going to stash them away

My Etsy.com Storehttp://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5531954
http://heathersheartfeltstitches.blogspot.com/
GaiasRose Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 12:56:01 PM
I use them for applique stabilizer. Works like a charm and is super cheap compared to 'real' stabilizers...

[size=1]
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Farmgirl Sister #88

Blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com
http://womonandsprout.wordpress.com
http://youtube.com/profile?user=GaiasRose
Homepage:
http://ForestFaeries.etsy.com
"Joyful chaos, working in tune with the seasons, telling itme by the sun, variety, change and self-direction; all this wwas replaced with a brutal, standardized work culture, the effects of which we are still suffering from today." - Tom Hodgkinson in 'How To Be Idle'
La Patite Ferme Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 12:17:56 PM
I use them as strainers when I make juice. Takes a while, but works great.
CabinCreek-Kentucky Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 09:31:44 AM
oh .. by the way .. i got this coffee pot at Wally-World for only $12!!!!

you can also just run water through it for hot tea or chocolate too!

True Friends * Frannie

HEAR MY STORIES
come, visit my:
"GATHERING ROOM" ..
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com

adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com

treasures .. new and olde .. up for adoption:
http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com



nashbabe Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 09:30:51 AM
I have smooshed them up, dipped them in paint, and used them as a "stamp" or "rag" to create paint effects.

Crunchy crafty goodness and psychoses...;-)http://nashbabe.blogspot.com

groovy stuff 2 buy...http://www.alittlesplurge.etsy.com
CabinCreek-Kentucky Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 09:30:25 AM
great ideas .. we, too, jus' got a coffeemaker that has it's own filter. i love it .. cuz' it makes 2 16-oz cups IN metal TRAVEL mugs! and you can do the 'real' stuff in one side (that would be hank's side!) and decaf (moi) in the other!

i'm going to take them to lucas and sofia for an art project next time we go to toledo! xo

True Friends * Frannie

HEAR MY STORIES
come, visit my:
"GATHERING ROOM" ..
http://freedomvalleyfarm.blogspot.com

adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com

treasures .. new and olde .. up for adoption:
http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com



Jeanna Posted - Feb 18 2008 : 09:27:18 AM
If you have a sewing machine that does embroidery you can use a couple or more depending on what you are sewing on, as stabilizer. Much cheaper than regular stabilizer.

Jeanna
Farmgirl Sister #41

If both of our troubles were hung on a line--You would take yours and I would take mine.
yarnmamma Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 2:12:25 PM
what wonderful ideas!

****************
May we always be in thankful contemplation of God who presides over us all.
Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
farmgirl #71 Linda in PA
Peanut Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 1:59:55 PM
A mouse died upstairs (ugh) and my little girl's clothes smelled bad in her dresser (the mouse didn't get into the dresser though). I scooped baking soda into the filters, stapled them shut and put one in each dresser. Smell gone!

"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
BarefootGoatGirl Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 1:53:18 PM
I use them to serve little snacks like goldfish to my kiddos when we are on the go.



What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing.
-Brenda Ueland

http://quilandneedle.blogspot.com/
one_dog_per_acre Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 10:09:24 AM
I was surfing marthastewart.com yesterday looking at paper crafts, and noticed something about coffe filter roses.

Farmgirl Sister #91
Make cupcakes not war!
PlumCreekMama Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 09:47:24 AM
I use them to wash windows. They work great!
mikesgirl Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 09:41:20 AM
When I was a preschool teacher, we used them for the kids to draw with watercolor markers and paint on because the colors would blend together. If you have little kids you could try that, or give them to a preschool.

Farmgirl Sister #98
Check out my new online store
http://www.shopthefrontier.com/VFstore/index.php?manufacturers_id=79&osCsid=6be4b25bf9555031c6e2e86bbde23dba
lisamarie508 Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 09:34:38 AM
I use them in the bottom of flower pots.

Farmgirl Sister #35

"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)

my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
http://www.freewebs.com/lisamariesbasketry/index.htm
kydeere40744 Posted - Feb 15 2008 : 09:26:16 AM
If you have eye glasses or camera lens, you can use these to clean them. If I can't find a paper towel, I use coffee filters while on vacation, etc. Hmm...other ideas:

Craft Projects:
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/coffeefiltersartscraftstideaskidsprojects.html



~Jessica in Kentucky & Farmgirl Sisterhood #137~
Be sure to visit my blog & Crafty Clipart for some of my photographs:
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/
http://www.craftyclipart.com

Snitz Forums 2000 Go To Top Of Page