Vintage Spring Dessert table

A pop of color meets old, splintered wood. This dessert table is romantic & simple. The materials used were totally budget friendly, and came together with ease.

Coffee filters and scrapbook paper paved the way on this project, with the main focal point being this oversized coffee filter heart.

Step one was finding a good sturdy backing with which to attach the coffee filters. Enter: an old wedding gift bag (I knew I saved all of those for a reason!). After folding about 200 coffee filters in half and then in half again, I  hot glued them to the gift bag until the heart was full and "fluffy". HaHa!




















Step two included the cutting of several scrapbook paper embellishments, including a mini-heart bunting banner to attach to an old crate, & letters of various shades of blues/yellows to add to the inside of an old painted drawer.

Paper scraps made another bunting banner with fishing line, and, believe it or not, chopsticks.

Step three was attaching a clear plastic serving platter from the Dollar Tree to this distressed candle stick. You may recognize it as my usual entryway table decor. Don't worry, the tray will easily pop back off after use.

Finally, coffee filter flowers paired with paint chip circles tear-dropped down from the ceiling as a backdrop to the table.

As an "encore" (hehe!) to the dessert table, we also dressed up the guest book table with a bird cage, yarn wrapped wine bottle, and chalkboard.

And there you have it! A sweet, vintage dessert table, decorated on a dime! Check back for our budget friendly spring decor tricks.