Making Paper Roses

If you've been following my instagram and FB pages (ABookwormCreates for both - links on main page) you'll notice I'm going book page craft crazy.

I mean besides the book page pendants that are a staple in the ABookwormCreates etsy shop.

Currently punching out confetti (perfect for the remains of the pages punched out for pendants) (found in BookwormQuotes etsy shop) and creating paper roses (not yet listed anywhere) are my current addictions.

See.  Aren't they pretty.  The colored ones are printer paper sprayed with Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain. I'd rather not continue practicing with book pages.  I lucked out with the Anne of Green Gables book page rose.

So what do you need to make your own? A tutorial for starters.  There are so many on Pinterest for more than just roses.  You might want to look for one that has more than 4 roses behind her belt and I won't be insulted if you searching for one, but if you stick around I can add my beginner experience for you to also benefit from.  Sometimes experienced crafters don't think about those little tips and tricks they have mastered over the course of dozens of paper flowers.  

What else do you need?


SUPPLIES:
 
- Low Temp hot glue gun and low temp glue sticks - you can feel the warm glue through the paper.
- Paper - preferably thin and easy to curl/roll.  Thicker paper can be more difficult to work with.
- Stems - I had some floral stems from my grandmother's floral phase.
- Scissors - Don't use the good ones.  Paper dulls scissors.
- Ribbon in a beige color.


INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut out your strips.  I did 2 inch wide strips.  They can be bigger or smaller depending on the size of rose you want.   I also had a straight-edge paper cutter board (from my grandfather).
Step Three


2. Cut strips into smaller pieces.  I cut mine into 1 inch, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3 inch segments.  You'll need 5 of each size. 

2.5. You also need another 1.5 inch piece for the center.  1 inch works too.
- Tip - plug in your glue gun now!


3. Create you petals.  Curved top, flat bottom.  See pic for a better visual.




4. Roll/curl the rounded tops.  Your center petal should be rolled from the sides.  The other petals have slight curling on the tops and the bottom gets a slight pinch.  

There all your petals should be prepped, organized by size, and ready to go.



Center Petal


     
Curved tops and Pinched bottoms


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Competed prepped flowers















Step Five

5. Take the center rolled petal, unroll, and apply some hot glue to the bottom.  Roll around the stem.










Step Six
6.  Starting with the smallest size, put a dot of glue right above the pinch in the fold and place in front of the overlapped center.  Repeat, rotating the flower and overlapping the petal slightly.  You may or may not use all 5 of the smallest petals.

Repeat with the next smallest size continuing to rotate.  Watch your flower forming and use your judgement on where the overlap needs to be best placed.


 

Step Six - Remember to Rotate!
Step Six












Step Six

Step Six




Step Seven

7. With the next 3 flower petal sets I find it best to put either two dots of glue on either side of the fold or just a line of it.  

Continue rotating, gluing, and placing, paying attention to the placement of petals.

Maybe you get to a point to don't want to add anymore petals.  Don't. These are your flowers.  If you are happy with 4 petal sizes - Great! 3? Fine.  They are your roses.  You can always take a break and think on it before moving to the next step.





Ta Da!



8. Cut 2 four inch segments of ribbon. 

The Bare Bottom

I was doing 3 roses













9. Glue the base of the flower.  It helps attach the flower to the stem better.  You can also start wrapping your ribbon on the flower/stem using this glue.  You might add more for the second segment of ribbon. 














10.  Trim the ribbon ends.  Maybe even secure the ends to the petals using a tiny bit more hot glue.  Remove any thin lines of hot glue - they will very easily tear away when you pull them.  You can even use wire cutters to trim the stem.

 


And you have a paper rose!

Show your paper flowers below in the comments or tag me on IG (or FB)!

Alicia































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