Simple Paper Rose - DIY Wedding Wednesday

- April 03, 2013

Happy DIY Wedding Wednesday and I hope you’re pushing yourself towards getting over the hump so we can all say TGIF!!

Today we’re showing you how to make a simple paper rose that you can use for bouquets, centrepieces, hair accessories, jewellery and really anything you can think to use it for. So let’s get started.

What you will need:

Pretty colourful paper (I used 12 x 12 in. thin one-sided cardstock)
Plain paper for tracing
White glue or really durable glue stick
Toothpick
Hot Glue Gun
1 Mid to Large coloured bead with a whole through the centre
Floral Wire
Floral Tape
Wire cutter
Scissors
Pencil

Step 1:
Trace out the template on plain paper. You can enlarge and print the one below or you can draw your own exactly as below in the size you like. There are 2 ways to transfer template one is to make really thick pencil outline on the plain paper or you can cut out the template along the outline.. only cut the small inner circle.

Step 2:
Take your pretty paper. Fold in half then in half again so that when you cut out the template it will make 4. Either trace around your cut-out or flip over the template and follow the outline of the thick penciled outline on the back so that the pencil transfers onto your pretty paper.

Step 3:
When cutting out the 4 shapes cut along the inner circle first. Put one flower shape aside with the smaller circle (not the one with the template outline on it. Line up the 3 remaining again and cut out the larger centre circle.

Step 4:
Curl up the edges of each flower shape using a toothpick. Repeat for all flower shapes.

Step 5:
Now is the time to glue your flowers to start forming each layer. The bottom layer is the flower shape that has the smallest hole. Overlap one petal and glue. For the remaining 3 over lap 1 1/2 petals for one, 2 petals for another one, and the final one over lap 3 petals. I like to curl the top petal of the overlap in so that it adds more layers. (use either white glue or hot glue gun)

Glue layers together starting with the bottom layer (overlap of 1 petal), Glue the formed flower shape that overlapped 1 1/2 petals, then the flower form that overlapped 2 petals, then the centre will be the flower form that overlapped 3 petals. Now you have your Rose. If using white glue hold flower together firmly for about 30 seconds. You will be adding a bead to the centre so if it doesn’t stick right away it will once the bead is in place.

Step 6:
Create the centre bead. Cut 2 pieces of floral wire using a wire cutter. The floral wire will go through the bead and fold down equally on each side of the bead so be sure to cut out as long a length as you need (x2). Thread both wires through the bead until the centre. Fold both ends down and twist at the bottom of the bead. Continue to twist and wind the four wires together all the way down.

Step 7:
Put the wire and bead through the centre of the flower. Add a dab of hot glue on the bottom of the bead and press down.

Step 8:
Turn flower and wrap floral tape around wire starting at the bottom of the flower. Slight pull the tape (stretching) as you wrap around wire to create a sticky hold.