Book Page Rosette DIY
I’m sure there’s a tutorial out there somewhere for making these rolled paper flowers, and if I’d hunted for one I might have saved myself an hour of time spent figuring them out. But then, I might have wasted an hour on the internet looking at all the amazing things other people are making so… here’s how I make mine.
I tried rolling strips of paper but couldn’t get enough bulk. Then I was peeling an apple for my daughter’s birthday pie. I always peel my apples in a circle, leaving the peel in a long spiral. As I looked at the long string of peel it dawned on me that I could cut my paper the same way. I tried it and it worked, but still not enough bulk. So I added a second paper and rolled two strips together. Better, but not enough. I settled on three pieces of paper for one rolled flower. I was using my old dictionary, which has fairly thin pages, so you could probably get away with two sheets of thicker pages.
Ok, here goes.
Tear out three pages. Lay them flat and with a pencil, draw a spiral on the page. Begin in the center and try to make each ring about 3/4 inch away from the previous one.
Carefully cut along the lines you drew.
You’ll end up with something like this.
Now find the outer end of the spiral (the end that was on the edge of the page) for all three pages and line them up together.
Fold or pinch the ends a little bit so you can wad them up for the very center of the flower.
Now begin to carefully roll your paper around the center you just made. Roll tightly and carefully.
When you get to the end it should look something like this (above).
Carefully turn the rolled flower over and add a generous dot of hot glue to the flower, being careful not to burn yourself.
Quickly place the flower in it’s intended spot and hold in place for a few seconds while the glue begins to harden.
Add more flowers, making certain to glue them closely together so the wreath form isn’t visible. Keep going (and going, and going) and eventually you’ll have a unique wreath.
Have fun!
Hopeful Homemaker
