How to Make Paper Roses
93Paper crafts have been around for many decades and although the art of crafting with paper steadily declined in the 90's, the new scrap-booking craze resurrected this all time favorite and put life back into it.
This how to article focuses on how to make your very own paper roses out of construction paper, some glue and chenille stems.
This project is not recommended for younger children as some of the steps can be tricky for small hands, however it is perfectly suited to pre-teens with adult supervision.
P.S. There's a video at the bottom of a woman showing you how to make paper roses out of toilet paper. Just goes to show that crafts are as close as your bathroom!
The paper roses to your right are the finished product and would make a great teacher gift for valentines or any other special holiday.
Try it today!
Materials
- Bristol Board (heavy card stock)
- Sissors
- Pencil
- coffee can
Making Your Template
In order to create paper roses, you will first need a template. A template is just an original copy of your design that can be used over and over to create multiples.
This template will save you tons of time and can be stored away for future reference.
Directions
Below you will see step by step instructions and pictures that will help you visualize the process of making paper roses.
Don't be intimidated by the complex design, once you see how the whole thing comes together in the end, you'll be creating many paper roses in no time flat.
Step 1
The first thing to do is grab your old coffee can, set it on your card-stock and draw around it to form a large circle.
Note: A coffee can works well for this project, however, you can use whatever you can find around the house, although preferably with about the same circumference size.
Step 2
Find another round object that is about an inch and a half smaller in diameter than your first circle. Line it up to the left edge of the first one and draw around it again. Now you will have one circle inside another.
Step 3
Again, find another round object about an inch and a half smaller than the second circle. Line this one against the right edge of the second circle and draw around it to form a total of three circles.
Step 4
This is where it might start to look confusing, but if you follow the diagram carefully, you should not have any problems. Starting where the first and second circle meet, draw half circles (2 inches wide) working your way counter-clockwise all around and stopping about 3 inches away from where you first began. These do not have to be perfect.
Step 5
Draw more half circles again, except this time, begin from where you started the first ones and continue on to the second circle. Again, look at the picture to see how it's done.
Step 6
Repeat step 5 until you get to the end. Stop at about an inch and a half away from where the second and last circle meet. Continue like the picture on the right and end with a small circle.
Step 7
Create a tail about 4 inches long and 11/2 inches wide. These measures are approximate. This will form the inner part of the rose, while the inside part of the design will form the outside petals.
Step 8
Your design is now finished. Next you will need to cut along the petals and the tail you've drawn.
Step 9
Now that you've cut the outside, you need to continue cutting along the petals inside until you reach the end. The small circle marked X is just a guide. It forms a small tail that you can easily slip around your finished rose.
Step 10
Next, you want to cut around the inside again just slightly so that you have a traceable pattern. You're done. Now you can use this template over and over to create multiple roses.
I know there are many steps to making this paper rose template, but I really wanted every detail explained so there's no confusion. I personally hate getting instructions on a project that leaves you wondering.
Once you've created your template you can move on to the next phase- Building your paper rose.
Making Paper Roses
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Making the Paper Rose
Now that you've created your template, how do you make paper roses? Just follow the next step. In order to save room on this page, I've created a slide-show on how to assemble your flower. Just follow the steps and pictures.
Materials
- Colored paper of your choice
- Chenille stems (pipe cleaners)
- Glue Gun and glue sticks
- Floral tape or green masking tape
Simply trace your pattern on the colored paper of your choice and cut it exactly the way you did for the template.
Next, slide the cut design between a ruler and your thumb to curl the paper slightly. You've probably done this technique before using scissors. You'll end up with a puffed up design like the picture shown in step 3.
This is the fun part! Glue a chenille stem to the beginning of the tail (I used a red one because that's all I had, oops!) Then roll it along the design. Glue the petals down every now and then, just remember this will determine how tight the rose will be.
Woman Folding A rose Out of Toilet Paper
Once you're done rolling up the whole flower, tuck the small tail around the stem and glue in place. Use florist tape or do like I did and wrap the stem in green masking tape. It's much cheaper and just as good.
Next, draw and cut some leaves, how many you do is up to you. I just drew a heart, glued it to chenille stem and wrapped it in masking tape (of course!). Then I put the two stems together. Voila! A paper rose.
Finally, if you feel really creative, put all the paper roses in a paper cone to finish off the look. P.S. I painted the roses a bright red to make them pop out. This is optional.
Happy Crafting!
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That's such a cute craft!
Absolutely delightful! This is a new thing I learn at 43, and feel like a child again!
Thank you very much!
I love paper crafts. Thanks for this.
Thats pretty neat. Since most guys are cheap im sure they will like that. I know it will be easy on the wallet on valentines day. Paper roses vs Real Roses? Depends if you want to sleep on the couch. Im guessing ill stick with real roses. Its something i would try. thanks for the lesson it was awsome!
Really nice..
This is such an adorable idea! I love homemade gifts! Nice Hub!
What a lovely idea, and very well explained - thank you.
This sounds like a fun idea....will give it a try.
I will try to make a rose. You’re a good teacher. :)
This looks like fun. I'm not sure I'll have the time to make them, yet I enjoyed reading about it. =)
This looks like fun. I'm not sure I'll have the time to make them, yet I enjoyed reading about it. =)
This is a great idea. I love the idea of getting paper roses more than regular floweres- it shows more effort!
great hub thanks for sharring
I enjoy crafting and working with my hands; I have a different paper rose technique and I'm anxious to try this one so I have something to compare.
Thanks for publishing this one!
That’s a good design we will try it at one of the youth club craft sessions thank you so much. Great Hub
thanks for the info.will try
I look forward to making these, thank you!
Great craft! I will have fun doing them! Thank you
Good hub! Paper crafts is still 'in' for me. Interior decorators and other artist doing paper crafts.
Good one. Thanks for sharing
Wow, that's crazy!
Nice creativity with full of fun and well explained. Thanks!!
very impressive - and especially because i have many happy memories linked to the song!!
Very cool. I remember we used to make roses out of kleenix when I was in high school. This is a different technique, but very creative!
Nice find here. I will surely make it in the near future. Thanks for sharing, and with the visuals, and video.
This hub is great! My kids will enjoy making a bouquet! Rated up!
Thanks, Evelyn
Thanks so much for sharing. The YouTube video was especially interesting!
Cool.
Very good and clear instruction. Thanks for sharing
My late friend loved paper roses... I'm glad I know how to make them now :)
that's very cute... very simple yet artistic. thanks for this one
gud one.i will try to make those roses.
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I used to make roses out of toilet paper when I was a kid. I had forgotten all about them. Thanks so much for bringing back some childhood memories.
I love doing things like this with my kids. Thank you for the detailed instructions. We may give this one a try this weekend!
Thank you for sharing. You made it so simple.
Paper roses,,,,,,brings to mind my grandmother. She made the most gorgeous flowers/roses out of crepe paper, wire (for the stem) and wrapped the stems with green crepe paper. How I wish I had learned that! I was too young, I think, but I was always amazed by their beauty.
Thanks for sharing!
Patty
WoW, really cool and informative...
I will make a dozen of paper roses during my girlfriend upcoming birthday, wondering what is her expression when she saw this paper rose...
Thanks for the info.
I always wondered how they came out looking so cool. I really liked the toilet paper one. I guess those are mostly white ;-)
Good one.
Thanks for sharing :)
My girlfriend was kinda cut when I gave her paper roses, instead of real ones, until she realised I spent the time to make them, and they will never wilt!
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Excellent! I gathered all the craft stuff and I am making the roses. Wonderful...Outstanding!! Very nice job and your hub page is easy to understand. Please visit mine.
Gardening Angel
great info thank you
great info thank you
Nice skill to have, there very intresting and they really look good. Just like I thaught, why bring someone real flowers that will die when you can make paper ones that will have a much longer lifespan?
cool infomation
Wow, how cool is that, personally I love to paint roses and now I think my new obessesion will be to "Make Paper Roses" I think this could also be a great idea for the older kids over the school holidays Thanks Nat!
This is wonderful! Good job! Thanks
Awesome, I wonder if this will work with cloth?
Very interesting. I enjoyed this hub. Thank you.
Super hub, thanks for the instructions. The video was great. Bill
Great to see someone sharing knowledge that can be such a great way to spend quality time with children or use as decorations for that special dinner - but best of all to share with freinds and family and have a great time doing something instead of just watching TV. Great hub!!
Very Good hub, thanks for the way to make very own paper roses.
Remarkable technique. I love making paper floers, although i usually make them small enough to use in scrapbooks or greeting cards. Yours are gorgeous, though
wow! this is the perfect project i was looking for. i was not sure how to make them and i saw this cute craft. thanks!
Nice craft idea !
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THis is totally not what I was expecting. Wow.
I'm more a fan of origami. Anything and everything out of a square piece of paper.
These are beautiful! I think I will try these with the kids this week to entertain them on spring break.
awesome
This is a very creative idea. My kids will love them as well.
i can do that
That is fantastic. I have four daughters who I am going to teach this cool craft. Thanks for the great idea and the simple steps to actually accomplish it. Nice Hub.
Wonderful! I learned crafts after my Graduation when i joined the homescience classes. But i have not made anything for over 10 years now. I am going to make some this weekend.
dis is so coolll
it is really nice i even still have it . it lookes really nice in my room
very nice hub. You make it in cleraly step with picture. thanks for share with us
I envy people who can do origami/paper crafts...I can't seem to. I can only turn dollar bills into t-shirts for tips...lol
This is so cool. Thank you for sharing.
Yay...finally found something for my moms b-day. I am only 12 and have no money----so ThankYOU!!!
(^.^)-smileyyyyyyyyy
learn more he he he
I hope i could follow that one nicely so that i could teach to my pupils.
i think that the paper roses are like the best thing ever.now guys dont need to worry about buying expensive roses to their girlfriends.they can just make them out of toilet paper.
this paper roses are kind of cute
wow i am looking for this design i hope they will share more so others can learn many things too!!i am only nine and i do not have money!!(^.^)thanks!!!she she!!! arigato!!!!
I'm totally making these for valentine's day!
i'm trying to do this...........................................
thanks,ella
nice art work... great
nice art work... great
wow this is really cool..i'll try this! thank you for sharing ma'am.. :) :) :)
Very cool! :)
Very well written hub .....
very much informative ......
Thank you very much for your great hub, for good advice, good wishes and support. Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us.
that is asome and cool how to make stuff and how to make a rose
WOw, great hub. Love your paper rosez.
These paper roses look really neat...have never seen them made that way before! Can't wait to give it a try!
Thank you so much it was really easy to do and found it great fun to do! Your a good teacher, thankyou! x
urs looked well better than mine when i made it mine looked rubbish how u make urs so good n dont say practise coz it never works
This would make a for good project at home, something to keep the kids busy. Thanks for this.
Wow! I absolutely love these flowers. Thanks for the step by step instructions. I'll certainly bookmark this and try it.
Great hub!
Wow those r really very pretty:)
nice papper folding ,y mom use to do the but i was the pretty and most amazzing thing ive ever seen so thnkz 4 the share!
very nice
wow that's a little crazy
Great tips if you like to make paper roses....I have a link to your hub from my new cross stitch hub - thanks.
As a paper craft-a-holic I found this hub to be extremely helpful. I will try this project :)
I know they are so cool
exallent. I creat this its so beautiful.so nice.
It's really very nice
Great idea. Just used it for my mother's birthday present with my own twist on it.
Thanks for the inspiration.
nice hub, I love the idea of a paper rose; now i want to try making one
In the process of making about 25 of these (maybe more). We are having a "painting the roses red" as part of an Un-Birthday end of summer celebration (taken from Disney's Alice in Wonderland). Thanks for the tips!!! :)
i will try to make roses
oh this is great.I love this cool idea.They look like real roses,but way cuter.
We used this tutorial to make a load of paper roses for my daughter's birthday party. They looked great! I wrote about it and linked back here: http://anjistarking.blogspot.com/2010/09/alice-in-
Great hub I was surfing through your others after I came across this one great job :)
these are really beautiful! hoping to make some for my friend; her name is rose and she loves flowers, but she's allergic to most of them, so these would be perfect. :)
Very good explanation...!
hi.. I just added a rose tutorial similar to this one if u are interested in having a look at my hubapges! Love your roses!
lov roses
This is really fantastic! One thing though, after finishing the template I think it would have been easier to cut out for me if I had done a mirror image of your photos.
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I never knew about this before. This rose was beautiful and fun. Thanks for writing this.i will try it later. Rated up!
Thanks for you idea, i like the roses very much.
simple tutorial for creating beautiful roses.Thanks for sharing with us.
This is a great tutorial with good step by step directions and photos -- I could not have made sense without the photos, thanks for including them!
I am going to be out of town with my mom for Mother's Day so I couldn't exactly order her flowers...I was looking for a pretty rose that did not require tissue paper and boy did I find it! This is so easy to do and looks GREAT. Thanks for sharing! Oh and I'm with LaurieK the photos definitely helped LOL.
Your tutorial was excellent and the pictures were helpful too. I have been looking for a different way to make paper roses and this is a unique idea I haven't seen before. I think these will be great for project. I plan to try to adapt this see if I can make some mini flowers for a dollhouse project too.
do u have method for using dollar bills for making roses
I've never tried to make roses out of money, although that would make a pretty nifty gift. I might consider this for my niece's graduation gift...flowers and money...perfect way to start college, lol!
very nice i will try to make one.
Hello my name is Emily Mate and i am 12 years old i tryed doing this but mine looked like somthing had gone wrong!!! :( but then i tryed again but on a diffrent website and that was yours and it worked better :) Thank you for helping Me and i couldnt see your Video because my computer doesnt workk that good :( but i followed your instructions thank you so much FROME EMILY MATE* P.S Please Comment !
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So cute paper roses,Its great idea for me to how to make the paper roses and decorates the things......
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Beautiful Work, however worst explaination and photos ever.
wonderful.
Love it! I like to add crafts about, and (using) roses from my site. I think this one is pretty neat. I will ad it here: http://www.allaboutrosegardening.com
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that was sooooooooooooooooooooooo awesome
very detail and comprehensive!
its too cool.
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Marie Osmonds paper roses song has come flooded back to my memeory;)
Its certainly cheaper than real roses and will also last much longer! and i think would make just as a thoughtful gift as real ones me thinks!