Make roses out of crepe paper
"It should rain red roses for you" - made of crepe paper. You can make beautiful roses yourself in no time at all - and they won't wither.
Make roses out of crepe paper
If you are looking for a foolproof variant of the Handcraft Looking for roses, crepe paper is the ideal solution. As an ornament on a present or as a complete bouquet - a crepe stick is quick and easy.
- Choose a colour. Choose the crepe paper in the color you want for the flower and some green crepe paper for the rose stem.
- Cut off strips. Use scissors to cut a four-inch strip from the roll for each rose.
- Fold strips. Fold the strip in half lengthways.
- Turn around. Turn the strip, which is now five centimeters wide, so that the opening points downwards.
- Roll up the paper. Roll up the crepe paper, starting at one end. Roll tightly at the beginning and later looser and slightly gathered so that you can see the petals.
- Tie together. Hold the flowers firmly at the bottom and connect them tightly with wire.
For the first of May, many men surprise their loved one with a May heart. The roses …
The wider and longer the strip, the larger the flower will be. The crafting of Paper flowers is also fun with children. The simple technology with the beautiful result will delight small and large hobbyists.
Make a stem for the rose
To group the roses in a bouquet or to put them in a gift, they need a flower stem.
- Cut wire. Cut a piece of solid wire about six inches long.
- Wrap a piece of wire. Wrap the piece with green crepe paper and fix the paper at the beginning and at the end with craft glue.
- Attach the handle. You attach the flower stem to the flower head with thin wire. Your crepe paper rose is ready.
Ideas for paper flowers and bouquets
Paper flowers can be made from crepe paper, tissue paper and straw silk. Crepe paper is best for roses. Other papers are suitable for firmer flowers or special effects.
Crepe shoots are beautiful gifts for Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and as a thank you. If you're diligent, make a whole bouquet of paper flowers. The hardest-working tinker lots of little paper roses and put them together a May heart. This custom can be found in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The flowers look great in a gift box. Wrap the present in plain, matt wrapping paper and tie it with raffia. Pin the crepe paper rose in the bast knot.
Romantic roses made of crepe paper have a pleasant smell. With rose oil you conjure up a bewitching scent note in the paper flower. You can put the bouquet in a vase - without water, of course.
