How to Make a Paper Rose Wreath

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How to Make a Paper Rose Wreath

Charissa Johaneson

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This wreath is beautiful and cheap but it took quite a long time to make. So if you decided to try it, be committed to many nights of work. :)

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Tear out three pages from a book.

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Stack them on top of each other. Cut out a spiral using a wavy line to help the make the rose petals.

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Make the width about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.

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This is what it looks like once the cutting is done.

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Start with the outside end of the spiral.

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Begin rolling it in a tight roll. This will be the center of the rose.

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After the center is done begin rolling a little looser so the rose gets wider.

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The center of the spiral becomes the bottom of the rose. I then hot glue that flap to the bottom of the rose.

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This video shows me rolling a rose.

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How to glue at the end. I also have to glue the three flaps together on the bottom.

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A finished rose.

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The bottom of the rose all glued.

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Hot glue the roses to the wreath form nice and tight so no white shows between the roses.

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A close up view.

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Tie a ribbon of choice to the top and all done!

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Foam wreath form ( I used 18 inch diameter)

Hot glue

Lots of books with the same size and color of pape

So cool! Love it!

Rachel Hutchinson last month

I am going to try with magazines because I don't have any books at the moment but when garage sale season starts they are on my list of items to buy for crafts. This is actually the third or fourth time I have looked at this guide because I really love how it looks. I sell items on Etsy from time to time and I really think you could make a bundle selling these, especially if you advertise them as up cycled that seems to be the new "buzz" word or repurposed book wreath.

Melody Kimmerle 3 months ago

so pretty!

Sinta Jimenez 5 months ago

Woooow! This is brilliant !

Fatema Albrahim 5 months ago

This is beautiful <3

Andrea Weightman 5 months ago

Wow, this looks great! I might try to make one (just a tad smaller :P) over the holidays! Great idea!

Josiah Atkinson 5 months ago

Heidi, thanks!! It's been wonderfully being a mommy. I used a 16 or 18inch diameter foam ring. I wanted it big! You can use any size you want. I just figured if I was going to put in the time then I was going to make it worth it :). Good luck. I love mine!

Charissa Johaneson (author) 9 months ago

Crepe paper I think would just not last long at all. I'm so surprised by some of the reactions about books being used. I thinks it's even nicer because the thickness & quality of old books is just gorgeous! What size ring did you use? I'm def making this! It seems like very meditative art anyone can do watching the Telly or whatnot! I can now add this art to my regular beadweaving (off loom right now) wearable arts as well as some sculptural beadwoven pieces... Btw, congratulations on becoming a mother!!! I've a granddaughter who's now 2.5 (soon will be 2.6) and we will have our very very FIRST boy in the family. He'll be here unfortunately during the Christmas holiday. Let's hope it's the due date on 27th... But baby will be born when he's ready and not when we want! Congratulations again!!! Best of luck and much joys over the years! Heidi...

Heidi Feldman 9 months ago

Can also use crepe paper

Lauri Wood 10 months ago

I'm sure it can be done with any type of paper. Magazines would make a colorful one!

Charissa Johaneson (author) 10 months ago

Can this be done with magazines? Thick ones like Bon appetite or Real Simple?

Peggy Suarez 10 months ago

Very classy and will look great on my door!

Tisha G 11 months ago

I actually love reading books. I have a kindle now and those are books I didn't want to re read. :p

Charissa Johaneson (author) 11 months ago

You don't seem to be a great book reader! :P

Hyderally Lallmamode 11 months ago

This would be such a cute decoration for a wedding reception!

Emily Blalock 11 months ago

Wow that nice

smyckenjewelry 11 months ago

Justine. It took many hours while my newborn girl took naps. I am not sure of the total time. No the roses do not go all the way around. But I made sure that none of the foam showed from the sides or the middle.

Charissa Johaneson (author) 11 months ago

Awesome, involved and oh so talented!

Michael Mundy 11 months ago

I have 2 questions, how long did it take to make? and do the roses go right round the wreath, or is it flat to the door with the polystyrene ring touching the door? thanks it is beautiful I want one!

Justine Cowell 11 months ago

That was amazing! I probably am not going to do it because it is so time consuming.

David Garnick 11 months ago

This looks great but so time consuming! So you used 6 books each 250 pgs, that's about 500 paper roses!! Great job!

Sharona Lumos 11 months ago

Just great <3

Natia Diasamidze 11 months ago

This is a really awesome idea but I'm so in love with books I don't think I'd have the heart to cut one up.

Taylor Roellig 11 months ago

Oh wow! This is beautiful, but I'm not sure I'll have the time to do it....

Alex ! 11 months ago

Beth. It doesn't really matter but I used books that were about the size of a 5 x 7 photo. The bigger the page, the bigger the spiral, and the thicker the rose.

Charissa Johaneson (author) 11 months ago

So pretty & a great way to recycle something into a piece of art ! What size books did you use ? Or does it matter?

Beth Galvan 11 months ago

Such a wonderfull idea, I think I will make a few roses to make a decoration for my homemade presents

Marieke van Esveld 11 months ago

Very elegant.

Erin D 11 months ago

Possibly the best idea ever!!! Thank you do much for posting this, I can't wait to start mine!!

Heidi West 12 months ago

If you used copies of Shades of Grey, people standing at your door would see some interesting words popping out! :)

Carla Qazi 12 months ago

I love that!! I think I'm Going to get a canvas and stick them on and and paint the roses :D

Sam D'silva 12 months ago

Great!! Really creative!

Qusay Omran 12 months ago

Love it!! And now that I have a kindle I know what I can do with all the books I have that I'm done reading and won't read again.

Teonna Dick 12 months ago

I used books I was never going to read again and even some thrift store finds and newspaper would be too thin and messy. The ink on newspaper runs off.

Charissa Johaneson (author) 12 months ago

Omg that's horrible!! Books have feelings you know. Why not just use news paper?

Maxine Sparrow✌ 12 months ago

Really nice...just wish that I had the time to even start one!

Jennifer Horrocks 12 months ago

It's so beautiful x

Claire Bear 12 months ago

I used 6 books each about 250 pages.

Charissa Johaneson (author) 12 months ago

Curious how many pages that ended being?

Jared Dodson 12 months ago

Yes it would be easier to make a smaller one but I wanted a big one :). Yes it is foam but a nicer kind that doesn't melt with the hot glue.

Charissa Johaneson (author) 12 months ago

Very pretty! Could you save time and effort by just buying a smaller ring? And is the ring foam?

Christina Bekaroglu 12 months ago

Very nice and made really well

Edwin Tofslie 12 months ago

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I bet you one is *really* good at rolling the roses when finished with the wreath!

Jill Bomaster Bond 5 months ago

If that ever happens, just think of our small population of Deaf individuals, or actually to be "proper" a term I despise, hearing 'impaired' individuals which to our counterparts is small... Believe me, there are thousands upon thousands upon more of us in population... But the recognition that SG will receive from highly reputable companies, to the best university for the Deaf world over, Galludet, (I shouldn't leave out RIT/NTID)... NAD, even the Papers... HUGE! It would be truly awesome to see who will be first ever in history to CC everything!!!! Thanks so much for your patience. I'm so going to make this!!!

Heidi Feldman 9 months ago

Are you talking at all in this step? If so, would you be so kind to interpret what you've said, please. (I wish SnapGuide had Close Caption that's automatically on all videos. (not the voice recognition version!, but the real Caption everyone has seen on Telly before)... If SnapGuide do eventually automatically have proper ALL step-by-step video on only the ones where one or so are instructing/talking, just think... SnapGuide WILL become the world's very first DIY guide/tutorials with SBS videos for not just the likes of us, but for everyone! ...

Heidi Feldman 9 months ago

Same question as in step 10, are you talking? Btw, doesn't that 'kind' of 'glue' eventually dry out over the years? I would think something much more involved would need to be done to ensure its permanence. I'm speaking in terms of 50+ years from now. What do you think?

Heidi Feldman 9 months ago

Ooh how so very lovely! It's certainly a rose that's a rose in a rose entirely by itself! Gorgeous! I've not yet read the remaining steps... But just think... If you add just 'A' DROP of Turkish rose essential oil on a very worn out diaper or nappy cloth and sew the cloth that's oh perhaps .5 x .5" square or whatever... Wire or better yet 6lb or whatever weight of crystal (clear) monofilament Fireline that's usually used for fishing... The name of it is Fireline and comes in two colours, Crystal or charcoal... Don't thread the cloth to the roses!!! Thread it exceptionally well behind the back of the roses that are all attached to perhaps some sort of. Metal wreath frame??? Always put uncut essential oil on after cloth is fully sewn on the backing, then add a drop. Walk past it, you've got a lovely scent that permeates or wafts!

Heidi Feldman 9 months ago

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