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Home Ā» DIY & Tutorials Ā» Craft Tutorials Ā» Rolled Paper Roses {Tutorial}

Rolled Paper Roses {Tutorial}

December 20, 2011 by Kara Cook 43 Comments

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Rolled Paper Roses . . . these beautiful paper roses are so easy to make, and so versatile! Use them for home decor, gift wrap, or craft projects. 

how to make rolled paper roses - an easy tutorial

Um, can you believe that Christmas is in four days?! Four days!!! It has been kind of a crazy month at our house. Usually I buy most of our Christmas gifts in November. But this year I knew I had over $200 in gift cards to Amazon coming, so I thought I’d wait. They took over two weeks to get here, and I was starting to panic. What if they had been stolen in the mail? Then about the time they arrived, we found out my husband’s office would be closing and everyone would be out of a job. Boy was I grateful for those gift cards!!

We told all the kids that we would be cutting back on spending until we knew if Wes would be getting a new job soon. We haven’t spent money on activities like we usually do, and we simplified neighbor gifts as well. What we have done is spent a lot of time playing games, reading Christmas stories and scriptures, and watching old Christmas movies together. It has been wonderful actually.

On Friday my husband found a new job. A great job. Awesome insurance, better pay, shorter commute, and he will be working with several good friends. And he doesn’t have to start work until January, so he will be home with the family for two weeks. We are truly blessed, and I am so very grateful. God is good.

Because we were cutting back on all spending, I didn’t get to re-decorate the mantel, make new stockings, and update our Christmas tree like I planned. That will have to wait till next year. I had to find simple Christmas projects that involved supplies I already had. One of them is actually a project that we made at my Elmers Craft and Share night. Paper flowers. They are quick and easy, and so beautiful. I’ve been making bunches of them.

Wanna make some? Here’s how.

Rolled Paper Roses Tutorial

Supplies:
-Cardstock
–Sharp scissors
–Hot glue and glue gun

Instructions:

Cut a circle out of paper. I used cardstock. (My circle was about 3 1/2″ across, and it made a rose about 1 1/2″ across.) Cut out the circle, making a wavy edge as you go.

Now take your scissors and start cutting a spiral wavy line from the outside of the circle to the middle. When you are finished, cut off the point at the beginning.

Start rolling the paper around itself. I like to start mine off by wrapping it around a nail, but that is totally optional.

Keep wrapping the paper around in a circle. I like to wrap it tight and then let it uncurl later. I have to hold my thumb in the middle so it doesn’t unwrap. See how the rose shape is forming? Woohoo!
paper flowers-tutorial
When you get to the end, you will have a little round part. Put a little bit of hot glue on it, then press your spirals onto it.
paper flower-tutorialIf you want to let it unravel a little, now is the time. When it looks good to you, press down into the glue and hold for a few seconds till it dries.

It will look like this on the back.

Isn’t it lovely?

I made up several of them and used them as gift wrap embellishments. They can be used for so many things!
rolled paper flowers-tutorialFor this package, I used several supplies that Elmers sent to me:
-I used the paper trimmer to cut the white and red strips of paper that wrap around the package, as well as the tiny piece of paper on top of the gift tag.
-I used the scissors to cut out the roses as well as the tag.
-And the tape runner is super handy for wrapping presents, because it means that no tape shows on the outside of the package! It also worked great for attaching the strips of paper to the package, and for assembling the tag.
-Hot glue isn’t pictured, but I used it to attach the roses to the gift package.

I’ve got so many more projects planned with this pretty paper flowers. What have you used them on?

If you like papercrafting, check out these tutorials as well. Have fun!

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Filed Under: Craft Tutorials, DIY & Tutorials, Paper Crafts Tagged With: flowers, gift wrap ideas, paper

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  1. Techseaa

    March 1, 2020 at 8:37 am

    What a wonderful post. I really liked it. Thanks for sharing it.

    Reply
  2. Joanne

    January 19, 2019 at 2:33 pm

    These are adorable question how do u clean them??

    Reply
    • Kara Cook

      March 16, 2019 at 9:53 pm

      If they get dusty I just blow the dust off. If something spilled on them, I’d just make new ones since they are so quick to whip up. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Kathy Miller

    August 12, 2018 at 11:26 am

    Hi
    Is there a certain brand of cardstock you use, mine seems thicker, but adorable. Making a Sunshine box.

    Thank you, Kathy

    Reply
    • Kara Cook

      March 16, 2019 at 9:53 pm

      I’ve made them with several brands of cardstock, and they’ve all worked just great!

      Reply
  4. ulasahp

    March 15, 2018 at 9:03 pm

    thank for sharing….good job

    Reply
  5. katakan

    August 13, 2017 at 9:38 am

    Very beautiful flower picture. Thanks for the tutorial

    Reply
    • Kara Cook

      August 22, 2017 at 9:48 pm

      Thanks so much, hope you have fun making some of your own!

      Reply
  6. Sarah

    February 7, 2015 at 8:12 am

    I really love this rolled paper roses. Was struggling to glue it together on my first trial but then I finally to work it out. Thanks a lot for the great tips!

    Reply
    • Kara

      February 7, 2015 at 8:40 pm

      The first one is always the hardest! Glad you figured it out. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  7. Joey

    November 21, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    OMG! these are so special. I’m off to buy a bunch of red paper. Thank you for sharing these, I’m only sorry it took me this long to find them. I lve your posts

    Reply
    • Kara

      November 21, 2013 at 3:39 pm

      Thanks so much! Have fun making them. I find them kind of addicting. šŸ™‚

      Reply
  8. Jennifer

    February 4, 2012 at 7:39 am

    Great tutorial! I am linking you up in my blog post about great paper flower tutorials. Thanks!

    Reply
  9. Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims

    December 28, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    Oh my goodness! Those roses look ADORABLE on that package. I really need to get on this whole brown paper wrapping trend. So cute!

    I’d love for you to link this up to my link party, Your Whims Wednesday. The party is up until Sunday! http://www.mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/12/your-whims-wednesday-39-and-features.html

    Reply
  10. Kristin

    December 21, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    Hi There- Just discovered your blog via pinterest; love this idea. Just a quick question though on the paper size you are using? Is it a 12×12 sheet of paper or 81/2×11? Wasn’t sure if that would make a difference but thought I’d ask. Thanks for the great idea!

    Reply
    • Kara

      December 21, 2011 at 6:46 pm

      You can use any size of paper. I get 3-4 roses out of a sheet of 8 1/2×11″ paper, but you can make them any size you like. šŸ™‚
      Kara

      Reply
  11. Dezi A

    December 21, 2011 at 12:24 am

    What a fabulous story! Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  12. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    December 20, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    Those rosettes are great! So simple and most likely can be made from what we’ve got. I was happy to read your husband got such a great job so quickly, what a blessing. From one Kara(h) to another, Happy (simple and inexpensive) Holidays to you and yours!
    Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    Reply
  13. Denyse@Crazy Beautiful Life

    December 20, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    This is such a cute idea!! Perfect for a Valentine’s gift!!

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    http://www.pinterest.com/denyse13/

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  14. Heidi N

    December 20, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    Beautiful! I’m happy to hear that Wes found a job so soon. I figured he would because he just seems like the kind of smart hard-working guy people would want to hire. Look forward to seeing you guys soon!

    Reply
  15. Lolitadewdrop

    December 20, 2011 at 3:00 pm

    This is such a cute tutorial. I definitely need to make some of these roses now. šŸ™‚

    Reply
  16. Melinda

    December 20, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Those are so beautiful! I’m glad Wes found a good job so soon. See you soon!

    Reply
  17. Cara@homespunkitchen

    December 20, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    Super cute! I will have to do this with my girls for their teacher gifts:)

    Reply

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