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Rolled roses are so fun and easy to make.
I think they add so much to cards, swags, gifts, and even bowls of potpourri.
I've even seen bouquets made from them.
I used to sell these in kits, but all you need is a bit of paper, an X-acto knife or a pair of scissors.
I use a special European die I had imported to diecut the roses from beautiful papers that are arranged in "themes" such as Harvest, Halloween, Christmas, B&W, Shabby Cottage, B'day, and Winter. But you can do it by hand, too. I'm sick of pulling out the diecut machine! Less is better!
MAKING THE ROLLED ROSES
You will need diecuts, or paper to make them from, a piece of waxed paper, a Q-tip or something thin to roll the rose around, and some hot glue or super-grab glue to make these. You can use a piece of tinfoil to work on, too, but waxed paper is better. And I suggest using the hot glue, for easiest construction - otherwise, you have to hold each rose a long time before it is "set." With hot glue, it's much quicker.
Get the glue gun plugged in.
Spread out the waxed paper.
Get yourself a small slender rolling tool - I use a Q-tip with the top cotton cut off.
Take a piece of paper and cut it from the middle out, like a big ol' lollipop. Look at the pic below and try to make your swirl the same way, with kind of a fat "tail end" in the center.
Take a piece of paper and cut it from the middle out, like a big ol' lollipop. Look at the pic below and try to make your swirl the same way, with kind of a fat "tail end" in the center.
Roses are rolled "radially." That means you begin rolling from the edge, keeping the stick pointed at the center of the rose as you roll.
It will probably remind you of an ice-cream cone as you roll it!
Don't roll the rose too tightly. But if you do, it's okay. You can let it "relax" before glueing.
Roll it all the way up to the little rounded piece in the very center, the "tail." THAT is the piece that you will put some glue on, and "sit" the rest of the rose on it!
I use my fingers, tweezers, or my trusty mini-pliers to rearrange the petals of each rose before I glue it down AND AS IT IS SETTING.
Be careful when using hot glue, please. I often burn myself.
In the photo below, I am letting the glue "set" and cool before letting go of the rose. I might add a gem or some glitter inside of this rose. Sometimes I leave them plain.
These are awfully pretty when you make a bunch of them.
