Crepe Paper Roses

Tools and Materials

• Flower template click here to download and print
  
• Crepe paper rolls (one color for the petals and green for the stem and leaves)
  
• Smooth-sided, round pencil or pen
  
• Paper-covered stem wire or green stem wire, 18 gauge
  
• Green floral tape
  
• White craft glue or a hot glue gun
• Sharp scissors
  

Flower How-To

• Enlarge the template to 200% and print it on cardstock. Use the template to trace and cut six teardrop-shaped petals, 14 heart-shaped petals, 1 calyx and 2 leaves from the crepe paper rolls. Make sure the grain of the crepe paper is vertical for the petals and leaves, this will allow better shaping in the upcoming steps.
• Cut the templates out and lay the first one on top of the crepe paper to determine how wide to cut a strip. Cut the strip, fold it in half and place the template on top of the folded crepe paper. Holding it down with one hand, cut around the template to create your first two petals. Repeat until all petals and leaves are cut.
  
• Draw a bead of glue down a single floral stem wire (about 6 to 8 inches) and place it in the middle of the leaf. Rub the wire into the leaf to ensure the wire is secured, place a heavy book on top if neccesary. Repeat for the second leaf and set aside to dry.
• To shape petal 2, place the heart shape upside down and use the pencil to curl the petal top away from you. Holding the heart right side up with both hands, gently pull the petal to shape it (make sure the curled top is away from you).
  
• Make a stem by entirely wrapping three wires together with floral tape and secure the end with glue.
• Start building the flower by first placing a teardrop petal 6 inches down the floral stem and securing it tightly with floral tape about 2 inches up. Pull the floral tape tight while wrapping each petal otherwise they will fall over.
• Before placing the heart shaped petals, keep wrapping with floral tape in a downward motion to cover the bottom of the teardrop petals then wrap back up to start again with the heart shaped petals.
• Place heart shaped petals around the "bud" you have created and secure with more floral tape, again wrap them up about 2 inches. The more tightly wrapped the petals are round the bud, the more it will look like a rose.
• Trace and cut the calyx shape from green crepe paper. Wrap calyx around bottom of rose and glue in place. Attach the leaves to the stem by wrapping with floral tape.
  
• Starting at the top by the calyx, wrap the entire stem with strips of green crepe paper (vertical grain) to cover floral tape; glue in place. Bend leaves slightly to give them shape.

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• holidays