Citrine Paper Flowers - Rose Instructions

DIY Crepe Paper Rose

Note: These are instructions for the basic rose template. If you are looking for the fine crepe paper rose instructions, click here.

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Step-By-Step Instructions

Once you have printed out the template, cut out the template pieces, and gathered your supplies, we can start making the flower! This begins at step 4 from the instructions PDF.

Step 4: Make rose centre

The centre is made from crepe paper cut from template piece 1, a cotton ball, and the stem wire.

Stretch the crepe paper into a flat circle and apply a line of glue around the edge. Place the cotton ball in the centre.

Put the stem wire on the cotton ball and wrap the crepe paper around, twisting the paper around the stem to make sure it is secure.

Step 5: Cut petals using template pieces 2-5

Step 6: Stretch and shape petals

Step 7: Glue petals

Round 1

Apply glue to the bottom of the petal.

Apply the petal to the centre.

Stretch the petal around the centre and glue it in place.

Repeat for the second petal, forming what looks like a flower bud.

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Step 8: Cut sepals, leaves, and stem covering strips

Step 9: Glue sepals to the base of the flower

Apply glue to the bottom of the sepal and place them at the base of the flower.

After gluing the sepals.

Curl the sepals away from the flower.

Step 10: Assemble the leaf

This is the configuration of the pieces.

Glue the leaf stem to the bottom of one of the leaf halves.

Apply glue along the edge of the leaf half. Place the other half of the leaf on top and press them together.

Step 11: cover the stem and attach leaf

Stretch the end of a stem covering strip, apply glue and attach it to the base of the flower angled downwards. Start wrapping the strip of paper around the stem.

Glue the leaf onto the stem and wrap the stem covering over the it.

Cut the stem covering strip at the end of the stem, and you are done!