Rose is one of the most recognizable plants. It is because of the natural beauty that it has become a welcome gift. Masters learned how to make paper roses and form beautiful bouquets of them. An artificial product is in itself a full-fledged decorative object. However, the craftsmen went further - at first glance, the real and paper rose is not even always possible to distinguish. You can buy a piece in the store, but it is better to spend your time and make the product yourself. The experience gained will help develop skills and further come up with their original versions of execution. Beginners should not start with the manufacture of complex products. Step-by-step instructions on how to make a rose out of paper — ordinary or decorative — are drawn up for practitioners in this business. If you read this information, the principle of the work will be as clear as possible.
The history of paper flowers
Artificial flowers appeared in ancient times. Some sources promote the version of the origin of the art of creating flowers in ancient Egypt a few thousand years earlier. Flowers made of paper appeared later, in the I millennium. The material itself was invented by the Chinese, and it happened in 105 AD e. Already in the early period of the Middle Ages, artisans were making paper flowers. Many knowledge passed from the time of ancient Greece and Rome. In the Middle Ages, statues and religious objects decorated with artificial flowers. Most often - forget-me-nots, lilies and roses. Paper flowers were popular in Spain, Portugal, France and Italy. The Pope even handed over the Golden Rose - a reward for people engaged in charitable activities. It is the most famous artificial flower in history. The first manual for making flowers from paper in Russian appeared in 1894.
Making roses using origami technique
To create a flower, you will need a glue gun or PVA glue, scissors, a pencil, origami schemes, wire and paper (special color, corrugated or office paper), preferably double-sided. First, we cut a square with a side within 20-30 cm. Bend the figure in half, then expand to do the same in a different direction. Then double fold diagonally. Next, make a triangle with a blind upper corner. After we pull up all the ends to the top - we form kinks. All vertices are bent to the middle to get a triangle. The workpiece unfolds, and the next stage begins. Bend the top and get the resulting corner inside. Double top fold. Raise the other bent corners to the formed sloping top, push them into each other. Flipped through the product, bend to the middle of the side and repeat all the actions. It turns out crafts in the form of a rose bud.
Rose from paper in the technique of quilling
The technique involves the creation of products by twisting long and relatively narrow paper strips. The number of necessary tools at the same time will be minimal. Be sure to need glue and scissors, as well as the paper itself. You will need some kind of axis for winding up, for example, a pencil or a toothpick, but if you wish, all actions are done manually. Creating the desired shape start at one end. When assembling paper tape and should be the formation of the edges of the flower. The arches of the petals are left rounded or somehow modified: crumpled or cut. When twisting the shape when viewed from above should not be round, a correctly forming flower looks angular. Each layer (the result of one revolution) should be bonded with a small amount of glue. Bud should be collected in a dense room, then to make it more magnificent or wider.
The main options for making roses in the technique of quilling:
- Plain color ribbon;
- Spiral ribbon
This technique - the ability to quickly and cheaply make a beautiful realistic flower!
From colored paper tape
One of the ways to create a paper rose involves the use of adhesive tape, cutting tools and A4 paper. First of all we take a piece of paper and fold it in half (longitudinally). Each of the faces is bent in half, in the same vector. Four strips of the same shape should appear on the paper. Separate them with scissors and glue the ribbon into one long figure. Then twist the strip until we collect it completely. The movements are performed on a circular principle, so that the figure would gather in a flower and have upper and lower sides. The first fold is better to hook, and both glue and ordinary pencil are suitable for this. The flower as a result will be volumetric and with a large number of petals. Therefore, we are engaged in the alignment of the product - so that the bud becomes neater. This process is not complicated, and the selection of materials is more important here, and not the skill of the performer.
Cut out spiral ribbon
There are 4 ways to make roses from this material:
- lace;
- square;
- petal;
- option with additional petals.
It is better to work with hot glue, since it is rather difficult to fix this blank. In addition, it will take a long time to hold his hands. In the petal method, we first draw a circular spiral and add the outline of the petals to it. Then cut it and draw the "edges" with watercolor paint. On the cut-out element we form irregularities - the bud will turn out soft and pliable. Collect the spiral from the outer end. We form arches of petals at our discretion, make any kind of shape. The square method differs from the others just because of the corresponding spiral shape. The edges are uneven. A bud with additional petals is formed first from a spiral that will become the core of a flower. In the additional elements, we make cuts and join them to the middle using hot glue. Petals are made in 3 different sizes. Lace method involves the use of strips of round shape.
Rose Crepe Paper
It is made in several ways: by twisting or picking up individual petals. Since the first one is simpler, the beginner should try it first. A set of devices with a minimum: scissors and crepe paper in the form of a long segment with a width of 5-7 centimeters. Fold the strip in several layers, cut off the corrugated material. Then round off the ends by cutting off sharp corners to form a petal. If you unfold the tape, then it will become visible peculiar "bulge". To the interval between them was correct, the strip should be folded as smoothly as possible. Now we twist the entire tape with a pencil or exclusively by hand. To fix the "beginning" of the bud should be glue or special tape. For the manufacture of lush roses used billet width of 8-9 cm. Petals then need to expand and twist.
Rosebud with candy
To make a flower with candy inside follows from a more or less dense material so that the texture looks organic. To create the petals, you can take a corrugated paper number 586 saturated red. We cut it into 7.5 cm wide strips. Then from long ribbons we get a fragment of 7.5 * 7.5 for the bottom of the bud and twelve pieces of 7.5 * 4 cm for the petals. The base of the bud is rounded on one side and wrapped. After that, sticking candy to it without removing the wrapper. Wrap the base again and put candy on the rod. After you need to cook the petals. On the one hand, they are slightly rounded, and on the other, they are partially cut off with scissors (a straight line). The narrow side will perform the role of the bottom, and the rounded - the top. At the end, glue the petals to the base of the bud. If desired, you can only make the buds themselves, so that later it is more convenient to take candy.
We make a money rose
First, prepare the bills: 5-7 pieces should be enough for one rosette. All four corners on each of them are curled in one direction with the help of bamboo sticks. Then we take a white rectangular paper and put the end of the skewer in its middle. Both halves of the sheet are wound on a stick in the same direction. In the process we apply some glue on the paper. Next, take the pending banknotes: this time we fold in half and bend even corners, as well as slightly mnemi. After this, glue to the winding end of the wand all the bills, one by one. We make it a folded side, so that the free edges rise above the rod. Notes should be overlapped. It remains to arrange the flower. For this we use a decorative grid. The improvised stem is hidden by a green ribbon. If you are going to a bouquet of several flowers, then the rod is better to hide scrapbooking.
Volumetric rosette of napkins
For work, except for napkins themselves, you will need:
- pencil;
- glue;
- threads;
- scissors.
First, on a flat surface, fully unfold the napkin. Put a pencil on the edge, and twist the material so that it does not tear, and the edges remain smooth. We rewind not completely, leaving a small strip. Next, the napkin is compressed and slowly removed from the pencil. It should be very wrinkled. For one bud you need to create 3 such parts. Each twisted into a small spiral. Since the napkins will be softer, it can be done without any problems. The elements are joined in a rounded shape. So, get a kind of bud. It should be decorated with green leaves. To do this, we take napkins of the corresponding color and cut out the necessary forms from them. Then we are engaged in decoration. Sew the leaves with threads to the bottom of the composition. When handling napkins, keep your hands dry. You can not make sudden movements. Otherwise, something can spoil, and you have to start all over again.
"Musical" rose from music pages
First of all, we draw a bud drawing on a sheet of music. You can use your own fantasy or find sketches on the Internet. Looks very nice round spiral shape with a wavy texture. It can be twisted in different ways, which increases the number of final options. After transferring the scheme to the note paper, cut out the mold. We make slow movements with scissors. Next, twirl the workpiece, starting from the center edge. After twisting each wave, we process the workpiece with glue. Lubricate the top of the wrapped part. The petals of the outer layers of the formed flower turn outwards. To form on them bends, you can use a toothpick. At the end we decorate the product with decorative pebbles or sparkles. A rosette of white music paper with a green stem will be an excellent decorative element of the interior.
Making giant roses for a photozone
In this case, you will need a thick decorative paper. The size of its sheets is chosen so that the petal of the finished product in size approximately coincides with the A4 format. You can make an even bigger rosette. If we are talking about the design of the room, then the more it is, the better. To begin work with the purchase of a large stack of sheets, because some of them will be spoiled in the process. Next, cut the petals of different sizes: medium, large, very large. It is necessary to achieve a convex shape. Therefore, we take the scissors and make a neat cut a few centimeters long. Divide the sides put overlap and glue together. Repeat these steps to create other petals. Then we twist one of the remaining circles into a roll and form, thus, a stamen. Then we cut a perfectly round fragment. He will be the foundation. A stamen is attached to it with the help of threads or hot glue, and then the composition is decorated with petals.
Paper Roses Gift Decoration Ideas
You can implement various options using these materials and tools:
- paper rope;
- Kraft paper;
- wire;
- crepe paper;
- thick white sheets;
- beads;
- floss
From wire and green floss turns beautiful decorative stem. Stamens can be made from the same materials by simply making a fold. The finished product will decorate the gift box. Another option is to wrap a gift with beads and hook a few buds for it. Gift wrapping can also be decorated with green twine and a bouquet of several red roses at the place of the bow. Buds look great in the color of wrapping paper. Artificial roses adorn not only packaging. They can be given with soft toys, clothes, different handmade. For example, you can attach a flower with original petals and accessories from a jacket as a stem and stamen to a gift. Paper roses are not only a great addition to any gift. Of these, you can also make the original topiary. It will turn out a decorative tree with roses instead of a crown.
How to make a postcard with small roses
Postcards are often decorated with three-dimensional elements: bows, lace, moths. Paper roses will also be useful. For the manufacture of such decor is better to use watercolor paper. It is very plastic and in its aesthetics surpasses other types of paper. To make flowers for scrapbooking, you need to use a container with water, a sponge, glue, scissors and a pattern in the shape of a rose. Flowers should be made relatively flat. Five small red petals on a single rose are ideal. First, one-piece buds are cut out from the stencil patterns. Then they are soaked in water for about 10 minutes. Then with the help of napkins or cotton wool, excess liquid is removed from them. Buds need to make more prominent, for example, some kind of spherical tip. Then they are glued to the center by one bead. When all the petals are ready, you will need to choose a place on the card for them.
Do not rush to do the work again, if the buds were too long in the water - the properties of this may even improve.
Conclusion
Artificial flowers are among the most popular decorations. In different parts of the world, many techniques have been invented for making buds from such a simple material as paper. Flowers, for example, can differ in color, shape, size or texture - an essential argument to consider them a good gift. To make a particular flower, such as a rosette, you will need to make certain bends and cuts. It all depends on the material. A big plus is that making paper roses does not take much time or a lot of tools. Rosettes are made of flat and spiral paper tape, crepe, corrugated and watercolor paper, napkins, as well as in various techniques. Paper roses adorn the cards, gift wrapping and interior details.
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