Today, we’ll craft gorgeous paper rosettes! They are stunning as décor for parties and weddings, or as wall ornaments, and add pretty accents to gift packaging. This technique is ideal for softer papers such as wrapping paper, lightweight card stock, or decorative paper. You can create the rosettes in different sizes, using unicolored or patterned paper.
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DIY Paper Rosettes Instructions
Paper rosettes are stunning as décor for parties and weddings, or as wall ornaments, and add pretty accents to gift packaging. This technique is ideal for softer papers such as wrapping paper, lightweight card stock, or decorative paper. Very small rosettes look also cute as decoration for gifts, or as cake and cupcake toppers.
Materials
- thin cardstock or wrapping paper
- glue stick or duct tape
- twine or thin wire
- ribbon for hanging
Tools
- hole puncher
- craft scissors
- metal ruler
- blade knife
- self-healing cutting mat
Instructions
- Trim the paper. Trim a sheet of light-weight cardstock or gift wrap to a rectangle strip, the length being 3 to 4 times the width. You need two strips for larger rosettes, and one strip for small rosettes.
- Fold the paper. Using a pencil, mark 1, 2 or 3 centimeter – this is 0.4, 0.8 or 1.2 inches – increments along the length of both paper strips. Fold the strips lengthwise using the marks as a guide. Aim for sharp creases to achieve the best look.
- Create the rosette. Using a hole punch, punch holes close to the bottom of each fold. If you want to customize the edge of the rosette, cut the side opposite to the holes into pointed or rounded shapes. Glue both paper strips together with tape. Then, thread a piece of twine or ribbon of through the holes. Fasten and secure the twine forming a circle. Using tape connect both ends of the rosette. Apply hot glue to a small carton circle and attach the middle of the rosette, which helps to keep the rosette flat and in shape.
- Decorate the rosette. If preferred, cover the center of the rosette with a paper circle cutout or ornament. You can also glue differently sized paper rosettes on top of each other to create beautiful layered effects.
How to hang the paper rosettes
Use double-sided tape on the back of the rosette to hang it, or punch a hole into the tip of the rosette to hang with ribbon.
