Paper Roses Slowed down to almost real time
Posted on Jul 03, 2009 under dried flowers | 25 Comments
Templates available from Martha Stewart: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=225e759a91841110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=paper%20roses&rsc=ns2006_m2
I had to pull the other one uploaded because of music… This video was never meant as an instructional. It was just something I did to show how easy a coffee filter could be made into a beautiful work of art. The video is far from sterling. The lighting is off. The rose is almost never center. But many people have requested it being slowed down. I would have to say, go to Martha Stewart’s website and see if they still have the video online. Get the instructions and templates there as well. Have fun.
Tools and Materials
Box of disposable cone coffee filters (8 filters will make one full bloom rose)
Scissors
Coffee filter rose templates
16-gauge floral wire
Floral tape
Water color paint
Flat brush
Bamboo skewer
Glue stick
Coffee Filter Roses How-To
1. Trace and cut petal shapes through both layers of filters, as per templates.
2. Form rose. With coffee filter No. 1, take four connected petals and poke an 18-inch length of 16-gauge floral wire down through the center of the bottom of one end petal so 1/2 inch of the wire remains sandwiched between two opposite petals.
3. Wrap adjacent two petals tightly around first two petals; wrap with floral tape around base, then 1/2 inch down wire, to secure.
4. When working with floral tape, pull it as you work to expose the sticky part of the tape.
5. With coffee filter No. 2, take four connected petals and sandwich “flower bud” between two opposite petals. On the adjacent petal pair, gently tear the perforation of the base so that you have a strip of 2 side-by-side petals. Wrap this petal strip around the other two petals and secure with tape.
6. With coffee filter No. 3, take four connected petals and gently tear the perforation at the base to create a strip of four petals. Wrap this petal strip around flower bud and secure with tape.
7. With coffee filter No. 4, gently tear the perforation at the base of petal shapes to create a strip of five petals. Wrap this petal strip around flower bud and secure with tape. (The folded petal gives rose stability and a more rounded form.)
8. With coffee filter No. 5, place three petals, overlapping slightly on rose and wrap just once (to avoid bulk) with floral tape to secure.
9. Wrap remaining three petals opposite the first three. Repeat for shapes cut from filters Nos. 6, 7, and 8. Use finger and thumb to separate petals, creating air pockets and making petals curve outward from the base. Use 3 or 4 extra single petals to fill in holes and give a rounded shape.
10. To paint the roses, use watercolor paints, mixed with a bit of water. Paint the base color, first doing the bottom, then the top, working from the inside out. Accentuate with a darker color on the tips. Use a flat brush to apply a third color of undiluted watercolor to edges. Let dry overnight.
11. Once painted roses are dry, curl left and right sides of outer petals around a bamboo skewer to create a point. Work your way from the outside to the inside of rose. Curl inner petals just slightly by wrapping top straight down around bamboo skewer.
12. Add five paper sepals secured with floral tape to short stem. Wrap floral tape in a spiral down wire stem several times to create a thick roselike stem. Burnish stem with skewer to smooth tape. Cut 6 paper leaves and sandwich a 4-inch wire between. Use a glue stick to stick 6 leaves together with a 4-inch wire stem.
13. Secure leaves to stem with floral tape.
Duration : 0:9:20
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
They are pointed. …
They are pointed. The template link is in the description box
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
are the love shaped …
are the love shaped petals flat at the bottom?
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Isn’t it incredible …
Isn’t it incredible how something so simple can be so beautiful? I still have the three I made sitting here and they are just as pretty as the day I made them.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I have done this, …
I have done this, the flowers come out GORGEOUS – I use them as decorations on my presents, and party favors. Thanks for uploading this!
I loved it when they did it on Martha Stewart!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I had to use a …
I had to use a translation device, but I think you are asking how to obtain ‘molds’ to make this. Go to the link at Martha Stewart’s page and download the PDF which has the templates on it. I will put the link to the templates in the description box.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Yes, that is how …
Yes, that is how you do it.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
i dont get how you …
i dont get how you do the beginning of the flower with the wire/stem. do i fold the flower in half and rap it around the stem?please reply ASAP!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
hola megustaria …
hola megustaria poder obtener los moldes que usas para hacer la rosa como los puedo adquirir., esa rosa esta fantastica me encanto y me gustaria poder hacerla.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Thanks, given that …
Thanks, given that they are only coffee filters, they sure are beautiful
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
how lovely! :~D
how lovely! :~D
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Most certainly do. …
Most certainly do.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Give it a try!
Give it a try!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
what if you didn’t …
what if you didn’t use water color on it, but used colored computer paper?
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
He is an ukulele …
He is an ukulele virtuoso. I think he has a new album coming out. They do look incredible for coffee filters, don’t they?
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Music’s awesome – …
Secondly, the roses were beautiful. They look incredibly real. I think I’m going to try this with my mother. We both love crafts like this. ^^
Music’s awesome – thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful musician!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
The links are …
The links are provided on the paper roses video I linked this as a response to. I don’t think computer paper would work. It wouldn’t absorb the water color
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
could you make the …
could you make the same thing but out of regular computer paper? also, could you make a link to a word document of something with the cutout templates on it? because it would be so much easyier that way. awesome flower though.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
bautyfull
bautyfull
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I was cool and the …
I was cool and the music you picked is very relaxing! Today i bought two handmade keychain dolls, i found out this “alternative hippie” store full of stuff i will have to spend my money with! It’s awesome!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Yeah, they are …
Yeah, they are pretty incredible. It still shocks me how real they look. I need to make a better video of the making of it, as this was never meant to be an instructional video. It was my first foray into speeded up videos!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Are you kidding me? …
Are you kidding me? That looks like a real one! Incredible!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
i remember this one …
i remember this one! it’s still beautiful. i sooo wouldn’t have the patience to make that. i remember how much the floral tape frustrated me when i did the baby sock boquet. my hands just don’t work that well with small stuff
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
beautiful rose.
…
beautiful rose.
thanks for slowing it down.
I think I will try this my son is getting married this summer. will see how they turn out. maybe I can save some money lol
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I remember this …
I remember this from before but really did enjoy it slowed down. Your love for roses shows in the beauty and realism of the one you made. Of course Tiny helped too!
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Thanks!
Thanks!