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I just figured out a way to make the shaping of rosettes easier. You know how after you accordion fold a long strip and attach the two ends, you have a big floppy circle of slinky-like paper? And you are supposed to push it down flat in the center and then glue a base of cardstock to it to stablize it? Well, I always have trouble with the pleats being nice and uniform, and maintaining that nice circle shape, while also reaching for the glue AND the base. Seems to require three hands!
I discovered for large rosettes, my Creative Memories circle cutting template (plastic) or a roll of Sookwang tape works well as a "holder" for the rosette. For smaller rosettes, a roll of Scotch tape works fine. Just plunk the rosette into the "hole" inside the tape roll to hold it in place. You can position your pleats just so, then attach the base.
Well, that's just about the most handiest idea I've seen in a long time! Just goes to show that sometimes using the most simplist things around your stamp room work the best. Thanks for your great idea. I love it!
Thank you SO much for the tip on dropping the rosette into something circular to give you/me another "hand". Probably one of the most valuable tips I've gained and will use alot!!!
You are a genius! I was going to give up on making them because that drove me crazy..I just couldn't seem to coordinate all those moves with only two hands! Thank you!
I'm new to rosettes. Would someone please tell me the dimensions of the paper you accordion-fold (length & width), and also how big are the accordion folds? Thanks!
I'm new to rosettes. Would someone please tell me the dimensions of the paper you accordion-fold (length & width), and also how big are the accordion folds? Thanks!
The strip of paper is usually 12". Then you score every 1/4" or sometimes 1/8".
The width of the paper strip changes the size of the rosette.Most people make their strips 3/4" to 1" wide.
Here is a wonderful tutorial showing how to make the paper rosettes.
I'm new to rosettes. Would someone please tell me the dimensions of the paper you accordion-fold (length & width), and also how big are the accordion folds? Thanks!
There's another tutorial here on SCS: Handmade Paper Flowers Tutorial for Cards Using a Fan Fold Flower Technique by Bonnie Szwalkiewicz
Bonnie's advice is that the finished rosette is twice the width of your strip (including a punched border if you've gone that route). I use that as my guideline if I'm trying to figure out what size to cut. For a large one I find I need more than 12", so I just cut two strips, glue them together and just work out what looks best.
Paper Rosettes Made Easy
