Transform a regular piece of printer paper into a beautiful folded paper rose. Then make a whole bouquet! These paper flowers also make an impressive homemade gift for someone special, whether for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, a birthday, or a wedding shower!
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What materials do you need for a paper rose?
All you need to make this easy paper rose is a red piece of paper, a green piece of paper, and a bit of red string. Then simply attach the paper with glue and you’re ready to go! We love simple crafts that use minimal supplies!
What’s the best paper to use for making paper roses?
Thinner paper, like regular printer paper or origami paper, works the best, because of all the folds you need to make. Wrapping paper or magazine pages are also good options. Any size of paper will work well to make a paper rose, as long as you cut it into a square. Try making different colours of roses, or even use two different colours to create one rose. For example, use a brighter pink for the inside of the rose and a pale pink for the outside.
What other simple crafts can you make with paper?
You can make a lot of different flowers from a variety of paper types. We loved making crepe paper flowers, coffee filter flowers and paper plate flowers! But you can also use regular paper to make rolled paper flowers or paper hyacinths. Plus there are so many origami or kirigami projects that only require a simple piece of paper. Try making paper stars, paper hearts, or even paper claws!
Use this simple folding technique to make a red rose, or make paper flowers in multiple colours, like pink, white, orange, or yellow. These DIY paper roses look so pretty arranged in a vase, perfect for setting on the mantle or windowsill! No need to water these paper roses!
Here’s even more flower craft ideas:
How to Make Paper Hyacinth Flowers
Crepe Paper Flowers
DIY Felt Roses
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
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