I am so excited to share with you the first post from Natalie!
Natalie is a stay at home mom to three fun loving and energetic kids! She loves everything crafty, photography, cake decorating and more!
Natalie will be sharing craft tutorials here every Wednesday! You won’t want to miss it!
Rolled Rose Tutorial
I have to admit I was thoroughly taken with rolled fabric roses ever since they made their way into Etsy stores and boutiques a few seasons ago.
From gorgeous make-your-heart-beat-faster raw silk roses in chic bridal headpieces, to party-in-your-hair almost lollipop looking bright roses fastened to alligator clips for the little girls, now they are everywhere!
I knew I had to figure this versatile hair flair out. From what I have read and tried, there are many ways to create them, but I am giving you what I found to be the easiest. You will need a strip of fabric or ribbon, a small piece of felt and a hot glue gun.
Start with a strip of fabric or ribbon, anywhere from 1” to 3” wide. You can fold it in half and make the print of the fabric more prominent, or you can leave it as is to get an almost equal amount of the front and back of your fabric visible on your finished rose.
In my demonstration I chose a strip about 2” wide and folded it.
Fold one end of your fabric strip again and again creating a taper until it is small and easy to glue into the center of your felt circle.
Holding the circle with one hand and the fabric with the other, start twisting the fabric around the center, periodically securing the rolled fabric to the felt with glue as you go.
Continue to roll the fabric and secure with glue until you have the size of flower that you would like. You can go beyond the size of the felt by gluing the rolled fabric to the last layer of rolled fabric.
When you have the size you would like, take the tail and adhere it to the felt securely.
Trim off any excess fabric.
Now you can secure them to a fabric covered alligator clip, headband or just about anything that could use a little pizzazz!
Ta-da!
What will you add your rolled roses to?
Jen says
I have been wanting to learn how to do this. Thanks for making it look easy, I need to go buy supplies now!
natalie says
You know, I have gone positively wild since figuring this out. I have used left-over ribbon, scraps of miscellaneous fabrics, the cute trim off a baby washcloth and zippers (yes, I said zippers!). Go crazy!
Sarah says
Happy to be your newest follower! Thank you so much for the tutorial
natalie says
You’re welcome! I enjoyed it!
Amy says
This is fun! I will be looking forward to these!
Amy says
Oh, I forgot to say I want to try this on a headband. I wonder if I could wrap a headband with matching fabric?
natalie says
I just wrapped a headband with fabric in the first picture. It was super easy and if you fold the fabric over, you have no raw edges! It turned out really well. I am sure that using the same fabric for the headband and rose would be very cute!
LeeAnn says
You make it look so easy! Thanks for sharing this!
natalie says
It’s incredibly easy-just watch your fingers with the hot glue. I am pretty sure I am missing my fingerprints on two of my fingers! 🙂
Xenia @ Thanks, Mail Carrier says
Holy cuteness! I have seen these in Etsy shops and boutiques and stuff and have wondered how difficult they were to make, I’m definitely going to have to try them sometime now. Thanks for the step-by-step instructions and the photos, they make it not seem too hard!
natalie says
Etsy has been BLOWING up with them! I made a few purchases before realizing I could do it myself. Now my girl will have matching hair flair for any outfit. It takes longer for the glue gun to heat up than it does to make them. Love that.
Jenny says
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natalie says
I would love to check out your book reviews!
Alissa says
These have been on my wish list for months. Seriously. And now I’ll get to try them out myself instead! Even better! Since I’m one of the only two people on Earth who doesn’t own a hot glue gun… do you have any recommendations on a good one?
I’d like to try fashioning these into a necklace or bracelet. Thanks for the super easy-to-understand tutorial! Looking forward to the next one.
natalie says
I have been though quite a few glue guns, but the very well-used one that I have now came from Walmart. It has lasted me through many projects over the last 3 years. I also like that the hot glue they sell for it is so cheap. Nothing like a good deal! I have also heard great things about Stanley (the tool company) and Singer (the sewing company) glue guns.
I am so glad that you found my first tutorial easy to understand! THANKS!
Heather@Family Friendly Frugality says
Super cute! I love it!
natalie says
Thanks!
Erin Elwood says
Thanks so much for posting this — adorable! I was JUST trying to figure this out today at lunch with paper napkins… maybe it would help to actually use fabrics! 😉
natalie says
Paper napkins, huh? Sounds doable until the step with the hot glue! Ouch! 😉
natalie says
You guys are just wonderful! Thank you SO much for all of the positive feedback on my very first post! I feel very welcomed right now.
Please let Melissa (Sippy Cup Mom) know if you run across something you would like to see me try to tackle! I am always up for trying new things and I would love any ideas you have.
On Wednesday I will be showing you how 3 things saved my sanity during an 8 hour playdate! It’s a crafty thing for the kiddos and it’s so much fun. See you then!
Jennifer Pierce says
I love this tutorial. I need to make some rolled flowers for my spring wreath for my front door. Thanks for posting.