Crepe Paper Wedding Roses

Every woman wants a beautiful wedding, but for some people, the level of gorgeous depends upon the budget. Some things are going to be expensive no matter what - the dress, the food, the invitations and thank-you notes. By the time they get down to deciding on the flowers some women find their funds rapidly diminishing. If thats the case for you go ahead and put it out of your head right now. Youll have beautiful flowers at your wedding - flowers galore! When you use crepe paper to make the flowers you can create stunning flowers that match or coordinate with your wedding colors.

With a roll of crepe paper you can make roses which look real from afar. Purchase crepe paper streamers, sold in rolls for birthday parties, and youll spend little to have fabulous flowers everywhere. Many stores sell crepe paper in limited colors, but if you shop online, you can choose from many more colors. Purchase crepe paper streamers in all the same color or in assorted colors.

To make the average rose cut a piece of the streamer to be three and a half feet long. Go along one edge of the crepe paper and fold it down about a third of the way. Crease this fold well as you go along. Now, start at one short end of the streamer and start rolling it. Roll it tightly to begin and a little looser as you get to the opposite end. As you roll the paper pinch and gather it along the unfolded edge. Cut a small circle of stiff, green felt and use it to cradle the rose. Cut from one edge of the felt to the center then overlap one cut edge with the other. This will cause the felt to begin forming a cone shape. Form the cone so that its somewhat small but large enough to hold the flower. Push a green pipe cleaner - or florist wire - through the hole in the bottom of the cone. Twist the end of it so it wont fall back out of the cone. Now glue the rose on top of the felt and wire. Clip the pipe cleaner off, under the felt, and stick the roses to table corners, baskets and more. Or, attach a pin backing to the flower and make a floral brooch. Leave the stem intact, glue on a few fake leaves, and slide the flowers into a vase to make a centerpiece or table decoration. The crepe paper flowers are really very pretty and work well for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and other celebrations. Make much smaller ones and you can attach them to headbands or even decorate pillar candles with them. The crepe paper roses help you to have lots and lots of gorgeous flowers without spending a fortune!