Paper Roses
I don’t like crafts that require you to destroy a book. It just feels wrong. No matter how boring or unnecessary a book may be I can’t rip it apart. However, if a book falls apart on its own it is fair game. I bought this copy of a Georgette Heyer novel online and each page fell out as I turned it. While that was irritating, it did give me the chance to try making paper roses. I had seen them on Etsy and loved them but didn’t want to spend money on them because I am…frugal. You can find tutorials for basically everything these days so, after a bit of puttering around online and the purchase of a hot glue gun, my daughter and I were ready to experiment.
They were amazingly easy to make and it is very satisfying. I think I have mentioned before that I am not naturally artistic or crafty so I am always pleasantly surprised when things turn out the way they are supposed to. I made a bouquet for the mantel and will probably add a few more flowers to it when I have a free evening. Celia calls it my “book-quet.”
I bought a pad of thick scrapbooking paper and that made very pretty flowers as well. Just how many paper roses does one house need?
I still have lots of pages of the Heyer novel left and I have a Little House book that has fallen apart. I found a tutorial on how to decoupage a kitchen table. I’m tempted.
8 Comments
Debbie Rodgers
Oh, wow – a kitchen table covered with Laura Ingalls – makes (good – really good) shivers run up (down?) my spine.
And the roses are lovely too. 😉
jllee656
I know! My son thinks it is a crazy idea but I think I am going to do it. Just imagine how absolutely glorious it will be.
Katrina
The flowers are stylish and I love "book-quet".
jllee656
She was pretty proud of herself for coming up with that.
Hamlette (Rachel)
How fun!
My kitchen cupboards need updating or painting or replacing or something. I'm now thinking decoupage with vintage recipe books might be the solution…
jllee656
Oh, yes! That would look so good. Do it and post photos.
Anonymous
I have bookmarked this page to remind me to make these for my book clubbers. Lucinda
jllee656
They are still on the mantel in my living room. I should make more. Because no house can have too many book-based crafts.