![]() Building a bouquetĪs I mentioned earlier, my original plan was to attach the flowers to a wreath I was making. ![]() So I was constantly struggling to find the right balance: using enough glue to hold the screening in place but not too much that it formed a heavy crust. I used a clear craft glue, so in theory it shouldn’t show on the flowers, but I found that if I laid it on too thick, a crusty film would form over the mesh. The biggest problem I had making these was with the glue. In the end, all the pieces fit together to make a beautiful rose. I made small adjustments here and there as I assembled the pieces - trimming a little more off of some of the bottoms, recurling some of the petals, etc. The first few layers of cones didn’t look very impressive, but as I got further along, I could see the flower starting to take shape. Then I insert the two nested cones into the third smallest cone … To assemble the flower, I started with the smallest cone and inserted it into the second smallest, securing it with a dab of glue. The curl made the petals look more organic and natural, like those on a real rose. Rolling the edges was kind of a pain, but it was definitely worth doing. ![]() When I removed the paintbrush, the edge would retain a slight curl. I had to hold the paintbrush in place for a bit (maybe 30-60 seconds), until the glue started to set up. … and roll it down around the barrel of a small paintbrush. Ultimately, I ended up having to spread a little clear craft glue on the edge of each petal …. Since I was using window screening (and I had not stiffened it with Mod Podge), I had a harder time getting the edges to stay rolled. In the video, they used burlap that had been stiffened with Mod Podge, and they were able to mold the petals pretty easily. ![]() Then I rolled down the edges of the petals. Next, I snipped off the bottom of each cone, so there was a hole in it. I ended up with eight different cones of varying sizes. … and then pulled the glued petal around and overlapped it with the petal on the opposite end. Shaping the petalsĪfter I had all of the slices cut, I rolled each one into a cone shape.įor the larger slices, I spread a bit of clear craft glue on one of the end petals … Once I had the pieces cut, I cut a slice of pie out of each one, as pictured below. I made five flowers, so I cut 20 of these pieces in total, but the directions I’m giving here are for just a single rose. I folded over my screening so I could cut several pieces at once. I tried tracing around the template with a Sharpie marker, but I couldn’t get any color to show up on the black mesh, so I ended up pinning the pattern piece to the screening and cutting around it.įor each flower, I needed four pieces. Once I had my template made, it was time to start cutting the actual pieces for my roses. When I unfolded the paper, I had an eight-petaled flower. ![]() I did that by folding a 4-inch-square piece of paper in half three times …. Making a templateīefore I could start making roses, I first had to create a template. I used the video as a starting point, but since I was making my roses out of window screening, not burlap, I had to make a few adjustments. My favorite handmade flowers were the roses that are in this video (starting at about 3:30). When I finally decided to turn the screening into flowers, I went online for ideas and inspiration. Honestly, the amount that was left on the roll was too small for any window we’d ever have to rescreen, but I hung onto the remnant anyway, because I knew it had crafting potential. The idea of making window screen roses had actually been bumping around in my brain for quite a while, thanks to this small remnant of black screening we had in our basement. So the wreath (pictured below) ended up with a concrete bird on it instead, and my window screen roses ended up being this week’s blog project. Unfortunately, after I tried adding them to the wreath, I had second thoughts. I originally made the roses to go on the concrete and moss wreath that I blogged about last week. In my opinion at least, window screen roses have kind of a cool industrial vibe without looking heavy or clunky. It also works great for handcrafted roses. Mesh screening is not just for windows anymore, friends. ![]()
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