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Rolled Newspaper Flower Upcycled Craft #freefromtrash

July 8, 2012 By: Calley Pate3 Comments

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Rolled Newspaper Flower #freefromtrash

Does anyone still READ the newspaper?  The only reason we still get the (Sunday) paper is to get coupons.  I’ve used the old paper for wrapping paper, to make bows, for packaging material, and for crafts.  I usually end up using it to protect the table when the kids are crafting.  Today I decided to tackle the rolled flower!

I’ve seen rolled paper flowers all over Pinterest but I’ve never tried it before today.  You can make them using any type of paper but I think they look beautiful with newsprint.

How to make rolled paper flowers

Supplies:

  • Newspaper
  • Scissors
  • Pen
  • Glue

Directions:

Start with a square of newspaper (any size will do).  Loosely draw a spiral shape in the square.  The more loose the drawing the more random your rose will look.  Starting at one end of the spiral cut until you get to the middle of the paper.  Leave the paper attached like a long spiral strip.

Beginning at the outer edge of the paper tightly roll the paper until you get to the middle.  It won’t be perfect, just keep it somewhat tight.  When you get it all rolled glue the bottom together.  It will have a large ‘petal’ that will fit nicely around the bottom of the flower.

Attach your flower where you intent on using it.  I attached it on a tree limb from the back yard along with 2 other paper flowers.  It made a beautiful decoration on our mantel.

Rolled newspaper flowers

#Freefromtrash Upcycled Crafting ChallengeThis post is part of the Upcycled Crafting Challenge (#freefromtrash) that I’m hosting this month.  It’s part of a one month challenge to create from trash.  This challenge will hopefully open your eyes to the number of items that we still end up trashing every day that could be used by ourselves or our kids to create fun and useful items.







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Comments

  1. Dagmar says

    July 8, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    Great-looking flowers! I’ve been wanting to make flowers with tissue papers, even have a whole Pinterest board for it 🙂
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  2. Chana Putnam @ Adventures In Fluff says

    July 9, 2012 at 7:59 am

    Super cute! My girls would love this project too!
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  3. Rhiana Jones says

    July 9, 2012 at 8:26 am

    Cute idea for the kids. This would be a neat project for a Girl Scout Troop too.
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