Crepe paper roses are absolutely stunning, and some even look like the real thing. As a beginner, creating realistic crepe paper roses can feel challenging—but with this easy version, you absolutely can!
Hello Craftaholics!
You’ve probably seen those super realistic crepe paper roses and thought, “I’d love to make one myself!” But let’s be honest—those lifelike roses aren’t exactly easy to create, especially if you’re a beginner. Don’t worry, though! We’ve got a simpler version that still looks beautiful and is perfect for anyone to try.
These crepe paper roses are great for all kinds of occasions. Use them to decorate your home, make a romantic gift, or even as part of a wedding centerpiece. They’re perfect for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, or just to add a lovely touch of nature to your space without the worry of wilting.
This project is beginner-friendly and much easier than making hyper-realistic roses. With our free template and step-by-step guide, you’ll have stunning paper roses in no time.
Plus, it’s super affordable! All you need is some crepe paper, floral wire, and glue—simple supplies that won’t break the bank. Ready to get crafting? Let’s make some gorgeous roses together!
Keeping them in a wicker basket and placed them on my dining table totally loving these roses!
Oh, and have you seen my paper hyacinths yet? They’re pretty popular around the DIY world ^_^ Spare a few minutes and check them out here!
Things You Will Need
Supplies
- Colorful crepe papers
- Green craft paper
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Craft glue
Rose Petal Template
Are all supplies ready? Great! Now go ahead download and print out the template for the petals.
Instructions for making the crepe paper roses
Step 1: Prepare the Rose Petals
Trace the rose template patterns onto your selected crepe paper and cut out the patterns using scissors. You can cut as many petals as you like to customize your rose’s fullness.
Step 2: Create the Green Elements
Use green crepe paper to trace and cut the patterns for the stem cover strip, leaves, and sepals. These will form the finishing touches for your rose.
Step 3: Make the Flower Stem
Cut out a 12 cm x 3 cm craft paper strip and roll it diagonally from a corner to create a paper pipe. Prepare a strip of green coloured crepe paper and cover the craft paper pipe by wrapping the crepe paper strip around it. This will be the stem of the flower.
Now grab the stem and the petal cutouts. Take any one of the small petal cutouts and apply a small amount of craft glue along the bottom end of it. Wrap the glued part of the petal around the tip of the stem, overlap about a cm of the petal and the stem to join them.
Step 4: Attach the Small Petals
Apply glue on the bottom ends of the rest of the small petals, so that you won’t need to apply glue each time you attach a petal.
Grab the glued petals one by one and wrap the glued part around the previously wrapped petal. Keep adding petals one after another. First wrap the small petals and then go for the medium ones.
Step 5: Add the Medium Petals
Done adding the medium petals? Now start adding the large petals. For every next petal, do not wrap it over the previous one. Overlap about 1 cm of both petals and then wrap the rest of the current petal around the stem.
Step 6: Attach the Large Petals
This is how the flower looks like from the bottom end. Try keeping the bottom side of the petals glued firmly to keep the pattern secured.
Step 7: Secure the Flower Base
Continue to add petals until you are satisfied with the volume of the rose pattern. Take the sepal cut out and apply glue on any one side of it.
Step 8: Add the Sepals and Leaf
Insert the sepal cutout into the stem’s open end through the hole, keeping the glued side towards the flower’s bottom side. Firmly attach the glued side of the sepal with the bottom side of the flower.
Attach the leaf with the stem to complete the Crepe paper flower.
I made a bunch of these crepe roses from pink and orange crepe papers, they look so pretty together! You can also use different shades of the same colour to create an ombre patterned rose. You can also make real-looking roses using colored paper, learn how to make paper roses.
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Happy Crafting!
Your Roses are beautiful. How many petals do i need for one rose? Thank you. ?
Thank you so much! You can use as many petals as you want and add them until you’re satisfied with the volume and pattern!
I can’t find the template for the petals. Is there one? Or do we take a stab at making them ourselves?
Dear Laurie, You can download the template by subscribing to our email list. After putting your name and email, you will be directed to the crepe paper rose template.
Thanks 🙂
I wanted the roses without stems to form a flat centrepiece, so wrapping this way didn’t work. Very beautiful for stems though.