Paper Rose Bouquet

Handmade Recycled Paper Rosette Bouquet

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Real flower bouquets wither – but these handmade, one-of-a-kind bouquets made from recycled pages of old books will last forever (or at least a very long time!). Featured in The Bride’s Tree (Jan 12).

Christmas felt wreath ideas upcycle - reuse

Make a base  wreath as a platform for you flowers.

Once you get all of your flowers glued on, you'll have a beautiful winter wreath!

Each flower in the rough should look like this:

I went to the Salvation Army the other day on a mission and got these sweaters for the roses.

No, those aren't maternity clothes!  

I needed wool sweaters or fleece in creams, browns and whites for my winter project of 2011.

The whites were a bit discolored and dingy so I decided to just go to AC Moore and get white felt but used these sweaters for most of the flowers. Adding just touches of white for brightness.

HANDMADE UPCYCLED PAPER ROSES

Check out hese beautiful upcycled roses! "They  are made of packing paper which I stamped and inked to give them an antique look. They will dress up any gift, box, bag, hat, card, frame, journal, etc. Use your imagination and decorate away! Each rose measures approx. 1-¼” x 1-¾” diameter. They will be carefully packaged and shipped in a box to keep their lovely shape." More options can be found in this shop pinks, purples, butterflies and more...

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