Tutorial: Felt Roses: Fast, Easy, and Fun!

Unlike yesterday's tutorial, which was quite lengthy, this one is short and very simple!

Step 1: Start with a felt square.  Mine is 4inX4in.

Step 2: Starting anywhere along the edge of the square, cut it in a round spiral.  Don't worry about cutting it evenly; it's actually better if you don't.

Step 3: cut the corners off of the square.

Step 4: Start with the pointy end and begin rolling the felt up, as if rolling it on a spool.



Step 5: The picture above shows it about halfway rolled up.  The picture below shows it completely rolled up.  Have the backside of the rose be flat.  The front can be uneven.

Step 6: Now that you have finished rolling, you need to glue the round tab at the end of your spiral to the back of the rose.  You can use pretty much any glue you want.  I just used clear school glue.

 

Step 7: The photo above shows the back of the rose with the glue on it.  The photo below shows the rose with the tab glued on.

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Step 8: Here is the front of your rose!

 



 

Step 9: You can use these for all sorts of projects.  Here is a Valentine's Pin I made with one:

 

You can also glue a pinback or a hairclip (or both, as in this example) on the back:

To make the pin/clip extra pretty, I glued some seed beads in the center of the rose:

 

You could also use these on headbands, presents, purses, pillows, garments, or whatever!  They are so easy and fun, you'll want to make many of them!

 

Thank you for looking at this tutorial.  PLEASE leave a comment for me and let me know what  you think!