Making It: Washi Tape Rosettes

Paper rosettes are so easy to make that they barely require a tutorial at all. Also, there are probably dozens of tutorials for them online already. BUT, a few days ago, I was making some for my book table at Squam and I started adding some washi tape to the process and they looked awesome! So, I thought I would share...

What you need:
Book pages (you can also use any other kind of lightweight paper)
Washi tape in various colors
White glue
Paint brush



Fig. 1: Depending on the size of your rosette, you will need 2-5 pages of a book (or another paper), all the same size. I am going to use 4 full book pages for this rosette.



Fig. 2: Affix a couple of stripes of washi tape to all of your book pages running lengthwise. I made mine random but you can also measure them out.
Variation: you can also have the tape stripes running width-wise for a totally different look.



Fig. 3: Accordian fold your book pages lengthwise roughly every half inch.



Fig. 4: Fold your accordian-ed book pages in half lengthwise and brush glue onto one edge.



Fig. 5: Fold the edges together and press for the glue to hold. This will make a little fan. Repeat to make four fans.



Fig. 6: Now you will put the fans together. You can see here that I have glued three together and am about to add the fourth.
Brush glue on both outer edges of the fan and affix to the other fans. I recommend doing this part on a flat surface.





Fig. 7 & 8: Tada! You have pretty and bright rosettes to play with. They are perfect for parties, gift toppers, decorating walls in a kid's room, wearing on your head...whatever you want!

Comments

[jessica // miniaturerhino]

i think i might do these if I have time to make decorations for my booth at Renegade. Loved your little paper hat you rocked at Squam too! so good to see you for a bit...
jessica

[Mihaeko]

So pretty! I will have to do this with my daughter this summer. Nice camping craft, it seems.

[LimeRiot]

What a great idea!! I just love washi tape :).

[Ann]

The tape adds such nice random bursts of color - great idea! I'll be sharing on All Things Paper.