Remember the old song?
Paper roses, paper roses,
Oh how real those roses seem to be…
No? Well then, we’ll just be moving on… to the faux rose garden!
Cassie Mae Chappell (Mommy Makes Roses) showed Martha Stewart how to make paper roses from coffee filters.
I just watched the show segment online and printed out the how-to instructions — this is definitely a must-try craft idea!
The secret, apparently, is in the high-quality watercolour paints that are used to tint the roses to match the real thing. But I’d guess that a little bit of practice in cutting and curling up the petals would be helpful, too.
Can’t you just see a huge bouquet of these delicately coloured roses, all lush and overflowing the sides of an over-sized vase… ribboned together into a romantic wedding garland… or gracing the hearth of a summertime fireplace?
