Spiral Roses

Spiral Roses

Perhaps you've seen Spiral Paper Roses...... Start With the Circle,Cut the swirl, Roll it up Done!

Wait.......

So the How to..,

 1. Lightly draw a circle with a pencil. (I used burgundy metallic paper and traced around a bottle which was about 2.5 inches in diameter.)

 2. Cut out the circle with  scissors, using the pencil mark as a baseline.

 3. Cut into the circle in a spiral motion, going around as far as the scallop scissors will let you. Oops, I snipped off the inside of the circle. It's okay... the cut doesn't have to be perfect. :D

4. Insert the inner end of the spiral into the slot of a quilling tool and roll the paper until you reach the opposite end. Slide it off the tool. If you prefer to finger-roll, that works fine also.

5. Compress the spiral gently between your thumb and index finger... looks more rose-like now. Put a little dab of glue on the tail and hold it in place on the side of the rose while the glue dries. A quick-dry glue is ideal for metallic paper.

  End result.... a rose is a rose is a rose... <3

For your Loved Ones!