Metal Rose Tutorial

Hi Gang!  As promised, here is the super easy tutorial for you to create your own metal rose blossoms!

Step 1: To make your shabby, metal roses you will need Tacky Glue, needlenose plyers, acrylic paint (optional) and Graphic 45 Metal Flowers

Step 2: Each rose requires 3 Graphic 45 metal flowers

Step 3: Begin by taking one of the petals and bending it tightly

Step 4: Bend your petal upwards towards the centre of your flower

Step 5: Take another petal, opposite the one you just bent and bend it in the same way

Step 6: Continue bending each of your flower petals - each slightly less than the other so that they fit snugly around one another

Step 7: Almost done! Notice how each petal is wrapped around the other?

Step 8: Once each of the petals have been bend and folded upwards, use your plyers to squish the flower tightly together

Step 9: To finish, take the othermost tips of each petal and bend each slightly downwards. You have now completed the centre of your rose

Step 10: Take another flower and bend each of the petals just slightly

Step 11: Apply a generous amount of tacky glue to the centre of your flower

Step 12: Next, place your centre flower on top of your 2nd flower layer.

Step 13: Begin folding each of the new petals towards the centre of your rose - you can actually do this by hand

Step 14: Each petal wraps itself around the other - hugging the centre flower

Step 15: All your petals are now folded upwards. Once again, use your plyers to squish the entire flower together tightly

Step 16: Take the outermost tips of your second flower and slightly bend each one downwards as you did to the first flower. You have now completed the second layer of your rose. If you like - you can keep your rose like this. A little smaller but it most definately looks like a rose at this point.

Step 17: Continue with the above steps 10 - 16 for your last flower and you will have the completed shabby metal rose. Allow the glue to dry completely. Should you wish to adhere to your projects, a generous amount of tacky glue does the job wonderfully

Step 18: As a final step, you may chose to paint the outer tips of your rose a cream colour for that shabby chic look. Again, this is an optional step if you like the rose the way it is.

Thanks for your visit today!