Paper Rose Tutorial
Sage Clark, Yearbooker| February 15, 2021
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For this tutorial, the first thing you will need are some post-it notes. (Square shaped origami paper will work just as fine).
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Start out with a singular post-it note.
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Take the sheet and fold it in half vertically to form a triangle.
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Proceed to fold the paper in half again, creating another triangle.
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Fold that triangle in half once more.
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Draw a petal-like shape with a pen or pencil near the widest part of the triangle.
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Cut along the drawn-in line. Repeat the previous steps four times, using four different post-it notes.
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It should end up looking like this.
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Once you finish with the previous steps, open up the folded up papers to reveal something that looks like the following.
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Mark these guidelines on your own flower cut-outs.
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Cut along the guidelines and keep all of the pieces of paper besides one half of the bottom right flower, which can be scrapped.
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Take the four largest scraps of paper and shade in the following. This will serve as a guide for where to glue.
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Glue ONLY on the shaded portion, and connect the flower together, making a cone-like shape. Repeat for the other scraps.
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It should end up looking like this.
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Now, take the two smallest pieces that were set aside and shade as pictured to serve as a guide for where to glue.
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When gluing the smaller pieces, use your finger as a base to make the gluing and shaping process easier.
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Once the cones have dried, to add depth to the flower, try to curl the edges of the petals slightly.
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Next, glue the bottom of the second biggest cone (as seen shaded in the image) and insert it into the center of the largest cone.
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If done correctly, it should look like this. Continue to layer the cones inside of each other from largest to smallest.
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The end product should look something like this. If you want to be extra, feel free to add a stem of paper leaves for a statement.

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