DIY Paper Rose Flower Ball(s) Tutorial For Under $5.00

     I LOVE Valentines Day!! It's not really about the dates and gifts for me... I really just love all the pretty, romantic (and very girly) ways to decorate for the Day of Love <3 Over the next couple of weeks leading up to Valentines Day I will be sharing a mix of DIY Decoration, as well as Makeup Tutorials using exclusively Arbonne Cosmetics of course on how to achieve your perfect Valentine Date Makeup look!! 

     As promised to many, my first tutorial HAD TO BE the Paper Rose Flower Ball(s)!!
This is something I have seen on Pinterest made with Styrofoam balls and craft paper - I always like to do my best to use what I have lying around the house already before going out to buy products (especially something like Styrofoam a known toxic material,that is mass produced & NEVER breaks down... sorry tangent) It is not only more budget friendly but it is a VERY simple way that we can all do our part to be a little more GREEN / Earth Friendly and it leaves you with a beautifully unique piece of one of a kind art that you can use to decorate your house with pride!! 

Okay Lets Get Started...

What you will need: 

- Scissors 

- A hot glue gun 

- Lots & LOTS of glue refill sticks 

- Recycled Newspaper/Flyers/Magazines/etc

- tape (of any kind as you are just going to use this to hold your skeletal recycled-paper ball     in place.)

- A package of tissue paper (20sheets) per ball. 
- a length of coloured string or fishing wire 

Step 1. Make a Paper Wad 

     You can make this any size you want! I would recommend about the size of a softball - It creates a nice sized flower ball, and when you go much larger it begins to require a LOT of patience!!

     All you are going to do is literally wad up paper in a ball and then secure with tape so that it is a fairly solid shape. Don't stress if it is not perfectly round or if you have a few lose ends hanging..  this is part of the process & it will all be covered in the end anyways!! 

Step 2. Cut up Tissue into strips along the folded crease width ways. 

Step 3. Fold Tissue Into long thin strips. 

Begin by folding the tissue in half ( & simply repeat this three times) as shown below. 

Step 4. Roll It up to make a simple paper rose. 

This is as easy as it sounds just roll it up - you can do it as tight or lose as you'd like depending on how you'd like the coverage to look on your finished piece, I chose to do a mix of both tight and loosely done to add some texture. Finish them by putting a dab of hot glue on the end of the roll and pinch. 

Step 5. Glue Paper Roses to Recycled-Paper Skeletal Ball. 

Just start anywhere and start gluing on your paper roses & just keep gluing until ALMOST the entire Ball surface is completely covered!! 

Step 6. Add a String to Display  

Right before you glue on your last 4 or 5 paper roses and your entire Flower Ball is covered glue the end of your string along the skeletal ball (underneath where the remaining paper roses will go) & then continue gluing your last few paper roses until the entire thing is covered (& your string has been attached and buried underneath the roses) & Then Display your beautiful and one of a kind creation!!

Dream Big Sparkle More   Shine Bright