I made these for Christmas - but I loved the deer one so much, I still have it out. Here in Ohio deer are year-round anyway.
Instructions: Take a few pages from an old book (sheet music also works swell). You'll need 2-3 sheets per rosette. Fold each like an accordian - ah... brings back elementary school art projects, right? You can be all perfect and measure your folds, if you're like that. I'm not like that, so I just start folding, using each fold to measure the next one. It's not a test. Then fold your accordian in half, like a fan (the Asian paper types - you know, like before there was air conditioning). Glue one side of your fan to another fan - keep doing this until you have a full circle. Use a glue gun to put a glob in the center to hold it all together. Blow on the finger you just burned, then peel off the glue on your finger. Stick your finger in your mouth if it makes you feel better. Just don't cry. Nobody wants a rosette with tear stains on it.
You can leave it as-is or put a paper circle or square on the front and/or back. I chose to print out a couple of pictures from the Graphics Fairy ( http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/ - these are all free too!) and mount them onto scrapbooking paper. I used a glitter paper... I also like to use and ink pad to ink the edges or some glitter glue.
These are cute to hang anywhere, to put on gifts instead of a bow, or to tuck here and there onshelves and in containers.
Yippee! I finished my first tutorial. Whatdya think?
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