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Making Paper or Book Page Roses and Wreath

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Welcome! Let's begin with this interesting little diddy. According to Dictionary.com, a glutton for punishment is: someone who habitually takes on burdensome or unplesant tasks or unreasonable amounts of work . Hmmmmm, now why does that sound somewhat familar? ha! Making the rosettes are super easy, but making enough for a wreath is crazy labor intensive. those paper rosettes (plus another 150+ more) became this.... Hello Gorgeous! Supplies I used to make this wreath: Marvy 3.5" paper punch with scalloped edge 10" round styrofoam form book pages sissors low temperature glue gun & low temp glue sticks Note: There are many options here. To create circles, you can use sissors, paper punch or, for you lucky duckies out there who have one, a cricut personal cutter. The circles can be edged to make florettes, stained or tinted, or edged with glitter. The size of your circle will determine the size of your rosette; a 3.5" circle will yield a 1-1.5" rosette (de...