Doily Rosebud

Royal Lace® Doily Crafts

Crafting your own doily rosebud is a simple and elegant project that adds a handmade touch to any occasion. To begin, you’ll need a Royal Lace® medallion doily (8″), floral tape, floral wire, transparent tape, green paper (8.5″ x 11″), and optionally, a ribbon if you wish to tie your rose into a bouquet. Start by cutting the doily in half, then cut one of those halves again, parallel to the first cut. Take the longest strip and trim a gently scalloped edge along the long side. Next, loop one end of the floral wire (about 1½ inches) and secure it by wrapping with floral tape.

Begin pleating the unscalloped edge of your doily strip around the wire, about 1½ inches below the taped loop, keeping the folds loose so the rosebud takes shape naturally. The remaining lace edge will serve as the final outer petal. To finish, add green paper leaves using the same technique as for a paper carnation, and curl the leaf tips slightly for a realistic effect. For an easy start, you can download the matching leaf patterns from iClicknPrint and complete your project with coordinated details.

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Doily Rosebund

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Doily Rosebud-Materials Needed:

• Floral tape & floral wire
• Transparent Tape
• Green Paper 8.5 x 11”
• 1 Royal Lace® medallion doily
• (optional) ribbons for tying into bouquet

Doily Rosebud-Directions

1. Cut 8” doily in half. Cut in half again (parallel to first cut). Take the longest strip and cut a loosely scalloped edge on the longest side.
2. Take your length of wire and loop over on end about 1 ½”. Wrap tightly with about 1” of floral tape.
3. Beginning with a short “lace end” of your strip, gather and pleat the unscalloped long edge around the wire (about 1 ½” down from your covered loop).
4. Gathers should be loose so that the bud begins to form. The remaining short “lace end” creates one last lacy petal. Add leaves in same manner described for carnation. You may curl ends of leaves over your finger for more realistic look.