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Step 4Stems
I found some 1.86mm copper wire lying around that could be used for the stems. The advantage of copper wire over a paper only stem is that the copper can be bent allowing for better arrangement of the individual roses in the bouquet.
The copper wire was first straightened by pulling on the wire with one end in a vice. Once straightened the wire was cut into 30cm lengths. Each wire was then rolled with green paper and the end glued. It is possible to make stems without the wire by only rolling paper.
I needed a simple method of attaching the stems to the rose heads. Each wire end was bent into a shape that allowed the rose heads to simply be twisted onto the wire. Glue was then applied.
An idea that I think would look good, is to make the rose heads from silver metalic paper, and keep the stems as copper or silver.
The copper wire was first straightened by pulling on the wire with one end in a vice. Once straightened the wire was cut into 30cm lengths. Each wire was then rolled with green paper and the end glued. It is possible to make stems without the wire by only rolling paper.
I needed a simple method of attaching the stems to the rose heads. Each wire end was bent into a shape that allowed the rose heads to simply be twisted onto the wire. Glue was then applied.
An idea that I think would look good, is to make the rose heads from silver metalic paper, and keep the stems as copper or silver.
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Feb 13, 2010. 2:46 AMorigami112
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How did you get the paper so tight around the wire? I tried several times but never managed to get it even remotely tight. Do you have any tips on that?
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Feb 11, 2010. 11:12 AMCoranu
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Something else you can use instead of green paper is florist tape. Looks nice, easy to find, inexpensive, plus, it'll make the whole "stem" more flexible.
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