A rosette bouquet for you

Make three pleated paper rosettes in pink, yellow and lilac, then add folded leaves and a handwritten gift tag.

50 minutes · Ages 7+ with adult help · 13 pages · 17 steps

A hand-held paper bouquet about 16.3 x 24.3 cm; the spread varies with your leaves. Each flower uses two accordion-folded rectangles, bent at the middle and joined into a full rosette. The pleated blooms have shallow depth. Glue holds the fan joins, back discs and stems. Suggested ages 7+ with adult help. Allow about 50 minutes plus drying.

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Materials

• Half an A4 or US Letter sheet each of PINK, YELLOW and LILAC paper for six 12 x 6 cm rectangles and three yellow centres. GREEN: 1 sheet for stems, leaves and three back discs. BROWN: a 27 x 14 cm wrapper. WHITE: a 21 x 1 cm band and 4 x 3 cm tag.
• Ruler, pencil, eraser, child-safe scissors and glue stick or paper craft glue. A black pen is only for the gift message. All visible colours come from plain paper.
• Use a landscape A4 or US Letter sheet for the 27 x 14 cm wrapper. Fold at 9 and 18 cm, then close the bottom 1 cm. Finished pouch: 9 x 13 cm.
• Read the colour instructions on screen. Optional guides print in black and white at 100%; measure each 5 cm bar. The wrapper and band are ruler-cut.

Inside your PDF

• 13-page English PDF with preparation and 17 numbered colour steps
• 24 paper pieces, including repeated leaves and stems; 2 optional full-size guide pages
• Separate diagrams show alternating accordion folds, the 3 cm stack half-fold, the inside glue faces and the two semicircle joins.
• Measured folded stems, six folded leaves, a paper pouch, wraparound band and a 4 x 3 cm gift tag
• A sample "With love" message; choose your own words for Mum, Dad or another loved one