My Creative Workbook

Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Autumn leaf Roses

I used to make baskets full of these when I was a little girl. We had a big Acasia thorn tree and I used to spear my roses onto the tree pretending I was the fairy responsible for bringing blossoms.

Start folding the leaf rose

Begin your rose by rolling a middle bud. Secure it with wire that will also become the stem

I used the rolled roses to decorate my Autumn themed Serviette Rings (see below for the Tutorial) But you can continue to make an even more detailed petalled rose.

Roll leaves into rose petals

I prefer to roll all my petals in advance. Roll the top thin part of the leaf then roll the two sides of the leaf creating three rolled sides and set aside.

Start adding the leaves from small to big.

Roll the leaves to look like rose petals

This works best if the leaves are slightly dehydrated but not yet dry. I prefer to collect the leaves first thing in the morning.

Adding petals

Continue adding petals to create a nice full shaped rose

Salmon pink autumn leaf rose

Salmon pink autumn leaf rose

Clutch wrap a wire around the stem ends to tie the leaves together

Wrap the stem with lily grass

Wrap the stem with lily grass

Cut and glue 5 sepals from lily grass

Cut and glue five sepals from lily grass onto the rose stem

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Tutorials

6 September 2011 Autumn leaf Composite Flower

Glue a round Autumn leaf Composite Flower.

Related Designs

23 March 2011 and to share with your Flower Friends on your birthday?

Because it was my birthday I wanted to give the audience each a slice of birthday cake to celebrate with me. For obvious reasons I settled on dark chocolate Mud Pies.

6 September 2011 When Autumn Fall

Autumn leaf composite flower

13 November 2013 Foraging

This week's design is part of a challenge issued by Sherry Donnelly of Gertie Mae’s Floral Studio and Flirty Fleurs, Alicia Schwede, owner of Bella Fiori and Chuck Graham, Floral...

30 December 2015 Achoo! Season

Fold and roll a rose from Eucalyptus leaves

9 March 2016 Take your time

My article and Japanese paper flower armature design featured in the March issue of The Academy Leader- Academy of Floral Design, published by the The Floral Art Society of New...

31 May 2017 Let's hang out

Skewer some Eucalyptus to suspend between the orchids

28 June 2017 Somewhere in the Middle

Skewer Dracaena leaves into a roll that supports a tiny water source for the Oncidium orchids

1 November 2017 A Round

Create a delicate design that rests lightly on the edge of a container

4 September 2019 Gently down the stream

A mindful summer craft using banana leaves to create a floating arrangement.

20 November 2019 Not just a pretty face!

Design 2 of my three week pre-Christmas designing series looking at How to style with artificial plants and branches using quality faux plants and stems. This week: wired branches

24 February 2021 Picked up some proper Pruning

An early Spring design with a twist on using an old favourite: composite flowers.

8 June 2022 Make Believe

Ever seen an eucalyptus flower? This is... and is not one.