Pleated Rosette How-To

I love pleated rosettes, especially when I learned how easy they were to make!  There are several tools out there to help you with this from a cricut cartridge, die cut machine, simply scored tool, or even the scoring blade on your personal trimmer.  For this particular tutorial that is accompanying the book wreath, I went with the simply scored tool from Stampin' Up!  Before we get started, here are some other things I have made using an old candlestick and some dowel rod.  These normally sit on my dining room table.

So now are you excited to learn how to make a pleated rosette circle?






1.Cut a piece of card stock in half, creating two pieces that are 11 x 4 1/4".

2. You will take a scoring tool or a scoring blade on a personal trimer and make a score line every 1/2 inch.  Repeat with the other piece until your strips of paper resemble the lines on the sheet pictured.




3. You will then create a zig zag with folding these pieces of card stock.






4. Once complete, glue the ends of two pieces together to create an extra long pleated piece.  Make sure the piece will pinch together to make a circular piece.  Not big enough for you?  Add another strip of card stock.







5. When the pleated piece is the size you want, glue the piece end to end, so it looks like a tube.  You'll then pinch the ends together of one side and glue a small circle of the same color card stock.  This will let your pleated circle stay together.

6.  Add your pleated circle to the book wreath, a banner, or any other project you have to add some pop!