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Rosebud Ornaments Handmade for the Holidays

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Learn how to make rosebud ornaments to hang on your Christmas tree. They are easy to make and add a nice scent to the room.

Rosebud ornaments are easy to make and add a nice scent to your Christmas tree. Did you know that people drink rosebud tea? It has been prescribed as part of Chinese medicine for more than 5,000 years to aid in circulation, PMS and several other medical conditions. So when you are looking for the dried rosebuds for this project you will likely find rosebud tea is readily available.

Handmade Rosebud Ornaments

Rosebud ornaments are easy to make, fragrant as well as pretty.

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Materials

Styrofoam balls (I used 1 1/2 inch and 2 1/2 inch)
Rosebuds – approx 60 for 1/1/2 in or approx. 160 for 2 1/2
Pins
Ribbon
Craft Glue

Learn how to make rosebud ornaments to hang on your Christmas tree. They are easy to make and add a nice scent to the room.. ~ gardenmatter.com

Simply dip the base of the rosebud in craft glue and press into the Styrofoam ball. Continue packing tightly around the ball.

Pierce the ribbon with the pin and dip it also in the glue before inserting into the ball. You can do this in the beginning but I like to do it about half way through so it doesn’t get in the way. 

Note: Buy more than you think you need of the roses. Some will break and not be usable for the project. Save them for a potpourri project like my Layered Potpourri Jars. Also, save a few of the smallest buds to use at the end to make sure that you completely cover the entire ball. 

 

 

Hanging a real rosebud on the Christmas tree brings beauty and smells great.The smell of the rosebuds is so wonderful and will lightly permeate the rooms. Nothing over powering unless you cover the tree with them, but a few hung here and there adds a nice romantic touch with the bonus of fragrance. These rosebuds ornaments also make great gifts. They can be used to hang in your closet and act like a pomander. A little too pretty to hide in the closet though, if you ask me.

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Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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Comments

  1. Kelly Scott says

    May 1, 2015 at 2:57 am

    I love this tutorial! Such a great idea. I would like to make my own. Where do you get dried rose buds? I’ve never seen them before?

    Thanks

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  6. Debra Needles says

    November 16, 2014 at 9:52 pm

    Wow…you and your friends are very talented. I used to craft all of the time…never makes it to the top of my list anymore. I love the idea of the rosebud ornament. Roses are one of my favorite flowers and I think the smell would be lovely…’specially since we use an artificial tree! Thanks for the ideas!

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    • Patti says

      November 16, 2014 at 8:59 am

      Thanks Carole! You are so right. They are very fragrant as most dried flowers are not. I always wanted to be a florist since I was little. Blogging about home and garden has been a way to do something similar. Thanks for stopping by!

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