I thought I'd share a successful DIY project we've undertaken for our centerpieces. Sometimes you see these tutorials & wonder if they'll actually work, right? In the tutorial she uses book pages, but I've seen these online done with maps or even music sheets.
http://www.100layercake.com/blog/2011/07/22/diy-storybook-paper-roses/
I'm using an old road atlas I got at a yard sale & a LOW TEMP glue gun from Walmart. No trouble finding any of the supplies! I will say that I haven't been doing the grosgrain ribbon part; I used it for my first flower but the directions were not really that clear & I thought the flowers looked fine without it.
Wonderful FH has been cutting out the petals (I created a template for each petal size out of cardstock, that way he can just trace & cut) & I've been assembling them while we watch tv. The flowers are about 4-5in diam; it takes a few tries to get the hang of it & get a feel for how to get your desired look. These are a few of ours!
