Roses - Happiness, Love

 

Week 4: Roses

This week I chose to make roses in the spirit of Valentine's day coming up. Red roses are very commonly associated with love and passion, but not as many people know the meaning of other colors of roses. I incorporated pink roses as well, which are symbolic of happiness. I also thought roses were fitting because I get to visit my boyfriend of 3 years at UCF this weekend, which has kept me going through this long week. I had three exams this week and created these roses right after my Calc 3 exam, which was a good way to relax. It definitely helped my mental health by giving me something fun and relaxing to do right after a very stressful experience. My friend also helped me add shading and roll them, so I got to talk and joke while making them as well. 

These flowers are a little bit different from the ones I have done in past weeks, as it is what is called a "rolled flower". It cuts out petals around a spiral (shown digitally below since I forgot to take pictures of it cut out before assembly (again)), that form a flowers when rolled around itself. I use a small wooden dowel with a slit into the top of it where I insert one side of the spiral to start the roll, and a base made of tape where the flower sits as I roll it. Then, I pull the flower off the dowel and hot glue it. Then I assemble it to the dyed skewer and add the green base as usual. 

And this is the bouquet so far, made up of camellias, lavender, and roses:

Read more about roses:

https://fiftyflowers.com/blogs/flowers/rose-color-meanings