More Leather Roses.

[TonyR]

I saw another member doing leather roses. Valentine's Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. Halloween is another!

So I went and tried to create a rose as well.

[Wishful]

Wow, great job

[TonyR]

Thanks Wishful

[jmann8686]

Those are very nice. would you be so kind as to share how you made them. I have been looking around and can't find a good pattern. Thank you.

[electrathon]

Very pretty.

[TonyR]

Thanks jmann8686 and electrathon

For the pattern I've been using you can just skip down to that picture. Reading the story will show how you can come up with a pattern almost anywhere and when you least expect to.

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There is a funny story about the pattern I use. When I saw some examples of leather roses I wanted to make them. I hated giving roses to me ex because they died, so the idea of a rose that didn't die appealed to me. But I couldn't find a pattern.

I spent about 5 days playing on my computer and drawing different ideas. I checked Tandy's site and others but couldn't find one that worked for me.

My daughter bought some chocolate hearts. When she offered me one she noticed they were marshmallow. When I was going to make some chocolate covered marshmallows around Christmas she said no way she hates them.

When she saw what she bought she was annoyed.

I had one and went back to work trying to make a pattern. After a while I had another one but as I pealed it I thought wait a second that looks right.

So I placed the heart on cardboard and traced one heart then moved it over and did a second and a third. I had to cut the base thinner. I then cut the pattern in half for the center. The leaves I just free hand draw.

I call them June's Chocolate Heart Roses.

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Here is the pattern and a couple of others I did.