Melted Spoon Roses

Disposable spoons aren't just white anymore. Now they're available in many different colors, especially if you shop at a party supply store. Buy a pack of them and you'll have the time of your life turning them into a rose. The spoon rose looks almost like ceramic and can be turned into a jewelry piece, a purse accent, or another cherished item.

Light a candle and you can use it to shape the spoons to be roses. Wear gloves but, actually, you shouldn't heat the spoons so much that they will burn you. To begin, hold the handle of one disposable spoon, and place the concave side of it over the heat. When it begins to curl, help it along by removing it from the heat, and curling the soft plastic by hand. Any time you need to, just heat it a little more over the candle. After the shape is finished, heat the handle, and cut it off with ordinary scissors.

The key to turning out the perfect rose is to have patience. If you heat the spoons slowly, rather than holding them close to the flame to rush the process along, you'll find that the spoons won't turn black or brown. If you do discolor one, though, throw it away and try another.

After you have the center bud - the curled one - you can then begin adding petals. Holding the concave side of the spoon over the candle, let it soften, then bend the tip of the spoon backwards. Hold the spoon over the heat again and fold the soft spoon around the original bud. Heat the handle of this second spoon, and cut it off. Heat the cut off ends of both the bud and petal, and press them together. Continue adding another and another petal, and heating the cut areas to meld it all together.

When the rose is as large as you want it to be use a piece of felt to finish it. Just cut a small piece and glue it onto the area where all the spoon handles were removed. The felt will allow you to attach a jewelry pin hardware piece, a necklace chain, or even a cord.

Make a rose in full bloom, or one where the petals are closed in tightly - or create your own design. When you use spoons of yellow, orange, pink, blue, green, or others, you can create the most gorgeous roses you've ever seen. Wear them, place them in a vase as a bouquet, or otherwise craft with them. Their ceramic appearance makes them a beautiful addition to your wardrobe or home accents.