How to Make Apple Roses

A truly beautiful bouquet can be made with just simple apples. The roses are adorable and it can last up to a year. The best part is that it can be used for any season or holiday. Read on to learn how to make apple roses.

Things You'll Need

• Golden Delicious Apples (one per rose you want)
• 1 tbsp. salt
• 15 oz. lemon juice
• Waxed paper
• Wire stems
• Thin wire
• Floral tape
• Baking dish

Instructions

1. In your baking dish, mix the salt and lemon juice until the salt is completely dissolved.

2. Slice the apples into vertical slices about 1/8-inch thick. Keep the skin intact.

3. Immediately soak the slices in the lemon and salt solution to prevent browning. Leave in this solution for a couple of minutes.

4. Spread the sliced apples in a single layer on waxed paper. Allow them to air dry for at least 24 hours. As they dry, the slices will curl.

5. Bend a small loop at one end of a wire stem. Twist a small apple slice snugly around the loop to make a center. Using the thin wire, add additional petals and form into a rose.

6. Form a calyx by cutting a 2-inch piece of floral tape and twist one end to form a point. Make three for each rose. Hold at the base of the rose and bind the entire base of the rose and the stem with the floral tape.

Tips & Warnings

• It is helpful to have a rose or a picture of one near you while you work on forming the petals.