This was a birthday gift for one of my family members. My sister did a beautiful yellow rose out of modelling clay but it needed a place to sit. So I thought I make a stand for this rose out of cardboard.

Things needed:

cardboard

scissors

cutter

hot glue gun(you could use any type of glue, I used hot glue because it hardens quickly)

a pen

spray paint

The build:

First I thought of a few designs and drew these sketches.

Once I was pleased with the design I made a quick sketch in Blender 3D to better visualize my idea.

Once I was happy with the idea, I began cutting cardboard pieces. I rounded the exterior facing corners with scissors. Then I glued the pieces together.

Note: Originally the big pieces were 20×10 cm but as you will see later this made the stand way too wide for the small rose and I had to cut all pieces down to 20×6 cm.

I cut a hole in the top piece for the rose to sit.

This is how it looked prior to painting.

When I wanted to see how it all fits, I saw a problem. The stand was way too wide and big for the small rose. I wanted the main focus to be on the rose not the stand. So I took it all apart and shrunk it to about 2/3 of the original width. (The stand was 10cm wide and I cut it down to 6cm)

As you can see now the stand is narrower. I spray painted it using a decoration spray I had left from Christmas. The texture looks like tiny flakes which is nice. Remember to always spray paint in well ventilated areas.

I then let the paint dry overnight.

And here’s the final product together with the yellow rose.