American Colonial Crafts – Quilling with paper
MATERIALS:
Strips of quilling paper 1/8 inches to ½ inches in width
Scissors
Clear glue
Pencil or Q-tip
Colored paper or card stock
Light-weight paper in various colors (optional)
Ruler (optional)
PROJECT:
- Purchase quilling paper which comes in a variety of colors. Or using a ruler, measure and mark anywhere 1/8” to ½” at intervals along the length of the lightweight paper. Draw a long line along the marks. Cut and repeat the steps until you have enough strips for a design.
- Roll the end of the paper on to the end of a pencil or Q-tip. When you reach the end, loosen a little of the coil so you can easily roll it off the pencil. Add a little glue and finish rolling the coil to keep it from loosening.
- Roll the coils tightly and/or loosely depending on your design. Look at the sample above.
- Arrange the coils on the colored paper or card stock creating a design: flowers, butterflies, dragonflies, abstract designs. Quilled paper designs make colorful cards and can be targeted to any theme: Christmas, Halloween, Hannukah, Fourth of July, birthdays, etc. Quilled paper designs can also be framed (without glass) and hung in any room or classroom.
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