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Quilling « Crafting Creatures. All Things Paper Blogiversary! 02 Mar 2010 by Cee in quilling Congrats to “Eagle Eye” Ann on her first year of being a super sleuth in all things paper. Her blog is a wonderful source of inspiration, showcasing and interviewing artists around the world. Quilled Valentine Gift Tag 16 Feb 2010 by Cee in by Tamako, quilling We received this loving batch of cookies for Valentine’s Day, complete with customized quilled tag – yes! Quilled Snowflakes 10 Feb 2010 by Cee in by Cecelia, quilling, Tutorial Amazing what I find when cleaning out my hard drive. Quilled Lemonade 05 Feb 2010 by Cee in by Cecelia, quilling Hadn’t used my crimper in a while and just had fun making this whimsicle tall glass of cool lemonade.

Quilled Lilac I wanted to capture the bursting feeling of lilac blossoms for this card, and decided to overlay 2 blossoms on top. Resources for Beginner Quillers 19 Jan 2010 Are you newly smitten with quilling? My favorite beginner’s quilling book: Twirled Paper by Klutz 18 Jan 2010 Quilled Jade More. Most interesting photos tagged with quilling.

Quilling. Quilling (also called paper filigree) is an easy paper craft that requires minimal tools. It produces amazing results which can be used for decorating birth announcements, wedding invitations, and greeting cards. Quilled papers can also be used to decorate small boxes, or made into jewelry or refrigerator magnets. Large, composite projects can be framed and presented as stand-alone art. The art of twirling paper started during the Renaissance when nuns decorated bibles and religious texts with swirly strips of paper. Back then, they used feathers (quills) for writing and it is believed that they rolled the strips of paper around the quill - thus the term "quilling". When paper became more readily available, upper class ladies would quill the same way they would embroider.

In quilling, a narrow strip of paper (¼" or ⅜" wide) is rolled around a slotted quilling tool to form a tight roll (called a coil). Quilling requires very few tools. Unlike origami, quilling is very easy to learn. Quilling with Alli. Now that the school year has settled in, I’m finally catching up on blogging! I often get asked how I store my quilling paper. Trust me, it’s not an easy task when it comes to keeping quilling papers organized! I’ve used different methods, but this seems to work fairly well. Plus it looks so pretty when the papers are altogether! First, I highly recommend keeping your quilling paper in the package because it’ll keep your papers from creasing or tangling. Use a binder ring and feed it through the hole in the packaging. Use one ring for all of your colors or several rings and group them by like colors.

Next, use scissors to cut an opening though the bag. Detach a quilling strip from the inner layer (see photo). With multi-colored quilling packs, I use zip-lock bags or the 6″ x 9″ bags that our kits are stored in. Another tip to hold your mixed/multi-colored paper packs (or papers from a quilling kit), is to fan the paper out and use a binder clip at one end of the paper. Miniature Flower Pot (new music) Yulia Brodskaya : Yulia Brodskaya. Cursos filigrana gratis.

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My tutorials in English. Husking Clematis Husking quilling is quite simple and nicely looking technique. There are some tutorials in Web, but today I want to present my own version for quilled clematis. You will need:1. Pins2. You will need one "a" element, two of "b" elements and 2 of "c" elements. Preserve the template with the tape and stick it to the board. Glue the end of strip and make a loop to fix the strip. Put the pin with the strip into the board, put another one and make a loop. Make several simple petals and glue it together. Fix it on the board and wind the whole shape by the paper strip. And now we have nice clematis. You can use different number of pins and different layouts. Happy quilling! Bee hive tutorial 1. . - 2-3 strips of yellow paper (width – 5 mm; 130-160 gsm); -a knife; -tweezers; -a ruler; -tissue paper to make soft surface; -glue; -decorations (in my case it is micro-beads for nail-art and acrylic polish). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

You can also make rhombus, hexagon or rectangle shape. 8. Maple leaf tutorial.