Paper Quilling Instructions. These paper quilling instructions will help you get started on the amazing art or paper quilling.
Got your quilling tool, strips of quilling paper and some glue to hand? Quilling isn't a difficult craft, but it can take a little practice to get the tension right. So let's practice! Take a strip of quilling paper and tear it in half, or even quarters. Do not cut it with scissors as the sharp edge will be more noticeable in the finished shape. I would advise you to begin with the slotted quilling tool that is normally provided in a quilling starter kit. Paper quilling instructions - Rolling your first coil So take your piece of paper and gently put the end into the slot in the tool.
Then, holding the tool in your dominant hand and the paper between your other thumb and index finger, slowly turn the quilling tool so that the paper winds evenly around the tip. Try to keep the edges of the paper lined up. As we are practicing, pick another color of paper and make another coil. Blink. Sew Liberated: recycled magazine wallet giveaway. For those of us whose pocketbooks can't handle buying holiday gifts at Anthropologie ... why not MAKE your pocketbook out of Anthropologie?
(Magazines, that is.) I've been having fun with beautiful magazines and my Xyron 900, sewing up a set of these recycled wallets for stocking stuffers. Honestly, it's more difficult photographing these darn wallets than actually making them! Laminated items don't do well in any light as far as a camera is concerned. Trust me - the finished product is much more charming than these photographs show. The wallet has a change pocket, a place for credit cards and license, and a spot for bills. Edit: Comments are closed - the winner has already been selected! And I'm giving one away! Also on Monday, I'll put up an easy tutorial for making your own recycled magazine wallet, so that everyone can "win! " Edit: Here's the PDF tutorial so you can make your own! Have a wonderful weekend,Meg. Magazine Bowls. Crazy paper thing. Modular origami: rings by Mette Pederson «
I’ve wanted to make some rings, modular rings.
I though that it should be fun and the result pretty. No surprise after I’ve made them: fun and easy to do and pretty and cute to look at. After seeing these a friend of mine asked me if I could teach her origami because it’s cute. I have to make a selection of simple models for that matter. And find some time, of course. I find these rings very amusing due to their simplicity. Like this: Like Loading... How to make an Origami Crane. Paper Flower Key Holder / Mark Montano. Difficulty Rating: Beginner Tags If you need a quick 'just because' gift for someone, this is it!
It’s simple to make, couldn’t be less expensive and we can all use one. I for one am always losing my keys and this, by far, is the easiest way for me to keep track of them. Here’s how: A Dozen Dollies... We've got a secret.
A new obsession. A slight addiction to folding Japanese paper dolls. These paper dollies, our take on Japanese shiori ningyo (bookmark dolls), are rather addictive once you get started. Just some scraps of chiyogami, a few clever folds, a dab or two of glue, and a little bit of fancy scissorwork, and suddenly you've got a bevy of beauties on your hands. While these paper dolls would make lovely bookmarks, we also envision them on cards, in frames, adorning gifts. And for you? 3 dollies with fashionable sleeves.Approx finished size 2 1/2" x 4 1/2 " (6.5 x 11.5cm) 3 dollies without.Approx finished size 1 1/2" x 4 1/2 " (4 x 11.5cm) (Of course, these dollies are designed to look as good from the back as they do from the front.