It has been ages since I posted anything but with the pandemic in full bloom and staying home for four straight months now it felt like a good time to try something new. I love making cards and anything paper related so paper quilling seemed like a fun project to try.
I’ve always been fascinated with paper quilling but it seemed labor intensive and time consuming. But if there is anything that we have in abundance now it is time! I ordered a beginner quilling kit on line through Amazon. It actually came with more pieces than I will ever need but it was inexpensive and seemed like a good place to start.
The kit did not come with instructions but there are plenty of tutorials online so I watched a few of those. The kit included a fine tip glue bottle and most of the tutorials suggested plain white “school glue”. One of the tutorials also suggested that you keep the bottle upside down in a dish with a damp sponge at the bottom. This was an excellent tip. It kept the glue ready to use and it didn’t clog.
My initial goal was to incorporate paper quilling in my card making so I started by cutting some plain white card stock in the dimensions I wanted (3 3/4 x 5”). I then stamped a few swirls in black ink to serve as my background.
I started making coils to form into petals. I used three different colors of the quilling paper provided in the kit. Five petals in each color. I positioned them on my card first and when I was happy with their position I glued them into place.
I then added a few more random coils and made some leaves out of the green quilling paper. I finished it off by adding pearls to the center of each flower.
Finally I attached my quill project to some coordinating card stock (4 x 5 1/4”) and then to a white card base.
Now that my card is complete I see that it is too thick to mail in a standard envelope so this may not be something I continue but it was still a fun craft to try and I will certainly do it some more. I am especially interested in learning how to make fern-like leaves and some of the more complex shapes. It is a fun and easy and inexpensive quarantine project. I would highly recommend it.
POTM: (Project of the Month) 