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ARTELLAGRAM 3-27-08:
Art Tip:
Quilled Flower Instructions
(This project is continued from the March 27 Artellagram"...)
To create this quilled flower design, you'll need:
- quilling paper (or strips of colored paper that you've cut yourself)
- glue
- toothpicks, which are used to apply glue, and also to create tight coils when the strips are wrapped around them.
To create the "tight roll" for the center of the flower: Tightly roll up a strip of paper until you have the desired diamter. Place a drop of glue at the end of the strip to hold it in place. Continue to hold the coil tightly until the glue is dry.
To create the flower petals and leaf: These are created by making a "marquis" shape. To create a marquis, roll a tight circle (see above), and then let it loosen a bit. Put a drop of glue to hold the loose circle in place. When the glue is dry, pinch the coil into shape on both ends.
Assemble the flower: Use a toothpick to apply a bit of glue to the edge of a plain green strip, which will act as the stem. Lightly press the "stem" to your paper, and hold it until it dries completely. Then apply a bit of glue to each of the elements you've already created, and add them to create the flower. The dimensional look is created by glueing five marquis down for the bottom layer of the flower, with their points together in the center, and then attaching five more marquis petals on top of the original layer, in between the petals.
Create interesting backgrounds by layering papers of different colors, patterns, and textures behind the flower.
 For another unique quilling project, take a look at the Artella eBook, Paper Doll ABCs, which includes instructions for making little "quilled kids"! :-)
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