Quilling - This is an amazing type of needlework: with the help of an ordinary toothpick, you can create real works of art from multi-colored paper strips of different widths and lengths.
For work you will need: a chicken egg, white paper napkins (preferably three-layer), PVA glue, double-sided multi-colored paper, a paper knife, an iron ruler, a plastic board for cutting strips and a toothpick.
First we prepare the base: make a hole in the bottom of the egg and blow out the liquid. We cut a paper napkin into small pieces and paste them over the egg in several layers. In the place where there was a hole, we apply an additional 2 layers for strength. Let the glue dry.
We cut strips of paper using a knife and a ruler, having previously marked the A-4 sheets into strips 0.5 cm and 1.3 cm wide. It is very important that the strips are all the same width, the quality and beauty of the work depends on this.
The main elements for quilling are spirals.Twist them using a toothpick or a large thick needle. The smaller the hole in the center of the spiral, the more beautiful the elements will be. You need to wind the paper tape tightly, then carefully remove it from the toothpick. If we need a tight, dense element (the middle of the flowers), then glue the edge of the paper immediately, not allowing the spiral to unwind. For more openwork elements (leaves, petals), after winding, you need to release the paper tape and let it straighten slightly and only then secure it with glue.
For red flowers and green leaves, we need paper ribbons 0.5 cm wide. For each element, take a strip of paper 15 cm long, twist it into spirals and secure it. To create identical elements, the basic spirals must be the same size.
We make an “eye” element from a free, fixed spiral: to do this, we evenly compress the spiral on both sides and release it. The flower petal is ready.
The central ornament consists of 7 flowers and 6 pairs of leaves. For each flower we glue together 5 red petals. In total, the flowers will need 35 petals.
The leaves are made in the same way as flower petals, but the “eye” element must be slightly bent at random. The central ornament will use 28 leaves.
We begin to glue the elements onto the egg. To ensure that the elements adhere well to the base, apply glue liberally to the size of each fragment of the composition and let it dry slightly, apply flowers and gently press.
For pink fluffy flowers, you need to make multi-colored centers from tight spirals (0.5 cm). We thickly cut the fringe from pink paper ribbons 1.3 cm wide and 15 cm long by two-thirds of the width.
We wind it around the middle and fix it.We straighten the petals with our fingers.
Glue 8 colors on both sides of the central ornament.
Fill the top and bottom of the egg with a pattern of leaves and flowers. Here are two options.
