| Once you discover the art of paper quilling, you will | | | | |
| realize the many different designs that you can create | | | | At this point you can releases the rose from the quill |
| with this simple craft. Rolling small strips of paper | | | | and although you let it relax, don't let go of it |
| around a toothpick can help you create designs for | | | | completely. If you do the rose will unwind and you will |
| invitations, thank you cards, pages of your scrapbook | | | | have to start over. Push the center of the rose |
| or even small gifts you give to family and friends. | | | | downwards until you can see the inside rolls of the |
| Different flower designs are always popular paper | | | | paper. Now you can glue the paper in place. You will |
| quilling ideas, but you can use several different designs | | | | have a little bit of paper left over. Fold this over to |
| in each flower. You can make one petal at a time and | | | | cover the glued piece and hold it with your finger until |
| arrange them around a central point or glue large | | | | the glue dries. |
| petals on top of one another to give the impression of | | | | |
| a flower that rises right off the background. | | | | Flowers are not the only ideas you can use in paper |
| | | | | quilling, although they are usually the designs you will |
| If you want to create quilled flowers with a difference, | | | | begin with. You can also make animal designs using |
| simple snip one edge of the paper strip before you | | | | strips of paper, but the process is a little more |
| start rolling. Roll the paper really tight will make fringed | | | | complicated. To make a quilled mouse for example, |
| flowers. If you want to make a paper rose, you need | | | | you can use three different shapes and glue them |
| to have a slotted quilling tool. First fit the end of the | | | | together. |
| strip through the slot and wind it around the quill for a | | | | |
| few turns to make the center of the rose. Then fold | | | | Craft stores have books about paper quilling filled with |
| down the paper so that it is at right angles to the back. | | | | ideas you never thought possible. You can also find |
| Continue rolling the strip making sure that you keep the | | | | many free ideas when you search online. When you |
| bottom of rose in alignment and letting the edges splay | | | | get used to paper quilling you can start creating your |
| away from the center of the rose. When you reach | | | | own designs. The easiest way to do this is to |
| the end of each folded section, fold the paper again | | | | purchase a children's coloring book of simple shapes. |
| and continue rolling until you only have a small amount | | | | Color in the various pictures with different colors that |
| of paper remaining. | | | | represent the colored paper strips you intend to use. |