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5 Basic Paper Quilling Designs Using Only The Basic Arrowhead

 What is a paper quilled arrowhead How to make a paper quilled arrowhead Ways to use an arrowhead While paper quilled arrows can vary from thick to thin, arrowheads can only have one shape. Arrowheads always form a thin diamond shape, much like a crystal. If you're looking to practice paper quilling, try making lots of arrowheads first. Experiment with different sizes, paper types, multiple colors, and multiple patterns to decide which type of paper quilling collage suits your fancy. Basic process of paper quilling an arrowhead 1. Use a toothpick to roll up an entire paper strip 2. Slide the coil off the toothpick, then expand to make a loose coil 3. Glue the remaining end of the paper to the coil, to secure it 4. First pinch one side of the coil, then pinch both sides of the coil, to form an arrowhead shape <>   Note: Unlike most other loose coil, irregular paper quilling shapes, it's easy to make arrowheads the same shape and size. There can be some variation, but once...

6 Paper Quilling Designs Using Only The Basic Triangle

 What is a paper quilled triangle? How to paper quill a triangle Triangle design ideas Illuminati Confirmed Legends say that humans are more interested in odd numbered things, and the triangle is no exception. To paper quill a triangle, pinch a circle at the left, top, and right sides. For more uniform or equilateral triangles, start with a tight coil. And for irregular triangles (scalene, acute, isoceles, obtuse, and right triangles), pinch a very loose coil into those shapes. (If you didn't remember all these triangles, don't worry; I had to Google them too).  Basic process of paper quilling a triangle 1. Use a toothpick to roll an entire strip of paper 2. Release the coil to make it loose (if you want an irregular triangle). Or don't release the coil, and proceed to step 3 3. Glue the coil to itself 4. Use both your thumbs and index fingers to pinch the circle into a triangle You may need tweezers to pinch a tight coil into a triangle. On the other hand, loose coils may ...

How To Paper Quill A Fairy In A Bottle From The Legend of Zelda

 Supplies Instructions Variations Gotta prepare for the dungeon boss! As you probably know, fairies heal all of Link's health in the Legend of Zelda games. Catch fairies in a bottle ahead of time, to use in case you're having trouble fighting a boss. Luckily, paper quilling this fairy design is much easier than catching fairies. This post will recap the basic circle and teardrop shapes, and introduce the new technique of creating a ring.   What you will need: To make the fairy body by the normal method, all paper strips used were 22 inches long (basically, two pieces of 8" x 11" computer paper taped together the long way). To make the fairy body by the ring method, simply use one 8" light pink and magenta paper strip, one 8" white paper strip, and a pen. -Scissors -Toothpick -Glue -One to four multi-color, 22" paper strips (use one to make the fairy body, and three to make the optional fairy sparkles. Half the paper strip should be white. The remaining ...

6 Paper Quilling Design Ideas Using Only The Teardrop

What is a paper quilled teardrop How to make a teardrop Ways to use a teardrop Easiest shape to make Teardrops are what they sound like; a water droplet shape. Simply pinch one end of a paper quilled circle to create a teardrop. Just like the circle, we can also make variations of the basic teardrop shape. Once I learn how to make these variations, I'll cover them in a future post.    Basic process of paper quilling a teardrop 1. Use a toothpick to roll an entire strip of paper 2. Release the coil to make it loose (again, loose coils are easier to work with) 3. Glue the paper to itself to make a circle 4. Now pinch the top of the circle with your thumb and index finger Note: There are pros and cons to creating tight and loose teardrops. Tight teardrops are harder to create (you need to apply more pinching pressure). However, tight coils produce more uniform teardrops; they will be the same size and have the same center. Loose teardrops are easier to make, but it's difficult to...

What is Paper Quilling in 2023?

 What is Paper Quilling? Tools of the Trade Types of paper quilling How to do paper quilling  What is it? Never heard of paper quilling before? Well, don't worry; I hadn't either! According to Wikipedia , paper quilling was popular in European countries, and is becoming popular again. So, what exactly is paper quilling?   Basically, paper quilling is rolling thin strips of paper into shapes to create decorative artwork. Paper quilling is an amazing paper art form. See for yourself!   Examples of paper quilling works (Note: I did not create these) As a beginner, I want to know more about paper quilling. I will post my own designs and helpful tips on this blog. Once I understand more about paper quilling, I will update this article accordingly. Tools of the trade At first I was scared that paper quilling would be difficult (just look at all the fancy schmancy tools out there!). However, all you really need are a toothpick, glue, and paper. With just these 3 things, I ...