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Quilling Lowercase Letter a and How to Quill a Feather Tutorial I have always found lowercase letters to be cuter than their uppercase counterparts. Uppercase letters tend to look more rigid and structured because of all the straight sides. But just because lowercase letters are cute, doesn’t mean it’s easier for quilling. It’s actually much more challenging to deal with all these curves. Follow along with me in my latest video! Try quilling the Lowercase Letter a – download the free template. In case you didn’t know, I also offer a free template for the upper case letter A . You can watch it in another video called “ Quilling Letter A - How to Outline ”. So if you haven’t tried quilling letters yet, what are you waiting for? Also in this video, I'll be showing how tapering your ends gives your quilling strips a soft, feathering look that subtley fades away. The first time I ever made a strip "fade" was for some fireworks in a Mickey Mouse project. After watching my vid...

Learn how to Quill the Letter S and How to Make Stars on Edge Learn how to outline the Letter S using on edge quilling techniques. This time I’m quilling onto black card stock to make yellow stars shine in a starry night. These simple stars can be used in so many quilling projects, like someone’s birthday, a celebration, or even for wishing someone good luck. There are 3 sizes of stars. Just lay your strip on top of the template, score along the dotted lines, and cut to the indicated length.  Fold into zig zags. Put a tiny stream of glue down, and kiss one of the ends into the glue. Put the two ends together, and magically it forms a star. Shape the star as needed. Download the free Stars pattern here Have you ever tried quilling on a dark background? Let me know in the comments below. If I’ve inspired you to make something, please show me what you make! I’d love to see it! Here's my latest tutorial video on quilling letters. If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs up an...

Paper Mushroom Party Favor Gift Box - SVG File A friend of mine loves mushrooms and every time we go for a hike, we’re on the lookout for them along the trails.  So I made this box for her and put a gift card inside, along with some chocolates and a lip balm for super sunny days. Afterwards, she can use it to store paper clips and keep it to decorate her office desk. It was so fun to personalize the stem with a gnome, a door, a window and grass. The gnome is layered, so his beard and moustache really look dimensional! Of course, a single mushroom can get lonely, so I gave it a little friend. It's not big enough to put a gift card inside, but it's so sweet to see a mini-me on a desk, and it can hold items like paper clips. It's reduced 75% of the larger mushroom, but of course, when you have a cutter, you can ask it to make anything as small as you like. What's a gift without a heartfelt message? When they peek under the roof, they'll see your writing there. It's...

Quilling Numbers E-book for Birthday Cards Are you celebrating a friend’s birthday? Or commemorating a special anniversary? Or maybe you’re helping a bride and groom make their wedding day unforgettable. All these memorable moments in life are marked in numbers. If you’d like to start quilling numbers, add punctuation marks, or quill an ampersand, then I’ve made this book just for you. Just like my previous book, Quilling Letters , you don’t have to use a ruler to measure anything. Just lay your strip on top of my template, then score and snip where indicated. Each segment has a corresponding number matching the template so you can follow along easily. Anniversary Cards Learn how easy it is to make these simple hearts for the pair of sweethearts in your life. Wedding Table Numbers If hand quilled table numbers are just the finishing touch for a dream wedding, you can learn how to easily assemble the printable pieces without worrying about last minute changes. Free Printable Template fo...

Quilling Letter R 3D Monogram It's easy to use quilling techniques to make a 3D monogram! They're great to customize a greeting card and impress your friends and family. 3D Roses Learn to fold 3D roses out of paper strips - no tools are needed! Quilling Paper Frame Give your cards an upscale finish by adding a quilled border. The clean cut corners are a cinch to make when you know how. Download my free PDF template and follow along. Subscribe to my YouTube channel so you'll be the first to know when I publish new video tutorials!

Quilling Tutorial: Queen of Diamonds Vortex Coils (with Mi-Teintes paper) Canson Mi-Teintes paper is considerably thicker than conventional quilling paper, so you can't use the same methods to make the popular vortex coils.  Thank you, Licia Politis, for inventing the hypnotizing Vortex Coils! In this video tutorial, I'll show you how to handle the bulkier coil so you can easily achieve the entrancing coils. I'm happy to say the method of gluing the coils together still works, regardless of the type of paper used. Download my free template to make the crown and jewels you see here.  Subscribe to my YouTube channel and learn how to make Letter Q and  Vortex Coils My thanks to Minieco for the free paper diamonds pattern, used as props here:  http://www.minieco.co.uk/3d-paper-diamonds/

Quilling Tutorial: How to make Vortex Coils Learn how easy it is to make these mesmerizing coils, invented by Licia Politis.  My latest video tutorial showcases making them with standard 1/8" width quilling paper. How to Quickly Unwind the Innermost Coils of the Vortex Sure, you can poke and prod the innermost coils of the vortex, coaxing them into the mesmerizing swirls we're all after, but what if we did it in a more efficient (ahem, LAZY!!!) way, using a miniature screwdriver? How to Handle Glue Tornadoes Ever experience a twister (shown on the right)? I'll show you how to tame those dreaded tornadoes with an easy, breezy method. Subscribe to my YouTube channel and learn how to make Vortex Coils!