Quilling: roses from paper

Quilling - a kind of needlework, with the help of which beautiful things are created from paper. This technique is a real storehouse for those who have the taste and talent for creating beautiful and elegant vases, frames, postcards and various panels. Such hand-made articles from paper pleases not only the sight, but also the soul.

To all who like to do something original with their own hands, it is worth trying quilling techniques. Roses, lilies, birds, animals and much more appear from ordinary strips of paper with the help of simple instruments and hands. To begin with, you need to stock up on multi-colored paper, a stem or an awl, scissors, tweezers and an ordinary PVA glue. The paper is cut at a rate of 3 mm wide.

The easiest and most interesting will be for beginners in the technique of quilling roses. It's not for nothing that the rose is called the true queen of flowers, because the beauty and grace of this delicate flower never get bored. In order to make an excellent rose from paper, you need to take a paper tape with a width of 5 to 10 mm. You can also use a wider tape, then the rose will become even more voluminous. But in this case it is better to plant it on a wire shank, otherwise it will protrude too much on a simple surface. It is also necessary to stock up on a non-sharp rod, thanks to which the center of the rose will become open.

To start creating a rose, you need to take the rod and put a paper strip on it. After this, make a couple turns around the core and fix them with a small drop of glue - so you will create the center of the rose. Then fold the paper back at a right angle and continue to fold the rose. Do not forget to repeat the bend of the strip after each turn.

Keep the rose center carefully near the stem, while the subsequent turns should be further away from it - this will make your rose much wider. Continue to do the turns until the paper runs out. When everything is ready, you can shoot the rose from the rod. Slightly loosen it so that it becomes lush, but do not let it go, otherwise it will spin and you'll have to start all over again.

To achieve maximum effect when creating flowers in the quilling technique, roses must be carefully bonded. To do this, gently press down on the center so that it slides into the flower. Fix the resulting position with glue. For better fixing, you can use a small strip of paper. Lubricate it with glue and close the center of the flower. Your gorgeous rose is ready! Do not worry if it turns out not ideal, because skill comes with time, and soon you will be able to create your masterpieces easily and quickly.

In order to complement your work in the quilling technique, roses should be pasted on a sheet of cardboard and decorated with leaves. To do this, you will need several strips of paper in different shades of green. Take two or three strips of different colors at the same time, fasten it in the roll tool and carefully twist it. The optimum diameter for the leaves is 15 mm. The inner strip is slightly pruned so that it does not protrude beyond the outer strip. Then lightly fix the rolls with glue.

The first roll should have a rhombus shape, and all the others will be in the form of a crescent. Now merge the received elements. It is best to start with a rhombus and a pair of crescents. Gently squeeze the top to get something like a bulb. Glue another couple of crescents to the top and squeeze the top again. A beautiful leaf will turn out, which will perfectly complement our roses.

If you decide to make rose quiling on wire stems, they can be placed in a beautiful vase made by yourself. For this, take the cardboard, ruler, glue, scissors and jar. The vase is made very easily.

Cut out a few rectangles of cardboard. Then take the prepared jar and cover with rectangles. Over the cardboard rectangles, glue various decorations - leaves, butterflies and flowers. Let dry and ready - the storage capacity for your unfading bouquet of roses is already in front of you!

Decorating your house will always help the technique of quilling. Rose, lilies, cornflowers, butterflies and beautiful birds will turn any room into a fairy garden.