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What you'll need:
- Quilling strips (or paper which you'll cut into quilling strips using the ruler and knife)- see colours in photo
- Glue
- Toothpick
- Quilling Tool- up to you if you want to use a slotted, pointed or no tool at all.
- Optional: marble or something round
Note: all my strip lengths are based on an A4 sheet of paper (29.7cm/ 11.7in)
The Body
1. DRESS: 6 x 6mm strips Glue the strips together to form a long snake |
2. Roll up all the strips into a make a tight coil |
3. Flatten coil |
5. Coat the inside with glue with your toothpick |
6. DRESS BASE:
6 x 3mm strips
Coat the coil in glue (don't push out)
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7. Connect the 3mm coil to the 6mm coil. Make sure the joins are in the same place |
8. Add a 3mm tight roll to make the neck |
9. DECORATIONS: 3mm x 15cm Make a bundle of tear drop shapes to decorate her dress Set aside to attach later on |
The Limbs
10. Arm caps: 3mm strips x 7cm (make 2)
Make tight coils and push out slightly.
Glue and put aside to dry
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11. ARMS AND LEGS Arms: 1cm wide strip x 5cm (make 2) Legs: 1.5 cm wide strip x 5cm (make 2) |
12. HANDS: 3mm x 5cm strips (make 2) Squeeze one side to flatten the coil |
13. Attach the hands to the arms |
14. SHOES: Tight coil 1 x 3mm strip (make 2) Create small dome shape Squeeze into a heel (teardrop shape) Pop out one side of dome to make the toes Glue inside to hold the shape |
15. Glue the leg onto the shoe |
16. Glue the arms into the arm caps |
The Head
17. HEAD Make tight coils using 10 x 3mm strips (make 2) Pinch one side to make a chin |
18. Shape to make face and back of head Glue |
19. What you should have so far... |
20. HAIR Cut lots of little strips to make the hair style Attach |
21. EARS: 3mm x 5cm (make 2) Tight coil then flatterned on one side Glue to head |
22. Continue making hairstyle I've made a girly plait/braid |
23. Glue hair to the inside the face |
24. Glue the face to the back of the head.
Hold till dry
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25. Attach the arms Attach the legs- making sure it stands up by itself Glue head onto neck- Balance! Hold till dry |
26. Remember the decorations from step 9?? (Optional) Glue on the teardrop dress decorations Make sure to cover up the join mark on the dress |
The Wings
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27. Wrap first strip around finger and glue. Wrap to create the second loop and glue. |
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28. Glue next strip and make the next loop |
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29. Continue like this adding colour and loops to your desired size |
30. Make 2 big ones, and 2 small ones |
31. Glue all wing bits together Attach to the back of your fairy. |
Ta Da! Your super gorgeous 3D quilled Fairy Girl!
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