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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
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| 1. DRESS: 6 x 6mm strips Glue the strips together to form a long snake |
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| 2. Roll up all the strips into a make a tight coil |
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| 3. Flatten coil |
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| 4. Push out to form a cone. You can use the marble for this- or your pinky finger |
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| 5. Coat the inside with glue with your toothpick |
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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 |
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| 8. Add a 3mm tight roll to make the neck |
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| 9. DECORATIONS: 3mm x 15cm Make a bundle of tear drop shapes to decorate her dress Set aside to attach later on |
The Limbs
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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) |
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| 12. HANDS: 3mm x 5cm strips (make 2) Squeeze one side to flatten the coil |
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| 13. Attach the hands to the arms |
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| 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 |
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| 15. Glue the leg onto the shoe |
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| 16. Glue the arms into the arm caps |
The Head
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| 17. HEAD Make tight coils using 10 x 3mm strips (make 2) Pinch one side to make a chin |
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| 18. Shape to make face and back of head Glue |
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| 19. What you should have so far... |
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| 20. HAIR Cut lots of little strips to make the hair style Attach |
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| 21. EARS: 3mm x 5cm (make 2) Tight coil then flatterned on one side Glue to head |
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| 22. Continue making hairstyle I've made a girly plait/braid |
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| 23. Glue hair to the inside the face |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 30. Make 2 big ones, and 2 small ones |
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| 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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very cute Fairy, all your characters are awesome, have you ever published your own book on these charactewrs?, that wuld be awesome !!!
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Thanks heaps Paula! A book? No, I'm just making things for the blog at the moment. I wouldn't know where to start with a book!
DeleteAmazingly detailed instructions, thanks so much. Will definitely try this out. Please, please post a tutorial of the graduation girl as well.
ReplyDeleteWould love to see how your fairy turns out!
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ReplyDeleteSooooo cute! And thank you for a generous tutorial.
ReplyDeleteThankyou! I'm glad you appreciate it! Have fun making her!
DeleteOoh your 3D quilling is amazing! And thanks for the step by step tutorial!
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Nupur
Thanks heaps Nupur! You also do some pretty amazing work
DeleteWow ! The fairy is cute and thanks a lot for sharing the tut !
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure!
DeleteWould it be possible for you to do the family from the iPod to iPad mini to iPad?
ReplyDeleteAll of your work is just amazing . Too cute!
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devika
http://craftncreativity.blogspot.in
awesome! thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute and pretty fairy.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing the tutorial.I would love to make a fairy too.
No worries on the tutorial! I'd love to see your finished product!
DeleteI didn't have enough material to make it exactly like your tutorial. But here is what I ended up with: http://31.media.tumblr.com/400356d6ccc9449d456a528a404f61c7/tumblr_mqxxmzP1Xv1rlilq6o1_400.png
ReplyDeleteLovely....vedio wil be more helpful
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. Your projects are awesome. You are very creative.
ReplyDeleteAmazing tutorial... Very interesting to do... Expecting much more tutorials like this
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