Tutorial Coronite de Craciun

         Asa cum v-am promis, am facut si tutorialul pentru coronitele de Craciun care v-au placut atat de mult. Sunt usor de facut, va trebuie doar rabdare si timp. Asa arata coronita de Craciun gata terminata:

Materialele necesare :

   - Un inel din polistiren sau plastic sau chiar din hartie

   - Carton imprimat de 200g 

   - Lipici

   - Hartie colorata de 130g pentru decorat , fasii de quilling

   - Funda
   - Glitter cu lipici si glitter pulbere 

   - Clopotei de plastic, conuri de brad , margele, 

Cum se face:

Pentru aceasta coronita, eu am folosit un inel de polistiren de 23 cm cumparat de la Casa Retro cu 5lei

           Pentru a acoperi inelul am folosit carton imprimat de 200 g cumparat tot de la Casa Retro la pretul de 28 lei setul . Putin cam scump pentru buzunarul meu, asa ca m-am gandit sa fac putina economie si am utilizat si coli de carton colorat de 130g. Am ales o nuanta care sa se asorteze cu cartonul imprimat si ca sa nu fie simplu, am facut cateva buline  cu  vopsea acrilica gold metalizat. Am facut acelasi lucru si la celelalte coronite iar rezultatul a fost peste asteptari, nici nu realizezi ca nu este carton imprimat.
          Am taiat cartonul in benzi de 15mm x 22cm . Mi-au intrat cam 24 -25 de benzi din fiecare model de carton.

    Am lipit benzile de carton pe inel si intre ele , alternand modelul, cate una din fiecare culoare.

 La final s-ar putea sa veti 2 benzi alaturate din acelasi model, sa nu va faceti griji ca nu arata rau deloc. Eu am ales acele benzi ca punct de reper pentru agatatoare. Deci , cand ati terminat de lipit benzile de carton, coronita voastra va arata astfel:

 Cu o foarfeca , taiati in V capetele benzilor de carton. Incercati sa le taiati aproximativ la acelasi nivel pe toate.

 Cand ati terminat, lasati sa se usuce putin,  inainte sa incepeti sa le ornati. Coronite acoperite cu hartie vor avea dimensiunea de 35 cm.

     Pentru ornat, puteti folosi ce aveti prin casa, sau cei mai indemanatici pot face singuri ornametele. Eu am combinat. Am pus prima data agatatoarea si funda rosie. Am facut floarea si cateva frunze din quilling, cateva crengute de brad din hartie franjurata, am lipit  frunze perforate si  fulgi perforati  , apoi am adaugat cateva ornamente de la cornonite mai vechi ,  printre care un con de brad si un mos craciun pe sanie. La final am dat cu glitter irizant si glitter frost peste care am pus un praf de glitter alb.La final arata cam asa :

Pe cei care vor folosi acest tutorial , ii rog respectos sa acorde credit si sa creeze un link catre aceasta postare. Mult spor la creat si happy quilling!

Cristina

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Christmas Quilling- Quilled Stained Glass Window

Now for a change!! A quilled picture of the Nativity of Christ. A quilled mosaic stained glass window design using only beehive quilling, quilled like a mat.

If you hold it up, the light comes through just like a stained glass window; the reason for using beehive. Looks rather holy ( Just couldn't resist that pun!!).

Well it took me a lot of time to get the beehive quilling stuck one to the other!! Not an easy task at all!! Mother Mary's face had to be redone twice. Would have been much easier to glue it to the backing, but I wanted to try and use clear plastic for the final mounting so the light can come through.

I am happy with the results as it is something unique!! Probably the first time a mosaic design has been quilled!!

Hope you like it too. Should look great on a card too.

Sorry I forgot my how to!!

The steps involved are fairly simple but the task is laborious for someone like me who does not have too much patients!! I basically overlaid a printout with a plastic sheet and shaped the black outline with around 4 strips stuck together for a thick, visible outline and then filled it with beehive quilling ensuring that each sub-coil had glue on the sides. To do this, I basically filled the shape with beehive and then took a tad of glue on a toothpick and poked it between adjacent sub-coils to stick them together. Got them stuck to my fingers many a time, threw out a few in a temper and then managed to complete it somehow. It did get easier with practice though. Just made sure the proportions of the hands were as per the drawing.

I used a towel to hold the beehive coils down till dry after I had that "eureka" moment. Avoid getting the glue on top,but if you do, do not panic. Just wipe it off with a damp napkin before it dries. Keep your fingers clean at all times so keep a damp cloth handy.

For my beehive quilling tips follow this link.

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Tutorial Glob Om de Zapada

          Acesta este unul dintre tutorialele pe care le-am pregatit pentru voi de sarbatori. Va voi arata , pentru cei care sunt deja initiati in arta rularii hartiei, cum sa faceti un frumos glob pentru bradul de craciun.
         Veti vedea pt inceput cum vor arata globurile la final ca sa va dau putin elan :)

Materiale necesare  pentru confectionarea globului:

    -  Hartie alba , neagra, portocalie, verde si rosie de 130g

    -  O semisfera de plastic sau o jumatate de glob din polistiren sau un glob de plastic mai vechi

    -  Glitter alb ( sclipici ), glitter cu lipici colorat

    -  10 cm de funda rosie 

    -  10 cm de snur pt agatat globul

    -  Aracet sau orice fel de licpici pentru hartie.

Cum se face:

 Eu am folosit ca baza pentru glob o semisfera de plastic de 8cm, dar puteti folosi si o jumatate de glob de potistiren invelit in plastic ca sa nu se lipeasca hartia de el  sau  un glob vechi de plastic.

 Inveliti semisfera in benzi de hartie ca in imaginea de mai jos, asfel globul va avea mai multa siguranta. Eu am lucrat cu benzi de hartie de 3mm.

 Pentru glob, am folosit aceeasi hartie alba  in benzi de 3 mm pe care am rulat-o prin metoda beehave. Eu am rulat cate 2 benzi odata, deoarece nu am avut hartie de 130g si am folosit hartie alba de scris de 100g.

Hartia odata rulata, am strans-o intre degete cat de mult am putut deoarece  am vrut ca globul sa fie cat mai compact fara prea multe gauri. Nu stiu exact cate benzi de hartie au intrat pentru o jumatate de glob, totul depinde de cat de strans lucrati.

Faceti cat mai multe benzi stranse , atunci cand le veti lipi intre ele , va merge mai repede daca nu pierdeti timpul la confectionarea lor. Lipiti benzile rulate, una langa alta cat mai strans pozibil , pe semisfera de plastic.

Incercati sa nu lasati spatiu intre ele ca odata terminat , globul sa arate ca un bulgare de zapada. Jumatatea de glob acoperita cu hartie rulata va arata astfel:

Cand ati terminat 2 jumatati de glob, acoperiti-le pe interior cu un strat de aracet combinat cu putina apa  , sa nu fie prea gros  sau cu lipici in strat subtire daca nu aveti aracet. Luati o pensula si intindeti aracetul fara sa presati pra mult ca sa nu deformati globul. Lasati sa se usuce bine inainte de a trece la urmatoarea operatie.

 Cand cele 2 jumatati sunt complet uscate, lipiti-le intre ele cat mai strans posibil , insa aveti grija sa nu deformati globul printr-o presare prea puternica. La final el va arata astfel:

  Acum sa trecem la confectionarea palariei. Veti avea nevoie de carton negru de 200 sau 220g (negru pentru El sau rosu pentru Ea)  si un compas. Trasati un cerc cu raza de 4,5 cm si unul cu raza de 3cm , din acelasi punct.

 Decupati cercul mare cu foarfeca sau orice fel de cutter aveti, apoi cu grija pe cel din interior, spun cu grija deoarece acela va fi capacul palariei asa ca sa nu il deformati prea tare. Aveti nevoie de cate 2 cercuri din fiecare. Pentru calota palariei decupati o banda de hartie de  4,5 cm x 17,5 cm. Trasati pe lugime, pe fiecare parte cate o linie la 5mm de la margine,aceea va fi parte indoita care va fi lipita,  apoi cu o foarfeca zimtata taiati cat mai aproape de margine. Daca nu aveti puteti folosi o foarfeca normala si taiati sub forma de zig zag. Partile decupate vor arata astfel:

 Lipiti banda de 17 cm  la capat si introduceti-o pe unul din cercuri.

  Indoiti partea zimtata de la unul din capete spre exterior si lipiti-o de cerc .

Apoi puneti lipici pe toata suprafata  si adaugati cel de al doilea cerc peste si presati pana se lipeste bine.

 Indoiti partea zimtata  de la celalalt capat spre interior si puneti lipici pe zimti

 Acoperiti cu unul dintre cercurile mici. Presati putin pana se lipeste. Palaria incepe sa prinda forma .

 Intoarceti palaria si introduceti snurul care va agata globul in pom pe gaura deja existenta de la compas. Eu am largit-o putin ca sa incapa. Pe snurul innodat am lipit o banda ingusta de gartie peste nod ca sa il pot lipi de capacac. Adaugati lipici pe toata suprafata si lipiti cel de al doilea cerc mic.

 Pe exteriorul palariei am pus glitter cu lipici negru pe care l-am intis bine pe toata suprafata. Nu va impacientati daca palaria are imperfectiuni, odata acoperita cu glitter nu se vor mai vedea.

 Lasati sa se usuce foarte bine ca sa o puteti orna. Odata uscata palaria capata un luciu mat iar glitterul nu iese prea mult in evidenta. Pentru ornat, am folosit cateva funze din hartie pe care le-am taiat cu perforatorul cu model. Cei care nu au pot taia frunzele cu foarfeca. Puteti adauga dupa imaginatie cateva piese in plus. Cteva frunze din quilling, perle, sau orice doriti.

Odata ornata, am folosit putin glitter alb pulbere ca sa arate ca si cum ar fi ninsa. La final  palaria arata astfel:

Sa trecem la asamblarea globului. Lipiti globul de palarie.

Pentru nas  aveti nevoie de 2 benzi 3mm de hartie portocalie, iar pentru ochi de  2 benzi de 3mm  hartie neagra taiata pe lung.

Lipiti nasul si ochii de cap.

Pentru gura eu am folosit confetti negre facute cu un perforator obisnuit.

Lasati sa se usuce putin si folosind acelasi glitter negru  pe care l-ati folosit la palarie , acoperiti ochii si gura.

 Globul este gata. Eu am facut un El si o Ea, caci parea prea singur mititelul. La final , globurile au o dimensiune de 10 - 12 cm cu palarie cu tot.

Sper ca v-a placut tutorial meu. 

Pe cei care vor folosi acest tutorial , ii rog respectos sa acorde credit si sa creeze un link catre aceasta postare. Mult spor la creat si happy quilling!

Cristina

 ***   Tutoriale pentru metoda Beehave :
           - Beehave by Susan
           - Beehave video tutorial by Pritesh

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Quilling Technique Tips & Tricks - Moulded Quilled Bell / Shapes

Here it is!! Quilling Technique Tip & Tricks for mold quilled christmas bell decoration. These tips can be used for any quilled item created using a mold. I gathered these tips when I was quilling the bell for Bells & Holly and have posted it here as I did not find any tutorials covering these points.

 

The Basic Steps

1. Take  the mold and cover it with cling film or plastic or take a plastic mold.
2. Quill basic shapes.
3. Glue the basic shapes one to the other and create the shape.
4. Paste the pieces together and complete the shape.

Tips & Tricks of Quilling Using a Mold (Christmas Bell)

1. If you are quilling for the first time use a rather large bell/ mold.
2. Start form the narrowest part and quill down, leaving the argent space empty so that you can glue a loop to hang the bell.
3. If you are quilling a sphere, do it in halves, from the top to the mid line and then glue the two halves together.
4. Make sure the coils used for the basic shapes are not too loose ( unwound too much) and are well formed with small centers that are closely (not tightly) coiled and equally spaced.
5. The size  of the basic shapes is important and depends on the size of your mold.  The smaller the basic shape the smoother the curvature.
6. Use basic shapes that fit into each other and ensure that every single basic shape touches the adjacent shape comfortably at some point  so that the side of each shape can be glued firmly to the adjacent shape or the part thereof that is touching it.
7. You can quill molds with spaces as part of the design but make sure the shapes around the space are glued firmly to each other.
8. The best results will be achieved with same size shapes within each row even if different shapes are used.
9. Glue a  few of the basic shapes together, place it on the top section of the mold and apply a bit of glue to the underside,where it will not be visible once removed, and paste it to the mold but avoid getting the glue on to the bottom or top of the basic shapes  in any of the other areas.
10. Always start at the flatter part when molding on a curved surface so that you can glue a few shapes together and stick them to the mold.
11. When molding curved areas, hold the shapes down on the mold till dry. Where possible use a rubber band to tighten the shape against the mold. If you find gaps fill them and glue any loose areas before proceeding.
12. Always plan ahead about how you are going to remove your shape from the mould before you begin molding as you may have to do it in two halves or smaller pieces and then glue them together. For a bell however, you start from the narrow and end at the broad end in one go.
13. You can quill all the basic shapes and then start moulding but be prepared to quill a few while you are moulding as the sizes required may change and you will have to quill to fit the space sometimes. I usually quill a few at a time and glue.
14. If you want designs (you will need experience to do this), make the design, then glue the design on the mold and put a rubber band around it, then glue basic shape around it to embed it into your quilled shape.
15. Press the shape on to the mould at every step and glue loose basic shapes. If possible, put a rubber band on the last glued area and keep moving it down as you complete gluing so that it dries into shape.
16. Once completed, allow to dry well before removing from the mould.
17. Any parts that protrude will have to be quilled last and separately, and then glued into place.
18. Always start with easy shapes and them proceed to the more difficult ones.  
19. Allow to dry hard before you remove off the mold or it can loose shape.
20. Make all corrections before the piece dries as it will become quite hard once it does.

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Quilled Christmas Bells & Holly

Quilled christmas bells and christmas holly is a must to complete any quilled christmas decoration, so here is my version. The bells are quilled on molds using basic shapes. The bells have argent and ringer as well, all using strips.
I used a stem  described in my tutorial Stems Twigs and Trunks for the stem of the ringer .

For the holly I glued 4,  11' 3mm strips together for each leaf and shaped it like a holly leaf.

I shaped all the coils right to the center. so the center is not circular. Since the leaf is made from a long strip it tends to drop down in the middle so I applied glue to thry to hold it together, but smaller leaves with less space between coils will be firmer.

For the fruits I just quilled 3d caps with 3mm strips but you can try 1.5 mm strips to make 2 caps and glue them together to make the berries. Remember that the thickness of the strip will dictate the shape of the sphere.

Tutorial for quilling with molds is available here.

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