Make a beautiful Quilled Butterfly as a  card for a special person. Quilling makes beautiful designs and starting with these easy projects opens the door to more advanced designs.

Supplies

Quilling Paper
Quilling Card
Rolling Pen
Scissor
White Glue

Instructions

Step 1: Roll the stomach of the butterfly

Cut a piece of blue quilling paper, roll it into a circular shape;

Pinch the circular item into an oval as pictured and stick the end.

Roll the stomach of the butterfly

Step 2: Add 2 tentacles

Cut 2 short pieces of quilling paper, roll part of the the ends into a circle and stick them to the stomach.

Add 2 tentacles

Step 3: Add the main wings

Cut 3 pieces of quilling paper (with a length about 8cm, 6cm, 4cm), stick them together as the left wing;

Cut a short piece of quilling paper with a length about 6cm, roll part of one end and stick it to the wing as pictured;

Repeat the 2nd step and the 3rd step to make the right ring and stick it to stomach;

Cut 2 pieces of quilling paper with a length about 8cm, roll part of the ends and stick them to the 2 sides of stomach as pictured.

Add the main wings

Step 4: Add other patterns

Cut 4 pieces of quilling paper (with a length about 4cm, 6cm), stick the shorter ones as oval, roll the longer ones as pictured and stick them together, then stick them to the stomach;

Cut 2 pieces of quilling paper, roll them as circular beads and pinch them to oval as pictured, then stick them to the below of the big wing pattern;

Add other patterns

Paint glue on one side of the butterfly and stick it to the quilling card and stick it to the quilling card

Done!

 

 

 

 

 

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