Everyone is getting on the "Quilling Craze" and a lot of people are amazed with the crimp effect on quilling paper but are a little hesitant in trying it. I personally love the crimped effect on my paper jewelry but I definitely want to try and incorporate it into some of my framed art pieces.
You're gonna need:
* Quilling strips
* Crimper tool
* Slotted tool
* PVA glue
The crimper tool is a simple tool consisting of 2 wheels and a rotating handle. All you have to do is gently feed in your willing strip between the two wheels while rotating the handle. You can see here how the smooth strip of paper now gets the zig-zag effect.
I've got 3 quilling strips crimped and ready for the 3 leaves I need to make.
To roll and shape your crimped strips, place one end in your slotted quilling tool and gently roll without putting too much pressure on the strip or pulling it tight. Both of these will result in losing the crimp effect from the paper.
Once you've rolled to the end, take the crimped coil off the tool.
Leave it on a flat surface to gently unravel to the size you need.
Shape your leaves as desired and stick the end down. I made Marquis or eye shaped leaves.
Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial.
Xoxo
Karen.
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