Here is another fun tutorial on paper quilling design. In this free tutorial on paper quilling, we are going to make cute owls with paper strips. If you are new to paper quilling art, click on the following links for free tutorials on how to do paper quilling projects. The...
Many paper quilling shapes are made with Wheatear Coil techniques. Wheatears are loose closed coils. Unlike other small closed coils used in paper quilling, each loop in a Wheatear coil is fixed in place with glue to prevent the centres of the coil from falling out. The coils are usually...
A Sewing Project I got this Noriko bag pattern from Lazy Girl Designs a while ago. One lazy afternoon, I finally decided to bring out my sewing machine and try making some creative handmade things including this Noriko handbag. With a sewing machine and some basic sewing skills, this bag...
This is an article on how to start a lip balm business at home with various recipes for making lip balms and lip gloss, print your own labels and branding your product for selling. If you enjoy making your own handmade things and craft items, you might want to consider...
Children love glitter If you have been buying craft glitter for your children to decorate their daily craft activities at home, why not make your own glitter with salt. It is a fun activity for the children as well. You can have your own colour scheme, blend two or three...
This tutorial teaches you how to make Christmas ornaments that will save you money. Every year, people spend a fortune during the Christmas season. They have to buy presents for their families and friends, organise parties and get-togethers, decorate the house and garden with fairy lights and new Christmas trees....
Quilling Art on Christmas Gift Tags Here’s a quick and easy way to make Christmas gift tags decorated with paper quilling art. If you have plenty of unused quilled items that are leftover from previous paper quilling projects, they will come in handy and ready to use. You may also...
Miniature sculptures, replicas and bonsai plants are cute to look at but they do require a bit of skills and knowledge to produce. Fortunately, there’s a fun and easy way to make miniature models and that’s with paper and origami. Many adults and children enjoy paper folding and origami, and...
Origami is the art of paper folding. Some people do origami for fun, others do it as a form of relaxation. This tutorial here will show you how to make something useful with origami, you are going to make your own origami toothpick holder with paper! You can use origami...
Christmas Origami This tutorial teaches you how to make an Origami Santa Claus. It is a great paper folding activity for kids (and adults, too!) to work on during Christmas holidays. You can use origami paper or red wrapping paper to make the origami santa. Origami craft papers are available...
This is a fun and easy craft activity for both adults and children. Instead of throwing out the empty plastic soda bottles, make use of them for free craft activities. Most soda bottles are meant to be disposable after consuming the drinks and they are made of soft plastic materials....
Creating scratch art with oil pastels was one of my favourite past times when I was little. In those days, artwork meant using coloured pencils, oil pastels, watercolours, and not Photoshop. As a child, scratch art to me was like some kind of magic I could do with colours. For...
Spirelli string art patterns can be used in scrapbooking, school projects and craft activities. This tutorial teaches you how to create spirelli string art patterns for various projects. The materials required for making embellishments with spirelli string art are simple. They are: Paper Thick drawing paper, cardstock or cardboard are...
When it comes to pampering your pet, soft dog beds and cat beds are always available in the pet stores. I could not find a smaller pet bed that is suitable for a pigeon. Pet pigeons like to nestle in soft beds just like cats and dogs, too. So here is...
In a previous tutorial, I made paper quilled fringed flowers with plain fringes like the flowers below: For full instructions on how to make fringed flowers from the previous tutorial, follow this link. In this paper quilling tutorial, I am going to add interesting colours to the fringes. Here is how I...
This craft tutorial teaches you how to make these beautiful paper quilled butterflies. The paper quilled butterflies can be used as embellishment in craft projects and other school work. Steps on how to make paper quilled butterflies With strips of quilling paper, make a couple of white teardrop coils. Instructions...
Craft tissue papers are nice to work with. They are soft but strong, and are best for making tissue paper pom poms and flowers. To make a paper pom pom, take a stack of 8 to 10 sheets of tissue paper, already cut to the size you want. Place and align each sheet of...
Miniature paper quilling designs are so lovely to look at. This paper quilling tutorial shows you how to make a miniature paper quilled flower pot with a bunch of tiny flowers. The materials for this quilling project are strips of quilling paper, a slotted quilling tool, a toothpick and a small amount of glue....
Learn how to make Honeycomb Coils in Paper Quilling in this tutorial. This is my own technique for making small loops inside a coil in paper quilling. The loops are made on a strip of quilling paper and then wrapped together to create a honeycomb pattern inside a coil. Instructions Here are the instructions...
Brighten up your day with colourful flowers. Make some quilled fringed flowers and use them to decorate those boring paper clips. Get a box of colourful paper clips and attach one flower to each paper clip with a glue gun. About Paper Quilling Art If you want to learn more on how...
