
Decorative egg with the help of quilling techniques: crafts with your own hands with a photo
Decorative egg using quilling techniqueIn this article you are invited to makea special type of handicraft using simple tools. It’s easy to make a decorative egg using the quilling technique if you know what materials to work with and in what order. The material will be useful both for adults who want to give a special gift to a loved one, and for a child who needs to develop finger motor skills and improve their knowledge in the world of needlework. This type of needlework will be useful for those who want to decorate their apartment for a small amount of money with their own hands. To begin with, we will need:
- Glue
- Paper (Dressing)
- Quilling paper
- The ball is airy, or the egg is plastic
- toothpick for quilling
- scissors
- paints, acrylic
- tweezers
Preparation of the basis
Let's get started with our work.To begin with, it is necessary to prepare the shape of the product, which will later become our basis and on which quilling elements will be applied. To do this, you need to take a balloon or an egg and spread it with a special product. Vaseline or hand cream may be suitable. After this, the egg is processed using glue. To make beautiful papier-mâché, you need to use newspapers or pages of old books. In our case, we will work with toilet paper, but you can choose your own option. The peculiarity of toilet paper is that it dries quickly, which allows you to quickly work on the desired surface.
Work with the base
Tear toilet paper into small piecesstripes, and then cover the ball with these residues. After this, you need to again coat the ball or egg with a layer of glue, and then – Cover again with toilet paper. Toilet paper absorbs glue well, after that, we will form the thickness depending on the part of our base. Next, the workpiece must dry. If you used a ball, just pierce our workpiece with a needle after it dries. For a plastic egg, you will have to cut the base structure in half, and then – glue.
Decoration Eggs
We work with eggs.It needs to be brought back to normal, so we take up the paint and boldly cover the entire egg with acrylic. After the paint has dried, we will begin working on the decoration patterns. In this case, quilling forms can be done freely. It all depends on what kind of drawing you have thought out. You can also arrange the patterns in a chaotic manner. Quilling elements are made using strips of paper that are placed on a toothpick. You make a slit in the toothpick and through one end, wrap the quilling paper around the base of your tool. Afterwards, simply form the shape you need. Next, you need to glue the quilling forms onto the surface of the egg. In this case, it is best to use tweezers, especially if some of the quilling forms you have are very small. The designs may not be symmetrical, but it is best to combine various deformed shapes to make the egg more interesting. The work is ready! Now the egg can become a decoration for your flowerpot, cabinet or window!