We make a beautiful New Year's snowflake decoration with our own hands using the “Quilling”

December 18, 2017 handmadebase

New Year's holidays are a time of celebrationand magic in every home of any family. Therefore, I want to recreate a special atmosphere and think over the inherent New Year's fairy tale with elements of Christmas decorative elements. With the help of special lessons, you can always bring to life the brightest and most interesting elements of beautiful decorative tricks, with the help of which your home will become a little brighter, more atmospheric and more beautiful for other people, as well as for you. It is pleasant to create such decorative elements yourself for two reasons. The first is the creation of the necessary appearance for your home. The second is the New Year's mood that appears as a result of working on the magical elements of the apartment. In this article, we will try to consider popular options for decorating an apartment for the New Year and tell you how you can make such decorations yourself. New Year's snowflake made of paper is perhaps one of the most popular themes for New Year's decor. Most of the morning parties in our country do not pass without the process of creating such snowflakes. They can be sewn using not only paper, but also complemented with various objects. It is enough to use PVA glue, scissors and other elements, and then cut the paper along a special contour and get a completely beautiful element to complement your home with a New Year and Christmas atmosphere. So, to create a beautiful and interesting applique of a New Year snowflake, we will need:

Paper type "Quilling" (Since plain paper will be very fragile, quilling has a significant advantage in the form of density)
Measurement ruler
Cutting scissors
Quilling paper cutter
Toothpick
Glue type "PVA"

To create a snowflake using quilling, we will need to follow some steps.

Preparation of a toothpick

First of all, we must use scissorscut off all the ends of the toothpick. Then, using a cutter, make a special cut on one side of the toothpick, which will have a depth of one centimeter. This tool will be the main one in our case.

Making Quilling Paper

Next, we prepare the paper for work.The size of a standard strip of the "Quilling" type has dimensions of 3 millimeters in width and 27 millimeters in length. At the same time, the length here is not an important component of measurements, it can be equal to the size of the length of the leaf, and the concept of width, respectively, must be observed. Then, we cut the paper with scissors according to the type of strips with our width and length.

Working on a paper form

After this action is completed, we work withspirals. In quilling, this element is considered basic. To do this, take a strip of our paper and insert it into the edge of the toothpick that was prepared earlier. After that, twist the paper into a tight spiral. It is very important in this case to twist the toothpick, and not the paper part. At the same time, do not rush with the action. The spiral should have even and neat shapes. Then, carefully remove the spiral from the toothpick element and place it on the table. It needs to unwind its shape a little.

Treatment

Using our piece of paper that wepre-treated in the previous step, drip PVA glue onto the tip of the paper in the form of a drop. The number of spirals is completely selected for your type. The more spirals - the more sophisticated the work option will be. This application uses 57 such spirals.

Droplets and eyes

Also, to make the snowflake morevaried, you can complement it with different paper shapes, and not just round spirals. To do this, you can use the openwork "drop" technique or the openwork "eyes" technique. To do this, you need to take the spiral on one side and press it with your thumb and forefinger. If you take the spiral on both sides, you will get an eye element, on one - a drop. You can see it in more detail in the photo.

Summing up

After we have all the necessary things readyelements to make a snowflake, you need to fold them into a patterned part, and also glue them together using drops of glue. That's it, our work is finished. All that remains is to make various variations of such snowflakes and hang them in the house using small threads or other elements. It will turn out very beautiful and festive! Such work seems quite banal, but thanks to the use of quilling, this work will be very high-quality and beautiful, and most importantly - it will look absolutely different from an ordinary snowflake made with paper!

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