Quilling Christmas balls can become a small piece of art. It would seem that it could be easier than twisting ribbons of paper and gluing them together. If you approach the process creatively, you can turn the house into an illustration for a New Year's fairy tale.
Principle of operation
Quilling involves twisting strips of paper and gluing the resulting parts together. You can shape them with your fingers so that you get not only circles, but also petals, hearts, rhombuses, etc.
In the first photo, you see an illustration of the idea of renewing the old ball. Surely, in a box with Christmas decorations, you will find an old New Year's ball, which has lost its attractiveness. It can be updated by pasting with paper figures.
If you want to please your loved ones not only with SMS congratulations, but with a beautiful handmade postcard, then here is an interesting idea for you to fulfill it.
It is worth trying to make a more complex typesetting ball from many elements. The presented photos of finished products will surely inspire you to make a beautiful paper ball with your own hands.
Materials and tools:
- a set of quilling paper (or colored sheets);
- transparent glue;
- wooden stick.
Among the additional tools are tweezers, with its help it is convenient to glue the parts together without crushing the paper. You will also need multi-colored rhinestones, beads and sparkles.
When forming a ball, take your time, connect several elements together, wait for them to dry completely, and only then continue.
You can cut the strips of paper yourself, but pay attention to the quality of the material, the sheets should not be too thin, otherwise they will get soaked and deformed when in contact with the glue. Experiment with colors and their combinations, bright Christmas tree decorations look the most impressive.
Get down to business in a good mood and you will definitely succeed. DIY decorations will decorate your home and help create an atmosphere of New Year's magic.
