Birthday Quilling

Materials:
1/8" wide quilling paper
Twirling Wand quilling tool
white glue
photo-safe adhesive
scissors
doll or soft sculpture needle
paper crimper - optional

Steps:
Basic Quilling
Loose Coil
1. Tear a paper strip to the desired length. A torn end will glue down more invisibly than a cut end.

2. Thread the end of a paper strip through the slot in the metal tip of the quilling tool. Slide the tool to the very end of the paper strip and twirl once away from you to secure the paper.

4. Keep twirling until you reach the end of the strip.

5. Give the tool a quarter twist back toward you. Gently wiggle the tool and pull it out of the coil.

Tight Coil
1. Tear a paper strip to the desired length. A torn end will glue down more invisibly than a cut end.

2. Thread the end of a paper strip through the slot in the metal tip of the quilling tool. Slide the tool to the very end of the paper strip and twirl once (away from you) to secure the paper.

3. Press the tip of the tool lightly against the pad of your other thumb. Twirl the tool away from you. Use your index and middle fingers to help guide the paper.

4. Keep twirling until you've got a nice fat coil with a tiny tail hanging free.

5. Give the wand a quarter-twist toward you. Gently wiggle the wand and pull it out of the coil.

6. Use a toothpick to put a tiny dot of glue on the inside of the tail. Press the tail down and hold for five seconds to let the glue dry.

Multi-color Coil
1. Glue a strip of one color to the end of strip of another color; use as many colors as you want and twirl as usual.

Curling and Waving Strips
1. Tight Curls: Twirl the end of a strip of paper with your tool. Wiggle the tool out gently and you will have a tight curl.

2. Loose Curls: Curl the strip with the tool and then use your fingers to stretch the curl out into a looser curl.