Tutorial: 3D Quilled Fairy Girl

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What you'll need:

• Quilling strips (or paper which you'll cut into quilling strips using the ruler and knife)- see colours in photo
• Glue
• Toothpick
• Quilling Tool- up to you if you want to use a slotted, pointed or no tool at all. 
• Optional: marble or something round

Note: all my strip lengths are based on an A4 sheet of paper (29.7cm/ 11.7in)

The Body

 

1. DRESS:
6 x 6mm strips
Glue the strips together to form a long snake

 2. Roll up all the strips into a make a tight coil

 3. Push out to form a cone.
You can use the marble for this- or your little finger

 5. Coat the inside with glue with your toothpick

6. DRESS BASE: 

6 x 3mm strips

Coat the coil in glue (don't push out)

 7. Connect the 3mm coil to the 6mm coil.

Make sure the joins are in the same place

8. Add a 3mm tight roll to make the neck

9. DECORATIONS: 
3mm x 15cm 
Make a bundle of tear drop shapes to decorate her dress
Set aside to attach later on

The Limbs

10. Arm caps: 3mm strips x 7cm (make 2)

Make tight coils and push out slightly.

Glue and put aside to dry

11. ARMS AND LEGS
Arms: 1cm wide strip x 5cm (make 2)
Legs: 1.5 cm wide strip x 5cm (make 2)

12. HANDS: 
3mm x 5cm strips (make 2)
Squeeze one side to flatten the coil 

13. Attach the hands to the arms

14. SHOES: 
Tight coil 1 x 3mm strip (make 2)
Create small dome shape
Squeeze into a heel (teardrop shape)
Pop out one side of dome to make the toes
Glue inside to hold the shape

15. Glue the leg onto the shoe

16. Glue the arms into the arm caps

The Head

17. HEAD
Make tight coils using 10 x 3mm strips (make 2)
Pinch one side to make a chin

18. Shape to make face and back of head
Glue

19. What you should have so far...

20. HAIR
Cut lots of little strips to make the hair style
Attach 

21. EARS: 
3mm x 5cm (make 2)
Tight coil then flatterned on one side
Glue to head

22. Continue making hairstyle
I've made a girly plait/braid

23. Glue hair to the inside the face

24. Glue the face to the back of the head. 

Hold till dry

25. Attach the arms
Attach the legs- making sure it stands up by itself
Glue head onto neck- Balance!
 Hold till dry

26. Remember the decorations from step 9??
(Optional) Glue on the teardrop dress decorations 
Make sure to cover up the join mark on the dress

The Wings

27. Wrap first strip around finger and glue. 
Wrap to create the second loop and glue.

28. Glue next strip and make the next loop

29. Continue like this adding colour and loops to your desired size

30. Make 2 big ones, and 2 small ones

31. Glue all wing bits together
Attach to the back of your fairy. 

Your super gorgeous 3D quilled Fairy Girl!