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Quilled Paper Easter Eggs

by: Chica
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I usually try to do something a little different each year when I decorate my Easter eggs, so Jo and I were brainstorming recently about traditional crafts that we could morph into unique Easter egg decorating techniques. We decided to give paper quilling a try, and it turned out to be so fun and I couldn't believe how adorable my paper quilled Easter eggs turned out to be.

Paper quilling supplies

Paper quilling is something I've been wanting to try my hand at for a while. It's appealing not only because of the fun things you can create, but also because it takes minimal supplies to get started. You just need some ordinary white glue, a toothpick, and a pack of quilling paper. Quilling paper is basically long strips of paper that are super thin and come in any color imaginable. I love just looking at it!

Quilled paper Easter eggs

There are lots of great paper quilling books that can teach you some amazing techniques and patterns, but for these quilled Easter eggs, I'm going to show you some quick basics that will enable you to make a bunny, duck, and flower design.

The basics of paper quilling

All paper quilling starts with rolling the strips of paper into a spiral. I like to do this by wrapping it around a toothpick. Just put the paper against your finger and lay the toothpick on top.

basics of quilled paper

Then use your finger and thumb to curl the the end of the paper tightly around the toothpick.

basics of quilled paper

Keep on going, wrapping tightly, until the whole strip is wrapped. The length of paper you'll use will depend on how big of a circle you want. For my Easter designs, I used 8" strips of paper for the larger coils and 4" for the smaller ones.

basics of quilled paper

When you're done, just slide the spiral off the toothpick. If the center pulls out of your coil while you're pulling it off the toothpick, just use your thumb and finger to press the inner parts of the coil back in, so it's flat again.

basics of quilled paper

Then just let go of the coil and let it relax. It will unwind slightly, which is exactly what you want it to do.

basics of quilled paper

If you're aiming for an exact size, you may need to tighten or loosen the coil a little to get it just right. Then use a toothpick to apply a little dot of ordinary white glue to the end of the paper. Use your finger to hold it in place for a few seconds until it dries.

basics of quilled paper

Most designs (and certainly the ones I'll show you here) are made with this basic spiral, just in different sizes, and sometimes you'll pinch that spiral to form points or shapes. Pretty easy, right? Let's get to it!

Quilled paper duck

To create the quilled paper duck, you'll need two yellow spirals, one larger than the other. Since my paper was only 8" long, I had to uncoil the larger one quite a bit to get it to be big enough. If I had used longer paper, it would've been a bit easier, but I rather like the open look I ended up with.

quilled paper Easter eggs duck

One of the most popular techniques with quilling that will let you create tons of different effects is a simple pinch. To do it, just put your fingers on each side of the coil and bring them together, pinching the edge into a point. And just like that, you've made the duck's body.

quilled paper Easter eggs duck

Use a dab of glue to attach the smaller coil to the larger, pinched one.

quilled paper Easter eggs duck

Gently hold the pieces together until the glue dries.

quilled paper Easter eggs duck

To add the beak, just cut a tiny piece of orange quilling paper, fold it into a V shape, and glue it to the duck's head.

quilled paper Easter eggs duck

Just look at how cute this little guy is!

quilled paper Easter eggs duck

Quilled paper flower

Next, let's try making a simple flower with leaves. You'll need one tiny orange coil, five small purple ones, two medium green ones, and a small strip of green paper.

quilled paper Easter eggs flower

To form the leaves, pinch the two medium green coils twice each so that they have two points.

quilled paper Easter eggs flower

Glue the pieces together and you've got a pretty flower. Of course, you can easily swap the purple for other colors if you'd like.

Quilled paper Easter eggs flower

Quilled paper bunny rabbit

Your skills are building, so now it's time to do a character that's a bit more complicated... a bunny rabbit. Don't worry, he's still pretty easy, and totally worth it for that sweet bunny face.

To make the ears pink in the middle and white on the outside, start by gluing white and pink quilling strips together, end to end.

Quilled paper Easter eggs bunny rabbit

Then form two medium-sized coils (one for each ear) using the usual technique, and starting with the pink end. Keep going so that you have a coil that's pink in the middle and white on the outside.

Quilled paper Easter eggs bunny rabbit

In addition to the two ears, you'll need another medium-sized white coil, two small white coils, and one tiny coil. There are a lot of pieces here, so make sure you don't make them too large or else the finished bunny won't fit on an egg!

Quilled paper Easter eggs bunny rabbit

Flatten the ears into long ovals, and pinch points into the two small coils.

Quilled paper Easter eggs bunny rabbit

Then arrange the pieces into a body, head, ears, foot, and tail, and you'll have a bunny before you know it!

Quilled paper Easter eggs bunny rabbit

Adding quilled paper decorations to Easter eggs

I think my quilled creations are so adorable! I'm putting these quilled paper designs on Easter eggs, but they could easily go on a greeting card, frame, scrapbook, or just about anything.

Quilled paper Easter eggs

To attach the designs to the eggs, just use a toothpick to add some white glue to the backs. Make sure you use a non-toxic craft glue that dries clear (like Elmer's so that your eggs will still be safe to eat.

Quilled paper Easter eggs

With the egg resting on a piece of paper towel or foam to keep it cushioned and stable, put the quilled paper design on the egg and hold it in place for a little bit until it sticks.

Quilled paper Easter eggs

Quilled paper Easter eggs

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12 comments so far:

  • 1
    amadna bussey 03/21/2012 at 7:24 pm

    wow that is so adorable

  • 2
    Kathy 03/30/2012 at 5:37 pm

    Wonderful way to use quilling!

  • 3
    kareem 04/02/2012 at 12:54 am

    It is a wonderful site I really liked ,it is so adorable to have fun and education with all ages.

  • 4
    Dulce DeLeon 04/02/2012 at 6:10 pm

    Congratulations, great project. Thanks for sharig.

  • 5
    Sarah Yakawonis 04/06/2012 at 2:00 pm

    Nice work! I LOVE quilling, a lot!

  • 6
    Naga 04/13/2012 at 1:38 pm

    VERY NICE

  • 7
    Mary Oakes. 05/11/2013 at 7:13 am

    these eggs are really so simple but beautiful.

  • 8
    Anjani 02/05/2014 at 1:28 pm

    Amazing

  • 9
    Kathie 02/20/2014 at 12:08 pm

    I just started and your instructions are great. Thank You

  • 10
    Chica 02/21/2014 at 7:24 am

    Thanks, Kathie. Enjoy your new hobby!

  • 11
    Joyce Wohn 09/18/2018 at 9:44 am

    Now I see how to do those larger loops. TY I would like to know also where to buy single colors, like white ,reds, greens and in different sizes. cant seem to find it. Hope you can help. I havent tried cutting my own right now Joyce

  • 12
    Chica 09/18/2018 at 9:56 am

    Joyce, you can find single colors of paper on Amazon. For example, here's what you get when you search for quilling paper red. Hope that helps!

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