Elizabeths Creations

Flowers In A Basket
This project took some time to make ~ but oh, the results! Play around with different types of flowers and colors ~ roses would be beautiful. Ive made the basket in different colors too. A friend gave the basic directions of this project to me ~ the author of the original directions is unknown.

Materials Needed Quilling Paper ~ 1/8 White Parchment Bright White Yellow Green Blue Moss Green covered wire (floral) White Dried Flowers Glass Dome with Wood Base Glue Scissors

Basket 2 ~ 24 strips of white parchment paper. Glue ends together and roll into a tight circle. This is the bottom of the basket. 56 ~ 2 c-scrolls make up the sides of the basket. Each layer has 8 c-scrolls. When gluing these in place, make sure to stagger the c-scrolls to give the basket a woven effect. See photo for effect. Each layer should be a little wider than the layer below it. See photo insert for detail. 16 ~ 3 loose circles for the rim of basket. Glue to the outside of top layer. Make a long spiral out of the same color for the handle. Cut to desired length and glue to top of basket.

tight circle

Bottom of Basket with first layer

Detail of woven basket

White Flowers (Make 3) 5 ~ 2 1/2 white marquises. Glue points together to make flower. 1 ~ 1 yellow tight circle. Glue to center of flower. Yellow Flowers (Make 3) 5 ~ 2 1/2 yellow teardrops. 1 ~ 4 yellow stubby grape roll. Glue rounded sides of teardrops to grape roll. See photo for detail. Wire attachment for flowers. Place a dot of glue at the end of a length of 1/8 green paper. Begin rolling the paper into a tight circle using the wire as your quilling tool. When you have reached the desired width of the tight circle, cut the paper and glue end. Glue the tight circle (still attached to the wire) to the backside of the flower. Bend the wire to give the flowers a natural look. Leaves Several ~ different lengths of green paper. Cut one end to make a point and curve gently with fingers. Glue to stems and arrange in basket to suit taste. Butterfly 4 ~ 3 blue marquises. Glue points together to make an X 1 ~ 2 open-heart scroll. Fold length in half and bring each end to the middle. Roll each end toward the center ~ notice the inside bulging a little. Place a dot of glue on the inside of the open heart down at the fold and pinch until dry. Glue end to body of butterfly. See photo. Attach to wire and place in basket. Glue inside of basket and fill with moss. Allow to dry. Arrange flowers, leaves and dried flowers to suit your taste.

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