Quilled Paper Ornament

I love trying my hand at new types of crafts.  That is one reason I test products over at Craft Test Dummies.  I am over there today testing a paper husking kit.  I thought I would share with y'all one of the projects I came up with using the kit.  I had never worked with quilling paper before at all.  I was a novice...so any experts please be gentle.  I will give y'all credit....this is a time consuming craft!  But some of  the creations I have seen with quilled paper make me want to continue and get even better!  Okay onto my tutorial for a quilled paper ornament.

I used this kit to create my ornament.  Once again, you can head over to Craft Test Dummies to see the kit in action plus even more projects I created with it.  

Now let's make an ornament! I decided to do some custom husking by using the tips in the kit.  I laid out my flower on the included cork board and put pins all around the edge. 

I then removed the flower and put a pin in the center.

I did my first flower petal.

I then added another pin in the center and did another petal.  I continued in this manner until the entire flower shape had been filled.

The flower was painted a yellow gold and I laid down the custom husking on top with some glue to adhere.  I then made a few pieces with the templates in the kit and laid those on top.

 Finally I made a small yellow circle to go in the center.

I really love how these small strips of paper can become something so gorgeous.  Quilled paper is time consuming but it is fairly easy to learn.  I just love the monograms you see around Pinterest -- I know you have seen them.  I would love to go one of those....someday.  For now, I will have to settle for an ornament on the tree this year.  So have you ever used quilling paper to craft?  Show me your creations in the comments!

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