Paper Quilling for Beginners

Create beautiful paper flowers, vegetables and decorative items with this comprehensive quilling guide for beginners! Under the expert guidance of Japanese quilling artist Motoko Maggie Nakatani, one of the world's top paper quilling experts, you will learn how to make many wonderful paper objects with just a few inexpensive tools and paper strips. Maggie's simple roll-shape-and-paste paper quilling method is ideal for beginners—allowing you to form dozens of shapes and objects easily. Paper Quilling for Beginners features easy-to-follow, step-by-step photographic instructions for 30 projects comprised of 75 adorable paper quilled objects, including: Frilly flowers with ornate petals and leaves which make sweet and romantic decorations! Colorful vegetables, herbs and fruits that look lovely on your kitchen wall or containers! Decorative tiles with fancy whorls and flourishes that can be framed to add a splash of kaleidoscopic color to any room Japanese dolls, lions and masks which add a touch of Asian flair to miniature hoop frames and shadow box arrangements Delicate butterfly and heart brooches and other one-of-a-kind wearable art pieces that add the perfect finishing touch to any ensemble And dozens of other delightful projects! This complete how-to guide has templates as well as information on how to display and use your finished creations—as framed displays, handmade cards, accessories, bouquets and personal accessories.