Quilled Clock

Quilled Clock

Supplies Required:

  • Wood Plate (9” – 10”)
  • Clock Kit
  • White Satin Enamel Paint
  • Quilling Paper in 1/8”, 1/4”, 3/8” widths – various colors
  • Glue

Tools:

  • Power Drill
  • Quilling Tool

This was a fun project I made for my Mother’s Birthday.
Started with a 9” or 10” wood plate. Drill a hole in the center just large enough for the post of the Clock Kit to fit through.
Paint both sides of the wood plate with 1 coat of white satin enamel paint. After drying for 1 hour (or until dry to touch) spray the plate with 2 coats of Alabaster FleckStone Finish allowing 1 hour drying time between coats (or until dry to touch).
After completely dry install the clock works according to directions on package. The clockworks kit I used included stickers for all 12 hours but I only used 4 (12, 3, 6, 9)and used 6” graperolls for the remainder hours

Quilling Directions

Leaves: (make approx 30)

  • 5 – 4” marquises from 1/8” paper
  • Glue 2 marquises together at points forming a “V”
  • Glue 2 more marquises together at points into the first “V”
  • Glue remaining at point marquise into 2nd “V”

Eccentric Flowers: (make 2)

  • 1 – 6” fringed flowers from 3/8” paper
  • 6 – 6” eccentric teardrops
  • Glue eccentric teardrops around fringed flower

Fringed Flowers: (make approx 50)

  • Make various sizes of fringed flowers from 1/4” & 3/8” paper

Large Ring Coil Flowers (make 6)

  • 7 – 18” ring coils from 1/8” paper – pressed to rounded points at opposite ends
  • Glue together at center points

Small Ring Coil Flowers (make approx 15)

  • 4 – 9” ring coils from 1/8” paper – pressed to rounded points at opposite ends
  • Glue together at points to form semi-circle

Marquise Flowers (make approx 30)

  • 1 – fringed flower from 1.5” of 1/4” paper for center
  • 7 – marquises from 4” of 1/8” paper
  • Glue marquises to fringed center

Arrange flowers and leaves around outline of clock using fringed flowers to fill any gaps. Glue leaves and most of the flowers at angles – not flat. Try to arrange eccentric flowers at approx. 12 o’clock & 6 o’clock
Arrange large ring coil flowers at approx 1 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 5 o’clock, 7 o’clock, 9 o’clock, and 11 o’clock.

Quilled Calendars

Quilled Calendars

Here is another idea for a long lasting gift for that special person. For the past few years, I have been making Quilled Calendars for family & friends. The calendar templates are easily created using many software packages – the one I use is Microsoft Publisher.

Print the calendar on heavy cardstock – 110# or higher. I use a one-hole punch to make a hanging hole at the top and then add quilling to the header.

You can quill anything on them, co-ordinating colors to match decorating schemes. Below are a few examples of calendars I have made.

Quilled Calendar 1

 

 

Quilled Calendar 2

 

Quilled Calendar 3