How to make quilling birds out of paper. Fairytale firebird using quilling technique

Quilling is a very interesting and exciting activity for people of any age and gender. This type of needlework was known in Europe at the end of the fourteenth century, but then it was forgotten for a long time. In the 20th century, quilling was revived again and gained unprecedented popularity not only in European countries, but also in the East. Birds are rightfully considered one of the most beautiful figures created from thin strips of paper. They turn out very bright, beautiful and graceful even for beginners who love this type of creativity.

The dove has long been considered a symbol of peace, love and fidelity. He was often depicted with an olive branch in his beak, which, according to biblical legend, he brought to Noah's ark. There is no better idea for a gift for May 9 or Family Day than a card with a beautiful snow-white dove. The bird can be of any size, the main thing is that it looks organically against the background of the postcard and is combined with other decorative elements. You can also experiment with colors and make not a white, but a pink, blue or even golden dove.

To work you will need:

Special paper for quilling (white and colored);
Scissors;
Toothpick or thin knitting needle;
Tweezers;
PVA glue;
Dove pattern.

If you don’t have special quilling paper on hand, you can cut double-sided white or colored paper with a sharp stationery knife into strips about 5 millimeters wide.

To create the basic elements, you first need to twist strips of paper onto a knitting needle or toothpicks. Then you need to put the resulting spiral on the table and let it unfold a little. The tip of the strip of paper is glued with glue. By squeezing the resulting elements with your fingers, you can get various figures, from which the silhouette of a dove is then formed.

For wedding glasses, birds must be white, since in this case they are the embodiment of fidelity, purity and innocence. The size of the pigeons should correspond to the size of the glasses, that is, not too large. The dove and dove can be connected with a symbolic chain decorated with hearts using the quilling technique.

Quilling chicken for Easter crafts

A cute little chicken will be a wonderful addition to any Easter craft, especially if you place it surrounded by colorful eggs, without which the celebration of Easter is incomplete. You can depict a whole picture on a flat surface, where the main character will be a cute little yellow chick, and flowers will bloom around him and butterflies will flutter. Or you can make a three-dimensional figure of a chicken using the quilling technique and decorate an Easter basket with it.

Even a 4-5 year old child will be able to independently make a simple figurine of a chicken if you draw him a simple template onto which he independently glues pre-prepared elements.

You only need three colors of paper:

Red (for beak and paws);
Black (for eyes);
Yellow (for Taurus).

Chicken is also made in almost the same color scheme, but instead of yellow you need to use white, red, black or brown. A lively rooster and a flirtatious hen can become decorations for this year’s calendar.

Quilling Firebird: original illustration for fairy tales

In folk tales, the beautiful firebird always fulfilled the most cherished desires of daring young people. She is one of the most vivid and memorable fairy-tale characters. Therefore, a picture depicting a firebird will only give joy and positivity to everyone around.

This beautiful and graceful bird does not always work out the first time. First you need to draw a detailed template, carefully consider combinations of colors and elements, and only then get to work. Beginner quilling lovers are recommended to watch master classes from more experienced craftsmen.

Firebird looks very impressive on a black or dark blue background, so you should take this little trick into account when composing your composition.

When making firebirds, many craftsmen recommend combining quilling and natural materials such as:

Feathers;
Cones;
Shells;
Leaves.

This technique allows you to make the composition more lively and original.

For those who are afraid to take on a difficult task, but want to do something unusual and bright, experienced craftsmen advise making a hummingbird bird first. It is also very beautiful and colorful, but the size is much smaller than the Firebird, but it looks no less beautiful.

Amazing firebird quilling: pattern for a beginner

To draw even the simplest firebird diagram you need to have at least a little artistic talent. You can also use an easier way: download a ready-made diagram from the Internet and print it on white or colored paper, which will serve as the background for the future craft.

Then you will need to prepare simple basic elements, such as:

Spiral (regular and open);
Drop;
Crescent;
Rhombus;
Triangle and others.

There are special templates with which all of the above elements are made.

Quilling parrot - a cheerful cartoon character

Multi-colored, cheerful and resourceful parrots always attract the attention of others. In cartoons, they accompany pirates, inhabit exotic islands and act as charismatic heroes, like the famous parrot Kesha from Return of the Prodigal Parrot. These bright birds are much easier to make using the quilling technique than firebirds or peacocks. Therefore, even kindergarten teachers can take note of some simple patterns of parrots.

A three-dimensional figure of a parrot looks very original, made on the basis of a wooden or plastic egg-shaped template, which is simply pasted over with rolls in the form of spirals, droplets and crescents.

Quilling tit – a symbol of happiness

The carefree and cheerful titmouse has long become a symbol of happiness and prosperity. No wonder they made a famous proverb about her and the crane. Making this bird using the quilling technique will not take much time.

You don't need a lot of material:

Yellow;
Blue;
Brown or black strips of paper.

It is best to depict a titmouse sitting on a tree branch, or sitting in a nest, so that it looks more natural and natural.

Based on the titmouse template in the same style, a symbolic blue bird of happiness can be made perfectly. Which you can then give to friends or relatives.

Quilling bullfinches: winter fantasy

Nimble and cheerful birds, like animated red balls, delight us during the long, cold winter. Therefore, on the long winter evenings before the New Year holidays, you can make wonderful paintings with bullfinches, so that you can then give them to loved ones or decorate the interior of your home or cottage with them.

Bullfinches will look most organically on a spruce or rowan branch.

A spruce branch can be decorated with real cones, as well as sparkles, sequins or New Year's tinsel.

How to do bird quilling with your own hands (video)

Any creative activity requires complete dedication, as well as a good mood. Don't despair if things don't work out at first. You can start quilling with simple flowers and patterns, then move on to birds and fish. Over time, animals will begin to turn out, even such complex ones as a leopard, a dog or a fox. You just have to be patient and learn to truly enjoy your hobby.

We offer a detailed master class on the firebird using quilling techniques for everyone who wants to master the art of creating crafts from twisted paper spirals. Forming a fairy-tale hero with your own hands using the quilling technique will be interesting for adults and children. A painting or panel depicting a firebird will harmoniously fit into the style of any interior.

Tools and materials for quilling the Firebird

First, a sketch and color scheme for the future composition are selected. You can draw the diagram yourself or find a ready-made magic bird template on the Internet and print it on a sheet of paper that will serve as the background of the picture.

The base paper is white and colored. Considering that the firebird will be bright and multi-colored, it is better to choose a base in darker and more restrained colors. The firebird will stand out well against a black or blue background.

The next stage will be the production of the main elements of the composition.

To create a bird we will need the following figures:

spiral (tight and loose);
crescent;
drop;
rhombus;
triangle;
curl;
eye.

To complete the above elements you will need the following tools and materials:

colored cardboard for the base;
quilling paper (red, pink, orange, yellow, blue, light blue, green);
tool for rolling rolls;
sample;
glue.

Having made the required number of blanks, we begin to design the composition by gluing the parts along the outline of the sketch. You can stack the elements in tiers, so the picture will acquire additional volume. Natural materials such as feathers, leaves and shells will add uniqueness to the craft. By adding them, you will make the composition come alive.

Create a quilling bird of happiness

We also suggest that you consider this option for creating a firebird.
Step-by-step photo description of the process:

Video: Master class on making a firebird in quilling style

Birds of Happiness Patterns

Master class with step-by-step photos. Working with paper.

Craft using quilling technique. Master class “Small Birds”

Vera Aleksandrovna Orekhova, teacher, MBDOU “General developmental kindergarten No. 125”, Voronezh
Description: This master class is intended for middle and older children
school age, additional education teachers, educators and simply creative people.
Purpose: gift, interior decoration.
Target:
Making crafts using the quilling technique.
Tasks:
Introduce the basic elements and techniques of quilling;
Develop eye and fine motor skills;
Develop creative imagination and thinking;
Develop compositional and aesthetic feelings, a sense of beauty;
Cultivate accuracy, patience, perseverance in work;
Cultivate the habit of bringing the work started to its logical conclusion;
Cultivate interest in arts and crafts.

A little about quilling.
Quilling Quite an ancient art. Today it is experiencing another revival. Referred to by different names: paper rolling, paper mosaic, paper filigree. It is called quilling because the paper was originally rolled by wrapping it around a large bird feather, translated into English as Quill.
Currently quilling It is widespread in both the West and the East, and is also actively being introduced in various regions of our country as a type of applied creativity for children and adults.
What attracts us so much to this activity?
Handmade is becoming an increasingly fashionable hobby. Any thing, postcard or toy made with your own hands is much more valuable than something bought in a store: not only effort and skill are put into making such gifts, but also a piece of the soul.
Quilling is becoming increasingly popular. It is no coincidence that many people of different ages and professions are interested in this art. In Korea, for example, quilling is even included in the school curriculum. This technique develops fine motor skills, calms, and relieves stress. In addition, it is useful for the development of spatial imagination and, finally, simply for self-expression.

Small bird
Pecks the grains
And to your kids
Carries it to the nest.
Small bird
Sits high.
Small bird
It flies far.
A small bird
We can't catch it.
Better than this bird
Invite us to visit.

Materials and tools required for work:
1. Cardboard base;
2. Quilling strips 3 mm wide and 30 cm long;
3. PVA glue;
4. Ruler-stencil;
5.Toothpick.

Step-by-step process for completing the work:

Let's prepare a cardboard base.

Let's start by making leaves.
1. Drop.
We wind the green stripes onto a toothpick, then unravel them in a stencil ruler to the desired diameter.
Glue the tip of the strip and squeeze it on one side, forming an acute angle.

2. Curved drop.
We make a drop and bend its corner.

3. Heart.
Make a drop and use your fingernail or the end of a toothpick to press the corner into the round part. It turns out to be a heart.
I would like to note that we open the rolls in diameter from 12mm to 15mm, so that the leaves are of different sizes.
The heart part is made from two or three strips and you can also make rolls of different diameters.

We prepare the required number of leaves.

Let's do twigs.
Fold the paper strip in half. Connect and glue the fold and ends of the strip together. Press the opposite end so that the folded strips are at a short distance from each other. Multilayer strips are made from strips of paper of different lengths, depending on the size of the element needed.

Glue the twigs and leaves onto the cardboard base.

For the first bird we make the following details:
1. A curved drop of two red stripes. We will need 3 parts of different sizes (open one roll with a diameter of 17 mm, the second with a diameter of 16 mm, and the third with a diameter of 14 mm).

2. A curved drop of two stripes. Glue the red and yellow strips together. We will need 2 parts of different sizes (we open one roll with a diameter of 14 mm, the second with a diameter of 15 mm).

3. Arrow. We glue the red and yellow stripes together, twist them and unravel them with a diameter of 13 mm. Forming a heart. Then we squeeze the rounded parts towards each other, forming sharp corners. We need 1 part.

We make another detail, an arrow, from half a yellow strip.

The second bird is made from similar parts.
The only difference: we will replace one part of two stripes of red and yellow in the form of a curved drop with a part month.
Glue the red and yellow strips together, twist, unroll the roll with a diameter of 13 mm, compress the corners and give it the shape of a month.

Details for the second bird.

We collect and glue our birds.

Making a part accordion Fold the paper strip into equal parts, alternating “towards you” and “away from you”. We need one fourth of the strip.

Glue it.
This is what we got.

To create a quilling painting, a master class with step-by-step photos is perfect, because in it we will clearly show how quilling elements are made and beautiful compositions are formed. So, stock up on all the materials, set aside some time - let's get started! Our painting will be called “Bird of Paradise” and will consist of basic quilling elements.

Bird of paradise

The image of birds is widely used in crafts of various subjects, but in quilling paintings this is perhaps the most common subject due to the similarity of paper curls to bird feathers. Well, the bird of paradise has a special meaning in quilling! And in today’s master class we will make a beautiful, unusual picture with a bright fairy-tale bird from ordinary strips of double-sided colored paper and reflect the whole process in step-by-step photos. So - beginners, masters, experienced - join us! By the way, we have another one, the creation process of which is no less interesting.

Creating a quilling painting “Bird of Paradise”

So, first, let's prepare the necessary material. We will need:

colored paper strips for quilling;
toothpick or awl;
glue;
base for the picture (you can use regular cardboard);
scissors.

In the first step we make the bird's head. To do this, take a lilac strip and wrap it around a toothpick into a tight roll. Carefully remove, loosen a little between your fingers and press on one side, forming a drop.

Making a “drop”

Twist the free ends of the paper ribbon onto a toothpick and glue the bird's head inside, forming a beak. For the bird's eye, take a small piece of yellow strip, twist the roll and, loosening it a little, press it on both sides and glue it. Insert the eye into the teardrop, which will serve as the bird's head. In quilling paintings, it is important to observe the schematic ratio of the proportions of the depicted character, so be careful when completing the master class and check the step-by-step photos. Although no one has yet canceled fantasy! 😉

Glazik and “Iroquois”

To make the body of the bird, take two pink and lilac strips, glue the ends together and roll them into a roll. We dissolve it and form a droplet.

Making the bird's body

Take a piece of cardboard or a beautiful base for our bird of paradise quilling painting.

Basis for the picture

And now, in a place chosen in advance, we glue first the head, and then the body of the bird from quilling elements.

Gluing the parts

In order to make a bird's tail quilling, we need to cut several strips of different colors and roll them into rolls, not completely and without gluing. Then carefully glue it to the body of the bird.

Glue the tail

So that our quilling picture is not empty, we will make a twig. In general, a tree branch has a special symbolism and signifies vitality and energy. Here you can make an association with the tree of paradise, and our bright one speaks for itself.

However, let's return to our master class and step-by-step photos. Glue a brown paper strip under the bird's body and decorate it with small diamond leaves. They are made in the same way as droplets, but are sharpened on both sides.

Preparing leaves from rolls

Glue a twig with leaves

Next, we’ll decorate the right corner of the quilling painting with a stylized flower made of concave and regular droplets. And the top left will be decorated with colored paper curls. We also decorate with beads and paper bows, as we did earlier in.

Our quilling painting in the master class with step-by-step photos is ready! You can use it as an original interior decor. You can put it on the table. Or you can give it to friends. This will be a great gift for any occasion. How to make a voluminous quilling bird - see the video below.

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This fabulous creature is a symbol of rebirth. Legends say that she bestows unfading beauty, youth and immortality. A paper firebird is a fun creative process for the whole family. There is something for everyone. We invite you to an exciting master class!

To make it you will need:

colored paper
base (on which the bird will be glued)
pencil
sheet of paper for template
scissors

We chose bright and dark orange for the bird. When we have prepared all the materials used, we begin to work.

First, take a sheet of paper, fold it in half and draw a firebird template on it.

Then we carefully cut it out and unfold it. Our template will look something like this in the figure below.

Take it and paste it onto the base (choose the color at your discretion) and put it aside to dry.

Now let's start making feathers. To do this, first cut the sheets into pieces of different sizes, fold them in half, and glue them together. The stripes should make a feather. They must be different sizes. Preliminarily the same as shown in the picture below.

Their number will depend on the size of the bird. Keep in mind that much more yellow feathers will be used than dark orange ones.

When you have made the parts, you begin to gradually glue them onto the prepared Firebird template. Glue first on the left and then on the right. However, please note that the first wing will not consist of 5 stripes, but of three. Everything should turn out as shown in the figure.

We glue the second row in the same way, only we glue one dark orange feather at the bottom.

On the third and fourth rows, only dark orange feathers will be glued.

We glue it on the other side in the same way. And the wings are ready. And they look like this.

Now let's make the tail. Here we carefully glue four yellow feathers from below.

Then on the second row we glue again three yellow ones, and on the third - two dark orange ones, on the fourth - one of the same color.

We completely seal the body with smaller parts. We start gluing all the elements from the bottom, gradually rising to the top.

The poultry base is ready. Now we make curls on the tail on both sides. To do this, you need to clamp several pieces of paper tightly at the end, then wrap them carefully and give them the shape of curls. We glue them from the very beginning of the tail and on both sides. The size of these curls is at your discretion.

Now we make the head for the firebird from the yellow pieces. First we glue them at the ends, their length will be approximately 3-4 m. The result is a tape. We carefully spread it with glue and roll it up little by little. The result should be a small circle. We glue one rhinestone onto it, which in turn will serve as the basis for the eye. Although it is possible to use a ready-made plastic eye, or one that you make in advance. Glue on top of the body. We make a mouth out of red. To do this, press and shape it into a triangle. And on top there is a green crest. You should get it as shown in the picture.