Quilling Gowri - Festival special

Hello friends,

Gowri, the mother of Ganesha and wife of Shiva, is worshipped throughout India for her ability to bestow upon her devotees courage and power.

On Gowri festival , the Gowri idol is worshipped and celeberated in a grand manner. Let me show you the details: There are different parts for this idol. 

1. Face:

• For the front part make a tight coil using 20 quilling strips( yellow colour ). I have used 5 mm quilling strip.
• For the back part make a tight coil using 20 quilling strips( black colour ). I have used 5 mm quilling strip.
• Make a small cone and attach both the coils. Apply fevivol and allow it to dry. Refer to the picture.

2. Body:

•  Make a tight coil using 40 quilling strips ( green colour ) . I have used 5 mm quilling strip.
• Male a cone as shown in the picture.
• Apply fevicol and allow it to dry.

3.Neck :

• Make a tight coil using a single quilling strip ( yellow colour ).

4. Sleeve :

• Make a hollow coil using 10 quilling strips ( pink colour ). Use 5 mm quilling strip. You can take a pencil for the measurement of the hollow coil. 
• Cut the coil in the middle. Apply fevicol to make it stiff.
• Make two such coils and stick on either side of the body. Stick a golden colour strip at the end of the sleeve. Refer to the picture.

5. Base:

• Make  a hollow coil using 10 quilling strips ( yellow colour ) . I have used 10 mm quilling strip. You can use a bangle for measurement.  
• Attach it to the body.

6. Hands:

• Make a semi circle shape using one quilling strip ( yellow colour ) . Use 5 mm quilling strip.
• Make two such shapes for one hand. Refer to picture.

7. Saree:

• Stick 10 quilling strips , one adjacent to the other as shown in the picture.
• I have used 5 mm green colour quilling strip. 
• Stick gold colour strip for the border.
• Stick the saree to the body as shown.
• You can stick some kundans on the saree.

8. Earrings:

• Make a tight coil using one quilling strip ( gold colour ) . Use 3 mm quilling strip.
• For the down part , make a tight coil using 2 quilling strips ( gold colour ). Use 3 mm quilling strip. Make a cone shape.
• Attach both the parts. 

9. Crown :

• Make a loose coil using 5 quilling strips ( gold colour ). Use 3 mm quilling strip.
• Make a triangle shape with it. 
• Decorate the coil with kundans and stones.

Make the ears by making a half moon shape coil.        I have used half a strip for this   (3 mm ). 

Stick black colour silk thread for the hairs.

Attach all the body parts to complete the Gowri idol. Draw the facial features with a marker. Decorate your idol with some accessories like necklace etc. 

I hope you all liked it. Post your comments.