Quilling Floral Doll

 Hello friends ,

Quilling Floral Doll

               Here is a new and completely unique quilling doll which is done using a different concept. The skirt of the doll is made using the basket/bowl  technique. The upper part of the body is done in the same way as I did for my earlier dolls.

The lower part or you can say the doll skirt is done using a bowl. Let me explain the steps:

• Take a bowl or a basket ( whichever size you want for the skirt ).
• Take 4 quilling strips ( 10 mm ) . Attach them . I have used blue colour quilling strip.
• Start rolling the strip around the outer part of the bowl. This will form the base for the skirt.

     Note - Do not stick any quilling strip to the bowl.

• I have a made some quilling flowers using marquise and tear drop shapes.
• Stick the flowers one next to the other around the bowl.
• Make a tight coil using 10 quilling strips ( 5 mm ). Let this be the center of the skirt.
• Join a  quilling strip from the center coil  to the flower. This will give support to the coils.
• Make 6 tear drop shapes using 3 mm quilling strips . Attach in the pattern shown in the picture.I have used red colour quilling strip.
• Place it in between the quilling flowers.
• Make some leaf shapes and fill up the empty space. 
• Take a white colour quilling strip and make a zigzag flower. Refer to my video for details.
• Stick them on the upper layer of the skirt.
• Decorate the skirt with some beads and pearls.
• Apply varnish completely. Once dried detach the skirt from the bowl.

The steps are shown below :

To make the upper part of the doll  Refer here

You can also refer to my earlier posts of quilling dolls.

Attach all the parts and decorate the doll with some hair band and beads.

To view the complete tutorial  Click here 

I hope you all liked this beautiful creation.

Dances of India - Quilling Bharatnatyam Doll

 Hello Friends ,

            I hope you all must have tried doing the Dandiya Couple doll . Please do share the pictures. In this post I am sharing how to make a Quilling Bharatnatyam Doll . This dance form is very famous in southern India. The costume itself is quite gracious and colourful.

I learnt doing this doll by watching Lakshmi 's ( Lakshmi quilling World ) Quilling doll . Thank you Lakshmi .

Let me show you in detail: 

1. Face :

      Down Part :

• Make a tight coil using 12 quilling strips ( peach colour ) . I have used 5 mm quilling strip.
• Using your fingers push the coil and make a cup shape as shown in the picture.

     Upper Part :

•   Make a tight coil using 12 quilling strips ( black colour ) . I have used 3 mm quilling strip.
• Using your fingers push the coil and make a cup shape as shown in the picture.

Make the ears using half a Quilling strip ( peach colour ) . Make a D shape and attach it to the face.

  2.  Body ( Upper part ) :

• Make a tight coil using 10 quilling strips ( pink colour ) . I have used 5 mm quilling strip.
• Using your fingers push the coil and make a small cup shape as shown in the picture.
• Make two such coils and attach them .  

    Body ( Lower part ) :

• Make a tight coil using single quilling strip ( pink colour ). I have used 5 mm quilling strip.
• Make 4 such coils.
• Make cone shapes as shown.
• Bend the cone and attach them . Refer to the picture.
• Wrap the legs with golden colour quilling strip. 
• Attach the legs to the upper body part.

Feet

3. Sleeve and Hands:

• Make a tight coil using one quilling strip ( pink colour ) .Use 5 mm quillingstrip.
• Make two such coils and give it a cone shape.
• For the hands make a cone using one quilling strip ( peach colour ) . Here also use 5 mm strip.
• For the palm make a loose coil using a single quilling strip ( peach colour ). Use 3 mm quilling strip. Bend the coil to form the shape of palm. 
• Attach the hands and sleeves together to the body.

 

4. Costume:

• Take around 4 to 5  purple colour strips . You can select any colour. 
• Attach them one next to the other as shown.
• Give a border using golden colour strip.
• Attach it to the upper body part.
• Make a fan shape ( refer picture ) using two colour strips . I have used a combination og pink and purple. 
• Attach it to the lower body part.

5. Hairs and hair style:

• Wrap the complete portion of the back part of the head with black strips.
• Take three quilling strips ( black colour ) of equal length.
• Seal one end and weave into plates as shown.
• Decorate with some chakri and kundans.
• Attach the hairs to the head.
• You can decorate the front part with some stone line and ball chain.
• Make the mang tika using stone line.

Attach all the body parts and draw the facial parts to complete your beautiful Bharatnatyam Doll .

Isn't it wonderful!!

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