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
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.