Pick out your favorite Christmas cards and make a special feature of them with a row of little bird card clips and string. Strung along a mantelshelf, they would make a charming display. Make a few extra to attach to gifts or clip them among the branches of the Christmas tree.
materials
Tracing paper
Pencil
Scissors
Sheet of white card
White quilling strips, 1⁄8 in. (3mm) wide
(or wider if preferred)
Craft knife
Cutting mat
Quilling tool
PVA glue
Hole punch
Wooden clothes pins (pegs)
String
1. Print out the template, copy onto card and cut out the required number of bird shapes.
2. Cut a length of a quilling strip in half. Place the end in the split at the top of the quilling tool. Start winding the strip around the tip of the tool, keeping it tight.
3. When you have finished winding, release the strip of paper, so that it springs loose, and remove it gently from the quilling tool. Place a dab of glue at one end of the quilling paper and stick it down to make a closed circle of spiralled paper approx. 5⁄8in. (1.5cm) in diameter. You do not have to be exact, as it looks charming with slightly different-sized pieces.
4. With your finger and thumb, gently squeeze one side of the circle spiral together to form a teardrop shape. Repeat steps 2–4 to make a total of three teardrop shapes. Arrange as shown and glue in position on the bird.
5. Punch a hole in the bird shape to make an eye. Use a dab of glue to attach the finished bird shape to the clothes pin (peg). Clip onto a length of string and attach your cards to complete the display.
A project from Christmas Crafting In No Time by Clare Youngs, photography by Claire Richardson, James Gardiner, and Kate Davis, CICO Books
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