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Use these colorful, whimsical package
ornaments instead of bows when wrapping
packages. They are easy enough to make that even children can
manage it. The materials needed to make them are simple -- quilling
strips (click here
to learn how to cut your own quilling strips from scrap paper),
paper shape cut outs,
and an adhesive,
such as a glue stick.
You can alter the way the package ornaments look by using different
color combinations, by keeping the coils uniformly coiled (like
the black and blue package ornament in the lower left corner of
the photo), or uncurling them abstractly as in the package ornament
in the upper right corner. You can also vary the mount of strips
you use -- the heart design at right has paper strips only part
way around it, the others encircle their paper bases.
You can also vary the shape of the base paper -- we used circles,
hearts and stars in the examples in the photo. You can also vary
how many shape mats you stack -- the top row in the photo have only
two, the bottom five and four. If you have a tool like the Fiskar's
Shape Cutter, cutting graduated mats is quick and easy.
Another way to vary the look of your package ornaments, while giving
them added dimension, is to use pop
dot adhesives on any (or all ) of the layers.
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Quilled Package Ornaments
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By following the simple instructions in the tutorial at the link
below, and using your imagination to make different designs, you
can make package ornaments for nearly an occasion. For instance,
the heart designs at right would be perfect for Valentine's
Day gifts or any time you want to add a romantic touch to a
gift wrap.

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