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Festive Paper Quilling : Create a Stunning Christmas Tree on Canvas

teacher avatar Saba Faisal

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Topics include illustration, design, photography, and more

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Introduction of the class

      1:40

    • 2.

      Materials required to make Christmas tree

      0:48

    • 3.

      Start with the outline of the tree with paper stripe

      7:37

    • 4.

      Fill the trunk with Paper Quilling Art

      4:04

    • 5.

      Learn to make tight coils to start decorating.

      3:25

    • 6.

      Learn to make garland for christmas tree

      2:08

    • 7.

      Adding more shapes in christmas tree

      3:18

    • 8.

      Complete the tree with coils,leaves.

      7:29

    • 9.

      Add more small tight coils in the remaining empty places

      2:23

    • 10.

      Add gift boxes to complete the card

      3:34

    • 11.

      Finally adding pearls to it!

      7:25

    • 12.

      It's your turn to do!

      1:03

    • 13.

      It's a wrap!

      1:26

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About This Class

What is Paper Quilling?

Paper quilling is a versatile craft that involves rolling, shaping, and gluing strips of paper to create intricate designs. This timeless art form allows you to make stunning decorations, gifts, and keepsakes that are both beautiful and meaningful. In this class, we’ll focus on using these techniques to craft a Christmas tree, perfect for adding a festive touch to your home or gifting to loved ones.

What You’ll Learn in This Class : 
       

Basics of Paper Quilling

  • Understand the tools and materials used in quilling, including quilling strips, a slotted tool, and glue.
  • Learn basic techniques such as rolling tight coils, loose coils, and shaping them into forms like teardrops, marquise, and scrolls.

Creating Christmas-Themed Designs

  • Discover how to combine basic quilling shapes to design tree elements such as branches, ornaments, and the star.

Building the Christmas Tree

  • Follow a step-by-step guide to assembling your paper quilled Christmas tree.
  • Adding Decorative Details (optional)

    • Incorporate creative elements like colorful ornaments, garlands, and snowflakes using advanced quilling techniques.
    • Explore ways to personalize your tree with unique touches such as pearls

Who is This Class For?

This class is perfect for:

  • Beginners looking to explore a new and relaxing craft.
  • Craft enthusiasts wanting to learn a festive project in paper quilling.
  • DIY lovers eager to create unique holiday decorations or gifts.
  • Anyone who enjoys hands-on, creative activities that bring joy and festive cheer.

Materials Needed for the Class:

To fully participate in this class, you’ll need the following materials:

  • Paper quilling strips in green, red, gold, and other festive colors.
  • A quilling tool (slotted tool or needle tool).
  • Craft glue and a fine-tip applicator.
  • Tweezers for precision work.
  • A base to build your Christmas tree on (such as cardstock or canvas).
  • Optional: Glitter, beads, or small embellishments for decoration.

Why Take This Class?

Creative Expression
Crafting a paper quilled Christmas tree allows you to explore your creativity and create something uniquely yours. It’s a fulfilling activity that results in a beautiful work of art you’ll be proud of.

  •        Practical and Decorative Uses
             Your finished Christmas tree can be used in multiple ways:

    • Frame it as holiday decor.
    • Turn it into a greeting card for loved ones.
    • Use it as a centerpiece for your festive celebrations.

      Skill Building

      You’ll gain new crafting skills that can be applied to a variety of other projects, from creating quilled flowers to designing intricate patterns for wall art.

      What You’ll Gain:

      By the end of this class, you’ll have:

      • A completed, handmade paper quilled Christmas tree.
      • Knowledge of fundamental and advanced quilling techniques.
      • Confidence to take on more paper quilling projects.
      • A keepsake that you can cherish or gift this holiday season.

  • Join me in this adventure and let’s make something truly magical together. Whether you’re crafting for fun, decoration, or gifting, this class will leave you with skills and memories to cherish.

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Saba Faisal

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"Hello, I'm Saba, a passionate graphic/UI and UX designer with several years of experience in the industry. I've worked with numerous clients, creating impactful designs for their brands. Now, I'm excited to share my knowledge and skills as an instructor on Skillshare."

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1. Introduction of the class: Hello, everyone, and welcome to my class in which we are going to learn how to make a Christmas tree on canvas by using paper quilling strips. Yes, we think that paper quilling strips are the simple piece of paper. But no, with the help of the paper strips, we can make intricate and beautiful designs which we can't even think of. Yes, my name is Saba, and today, I'm going to teach you how to make a Christmas tree on canvas. Paper quilling is a simple and relaxing craft with the help of which you can make beautiful designs. In this class, I'm going to teach you step by step how to make the festive Christmas tree on the canvas, which you can use it in the many ways you can gift it to someone or you can use as an embellishment for the greeting cards, or you can also make it as a wall decor. You can just frame it and place it on the wall, and even you can use it for your small business. If you want to start your small business, you can use this technique. Most important, this is complete hands on class. So just take your tools, paper stripe, and just start with me. And don't worry if you're new to this class. It's fine. I'm going to teach you every detail whatever we are going to make. So what are we waiting for? Let's get started. 2. Materials required to make Christmas tree: Hi, everyone. So let us start. Okay, so we are going to use this red card sheet paper and a canvas. As you can see, it's written artist quality canvas, and the size is 4 " by 6 ". And this is the green quiling paper which we are going to use for quiling and the materials like tweezers, more colorful quilling papers and one colorful star. And also to make it look more fancy, we are going to use small peels. So these are the tools which we are going to use, and let's not forget one thing. Quilling tool. Okay. So let us start now. 3. Start with the outline of the tree with paper stripe: Hello, everyone. So let us start now. First, let us remove this covering of the canvas. Okay. So now we can stick the canvas on this or we can do one thing. With the help of the pencil, we can draw Christmas tree. Here we go. So now, roughly, we have drawn the Christmas tree, as you can see this. Now let us stick here. I So let us stick on the paper right now. We can just press it out so that it get stick very nicely. Here we go. So now we can go for a Christmas tree. So first, with the help of this paper ulling green colour, we can just cover this border. So with the help of this, we can reduce the tensity of the paper, as you can see. Okay. So let us do all these things first. Okay. Now we can cut this. Here we go. So in this way, we can make to every line. This So basically, we can take the major like this and then we can cut it and just stick the paper. Again, we can take the major like this. And then we can just stick. As you can see, so we are going in a slow but steady because it takes time. Quilling is, you know, a very calm thing to do. And I love it. Oh Similarly, we are going to do the side. So here we go. So here we are done with the outline of the screen Christmas. Okay, see you in the next class. 4. Fill the trunk with Paper Quilling Art: Hello, everyone. So now we are going to start with the trunk. So we are going to use the brown color paper. Here we go. And now we are going to fill inside. So I'm doing it with the hand only, as you can see, one, two, three, four. The four folds. So in this way, we can fill the four folds as you can see. So this is just a random thing which we are doing. Like this. Two. In this way, we can make two or three more. If you find that this is going above, so we can just cut it. Okay, so we can There's a technique to use it. So we can take glue. And with the help of the tweezers, we can take some glue in that. And we can just put it in the center. Okay, so here we go. So this is the trunk, as you can see, and now I'll start with the tree in the next class. 5. Learn to make tight coils to start decorating.: Everyone. So now we are going to start with this. So let us take the colorful papers. I'll start with the yellow. So what we can do is we can make the tight coils first. So this much small tight coil is enough. So we can cut the rest. So in this way, we are going to make more five to seven. So let us start. Oh We can just make it half. And go for it. Okay, so let us stick this first. So you have to stick the yellow coils. Now, let's some flower decoration. For that, we'll see you in the next class. 6. Learn to make garland for christmas tree: Hello, everyone. So now let us make different design. So let us take the red color. And with the help of this, we can make the way we pattern. So here we go. As you can see that we have got the wavy pattern. So now we can just make this wave over here. I'll show you how. We can just cut with the help of the glue. We can make this proper line. We can make the wavy line, too. Okay. So in this way, we have made the wiggly lines and the way we too. In the next class, we'll go with the next design then. So in the next class, 7. Adding more shapes in christmas tree: Hello, everyone. So now we can make as it is a very, very calm thing to do, so it's very important to do it very carefully. And now we can go for some other shape. We can make a leaf shape. So let us take some colorful papers. So I'm taking this. Making it into three. Now let us make the leaf. Make it loose, join. Fix it with a clue. Wait till it gets stick. And here we get glee shape. In this way, we can make more. You can even make with the different colours. Los in it. Fix it with the glue. And here we go. Lose in it. You'll get this design. I think we don't need to make it in a leaf shape. This looks pretty cool. Leave as it is. Remove it and loosen it and we can just loosen the tendency of this paper. So in this way, we will get the shape. In this way, we can make as many shapes as we want. Here I have some already made shapes. So for this, you can watch my class, which is already there on the skill share in which I'm teaching all the basic shapes. Okay, here we go. We have these two shapes. One more. We can also add this, so let us start. Here we go. So we have some designs. We can make more designs in the next class. Thank you. Oh 8. Complete the tree with coils,leaves.: Hello, everyone. So now we can add more designs. Like we can add two colors and make a tight coil. So first, we'll add green and pink. For that, we have to take green and pink, and let's join this first. Here we go. Now, with the help of the coiling tool, we can make the tight coil. So you can see this. So we are getting two different colors. Secure it with glue. In this way, we can mix two or three colors together. So let us start. So we can mix green and red first. So in this way, I have prepared the all designs, these all patterns. So you can see this, which we already made it for this. And also by mixing the two colors, I've given some leaf shape, and this is a simple green leaf. So let us add this. It's definitely going to look beautiful. As you can see, I'm adding randomly wherever I like. So basically, you're going to use your own ideas where you want to add, you can just add. This is the bigger one. I think we should add it over here. Here we go. Oh. As you can see, it's just sticking and. It's just securing with the glue and sticking. So this much designs are done. You have to add more than two. Let us go ahead. Here we go. Just add a touch over here. You can put this over here. Here we go. And it's a here. Hm. Okay. So I think few spaces are still remaining over here, here, we can see that. So let us add few designs over there. So for that, we are going to make some squeezy lines. I'm going to show you this. Let's take the sky blue colour. So just make a coil and cut, remove, loosen the coil and fix with the glue. And we can give it as a teardrop shape. Let's go ahead. Another one. Loosen the coil. Fix with a glue. And it's a teardrop shape. Okay. This here we go again with a different color. Loosen the coil. Fix it with a glue and make it as a teardrop shape. Again. Loose in the coil. Again, we have to stick with the glue and just secure it with a glue. Make a teardrop shape, just pinching it at the edge. Let's just add all this You can take a little glue and just stick it over here. Looks perfect. Again, a glue. You can put it over here. Okay. Again, a glue. You can put it over here and over here. So here we go. Now we can make a simple single coils and we can put it over here. For this, see you the next class. 9. Add more small tight coils in the remaining empty places: Hello, everyone. Before that, I'm going to take this orange color, and we're just going to make a small tight coil and we're going to add it wherever the place we can see. So for that, we just have to take one stripe, one paper strip, make a coil. When you find a little thin coil is done, you can just cut and remove it. Slowly and little you can loosen it and secure with the glue. In this way, we can make more five coils. Oh. So we are making coil. So that wherever the place we can find, we can fix it. And so now we are adding this wherever we can find the place. The last place where we can see is over here. Here we go. Okay, now, so we are done with this. So the next class, we are going to add the finishing part. See you in the next class. 10. Add gift boxes to complete the card: Hello, everyone. So now we are going to make the bows for this. Let us first, stick this. We are going to stick it over here. Okay, here we go one. This is another one. Third, and the fourth. Here we go. Now we just need to make the bow. For making bow, we have to use paper quilling again and just make a small tight coils, stick it to the edge and give it a tear drop sheet. In this way, we can make two for this, we have to make in total eight. So let us start. And Okay, so now we are done with two, three, four. Now this is the next. More colors so let us take the red one. Okay, so basically we're adding the bows by making the tight coil first and then making it loose and giving it a shape of teardrop. You can add of different sizes. You can use it any size you want. It's not like you have to be fixed in your size. So this is the last one. Here we go. So these are the gift boxes, which you can see now. So I hope you like this card. Thank you so much. 11. Finally adding pearls to it!: Hello, everyone. So now, let us add this falls. Okay. So I'm going to keep the poles over here. You can add your own ideas too. So for that, we'll need a glue. And the pole, we can just add it at the corner of each tree shape. We can add it over here. And then we can just add it over here. It looks very, very nice and beautiful. Okay. So we have added the poles. It's looking very beautiful. Now we can add a star. So I think green or golden will look perfect. Let us go for the golden one. Yeah, I think this looks perfect. H It's already having a sticker behind. We just need to remove and add. Here we go. So now we can I think one thing I am missing is, of course, two, three boxes of lift box, of course. So let us make that. So here I have this. You can go with a coil. First, let us make loose coil of at least two or three colors. Here we go. Okay. So one coil. This is the third one. And here is the fourth. Okay. So now, basically, these are the four gift, but we are going to make it in a first square shape. The first square shape, you have to give it as a square shape, as you can see. You can just sharpen the sides with the help of the squealing tool and pinch slowly at the edge. Here we get the square shape. In this way, we can do it from both the side, just a little pinch. Here we go. Second one is ready. The third one. Here we go. This is the third one. And now the next. Shop on the sides. Here we go. So these are the four boxes of gift box. Now we can just add this ribbon. I can show you how it is done. Just take the glue and just tick it on the sides like this. In this way, we'll get the ribbon. Similarly, we can do it for the other also. But don't use the same color. We can use the alternate color. For this, we can use this color, but this is very big. We can use this color. But I think gift box is very small, so we should make a thin paper Here we go. Okay, now it would look good. As you can see, here we go. We just have to cut the extras. Okay. Here we have joined. The third one, we can use the same color. But we can just make it thin first. And the last one is this. There we go. So these are the ribbons which we have already set. Now we can do one thing. We have to make a bow. So for the bow, we are going to see you in the next class. 12. It's your turn to do!: Everyone. So there's a project for you. So you have to make Christmas tree on the canvas. So as I have taught you in the class, you have to use your own tricks, also. Like, whatever is taught in the class, I would suggest not to just replicate them. You can have your own ideas. You can have your own shapes. You can have your own color choice and just put all your creations on the canvas. So as we have seen in the class, the steps which we are using is like, first we have to make the outline, allow it to dry completely. Then you can have some wiggly lines or some shapes of your choice and just tick it calmly. I would say don't make a hurry. Just keep it very slow and peaceful and slowly, slowly when all the things are setting up and all the things are getting dry, just share it in the project gallery. So I'm just waiting for your creations. So don't forget to put in the project gallery. Bye 13. It's a wrap!: Hello, everyone, and congratulations on completing this class. I hope you like this class as much as I love teaching you. So as it was completely hands on class, so I hope you have done completely everything, whatever I have taught. So remember one thing, you can use your own techniques, own patterns in your own designs. It's completely your wish because the possibilities are endless. It's a very versatile activity. I would suggest you just not to replicate that thing. Try to innovate and try to use your own skills too. I know your creations will be more wonderful. And please, if you are making that creations, post it in the project gallery, and I would just love to see them. And remember one thing, it's not like you are only going to use it in a Christmas tree on the canvas. You can make it as a gift tags, you can make it as a gift paper. It's totally up to you, and you can even start your own small business with that. So it's totally about experimenting and creating. Thank you once again for joining me in this class. Until then, keep creating Happy crafting. Bye bye.