7. Conclusiones y Líneas Futuras
7.4. Trabajos futuros
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his is a bathroom room boxhis is a bathroom room box that I made a long time ago. My that I made a long time ago. My husband made the box for me husband made the box for me and my oldestand my oldest daughterdaughter, Katie,, Katie, made the lady that is soaking in the tub.
made the lady that is soaking in the tub.
Before Katie started college she was quite Before Katie started college she was quite the doll artist. She even had an article in the doll artist. She even had an article in DHM
DHM some time ago. The bathing beauty some time ago. The bathing beauty even has cucumbers on her eyes!
even has cucumbers on her eyes!
In this tutorial I am going to show you In this tutorial I am going to show you how to make the little decorative shelf that how to make the little decorative shelf that is on the
is on the wall using quilling paper. Ywall using quilling paper. You firstou first need to make a form for the sides of the need to make a form for the sides of the shelf. I used
shelf. I used ¼” thick basswood. You can¼” thick basswood. You can use a shape already made that you find use a shape already made that you find in packaging. Sometimes mints come in in packaging. Sometimes mints come in packaging that can be used.
packaging that can be used.
Step 1:
Step 1: T To start, use a circle templateo start, use a circle template and trace a
and trace a 99 / / 1616” circle, just to the halfway” circle, just to the halfway marks. Slide your ruler to the end of the marks. Slide your ruler to the end of the circle and make a mark there and at the circle and make a mark there and at the11 / / 22”” mark and then at the next inch mark.
mark and then at the next inch mark.
Step 2:
Step 2: Y You see the top half circle, andou see the top half circle, and then you see the marks in the middle at then you see the marks in the middle at the
the11 / / 22” mark. Make another half circle at” mark. Make another half circle at the last marks you made. There should be the last marks you made. There should be an inch between the bottoms of the half an inch between the bottoms of the half circles. Now, remember this is just the size circles. Now, remember this is just the size I chose to make, the size for your piece is I chose to make, the size for your piece is up to you.
up to you.
Step 3:
Step 3: Now, place your ruler on theNow, place your ruler on the drawing and match up the middle mark on drawing and match up the middle mark on
the drawing to an inch mark on the ruler.
the drawing to an inch mark on the ruler.
Measure
Measure33 / / 88” on each side of the inch mark,” on each side of the inch mark, make a mark on the drawing. This is where make a mark on the drawing. This is where the shelves will go. Draw your scrolls onto the shelves will go. Draw your scrolls onto your drawing, you will refer to this later.
your drawing, you will refer to this later.
By Kris Compas By Kris Compas
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YOU’LL’LLneedneed
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uCircle templateCircle template
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uPencil & paperPencil & paper
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uRulerRuler
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uWaxWax
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uCraft knifeCraft knife
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uScroll saw or band sawScroll saw or band saw
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uQuilling paperQuilling paper
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uElmer’s glueElmer’s glue
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u Y Yellow wood glueellow wood glue
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u11 / / 1616” & ¼” thick basswood” & ¼” thick basswood
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uQuilling toolQuilling tool
PROJECT PROJECT
Step 4:
Step 4: Cut this drawing out and glue it toCut this drawing out and glue it to a piece of
a piece of 11 / / 44” thick basswood. Don’t cut it” thick basswood. Don’t cut it out on the lines, leave some paper around out on the lines, leave some paper around the drawing. Using a scroll saw or band the drawing. Using a scroll saw or band saw cut your pattern out following the lines saw cut your pattern out following the lines on your drawing.
on your drawing.
Step 5:
Step 5: Use wax to coat the side of theUse wax to coat the side of the wood pattern to keep the glue from sticking wood pattern to keep the glue from sticking the quilling paper to the wood.
the quilling paper to the wood.
Step 6:
Step 6: UseUse11 / / 88” wide quilling paper and” wide quilling paper and Elmer’
Elmer’s glue. Apply s glue. Apply a little glue a little glue on theon the paper
paper, smear it , smear it and wrap it and wrap it around thearound the pattern. You don’t have to have glue on pattern. You don’t have to have glue on thethe entire length of quilling paper, just enough entire length of quilling paper, just enough to get you around to the end to secure.
to get you around to the end to secure.
Step 7:
Step 7: I wrapped my paper around theI wrapped my paper around the form three times applying glue as I went.
form three times applying glue as I went.
Step 8:
Step 8: Make one side and let it dry a bit,Make one side and let it dry a bit, remove and make the other
remove and make the other side. You canside. You can put the first side back with the other and let put the first side back with the other and let them both dry on the form.
them both dry on the form.
Step 9:
Step 9: With the markings on the drawingWith the markings on the drawing that was glued to the form you can transfer that was glued to the form you can transfer the shelf marks to the paper sides.
the shelf marks to the paper sides.
Step 10:
Step 10: I usedI used11 / / 1616”” thick basswood that”” thick basswood that was cut the width of the diameter of my was cut the width of the diameter of my circle,
circle,99 / / 1616”. You can use mat board or ”. You can use mat board or anyany thick cardboard that you have.
thick cardboard that you have.
Step 11:
Step 11: Glue your shelves into the sides.Glue your shelves into the sides.
using yellow wood glue. It grabs faster than using yellow wood glue. It grabs faster than Elmer’
Elmer’s white glue. That s white glue. That doesn’t mean thatdoesn’t mean that is like Tacky Glue! I just means the
is like Tacky Glue! I just means the woodwood glue is going set up faster than the white glue is going set up faster than the white glue would.
glue would.
ABOVE:
ABOVE:The real size 1:12-scale room boxThe real size 1:12-scale room box with the little bathroom shelf on the left.
with the little bathroom shelf on the left.
PROJECT PROJECT
Step 18:
Step 18: For the inside scrolls that areFor the inside scrolls that are glued to the middle, reverse scroll cut four glued to the middle, reverse scroll cut four pieces of quilling paper
pieces of quilling paper11 / / 22” long. Use the” long. Use the tool to roll
tool to roll these, again unroll them slightly.these, again unroll them slightly.
Apply glue to the middle of
Apply glue to the middle of the reversethe reverse scroll and place the little scrolls on the top scroll and place the little scrolls on the top and bottom middle of the reverse scroll.
and bottom middle of the reverse scroll.
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Your finished! Yoour finished! You can paint it with u can paint it with acrylicacrylic craft paint or
craft paint or enamel paint to enamel paint to make it shiny like make it shiny like a metal shelf. I a metal shelf. I hope you have fun hope you have fun trying this out.
trying this out.
Have fun, expand Have fun, expand on it and make it on it and make it better... Just keep better... Just keep making minis!
making minis!
Step 12:
Step 12: Now, we add the scrolls. CutNow, we add the scrolls. Cut four pieces of quilling paper 1” long. These four pieces of quilling paper 1” long. These are the top and bottom scrolls.
are the top and bottom scrolls.
Step 13:
Step 13: Use the quilling tool to roll theUse the quilling tool to roll the paper up. I made a tool to spin the paper paper up. I made a tool to spin the paper using a large needle that I fastened into using a large needle that I fastened into a dowel rod. I snipped off the tip of the a dowel rod. I snipped off the tip of the needle’
needle’s eye to s eye to finish the tool.finish the tool.
Step 14:
Step 14: Unroll the paper slightly, place aUnroll the paper slightly, place a little white glue on the inside of one of the little white glue on the inside of one of the half circles and with tweezers pick up and half circles and with tweezers pick up and place the scroll into a half circle. Refer to the place the scroll into a half circle. Refer to the diagram above for the direction of the scrolls.
diagram above for the direction of the scrolls.
Step 15:
Step 15: Next we are going to make theNext we are going to make the reverse scrolls that are glued in the middle.
reverse scrolls that are glued in the middle.
Cut two pieces of quilling paper 2” to Cut two pieces of quilling paper 2” to 2
211 / / 88” long. You can play with the length; it” long. You can play with the length; it depends on how curly you want the scrolls depends on how curly you want the scrolls to be. Measure and mark on the paper 1”, to be. Measure and mark on the paper 1”, it’s the middle of the piece.
it’s the middle of the piece.
Step 16:
Step 16: Use your tool and roll the paperUse your tool and roll the paper up to the middle mark. Remove the tool up to the middle mark. Remove the tool and roll up the other end, rolling in the and roll up the other end, rolling in the opposite direction this time. Remove the opposite direction this time. Remove the tool from the paper.
tool from the paper.
Step 17:
Step 17: Slightly unroll the scrolls. ApplySlightly unroll the scrolls. Apply white glue to the shelves and the inside white glue to the shelves and the inside of the sides where you see my reverse of the sides where you see my reverse scroll glued. The scroll will be glued in four scroll glued. The scroll will be glued in four places. You can play with the curls places. You can play with the curls withwith tweezers to adjust the look.
tweezers to adjust the look.
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You might be wondou might be wondering why Iering why I am using white glue. It dries hard am using white glue. It dries hard and stiff, Tacky Glue always stays and stiff, Tacky Glue always stays flexible. We don’t want this shelf flexible. We don’t want this shelf to be flexible because we are to be flexible because we are imitating metal.
imitating metal.