Creative crafts in quilling style are characterized by elegance. You can make them from paper strips of different widths. In my master class you will learn how to make a quilling butterfly from 5 mm (0,1969 ″) strips.
![Quilling butterfly Quilling butterfly](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/1-quilling-butterfly.jpg)
Quilling butterfly
Total Time: 30 minutes
Step 1: Get tools and materials
![Materials Materials](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2-materials-6.jpg)
Prepare the colored strips. In my example, I used yellow, red, orange, and black strips, but you can choose absolutely any colors you want.
Step 2: Glue the three strips together
![Glue the three strips together Glue the three strips together](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/3-glue-the-three-strips-together.jpg)
To create one upper butterfly wing, glue together yellow, orange, and red strips in sequence.
Step 3: Create the first loose coil
![Create the first loose coil Create the first loose coil](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/4-create-the-first-loose-coil.jpg)
Roll the strips into a loose coil, starting with the yellow piece. Then place this on a 25mm (0,9843 ″) quilling board.
Step 4: Glue the tip of the strip
![Glue the tip of the strip Glue the tip of the strip](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/5-glue-the-tip-of-the-strip.jpg)
Gently pull out the loose coil and fix the tip with glue.
Step 5: Make a teardrop coil
![Make a teardrop coil Make a teardrop coil](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/6-make-a-teardrop-coil.jpg)
Pinch the loose coil on one side with your fingers so that the center stays to one side. You will create a teardrop coil.
Step 6: Wrap the black strip around the teardrop coil
![Wrap the black strip around the teardrop coil Wrap the black strip around the teardrop coil](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/7-wrap-the-black-strip-around-the-teardrop-coil.jpg)
Take the black strip and wrap it around the teardrop coil, remembering to secure it with glue at the beginning and end.
Step 7: Repeat the previous steps for the second upper wing of the butterfly
![Repeat the previous steps for the second upper wing of the butterfly Repeat the previous steps for the second upper wing of the butterfly](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/8-repeat-the-previous-steps-for-the-second-upper-wing-of-the-butterfly.jpg)
Make the second upper wing in the same way.
Step 8: Shaping the lower wing
![Shaping the lower wing Shaping the lower wing](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/9-shaping-the-lower-wing.jpg)
For one lower butterfly wing, glue the orange and red strips together one after the other. Then roll them up and place them in a 20mm (0,7874 ″) quilling board.
Step 9: Make a loose coil for the lower wing
![Make a loose coil for the lower wing Make a loose coil for the lower wing](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/10-make-a-loose-coil-for-the-lower-wing.jpg)
Take out the resulting coil and glue the tip.
Step 10: Make a teardrop coil for the lower wing
![Make a teardrop coil for the lower wing Make a teardrop coil for the lower wing](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/11-make-a-teardrop-coil-for-the-lower-wing.jpg)
Gently pinch the loose coil on one side to make a teardrop coil.
Step 11: Wrap a black strip around the teardrop coil
![Wrap a black strip around the teardrop coil Wrap a black strip around the teardrop coil](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/12-wrap-a-black-strip-around-the-teardrop-coil.jpg)
Use a black strip to wrap it around the teardrop coil and fix it with glue. Do the second wing in this way.
Step 12: Glue 3 black strips
![Glue 3 black strips Glue 3 black strips](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/13-glue-3-black-strips.jpg)
Glue 3 black strips together one after another, and then form a 25 mm (0,9843 ″) loose coil around them.
Step 13: Make a loose coil from a black strip
![Make a loose coil from a black strip Make a loose coil from a black strip](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/14-make-a-loose-coil-from-a-black-strip.jpg)
Take out a loose coil from the quilling board and fix the tip with glue.
Step 14: Make a marquise coil
![Make a marquise coil Make a marquise coil](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/15-make-a-marquise-coil.jpg)
Pinch loose coil on both sides to form a marquise coil, also called an eye shape.
Step 15: Creating butterfly antennae
![Creating butterfly antennae Creating butterfly antennae](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/16-creating-butterfly-antennae.jpg)
To create the antennae, take an 8cm (0,3150 ″) length of black strip and fold it in half. You’ll get a V shape.
Step 16: Roll up the antennae
![Roll up the antennae Roll up the antennae](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/17-roll-up-the-antennae.jpg)
Use the quilling tool to roll the ends of the strip.
Step 17: Attaching the wings
![Attaching the wings Attaching the wings](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/18-attaching-the-wings.jpg)
First glue the upper and lower wings together in pairs.
Step 18: Gluing the butterfly pieces together
![Gluing the butterfly pieces together Gluing the butterfly pieces together](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/19-gluing-the-butterfly-pieces-together.jpg)
Then glue the body between the wings.
Step 19: Attach the antennae
![Attach the antennae Attach the antennae](https://www.easyhandmadeideas.com/wp-content/uploads/20-attach-the-antennae.jpg)
Glue the antennae on top of the butterfly. You should get a quilling-style butterfly like the one pictured above.
Supply:
- multicolored quilling paper strips.
Tools:
- quilling board;
- scissors;
- glue;
- quilling tool.
If desired, use different colors to make your own unique butterfly, which can become a decorative element of a greeting card.