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If you are looking for a neat craft with beautiful results, I would suggest that you try paper quilling or paper filigree, as it is also called. This once-popular craft is making a resurgence in the art and craft world, and you can readily see why when you view all the beautiful items that can be created from plain strips of paper, a couple of tools and glue.
This is one of those crafts in which you do not have to invest a large amount of money to get started. Yet you can create beautiful cards and other items that look expensive and professionally made.
If you are into paper quilling or just getting started, you more than likely realize the importance of having proper paper quilling patterns. A project that is not carefully planned can have disastrous results.
Rolling the thin strips of paper and pinching them into various forms or shapes is just part of the process. It is necessary to combine these shapes into designs that are pleasing to the eyes. This just may be the hardest part of this craft. However, once that is accomplished, we can be assured that our projects will turn out beautifully.