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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Free Love Bird Pattern

quilling quilled love birds paper filigree filigrana

Here are two love birds enjoying a kiss on a red, white, and blue tree branch. They are posted in preparation for Memorial Day - may we all remember. I hope you enjoy this little treat:

Love Bird #1

  • Head - 1 inch (2.5 cm) White + 6 inch (15.2 cm) Blue roll into Tight Roll and glue
  • Body - 12 inch (30.4 cm) Red roll into Shaped Teardrop, glue to head
  • Wing - 4 inch (10.2 cm) White Teardrop, glue to body
  • Tail - 4 inch (10.2 cm) Blue Alternate side looping - loop to make center, then add loop to each side, glue at bottom (see photo), glue to body
  • Beak - .5 inch (1.3 cm) Red, cut to point at both ends, fold and glue to head

Love Bird #2

  • Head - 1 inch (2.5 cm) White + 6 inch (15.2 cm) Red roll into Tight Roll and glue
  • Body - 12 inch (30.4 cm) Blue roll into Shaped Teardrop, glue to head
  • Wing - 4 inch (10.2 cm) White Teardrop, glue to body
  • Tail - 4 inch (10.2 cm) Red Alternate side looping - loop to make center, then add loop to each side, glue at bottom (see photo), glue to body
  • Beak - .5 inch (1.3 cm) Blue, cut to point at both ends, fold and glue to head

Tree Branch


  • 3 Red - 4 inch (10.2 cm) C-Scroll

  • 3 White - 4 inch (10.2 cm) C-Scroll

  • 3 Blue - 4 inch (10.2 cm) C-Scroll

    Arrange alternating red, white, blue (see photo for placement)
    Glue birds to Tree Branch

Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco

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2 comments:

Antonella said...

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Alena

Antonella said...

Alena,

Thank you for your message. I do hope that you keep stopping by.

I am sorry, I deleted the original message because there was a link to a site that I wasn't certain about.

Thanks,
Antonella :-)

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