Aboriginal Flag Quilling Artwork

Materials:

• Quilling Paper – Pack of 2,500 – 12905

• CleverPatch ™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Yellow – 75ml – 16879

• CleverPatch ™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Red – 75ml – 16877

• CleverPatch ™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Black – 75ml – 16885

• Wooden Skewers – Pack of 100 – 10014

• CleverPatch ™ Junior PVA Glue – 250ml – 10364

• Tap A Shape Corkboard – 21.5 x 15.5 x 0.9cm – 12370

• Tap A Shape Tacks – Pack of 200 – 12372

• Soft Yarn – Black – 100g – 12008

• Other Materials Required: Paint brushes, ruler, pencil, scissors and paper cup.

1. Using a pencil and ruler, draw a straight line horizontally across the centre of the board. Place a paper cup top side down onto the centre of the line and trace around it. This will be the base of your Aboriginal flag design.

2. Paint the top section of the corkboard using b lack paint. Paint the lower half of the corkboard using r ed paint. Finally, paint the centre circle with yellow paint. Allow to dry.

Click here to watch our “Quilling Basics” video before completing this activity!

3. Tightly wrap one end of a piece of quilling paper around the end of your skewer. Keep wrapping until you reach the end. Use a small amount of PVA glue once you have the desired coil size in order to secure the coil. Remove from the skewer once dry. Repeat this process to make more coils using the red, yellow and black quilling paper. Allow to dry.

4. Place your coils onto the corresponding colours of the painted corkboard. You may need to make more coils to fill in any small gaps. Once you are happy with the design, use PVA glue to secure. Allow to dry.

5. Turn over your design and lightly push a tack into the top left-hand corner of the corkboard. Cut a 40cm piece of black yarn and wrap one end around the tack and secure with a knot, then push the entire tack into the board. Repeat this process for the right-hand top corner with the other end of the yarn.

6. Your Aboriginal Flag Quilling Artwork is now ready to hang and display!