TWIRLED PAPER by KLUTZ

Once again, Klutz has come out with a truly exceptional arts and crafts kit. Paper twirling, also known as paper filigree or paper quilling, is a lesser known paper craft that has been around for over 500 years (I have to admit, I had never heard of paper twirling before, but the simplicity of the craft and the amazing results you get makes me wonder why a product like this wasn't available earlier). You simply curl strips of paper with the twirling wand and glue them to make assorted objects. Included in the Twirled Paper kit are: a book with project suggestions, well over 100 multi-colored paper strips (24" x 1/8"), a twirling wand, pin board, toothpicks, glue, and wiggle eyes. A handy storage box is also included.

The huge variety of objects, all aesthetically pleasing, you can make from simple paper coils is absolutely amazing. Although the book provides many creative ideas such as assorted bug/insect pencil toppers, caterpillars, birds, fish, flowers, letters of the alphabet, etc.; don't limit yourself to these. Once you master the many basic shapes introduced (teardrop, wing, eye, slug, gumdrop, tulip, moon, arrow, duck foot, triangle, square, diamond, and rectangle), the possibilities are limited only by your imagination.