DIY Lollipop Paper Quilling Tool

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DIY Lollipop Paper Quilling Tool - lolly and three paper strip rolls I haven't seen anyone do this before so I'm really quite proud of my thrifty innovation. I love quilled paper crafts, but I hate sitting there, rolling paper into swirls for hours on end. Here is how to make a a paper quilling tool out of a lollipop, where one end grabs the paper, and the other helps you spin the paper much faster.

If you don't have a hot knife tool, you can carefully heat up an X-acto knife (wear heat safe gloves). Alternatively, you could use a plastic stemmed cotton swab instead of a lollipop and carefully split one end with small scissors.

Total Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 1 quilling tool

Supplies:

1 plastic-stemmed lollipop
1 hot knife tool

DIY Lollipop Paper Quilling Tool - lolly and heated knife tool

Steps:

Heat up the hot knife tool, then very carefully press at the midpoint of the end of the lollipop stick. Press in very slowly so it splits evenly. Don't go further than half an inch.

DIY Lollipop Paper Quilling Tool - heat the too and make a half inch even split in the stick

Let the lollipop stick cool back up before using. Place the end of a strip of paper into the slit you made, then pull it back so there is no overhang. (Overhang will result in a square end to a paper swirl.)

DIY Lollipop Paper Quilling Tool - after stick cools insert paper strip and pull up even with the end of the stick

Use the candy end of the lollipop to get a firm grip to spin it around.

DIY Lollipop Paper Quilling Tool - hold firmly at the candy end to turn

Use your other hand to get a pretty firm grip on the paper, squeezing it onto the lollipop stick.

DIY Lollipop Paper Quilling Tool - use other hand to firmly wrap paper around the stick

When you get to the end, squeeze firmly, then let go. Wiggle the paper and it will come right off in a perfect swirl.

DIY Lollipop Paper Quilling Tool - when you get to the end of the strip, squeeze firmly and remove the rolled paper

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