Quilled Jasmine Flowers Bouquet in a Vase – A Cluster of Fragrant Flowers
I can’t believe I finally get to post this project! It took me a lot more time to finish it than I expected and now that it’s done, I feel like a burden has been lifted from my shoulders. Phew! I give you a bunch of quilled jasmine flowers in a vase:
There are a few shrubs of jasmine in the gardens near my flat and for the past weeks, ever since they bloomed, it’s impossible to pass past them without noticing their sweet, delicious fragrance. I love the flowers and getting to see them almost everyday inspired me to try and quill them.
I made the variety with 4 petals, bell-shaped flower. I did a little bit of reading and found out that it belongs to the Oleaceae family (same as the olive trees) and that there are around 200 species, all indigenous to the tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find anywhere the name of the species I quilled, so I still have to do some research here. Jasmine is the symbolic flower of Damascus which is also known as the City of Jasmine and also the national flower of Hawaii, Indonesia, Pakistan and Phillippines. The jasmine is widely cultivated for its flowers, used either for tea, essential oils, syrup or as decorative plant.
For the quilled jasmine flowers I used 1.5mm wide paper strips, hand cut from 160gsm white paper. They turned out pretty big: for the largest one I rolled 6 paper strips, each 30cm long. I shaped the petals with the mini mold from Quilled Creations, a lovely and extremely useful gift that I got from Pritesh to whom I want to thank again. The center of the flower is similar to the one I made for the blue poppy. For the leaves I used 120gms paper. I recently bought a new shade of dark green which I think goes very well next to the white flowers. For each leaf I glued 2 layers of paper, thus making them very thick, but easy to shape. The whole arrangement, including the vase, is approx. 15cm tall.
I hope you like my quilled jasmine flowers! I’m already thinking of other branches with blooms to quill for my next project. Any suggestions?
I am entering my project to this month challenge on Homyachok blog – A Cluster of Fragrant Flowers.
Thank you for your visit!
Happy Quilling!
Manu
May 29th, 2013 at 11:18 am
Absoultely gorgeous flowers…Hard to take my eyes off…Just love the stages of blooming in this cluster…It so makes the bunch so much real,Manu
Hats off to your Patience, perseverence, UTMOST perfection 
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Sathya, thank you for the wonderful comment! I am so glad that you like the flowers!
Hugs!
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May 29th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
beautiful flowers and stunning, but only one thing i observed was the pollen inside jasmine will be very less.
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 4:39 pm
Thank you, Shylaashree! You are right, the natural flowers have fewer stamens. Unfortunately, I faced some difficulties when I tried to glue the petals and making the flower center larger solved the problem.
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May 29th, 2013 at 12:45 pm
My breath stopped permanently when I saw this. And now I have come back as a ghost to look at this beauty again. The title is yours in the challenge – I know it, everyone knows it!
You know, Manuela, I am not into quilling flowers (unless someone orders, like for a present) – I prefer weird stuff. But your flowers really are different from many around and I love looking at them! My husband just saw the jasmine and also said: “Yeah, these really are good”.
So thank you for the bunch, accepted (we don’t have stuff like this growing here naturally).
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 4:46 pm
Awww… Zoe, you are so sweet, as always! Thank you very much for all the lovely words!
Flowers are my favorite things to quill at the moment and I especially enjoy trying to recreate the real ones using paper strips. I am really glad both you and your husband like the jasmines I made!
By the way, did you find the quillography tutorial useful?
Hugs!
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Zoe Brener Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 8:26 pm
Sure did – thanks. I also did a whole quote. Check out here:
http://zoe3265.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/initiation-into-kabbalah.html
and here:
http://zoe3265.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/eternal-question.html
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ManuK Reply:
May 31st, 2013 at 11:00 am
On my way to your blog!
May 29th, 2013 at 1:28 pm
Manu! This is SO real! You never really leave room for anyone to nitpick, do you?
I’m so glad you’re using the mold to create such stunners and I always love your background info about your projects. We find a lot of jasmine varieties in India, there is one with 4 petals that is called “Raan jaai” (forest jasmine) locally. It looks slightly different but I could spot the similarity. Lovely jasmines! I’m not a flowers person at all but I love seeing your creations 
You never cease to amaze 
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Thank you so much, Pritesh! The mini mold made my life so much easier when it came to shaping the petals, I just love it!
I “googled” forest jasmine, but unfortunately that is not the variety I quilled. If you wanna take a look at the flowers which served as inspiration for this project, check this link: http://www.123rf.com/photo_7511084_white-jasmine-flowers-on-a-background-of-green-leaves.html.
Hugs!
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May 29th, 2013 at 1:51 pm
That’s an amazing project, everything it looks so real, I can see the hard work you’ve done on that flowers and as well everything is a revelation, a truly art of quilling. Congratulations Manu, this was another post which cames straight to my soul, I love to follow your work. Keep doeing this at the same high standard so far.
Marius
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Thank you so much, Marius! It’s a pleasure to read your beautiful and encouraging comments! I hope my future projects will continue to impress you!
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May 29th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
Wow! This is really beautiful! Love it!
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:10 pm
Thank you very much, Sylvia!
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May 29th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Wow, I love jasmine,and you quilled them very beautiful. What I like at you is that whatever you quill, it´s better than others who tried something like that before. Personally I like very much lily of the valley and I would like to see how you do it(in case you don´t find something more interesting to quill.
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:16 pm
Otilia, thank you so much!
I also like the lily of the valley very much and I will definitely put them on my “to quill” list. Thank you for the great idea!
Hugs!
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May 29th, 2013 at 4:02 pm
This is absolutely genius project ! how on earth do you manage to cut such thin strips and quill them too ? What can I say about flowers ….Perfect..I am short of words !! Like sathya said hats off to your patience and perseverance !!
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:19 pm
Thank you very much, Pooja! Working with thin paper strips can be a little bit tricky in the beginning, but trust me, you get used with them very fast. Just try it and let me know how it went!
Hugs!
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May 29th, 2013 at 5:10 pm
Absolutely gorgeous. Love your designs, as always! Wow, this is much work. Amazing flowers, beautiful.
Molly
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:21 pm
Thank you very much, Molly!
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May 30th, 2013 at 12:48 am
Wow!!!!Amazing!!!!
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:21 pm
Obrigada, Nati!
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May 30th, 2013 at 4:36 am
You create stunning beauty in your quilling!
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:22 pm
Thank you very much, Kathleen!
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May 30th, 2013 at 5:14 am
This is so stunning Manu.. But I wonder as to how did you do the leaves.. How did the line come in the centre of the leaves.. before sticking two papers did you place a wire or something and then did you stick the another leaf shaped paper upon it?
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:24 pm
Thank you, Rose! Yes, I placed a wire between the 2 layers of paper before I glued them. Hope it helps!
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May 30th, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Your branch of jasmine flowers look so real. I can smell the sweet fragrance. It is jasmine season here and it is my favourite flower.
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Thank you very much, Suganthi! What a coincidence!
I am so glad you like my quilled version of the flowers!
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May 30th, 2013 at 3:03 pm
Absolutely gorgeous……I think all of us are falling short of adjectives to appreciate your work!!
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ManuK Reply:
May 30th, 2013 at 5:27 pm
Thank you very much, Suman! That is so sweet of you!
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May 31st, 2013 at 11:49 am
Hi again,
Something different. Have you done any exotic flowers? How can I explain it, not pretty European ones, but also not cacti…. I hope I’m making sense. Roughly speaking, I’m thinking tropics, desert (well, I would, wouldn’t I). I’d love to see you do some of those. In fact, I am so curious to see how you’d make those, I am challenging you
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ManuK Reply:
June 3rd, 2013 at 9:38 am
Hey Zoe!
I imagine that by exotic flowers you mean weird looking ones? I hope I got it right!
Thank you for the idea and challenge accepted! Now to find some interesting looking flowers…
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Zoe Brener Reply:
June 4th, 2013 at 11:03 am
Exactly, weird. Here’s a start: google photos of bottlebrush, Thysanotus toberosus (or Common Fringe-lily) and waratah; have a look at this website:
http://www.pbase.com/lambsfeathers/bushflowers
especially:
http://www.pbase.com/lambsfeathers/image/140386697
Of course I am biased, so you can go to the other side of the globe and look up Galapagos Islands native flora. Oh I don’t know, I believe you’ll find something grouse to quill.
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ManuK Reply:
June 4th, 2013 at 2:48 pm
Zoe, I’m sold on the red bottlebrush and the strange looking lily! I am actually glad that you came back with examples, otherwise it would have taken me ages to decide what to quill! Hehe!
I’m off to do my background reading and then time to look at as many pictures as I can find.
Hugs!
May 31st, 2013 at 5:08 pm
Thanks for playing along with us at Homyachok’s!
Very cool! Love those snowwhite smooth petals, and am absolutely amazed by the fringed centers – can only envy your patience! Superb!
Keep on quilling and making us happy
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ManuK Reply:
June 3rd, 2013 at 9:44 am
Thank you for your feedback, Aljona! The flower center were actually the easiest part of this project. Gluing the petals and shaping the branches proved to be a little more difficult and time consuming.
Thank you for your visit!
Hugs!
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June 2nd, 2013 at 10:30 am
Your work is just stunning Manu, and so “clean”.
Admire your projects and that you take time to actually do some research lol
xoxo Ewa
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ManuK Reply:
June 3rd, 2013 at 9:51 am
Thank you very much, Ewa! I always do a little bit of background reading on the subject I’m working on, but only recently decided to share that with my readers. I am really happy you liked my post!
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June 2nd, 2013 at 11:43 am
Absolutely gorgeous work!! Beautiful!!!
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ManuK Reply:
June 3rd, 2013 at 9:53 am
Thank you very much, Aurelia!
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June 4th, 2013 at 7:28 pm
This is gorgeous Manuela, absolutely stunning! so neat! The flowers look so real and are quilled beyond perfect!
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ManuK Reply:
June 12th, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Thank you very much, Harika! I apologize for the late reply!
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June 5th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Great piece of art! Sorry for the late comment – everything is already said!:))))
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ManuK Reply:
June 12th, 2013 at 12:31 pm
Thank you very much, Maria! I am sorry, too, for the late reply!
Hugs!
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June 9th, 2013 at 7:40 am
I can smell the scent of those Jasmin. The Jasmin around here do not have centers though, they are just white 5 to 7 petaled flowers on green tubular stalks that smell heavenly. I never knew there were Jasmine that are different till I saw yours and referred to the net and they look so lifelike. Another masterpiece from a master quillist!!
http://ajourneyintoquilling.blogspot.com
Chris
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ManuK Reply:
June 12th, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Chris, thank you so much! There are many varieties, they even come in yellow and pink color. Found out myself while looking at pictures on the net.
Thank you for the mail with extra tips for making the curved flower petals, it was very useful!
Hugs!
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June 13th, 2013 at 8:22 am
Absolutely pretty and adorable flowers..
Thanks for leaving just a lovely comment on my blog..
Just taking small steps forward in quilling
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ManuK Reply:
June 13th, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Thank you very much and it was my pleasure! Looking forward to see more quilled creations from you!
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June 13th, 2013 at 1:21 pm
No words for jasmine flowers!!! They are perfect – as no made from human hand!!!<3 <3 <3
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ManuK Reply:
June 14th, 2013 at 11:44 am
Thank you very much, Daniela!
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June 13th, 2013 at 5:44 pm
I really love Jasmines. It is also my favorite perfume ever! You have done a wonderful work. I have to say that I’m a fan of your work.
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ManuK Reply:
June 14th, 2013 at 11:49 am
Thank you very much, Carla! I am glad you liked my jasmines!
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June 14th, 2013 at 6:15 am
Congratulations!!!! You make beautiful flowers, be they normal or weird ones.
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ManuK Reply:
June 14th, 2013 at 11:59 am
Thank you, Zoe! I feel like I just passed a test! Haha!
Hugs!
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August 12th, 2013 at 8:34 pm
waav , all your standing flowers look so perfect and real .. I always have difficulty in attaching the floral wire to the flower..
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