Quillarina

What a wonderful idea! I came across instructions for this great project here (Stamping and Stuff). Putting the holder together was incredibly easy. Then I decided to put a little quilling on each one I made. What fun! They should make great gifts for someone. Try it out and let us know how it went. Send me a pic and I will post it with this story!

Okay! I am catching up on my posting today. This is the second of at least three postings I know I want to make. This blog is like most things - I want to make sure it stays up to date, but it has a way of getting away from me! Truly I think it is becuase I do not want to drag my camera out and take a pic of just one item - so I wait till I have several. But I will try to start posting on a daily basis, I promise.

Okay! Now to the piece of cake! A simple cake slice box, some simple twirls and twists of quilling and wow! a piece of cake that is non-fattening (only because you would not eat paper) but definitely tempting.

The cake slice template can be found here!

This is my best piece of quilling to date — in my opinion. Simple flowers adorn this very true saying “Friends are the flowers in the garden of life”.

While I was quilling this I was thinking of my best friend who is always there for me. She listens to me, calls when I do not get hold of her. And irregardless of what I tell her or how much I vent, she still loves me. She also trusts me enough to vent and share with me. How incredible! I went the majority of my life without a friend like her — and I know many people go their entires lives without someone to share with. I consider myself blessed knowing that no matter how far apart we are, she is always there for me.

I have found so much relaxation in this art form. Just to listen to some good music, quill a beautiful bunch of flowers — it takes me away.

Isn’t it wonderful how beautiful we crafters can make ‘trash’. This cigar box was doomed to go in the trash before I got my hands on it. Now it is a beautiful creation that I use to store aspirin and such in easy reach.

The process for this one was very simple. I removed the stickers and cleaned the box. Then I cut the decorative paper the size I wanted and used Mod Podge to adhere it to the box. Once I knew it was on firmly with no wrinkles or air bubble I let it sit and dry for an hour. Then I began the process of coating the paper with mod podge. Three very thin coats with a half an wait in between each one. Finally three coats of polyurethane and it is finished.

Tea bag Folding and Quilling come together on this beautiful “Thinking of You” card. The rich blues and pinks in the kite folding tile pop against the ivory decorative paper background. The outside of the card reads “was thinking of you today …” and the inside reads “.. and just wanted you to know how important you are to me.”

I made this while exploring the art of tea bag folding. I have to admit that I have been spending more time quilling than tea bag folding, but not because I did not like it. I love the process. It is once again a matter of ‘too much to do, too little time’.

I hope you enjoy looking at this card. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.