Bumblebees and flowers, framed quilling

-
Bumblebees and flowers, detail

This is my new quilling. As always, it's made using hand-cut strips. For bumblebees' wings I used tracing-paper. The finished work is framed in a hand-made and hand-colored paper frame. Size: 10x18 cm (4x7 inch) without frame. Here are some more pictures:

Bumblebees and flowers, pattern

The pattern is taken from Helen M Stevens Embroiderer's Countryside, which is a very beautiful book on embroidery.

Bumblebees and flowers Bumblebees and flowers, detail Bumblebees and flowers, detail

Comments

Jeanne said…
Wow! This looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing!
Apr 17, 2009, 1:26:00 AM
Sonya said…
Inna another perfect piece of art! Love the bees and their delicate wings! You Should really write a book with all your patterns, it would sell!!!!
Apr 17, 2009, 6:53:00 AM
Inna D. said…
Thank you Jeanne and Sonya!
Sonya, I even don't know where to start. Besides this, I'm almost sure that here in Israel nobody will need such a book :(
Apr 17, 2009, 2:21:00 PM
PaperDelite said…
Awesome!!!!! Love those bees there... Their wings are so delicate. The creation is looking gorgeous!

You should really consider writing a book.
Apr 17, 2009, 2:38:00 PM
Inna D. said…
Archana, thank you very much!
Apr 17, 2009, 2:48:00 PM
Esther said…
Wow!! Inna I love the way you present your creations. Love the Bumblebees.. I go with Sonya and Archana comments.. You should consider writing a book..
Apr 21, 2009, 5:29:00 PM
Inna D. said…
Thank you, Esther :)
Apr 24, 2009, 4:46:00 PM
Ana Baird said…
Love your bumblebee! it's stunning!
Apr 26, 2009, 10:13:00 PM
Martha said…
Love all the things you make and loved the video tutorial!
Have a nice weekend!
Martha
May 2, 2009, 8:18:00 PM
Inna D. said…
Thank you very much, Martha!
May 2, 2009, 9:04:00 PM
Tanya said…
One more amazing piece of art!

Inna, maybe an e-book can work, though I don't know how they are sold...
May 4, 2009, 2:50:00 PM
Inna D. said…
Thank you, Tanya!
May 4, 2009, 2:59:00 PM
Pepper said…
Inna, I so need to see the pattern or get some ideas to make the bumblebee. I have a lady turning 90 and my mom who is 91 wants me to create a bumblebee birthday card. Can you help me please? It would mean the world. Also did Martha say there was a video that you had for tips? Thank you again.
May 17, 2009, 6:50:00 AM
Inna D. said…
Mary, I don't have a pattern for the bumblebee. I just made this sketch and then "played it by ear". You may click one of the images to enlarge it and make something similar. You can also try another, a simpler one, like here or here. I indeed made a video with a cute bumblebee from pompoms (here), but not sure if it can be used for a card, unless you use really small pompoms, and without the toothpick.
Let me know if you can't manage it.
May 17, 2009, 9:04:00 PM
Anonymous said…
i tryed and did ths one,vry beautyfull... thank u 4 sharing
Jul 22, 2009, 9:34:00 AM
Inna D. said…
Great! Will you show your work?
Jul 22, 2009, 10:51:00 PM
sneha said…
seriously u should start writing a e-book ...u explain quilling very well & u also do it amazingly neat
Dec 21, 2009, 8:12:00 PM
Anonymous said…
Inna, honestly you should write a book with your creations and detailed descriptions and pictures on how to create some of your out of this world creations. It may not sell in Israel, but I am sure it will be a hit in UK and USA.
Dec 23, 2009, 8:31:00 PM
Inna D. said…
Thank you, I'm thinking about it :)
Dec 25, 2009, 4:11:00 PM
Anonymous said…
Inna ur creations are amazing,ur ideas are excellent,i hav just started quilling and i never even thought that we could do so much from quilling thankss for sharing ur ideas u r amazing !! :)
Apr 5, 2011, 1:08:00 PM
Inna D. said…
Thank you very much!
Apr 6, 2011, 8:46:00 PM
dr ruchita kadao said…
superb inna its very nice to learn all these.i loved the bumlebees.
Jan 17, 2012, 6:30:00 AM
CJ said…
Lovely creations across the blog. I have become ur fan. Just want to try every design that u tried in ur blog.u r such a gr8 inspiration for my quilling. Thank u.
Jul 17, 2012, 1:01:00 PM
smita said…
awesome creations...
May 23, 2013, 10:14:00 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Floral greeting card with spiral flowers

-
Image
I tried to make a greeting card with three-dimensional flowers. The techniques is described in detail in " Paper Crafts Workshop: A Beginner's Guide to Techniques & Projects ". In short: Draw a swirl on coloured paper. Cut the paper following the swirl design with decorative scissors (waves of different types). Start cutting from the outside to the centre. Roll the swirl from the outside towards the centre around a thin round stick or using a quilling tool. Remove the stick and let the rolled paper free. It opens a little into a flower. Pull the centre (a small circle) of the swirl and glue it underneath. Cut out leaves, place them on a soft pad and gently press in veins. UPDATE: Don't miss the video tutorial on how to make such roses.
Read more