Owls everywhere... quilled

The owl is one of the most amazing birds in my opinion. I like owls as a subject of my crafts: I made an owl cake, a salted dough owl, owl salt and pepper shakers, and this time also a paper quilling owl.

Quilled seahorse pendant

Some time ago I made many sketches of paper quilled pendants and earrings I'd like to create. I don't have much time to materialize all of those ideas, that's why they show up so slowly. The Hamsa pendant was the first one, and here comes a seahorse. I used hand-cut beige strips for it, gilded the edges using a metallic gold marker. The eye is a red rhinestone. The finished pendant was coated with matte varnish spray. Its length is about 1 3/4'' (4.5cm). I enjoy experimenting with quilled jewelry very much, so more to follow :)

You must also see Ann Martin's exquisite gilded paper pendants! Ann, I know you're reading this, I really love what you do with paper strips.

Book: Quilling: Techniques and Inspiration

Today I'd like to share my opinion on Quilling: Techniques and Inspiration by Jane Jenkins. Especially because I've been often asked to recommend a good book on paper quilling for beginners.

How to make paper ball ornaments

I promised to show in detail how to make paper ball ornaments for a garland, mobile or any other decoration. So, here we go.

Floral arrangement: a basket of quilled flowers

I was requested by a friend to create a paper quilling project in the classical style, and came up with this basket of flowers. Frankly, I'm not satisfied with it, maybe because it's not exactly my style of quilling.

Dandelion, parchment craft

After having tried parchment craft for the first time and enjoying it very much, I've been making my tiny steps in this art. This small project was inspired by Helen M Stevens' embroidery patterns from Embroiderer's Countryside, the book I own.

The parchment has a light pink tint, I mounted it on the purple base using a small amount of glue at the corners. Size: 4 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches (12 x 21.6cm).

By the way, a link to Helen M Stevens' Web site has been added to the side bar, and I encourage you to visit it to see Helen's beautiful work.

Birthday card with a quilled fairy and pergamano

Today is my elder daughter's birthday :) She's the best fan of my quilling, and naturally wanted to have a quilling card for her special day. As for the design, a fairy seemed a good choice for a girl's card to me.