Nov
27
2010
The Thanksgiving leftovers may still be in the refrigerator, but I am going into crafting overdrive to finish up as many quilling pieces as I can. I have been lucky enough to have been accepted into two juried Christmas houses this year.
The Christmas House Arts & Crafts Show, hosted by the Mable House and the South Cobb Arts Alliance
Dates: December 3rd – 12th, 2010
Times: Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm; Sunday 2pm to 6pm
Place: Mable House Arts Center, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton, Georgia 30126
Phone: 770-819-3285
The Christmas House Arts & Crafts Show is right around the corner, so mark your calendars and come see some of the the finest art and fine craft in the area. My good friend, Sharon, will have her beautiful bead and wire flowers there, too. Here is a fun little “save the date” video the SCAA has provided. They were kind enough to feature one of my quilled Christmas egg ornaments.
The Gift Box, hosted by The Art Station – Big Shanty and the North Cobb Arts League
Dates: December 2nd – 17th, 2010
Times: Tuesdays – Fridays, 10am-5pm
Place: Art Station-Big Shanty, 2050 Kennesaw Due West Road, Kennesaw, GA 30152
Phone: 770-514-5930
For those of you who may have a difficult time stopping by during the day, there will be a Shop & Share Party on Tuesday, December 7th, from 6pm-8pm.
If you live anywhere in the area, I do hope you are able to come. Perhaps you’ll find that perfect gift you have been searching for.
Nov
15
2010
Several weeks ago I was approached by Laura
Boetto of
Papers and Pixels, a new On-Line Crafting Magazine. She had downloaded my free
eBook,
Quilling with Confidence, and was having a grand time learning how to quill. Laura was writing an introduction to quilling and asked if I would contribute a free quilling pattern for the November issue. How could I refuse?
I just received the November issue and am so impressed with the quality of the projects, a mixture of more traditional paper crafts and digital crafting/scrapping. Not only does it contain the quilling from Laura and yours truly, there are great ideas for Christmas cards and ornaments, and very informative tutorials on basic photo restoration — just in time for those needing a little help retouching scanned copies of precious family photos now faded with time.
But wait …. there’s more!
This magazine is totally free. Just pop over and download it. Such a deal.
Do come back and leave me a comment if you like my poinsettia and folded fan ornament. I’d love to hear from you!
To get your own copy of Quilling with Confidence, fill in your name and email address in the form found under the “Free Quilling eBook” section located at the top of the right-hand column of this blog.
Nov
07
2010
We had “snow” much fun quilling this past Saturday at the Christmas Quilling Workshop. I just had to take a moment and show off the wonderful projects the students made. They did such a great job!
Our next class will be Janaury 22 when we’ll learn more quilling techniques (like pom-poms and fringed flowers) to make Valentines.
Nov
03
2010
I don’t own all the paper crafting tools and gadgets I would like. For the type of crafting I do, I find I need variety more than quantity and it is hard for me to justify spending the money on a new punch, die cut, etc., when I only want a few pieces. That’s why I keep my eyes open for ready-made items I can embellish with quilling.
I spotted several packages of Martha Stewart’s tags last year in my local Scrapbook outlet store. (Alas, I discovered a few days ago it had closed — sigh!). There are 8 tags in each package and since they were on sale, each package cost less than a dollar. What a bargain. The tags even have the “To” and “From” printed on the back.
I added my own ribbon (also from various bargain bins), a square of scrap card stock, a quilled candy cane, and … Voila! I now have a custom gift tag worthy of any present.
If you keep your eyes open, you can find lots of ready-made packaging just waiting for a touch of quilling to turn it from ho-hum to Ho-Ho-Ho! (Sorry, I just couldn’t resist).
