http://theartofquilling.com Creative ideas, techniques, and patterns for paper quilling Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:24:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While looking around the web for St. Patrick's Day craft inspiration I ran across Pumpkin Petunia's free lucky penny template.  Jo-Ann, a very crafty mom, created the template for her kids to use as a classroom handout for St. Patrick's Day.   Of course, after seeing the template, I knew that ... http://theartofquilling.com/st-patricks-day-quilling-with-kids After numerous requests, I am pleased to announce the release of my Quilled Floral Heart Wreath ePattern that was recently featured in the blog post, Enhance Your Quilling with Blending Chalks.    Whether you want to embellish a wedding card, create a handcrafted framed wedding gift, or create a special card for ... http://theartofquilling.com/announcing-new-quilling-epattern Top 'o the morning to you!  I missed Mardi Gras and the Chinese New Year, but my Scots-Irish heritage wouldn't let me skip St. Paddy's Day without a quilled project or two.   In the United States, St. Patrick's Day has become a celebration of everything Irish -- and what could be ... http://theartofquilling.com/quilling-for-st-patricks-day Like most crafters these days, I am saving bottles, wrappers, and other packaging pieces for use in future craft projects.   I was looking through my stash for Valentine's Day inspiration and found a wonderful glass bottle that used to contain a marinade.  I decided to dress it up and fill ... http://theartofquilling.com/upcycled-valentines-day-quilling [caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignright" width="283" caption="Fig 1"][/caption] Blending chalks are an excellent choice when you want to add a bit of color to your quilling.  Made by several manufacturers, they come in a wide array of colors from soft pastels to bright jewel tones.  Some even have a bit of shimmer mixed ... http://theartofquilling.com/enhance-your-quilling-with-blending-chalks In my last post (Groovy Birthday Wishes) I talked about the very popular technique of filling in an outline with quilling to form a design.   Normally, your piece of quilled art would be glued on top of your background surface like I did with the boot.   But, what happens if you place ... http://theartofquilling.com/quilled-stencil-rose I was browsing through the bargain bins of ribbon and found a funky retro paisley design in yellow, green, and orange that simply screamed mini skirt and go-go boots.    I wasn't a teen during the Mod 60's, but I do remember having a pair of white go-go boots when I was ... http://theartofquilling.com/groovy-birthday-wishes There is still time to embellish your Christmas crafts with quilling.  This sweet little angle works up quickly and would add a heavenly touch to your Christmas projects.   You will need Basic quilling tools (discussed earlier) Quilling paper, 1/8": white, yellow, gold metallic (solid gold on one side of the paper strip) Gold leaf ... http://theartofquilling.com/heavenly-angel-free-quilling-pattern I want to thank all of the ladies who attended the Christmas quilling class at the Marietta Community School.  I hope you had a great time because I know I sure did!   Our class project was a Christmas card with a detachable snowflake ornament.  I am very proud of the snowflakes ... http://theartofquilling.com/snowflake-ornament-quilling-card Twice a year, my local library system conducts a book sale of hardbacks, paperbacks, children's books, magazines, and tapes, that have been either culled from circulation or donated by patrons for the sale.  With the emergence of online used book sales through ebay, Amazon, etc., the lines are long and ... http://theartofquilling.com/library-book-sales