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Quilled Poppy in Progress (5) and Custom Cut Paper
I've mentioned my love for paper from Daiso, a Japanese $2 dollar store. I've used it for many craft projects in the past. I wish they had more colors, because they offer a great range of shades in...
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Quilled Poppy in Progress (6) and DIY Pollen
It's finally done! My largest project to date at about 11"x11". I'm struggling a bit with the photography because I can't seem to make the color strips stand out as much when I shoot straight down. To...
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Quilling Tutorial: Outlined Flowers
I'm so excited to show you something completely new!I have often admired simple line drawings of flowers and wished I could express it with quilling. Yes, I know it's ironic that I didn't have the...
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Quilled Ginkgo Biloba Cards and Letraset StudioTac Dry Adhesive
I've quilled the quietly serene ginkgo biloba leaves before here, here, and here in the past, but this new version is similar to the one in my book, Pretty Quilled Cards.These two cards are ones that I...
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DIY Quilling Strips Tutorial with Free Files
I've talked about cutting my own quilling paper because I prefer a slightly heavier weight than standard quilling strips. Seeing Honey Moser's blog post and a reader's question on Jin's Craftsy post...
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3D Soccer Ball Birthday Card
My soccer-loving nephew has turned 12 and I thought it would be fun to make a card he could get a "kick" out of. He and his brother used to enjoy receiving extra pieces to make the exact card I made....
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Quilling an Easy Letter Monogram
One question I'm commonly asked is how to make a quilled monogram. When someone is new to quilling, it is daunting to make such a large customized project, especially when they want it to be done in an...
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Cut-Coil Quilling for Rounded Flowers
I was buoyed by my quick and happy results from the cut coil technique for pointed petal flowers I showed in an earlier post, and assumed a rounded petal version would be just as easy. I started off...
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Quilled Champagne Congratulations, A New Tutorial Pattern!
My friends got engaged and I wanted to quill them something to commemorate the happy occasion. Champagne glasses immediately came to mind and then I wondered what to put around the clinking glasses —...
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Quilling by 7th Graders
My brother-in-law is a teacher and was subbing for a class of 7th graders. He decided to engage them in a way they'd never been before, by showing them how to quill. I gave him a quick one hour lesson...
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DIY Electric Quilling Tool
Before anyone goes out to buy this, I'd like to say that I won't be using this to quill! It spins so fast, I can't keep the strip edge even. However, I'll explain my "just because" experiment.When Ann...
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Business Card Holders (via digital die cutter)
For my first quilling demo, I had wanted to bring along and display business cards so attendees would know where to find more tutorials on my blog. I searched for existing DIY business card holders out...
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Die Cut Star for Birthday Gift Topper
So I bought a birthday card. GASP! I know, I know. You have to cut me some slack though, as we've been ripping out carpet to install wood flooring. Besides, the card was about aliens and have glow in...
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Cut-Coil Quilling A Reverse Monogram
This 2" thumbnail is from my sketch book. At first I had planned to make quilled teardrops surround a letter shape, then remove the letter and allow the negative space be the monogram. Then I realized...
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A Tribute to Aunt Berni
I received a message through FaceBook from Kirsten the other day, whose Aunt Berni passed away a few years ago. While cleaning out her belongings, Kirsten and her mom found a box of quilling supplies...
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Precious Memories Class: 3 Styles of Quilled Flowers
I'm going to teach another class at Precious Memories on Thursday, Sept 25, from 6:30-9pm! For this class, I plan to show several ways to quill flowers, from traditional teardrop shapes, to my...
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How to organize messy quilling strips
This "before" shot is so typical of our quilling supply box, isn't it?Here it is all cleaned up (on the right hand side). Past blog readers may recall my quilling storage box custom made to fit my Ikea...
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Quilling a housewarming card
Some friends have a new home so I wanted to quill a "Happy Housewarming!" card for them.I glued the heart outlines first to set the boundaries. Then I trimmed a popsicle stick on an angle to match the...
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A blog hop with a difference!
I was flattered to be asked by Pritesh to be part of her blog hop, originally started by Hussena. I love Pritesh's infectious enthusiasm for paper crafts and the ideas that flare up between us all. She...
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Ladybug Party Favor Gift Box
I'm so excited to show you my latest party favor box design, an adorable ladybug!The body is cut from a single sheet of black cardstock and after gluing, forms a dome. The wings are cut from a sheet of...
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