In my last post, I featured how to quill paper bumblebees. These were the very same bees that I use for my love bug gift tags. It’s only fitting that I also share how I made the quilling paper ladybugs that were the other half of that set. I think they’re adorable in their own right. It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that both red and black quilling paper are needed for these little lady bugs. And they are…
It’s been a fairly mild, dry summer in Delaware so far this year, and my family and I have been spending tons of time enjoying the outdoors. Because of all our outdoor adventures, my kids have started being more interested in all the plants, flowers, and bugs that we’ve been finding along the way. They’ve inspired me to revisit some of my designs from last year, like the custom beehive I created and also my quilling paper bumble bee gift…
I’ve been renovating my families new home and now that we’re (more or less) settled in, it’s time to start quilling again. And, since my main goal this season is too enjoy the summer, i thought I’d jump right back in with a tutorial on my mini quilling paper citrus slices. They’re so bright and fun, they make me think summer every time I make them. First thing’s first: Just like in my quilling strawberry post, I’ve drawn…
I’ve been having a lot of fun coming up with new tutorials for my “How to Make Simple Quilling Paper Flowers” series, even though this type of quilling is pretty far out of my wheel house. It has been pretty interesting researching flowers and plants, while trying to recreate them out of quilling paper. And it’s really sparked my spring fever! But this time, instead of showing a couple different types of flowers, I’m focusing on only one, the lily…
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After writing my last quilling flower tutorial about daffodils and flower buds, I decided to go bigger this time. So, for this post on how to make simple quilling paper flowers, I chose the plumeria and lilacs. The plumeria is much larger in size and the lilacs grow in mass quantities. Everything is just bigger this time! The exotic plumeria that I’m quilling grows in red and white, but some of the colors are amazing! (Seriously, Google them if you’re…
When I decided I wanted to make a new series of quilling tutorials about simple spring flowers, it was only fitting that I would start with the Daffodil. Daffodils are the flower that my husband surprised me with on our very first date. I’m pretty sure he plucked them from his parents’ yard, but it’s been a sweet symbol for us ever since. We also planted some in in the front garden of the house that we have lived in…
With on of my family’s favorite holidays, St. Patrick’s Day, coming up, I thought I’d take create a tutorial for how to make a quilling paper shamrock, but with a twist. Instead of the straight-forward clover leaves formed from teardrop coils, I went a step further to design my shamrock to be built on a quilling comb. I also decided to use two colors of green quilling paper, a pale celery green and a deeper leaf green. The only other…
If you follow me on any social networks, it is no shocking news that I’m super excited that Valentine’s Day is on it’s way. I get all mushy about love stories, romantic movies and red and pink heart decorations. Plus, the gift boxes full of chocolate aren’t anything to sneeze over. So I thought I’d write up a tutorial on how to make quilling paper hearts: 4 different ways. This post contains affiliate links. If you click on the links…
Autumn is over, so its time I figured out what design I could use as my in-package freebies for the next season. But since this is a really crazy time in the Craftery household, I took the easy way out and went to one of the themes I used when I first opened my Etsy shop…snowmen! I love snowmen in my home decor so the next logical step was to quill snowmen for my store! I’ve made a few different…