My second quilling workshop

Hi friends ,

Take a look at my second quilling workshop.
 I made some quilling dolls and silk thread bangles.

The kids enjoyed a lot . Thanks for your support.

Quilling Snowman

Hello friends,

         Wishing all my friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Come lets make a  Quilling Snowman for this Christmas.

• Snowman Face :

           For the snowman face , I have used 3mm quilling strips. Make a tight coil by rolling 20 quilling strips. Make two such coils. Apply fevicol all over and allow it to dry.  Make a cone shape and attach both the coils. Refer the picture.

• Snowman body :

              For the snowman body , I have used 5mm quilling strips. Make a tight coil by rolling 40 quilling strips. Make two such coils. Make a cone shape and attach both the coils. Refer the picture.
Attach the face and the body.

• Cap :

          For the cap , make a tight coil using 10 quilling strips ( black colour ). I have used  5 mm quilling strips. Push the center part of the coil upwards to give it a hat shape. Stick a red strip (5 mm ) on the hat. Apply fevicol all over to make it stiff.

• Eyes :

          Make a tight coil using half strip ( 3 mm ). Use black colour quilling strip. Make two eyes.

• Nose :

           Make a tight coil using orange colour ( 3 mm ) quilling strip. Make a small cone .

• Mouth :

         Stick black colour small beads to make the mouth

• Neck :

          Make a tight coil using two quilling strips ( white colour ) . I have used 3 mm quilling strip .

        Make the muffler using red and yellow colour quilling strips. Make tight coils using 1/4th quilling strip. Stick it around the neck in an alternate fashion. Cut two strips ( yellow and red ) approx 5 cm length and stick to the snowman.

• Hands :   

       Take a floral wire ( 6 cm length ) . Wrap a brown colour quilling strip and stick to the doll.
Stick all the parts and your cute little quilling snowman is ready.

I hope you all  like it.

Quilling envelopes series 1

Hello  friends,

           This is a new addition to my quilling collection. I have made some creative quilling designs on the envelope. You need to take a plain envelope . You can create your own designs to make it look more attractive. These 6 envelopes , I have used flowers as my theme. Different quilling flowers are made to decorate the envelope. All flowers are made using 3 mm quilling strips.

Let me show you each design in detail:

• Design 1 :             

I have made two flowers. Make 5 tight coils using 1 strip each . Arrange the tight coils to form a flower. Make two such flowers. Make the bushes using green clour quilling strips. 

• Design 2 :

Make a marquise shape using yellow colour quilling strip. Make 5 such shapes to complete the flower. Make the leaves as shown in the picture. You can use your own colour combination.

• Design 3 :

Make 4 comb flowers using a combination of two colors (  Red and white ) . You can use any colour of your choice. Also make some leaves using green colour strips.

• Design 4 :

 Make the quilling flower using tear drop shape. I have used pink colour quilling strips. Make three flowers and decorate it . Give a finishing by making some leaves. I have put this design on the border. The center of the flower can be given using yellow colour.

• Design 5 : 

To make this type of flower , click here . I have used a combination of blue and yellow. You can choose your own combination. Make the leaves and stem using green colour strips.

• Design 6 :

Take a light pink colour quilling strip and make a heart shape. Make 5 such shapes to make the flower. Make a yellow tight coil using half strip for the center of the flower.

So , I hope you liked my creation. Make your own designs and gift it to your loved ones. 

Happy Quilling......

Quilling with resin designs

Hello friends,

     Let me show you something very beautiful which i enjoyed doing it.
For details on resin and its mixing method  refer here.

I have made two quilling  designs .

• For the first one , I have used 3 mm quilling strips. I have made an open heart shape using three strips ( pink colour ). Apply fevicol and allow it to dry. Make a few marquise shapes using one quilling strip( blue colour ).Select a mould ( I have taken a box cap ) which fits your quilling design. Once the resin mixture is ready , pour a thin layer of it into the mold. Then put the quilling design. Fill the mold with resin completely. Allow it to dry for 24 hours. I have used dark blue colour for the heart design resin.

• For the second one also I have used 3 mm quilling strips. I have made a flower with leaves. Here I have used yellow colour quilling strips. Make 10 tight coils each using one quilling strip. Make a single tight coil ( Brown colour ) using one quilling strip for the center of the flower. For the leaves make three to four marquise shapes using one quilling strip each. Take the mould and stick the coils ( flower and leaves ) as shown in the above picture. Pour resin and allow it to dry for 24 hours. I have used light blue colour for the flower design resin.

Use you creation and make your own designs
Happy Quilling....

Quilling with resin series

Resin Keychains

Hello friends,

Epoxy Resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers. Resins are usually mixtures of organic compounds.

The Resin contains resin and hardener which needs to be mixed as per the prescribed ratio (for the epoxy resin I have used it is 3:1 ration for resin to hardener), the casting is done from a mold of desired shape mostly made from silica , the mold is is filled with a epoxy resin mixed  and has to be left untouched , over the next 24 hours which then hardens (based on the type of resin purchase )

Epoxy Resin can be used for various art works like key chains , wall hangings , fridge magnets etc.
I have made couple of key chains to show in this blog , I got the mold and resin from Amazon before beginning this exercise .

The First step would be to make the quilling art of your choice , ensure that the art work fits into the mold easily and is not above the mold , for the current key chains I have used 3mm and 5mm quilling strips ..  I decided to go with a flower , heart and leaf for my first set of key chains .

The epoxy resin I used is by default  colorless and is crystal clear (based on type of epoxy resin you buy ) , so I have used sand color for the heart key chain and light blue for flower (again don't use any color which doesn't gel with the resin it might result in you getting stick resin work ) 

I have made a unique art work with a combination of quilling and resin. You can create you own quilling designs , put them into a mold and fill it with epoxy resin. Allow it to harden and your beautiful art work is ready. You can either make cryrstal clear or colorful transparent key chains of your choice .

Hope you all liked it.

Quilling Diyas

                     Wishing all  my friends a very Happy Deepavali. In this post I am showing you a very special Quilling Diya. I have used a CD for the base. On that I have stuck the tea candle. 

Once it dries , you can make your own quilling designs.

I made these diyas in my workshop. For the designs , I have used 5 mm quilling strips.

Have a look !!!

 I have made different designs for these diyas. You can make your own designs and decorate it. I have also decorated it with kundans.

Please share your comments

Quilling workshop

Hello friends ,

Have a look at my first Quilling Workshop.

Thanks a lot for all your support

Quilling Pooja Lamp

Hello friends,

          As festival season is celebrated all around , I thought of making this unique quilling  pooja lamp which will be used during festivals. I made this on the occasion of Ganesha chathurthi festival.

I have used metallic silver color quilling strips of different dimensions.
   
1. Base ( use 10 mm quilling strips )

2. Pillar ( use 5 mm quilling strips )

3. Base for the beads ( use 3 mm quilling strips )

4.  Diya Bowl ( use 10 mm quilling strips )

5. Bud ( use 5 mm quilling strips )

Attach all the parts to complete you quilling pooja lamp  .
I have put LED bulbs for the lighting . As it is a hollow coil from top to bottom , you can pass the lights through the complete lamp.
Hope you all liked it .
Please share your views.

Designer Rakhis

Hi friends,

         I am showing you some designer Rakhis made for Raksha bandhan festival .

• The rakhi  base is made using quilling tight coils. 
• Make tight coil according to the desired size of the rakhi.
•  I have decorated the coil using stones , ball chain , stone line and kundans. 
• The thread used is silk thread . On the thread I have added some beads and pearls . This makes it look unique. 

       Made these beautiful rakhis for an order. Hope you liked it.
Please share you views.

Quilling Home Decor

Hello friends,

This post I am showing you something very unique and beautiful. It can be used like a home decor or to gift to your loved ones. I gifted this to my husband on his birthday .

   You need :

• Glass ( 2 )
• Glitter crayons ( Different colours ) 
• Candle wax
• Sea shells
• Quilling Strips ( 3 mm ) of different colours
• Glitter Powder

First you need to heat the candle wax and glitter crayon to form a liquid . Inside the glass put some sea shells at the bottom. You can put any other decorating item . Then you need to pour the liquid wax . It will settle and become hard. Keep it aside for some time. 

Make a quilling flower of your choice . I have made using pink and cream colour quilling strips . 

Once your quilling flower is ready , place it on top of the wax glass . 

You can sprinkle some glitter powder on the top to make it look more shiny and beautiful .

I hope you all liked it. Make you own art piece and gift to your loved ones. 

Quilled Wedding Doll Set

Dear Friends,

    A wedding is a beautiful relationship where two people are united . Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. I have taken wedding as my concept and made two wedding dolls ( Bride and Bridegroom ) using quilling .
Let me explain the steps.

Bride :

• Head and Face :

        Make a tight coil using 6 skin color quilling strips (  5 mm ). Make another tight coil using 6 black colour  quilling strips (  5 mm ). Attach the two coils and draw the facial attributes. 

• Hairs :

          Take black colour wool . Take a group of around 20 strands . Stick them to the black part of the head . Weave into plaits to the desired length. Attach a gold ribbon to the hairs .

• Neck :

            Make a tight coil using 3 skin colour quilling strips ( 5 mm ) .

• Body ( Upper part /Blouse  ) :

• For the upper part of the dolls body I have used red color , 7 mm quilling strip.

• First make a tight coil by attaching 20 quilling strips .

• Make one more coil of the same dimension.

• Make a small cone and attach both of them in the pattern shown in the picture.

• Sleeve  :

                For the sleeve , I have used 5mm red color quilling strip. I have used two quilling strips for each sleeve. Make a small cone and attach it to the body.

• Body Lower part :

                 For the lower part of the body , I have attached 40 quilling strips of 10 mm dimension. I have used red colour, You can use any color of your choice. Make a tight coil and and make a big cone .

Attach the upper part and the lower part of the doll . Then attach it to the head. 

• Hands :

            Make a cone using 2 skin color quilling strips ( 5 mm ). Bend the cone to complete the hands. Make two such cones.

• Saree :

                I have used a white and red border for the saree . Wrap the border in a beautiful fashion to give it a saree look . 

Once finished , decorate the doll with bangles and necklace. You can do this using stone line and gold chain. 

Draw the facial attributes to complete the doll . 

     Bridegroom :

• Head and Face :

        Make a tight coil using 6 skin color quilling strips (  5 mm ). Make another tight coil using 6 black colour  quilling strips (  5 mm ). Attach the two coils and draw the facial attributes. 

       

Neck :

          Make a tight coil using 3 skin colour quilling strips ( 5 mm ) .

• Body ( Upper Part ):

           For this I have used 10 mm quilling strips.  Make a a tight coil using 20 quilling strips of skincolor. Make three such coils. Attach the one above the other. Attach the neck to the body.

• Body ( Lower Part) :

                   Take a 10 mm quilling strip of brown color. Attach two strips and  make a tight coil. Make a cone, make two such cones and attach them adjacent to each other. You can give a border to make it look attractive.

• Feet :

          Take a 5 mm skin color quilling strip. Roll it and make a triangle shape. Make two such coils .

Attach  all the body parts to complete the doll.

• Mysore Peta :

           Take a piece of crepe paper ( 6 * 8 cm dimension ) and fold it Accordion Fold ( Z Fold ) as shown below :

Stick a plane gold strip border on one side. Wrap the paper completely around the doll's  head to cover it. Please refer for the picture for further details.

• Dhoti:

            Take a crepe paper ( 8 * 10 cm dimension ) . Stick  a gold border  on one end of the crepe paper.  Wrap the Paper (dhoti ) around the doll. Wrap it in a fashion to cover the legs.

• Shalya:

             Take a rectangular crepe paper ( 8 * 10 cm dimension) , fold it lengthwise . Attach the gold border and put it onto the body of the doll . It can be put on either side of the body.

• Hands :

              Make a cone using 2 skin color quilling strips ( 5 mm ). Bend the cone to complete the hands. Make two such cones.

Draw the facial attributes and put a gold ball chain. 

Your beautiful wedding dolls are ready .
I hope you all liked it . Please share your comments .

Quilling Goddess Saraswati

Hello  Friends,

                Goddess Saraswati  is one of the Hindu goddesses, she is the custodian of knowledge and wisdom and is worshiped by all students across age  for her divine grace so that acquires knowledge, music, art and wisdom. She is the consortium of Lord Brahma , the creator of the universe. During Navarathri , on the fifth day ,a special pooja is performed for the goddess Saraswati. In homes on this day we worship all the artifacts / sources of knowledge as they represent the goddess . 

I have crafted the Goddess Saraswati using quilling . 

    To start with ,make a rough outline or take a print out of the Goddess. The whole picture is crafted using 3mm quilling strips . Goddess Saraswathi is mainly associated with white color for her dress, vehicle (swan/hamsa), seat (lotus) as the white color signifies purity and knowledge.

• Make an outline of the desired shape by placing the quilling strip vertically along the border/outline of the drawing
• For crafting the lotus petals . use  3mm white strips and make a loose coil .Press the coil to fill in the shape of the petals of the lotus. 
• For the crown , decorate using pearl and stone lines ( red , green , white ).
• Design the saree using white colour quilling strips. I have made use of comb flowers closely sticking  them so that they look like saree . Make the border using tight coils ( gold and red colours ). Glue the  ball chain to the edge of the saree. 
• Design the  blouse by making small tight coils ( red and gold colour ). Place the tight coils to fill up the blouse space. 
• For the hands use skin colour quilling strips :

                 Make marquise shapes for the fingers ( using 1/4 th strip each ).

                 Make a loose coil to fit inside the shape of the hand and palm .

• For the legs use skin colour quilling strips:

                 Make marquise shapes for the fingers ( using 1/4 th strip each ).

                 Make a loose coil to fit inside the shape of the feet.

• For the Face use skin colour quilling strips:

                  Make a tight coil to fit the shape. Make a cutout of the face using an ohp        sheet.Draw the facial attributes on an ohp sheet. Glue the sheet onto the tight coil. Make the hairs using black colour quilling strips ( marquise shape ).

• For the Veena , I have used purple , black and gold colour quilling strips .

                 For the base make 5 comb shapes ( purple colour ) . Make around 15 tight coils ( gold colour ) to complete the base. Make rectangle shapes using black and gold colour ( half strip ). Place them in an alternate fashion. Decorate the Veena using ball chain and stone line. Attach the strings on the veena. 

• Swan is made using white and grey clour shades marquise shapes.

         Make marquise shapes using half quilling strips ( white and grey colour ) . Arrange and glue them in the desired shape. Make the beak using red colour quilling strip. Give it a pointed rectangle shape .
For the details please refer to the picture given 😄

I hope you liked my creativity ...Please post your comments..

                            

                        HAPPY  QUILLING 

Quilling Teddy Bear

Hi friends,

    All children likes dolls . Lets make a cute doll using quilling. How about a Teddy bear !!
I have made a teddy bear using quilling.
All the parts of the teddy bear are made using fringe flowers. I have mainly used 5 mm light pink colour quilling strips.

• For the face and body , cut fringes and roll the paper using the quilling needle to make a circle. For the face I have rolled 5 fringe strips and for the body I have rolled 10 fringe strips.
• For the hands and legs , cut fringes , take the desired dimension of the hand and legs. Start rolling the strip without using the quilling needle. For the hands and legs I have used two fringe strips each.
• For the hat , make two tight coils and stick them together as shown in the picture.
• For the ears , make two tight coils of desired size.

Stick the eyes , bow and other accessories to complete your Teddy Bear.

Your cute quilling Teddy Bear is ready .

Please give your suggestions.

Happy Quilling....

Customized matching Quilling Jhumka Series - 6

Hi Friends ,

               This is a new type of quilling handpainted jhumka which I customized for a matching saree.
I have taken a light pink colour 5 mm quilling strip and made a smooth quilled dome.
              Paint using dark pink and green colour acrylic paints. Once done and dried , stick jump rings around the inner part of the jhumka . attach the pink beads and your beautiful hangings are ready .
Watch this space for more ...

Silk Thread Double jhumka

Hi friends,

This is a new type of jhumka which I have tried. I am very happy with the outcome. It is a silk thread double jhumka. One is a combination of blue and green. Other is a combination of red and yellow.
Wrap the two jhumkas with the desired colours ( silk thread ) and attach both the jhumkas .
To attach the two jhumkas ,  refer here .
Please give your comments....
Hope you liked it.

Quilling Art gallery( Hand Painted earrings) for order

Hi friends ,

     Hope you liked my collection of silk thread jewellery. Here are a set of customized  hand painted quilling jhumkas. Who would not like to wear an earrings matching  your outfit.
Then what are you waiting for? Start ordering.....

The designs and colours can be customized.
Please reply in the comment below for ordering.
Thanks

Quilling Art gallery( Silk thread earrings) for order

Hello friends,

       Here are a unique collection of beautiful silk thread earrings made to order.  This can be made to order based on your choice of designs , colours and sizes.

                                            

 

Thanks for visiting.
Keep watching this space for more.......
  

Peacock stud silk thread jhumka

Hi friends,

This is a unique type of silk thread jhumka which is very easy to make. For this you need a silk thread dori which you get in different shades. I have used red colour for my jhumka.

• Take a jhumka cone.
• Apply fevicol all around the cone.
• Start wrapping the silk dori around the cone in a circular manner.
• Completely wrap the cone. 
• Attach the jhumka with a peacock stud.

Design your own jhumkas to match your outfit.

Please leave your comments.

Customized matching Quilling Jhumka Series - 5

Hello Friends,

    Lets do some painting on quilling jhumka. You must have seen my earlier posts of Quilling Painted jhumkas . For details  refer here .
For this I have made a quilled dome using light brown colour. The painting theme is a coconut tree which I have done using dark blue acrylic colour. Attach the jewellery accessories and your beautiful jhumka is ready . Make your own painted jhumkas to match your outfit.
Watch this space for more in this series....
Hope you liked it.

Spring Flowers ( Quilling )

Hi friends ,

   This post is to participate in the IQCG   March  Challenge  IQCG#56.



         Spring is the perfect time to decorate your home with flowers. How about creating some beautiful quilling flowers for the Spring season. I have made a Floral Bouquet.

• I have mainly used white , red , pink , purple , orange and yellow colour quilling strips of 3 mm dimension for the flowers.
• Make the flowers of different shapes and decorate it with some pollen. Make some beautiful flowers and gift your loved ones. I hope you liked this creation . 

Happy Quilling...

Quilling Seed Germination

Hello friends,

     I made this project for showing to my school kids about the concept of germination of seeds. I have made different shapes to show the clouds , sun , plants , flowers and fruits.
By seeing this ,  the children were able to explain the life cycle of plants in an easy way.
Please let me know whether you liked it  .

Quilling SriChakra

Hi Friends,

     The Sri Chakra is a form of mystical diagram (yantra) used in the Shri Vidya school of Hindu tantra. It consists of nine interlocking triangles that surround a central point. For details refer here .
I have tried to make the Sri Chakra using various quilling designs.
Take a yellow Kg cardboard of desired size. I have used orange , pink , blue , green , red and yellow colour quilling strips.
The details are explained below:

• Step 1 

Draw the Sri Chakra with the desired dimension.  

• Step 2

Colour the shapes with the different colours of your choice. Make quilling shapes in coordination with the colours. 

• Step 3

Give a black outline to the drawing by placing the black colour  quilling strips ( 3 mm )in a vertical fashion. In the similar way complete all the lines using black colour. 

•  Step 4

For the first triangle use orange colour quilling strip. For the next layer make triangles using pink colour quilling strips. For the third layer use blue colour and for the forth layer green colour quilling strips. 

• Step 5

The next set of triangles is done using red colour quilling strips. 

• Step 6

Fill the empty spaces using yellow colour quilling strips. 

Once done the complete Sri Chakra is designed . 

I hope you liked it.