Handmade bags ( Quilling )

Hi friends,

  I have made some handmade bags for an order and decorated them with some beautiful quilling flowers. These bags are eco friendly and quite durable. To learn how to make the bag please  Click here . Orders are welcome. Colours can be customized.
I hope my blog visitors will appreciate my efforts. 

Customized matching Quilling Jhumka Series - 1

Hi everybody

Lets make some quilling jhumka which can perfectly match your outfit. These designer jhumkas will look very beautiful and elegant when worn. It adds an extra beauty to your outfit.

The materials required are :

• Quilling Strips ( 5 mm )
• Quilling needle
• Fevicol
• Quilling varnish
• Triple 0 size paint brush
• Acrylic colours

Let me show you how to do it:

• I have made  a  tight coil using 6 quilling strips. Make the coil according to your jhumka size. Make sure you don't roll the coil very tight.
• Make a cone using the jhumka mould. Press it evenly with your fingers to get a smooth quilled dome.
• Apply fevicol evenly inside the cone. Allow it to dry.
• With a pencil draw the desired drawing outside the cone.
• Take a triple 0 paint brush and paint it with the appropriate colours. You can also make the outline using black colour. Here I have drawn some flowers with leaves. I have used yellow( for flowers )and green( for leaves ) acrylic colours.
• Allow the paint to dry.
• Take a thick brush and apply quilling varnish / glaze on the jhumka. First apply one coat, once it dries apply a second coat if needed.
• This will give the jhumka a shiny look and make it water resitant.
• Attach the jhumka stud and your matching jhumka is ready

The complete Jhumka looks like this:

I made this jhumka for an order. Make you own designs and decorate your jewellery. Please share your views. Keep watching this space for more in this series.....  Happy Quilling..

Quilling Lord Shiva Tapestry

Hello friends,

As you all know Lord Shiva is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being within Shaivism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. For details Click here .
I have made a portrait of Lord Shiva using Quilling.

You need to first take a print out of the Lord Shiva image ( your choice ). You need to fill the whole image with quilling with the matching colours. To complete the image I have used 3 mm quilling strips.

Shiva's crown:

   Make a loose coil using black colour quilling paper. Please make sure the coil fits correctly on the image. 

Hair locks:

  I have made the hair locks with the help of quilling comb. You can make hair locks of different length easily using the quilling comb. Click here to know more. This is also done using  black color quilling strips. 

Shiva's weapon - Trident:

Make this using gold colour quilling paper. You can also decorate the trishula using kundans,

Shiva's instrument - damaru:

Make a tight coil using white and brown colour quilling strips. Make small spokes using brown colour strips. Make sure to stick the strip on the length side so as to get embossed look and not flat as shown in the picture. 

 Shiva's serpent:

Make small tight coils using black and white quilling strips. Make many such coils to complete the body of the serpent. For the top part I have used dark maroon colour strips and placed them in a vertical position in a continous fashion. please refer to the picture. For the eyes make a marquise shape using a single black colour quilling strip. 

Draw the outline of the face and neck, Make the facial parts with appropriate colours. 

Here is the picture of the Shiva Portrait - work in progress...

Hand:

Draw the outline of the hand . Fill the space with the desired loose coils. I have used light pink colour quilling strip.

Ears:

Make a half circle shape using grey colour quilling strip for the ears.

Shiva linga:

Make a shiva linga using black colour quilling strip. For the down part make a loose marquise shape. For the upper make a dome shape and place it.  Please refer to the picture.

I made this beautiful portrait as a gift for my parents on their anniversary. 

Hope you all liked it,

Happy Quilling.