Happy Spring!!

Well here in the Midwest they say it is Spring, but I'm not sure I believe them! 

Still a little chilly here and a few snow flurries in the last couple days.

Anyway...I have been "Thinking Spring!"...and wanted to share a little chicken egg with you.  I used the Punch Bunch Rose/Begonia punch;  I like the way the flower came out! 

Eggs are a great canvas for decorating and they are sort of a "recycle" project...gotta love that!

Wedding Invitations

Hello everyone,

I have had a request to share a couple of pictures of wedding invitation shadow boxes that I have made.  These are so fun to make!

This last picture is a graduation announcement. 

You can do wedding invitations, graduation announcements, birth announcements, First Communion or Confirmation certificates...whatever you would put into a frame!!

Have a great day and find some time to craft!!

I hang my head...

I  am a bad blog mom!  Sorry there have been no posts since Christmas.  

With my record I need to catch up, so how about something for Valentine's Day! 

I found this glittered styrofoam heart at either Michael's or Hobby Lobby and it looked naked so I dressed it up!

A few punched roses and leaves, then some little fringed "button" flowers from 1/8" quilling strips, next a couple of fringed flowers from 1/4" strips.  To top it off some die cut hearts, a stamped "Be Mine" sentiment  and a bow.  

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!!

Quilling Kits

Hi everyone!

I was at Hobby Lobby the other day, turned around and was surprised to see these...

They are very cute and great beginner kits or if you just need the paper for another project!

Take time to Quill!

Sue

Earring Holder

Hi!  I know it has been a bit since my last post... :-/ sorry.  Things have definitely gotten in the way.  

I did want to share a little creation that I made for my niece's birthday.  

I got one of those (laser?) cut wood frames from Michael's, some black plastic needle point canvas, small roping & an easel.  

Turquoise, black & white to match her room!  

I added a punched white rose, two fringed flowers and a bit of green leaves on each corner to dress it up and add a little girly-ness.  I think she liked it!

Don't forget to use some spray sealer on the flowers if you make one.  I also added the roping to the edge of the canvas to finish off the backside. I used Crafter's Pick glue to attach the canvas & roping.  This glue is great to glue different surfaces together.

"Creative Paper Quilling" Book Blog Hop

Hello Everyone,

I am very excited to have you here at my new Blog, to be part of this Blog Hop celebrating the release of the book and to have some of  my quilled pieces in the new book "Creative Paper Quilling" by Ann Martin!  This book is published by Annie's Publishing and can be ordered here http://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=104399  The book has projects from far and wide made by all of the talented Quillers that I admire; I am honored to have my projects among theirs!

 

This quilled wreath is one of the projects of mine that will be in "Creative Paper Quilling".  It is a great project to make for a Christmas ornament as pictured here. You can also use the wreath as a card topper or on a gift tag.  You will find detailed directions for making this in the new "Creative Paper Quilling" book.

This quilled egg is another project of mine that will be featured in the "Creative Paper Quilling" book.  It is a great project to make as a Christmas ornament or even a decoration for Easter.  You can also find the directions for this project in the book.

 

I hope you have been having fun on this Blog Hop, found some new Blogs to follow and enjoyed seeing all of the wonderful projects; remember comments are very much appreciated!

Your next stop on this Hop is to Ann Martin's Blog at http://www.allthingspaper.net/

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Sue