Hindu Symbol of Happiness

I made this for a friend for her birthday. It measures almost 9" by 9" total with the actual design measuring 6"in diameter. The frame was made using gold poster board and the bevel paper frame tutorial from Inna's website.

It was inspired from this henna tattoo I saw on Pinterest. 

The strips were cut on a mini paper shredder from a dark brown cardstock. They are 1/8". I then coated the edges with gold Calligraphy DecoColor Opaque Paint Marker.

Remake of an Hugarian Folk Art Piece

I made this for a friend of mine for her birthday.

It was inspired by this picture I found on Pinterest.

The frame was made using poster board and the beveled picture frame tutorial on Inna's website.

This piece was about 12" tall by 5" wide.

With the frame it ended up being about 15" tall by 8" wide. 

I gave it away before I measured it. 

I had a good time putting this together. I used 1/8" quilling paper.

The body of the bird was made with the beehive technique.

Pot of Pink Mums

I started making Mums last November but I gave them all away. So I figured I would make some more to brighten my home. I even thought about giving them to my mom for Mother's Day but I wasn't sure if it could get it to her in one piece. 

 It is composed of 5 different flowers. There are far more of the largest flowers which measures 1 3/4". I used two different tones of pink with yellow. I fringed the strips and glued them together before quilling them. The other 4 types of flowers a variations of the main flower all measuring about 1".  I made a template for the leaves and cut and shaped each one.

 I felt it needed a little something more so I added a little lady bug. It is 1/4" wide x 1/2" tall.

The whole thing is about 6 1/2" tall x 7" wide.

The Grinch

So I haven't posted in a while but that doesn't me I haven't been creating things. Here are a few things I have made over the last few months.

                                                  Here is my version of the Grinch. My daughter wanted something small of the Grinch to take to school. This was my second attempt, the first failed terribly.

It measures 2" tall x 1.5" wide. I used 1/8 inch strips for the bulk of the head and the nose. I cut the strips myself with my mini paper shredder. I used 1/16 inch strips for the cheeks and the eyes.

I liked the way it turned out so I couldn't let my 5 year old take it to school but I do let her look at it. Sorry Sweety!!