New Quilled Christmas Ornaments

Drum roll please.  Here are my new quilled Christmas ornaments. 

 I had brought the wood base quite a while ago, and when I saw them in my craft storage I was so happy - something new to quill - yippee!

These have been keeping me busy for the past couple of weeks!

 What to do....what to do!!  These are smaller at the top than my other quilled ornaments, and I tried a few different collars until I finally figured it out.  It doesn't show in the pics - each ornament has three collars; two facing up, and one facing down. Ta da - problem solved.

Let me know what you think of my latest ornament.  I look forward to hearing from you.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Crafting.

Sand

Christmas Quilling

Friends, I am super excited!!  All my Christmas Ornaments are made and ready for craft shows! I may have said that before...tee hee...but then I made more ornaments.  Apparently I can't sit idle!!

Along with traditional Christmas colours, I also made some of my quilled ornaments in a variety of other colours.  Kinda cool, eh!

I just love 'em!

Naturally, these are perfect for your tree, but how about as a centerpiece.  

Host/Hostess gifts.

A gift for the teacher.

A keepsake ornament for yourself/children/friends.

So many possibilities!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy Crafting.

Sand

Quilled Christmas Keepsakes

Like many people, I love family traditions. Throughout the years, my parents have bought myself and my sister a special ornament every Christmas, and now, I do the same for my children.  I love searching for ornaments!  Last year I didn't have to look too far - both received my quilled ornaments.

Well, I've been a busy girl and although it took a while, I finally finished my quilled Christmas ornaments.  Lots of different colours - unfortunately, the colours look a bit washed out by the lighting.

Christmas traditional colours.

Pretty pastels! Perhaps Baby's First Christmas.

Funky colours!

Whatever your preference, these make wonderful keepsake gifts.

What are your Christmas traditions?

Trio of Quilled Ornaments

I'm back!  The reno of my Mom's house took longer than expected - a month and three days longer!!  The house looks fantastic and we couldn't be more pleased with the results.  With the reno was done, it was time for some much needed rest....or not....LOL  Back to quilling and crafts.

Theses three lovely quilled ornaments are a custom order and they'll be going on a black Christmas tree.  I think the awesome colour combo, chosen by my shopper, are going to look awesome on the tree and the colours, dare I say, are going to pop!  Hmmm...there must be a better word than pop.

The papers I use are from Quilled Creations and as always for the top of the ornament, the gorgeous glimmer paper from Stampin' Up!, and it sparkles like crazy! 

I wanted to show you the bottom of the ornament. It takes 4 strips of 17" long paper done in a tight coil, then shaped over the point - see the picture below. 

 

Let's hope it's not so long between posts!  Happy Crafting!

 

They're Multiplying!

Another busy weekend, but not crafting - all reno shopping.  We found pretty much everything we were looking for, and yes, my feet are very sore...lol. 

Now, to what has been keeping me busy.  Until I gathered all my Quilled Christmas ornaments together for this photo, I didn't realize there were so many!  Check out the variety of colours.

 

They're not completely finished, but it won't take too long to add the sparkly tops, which is good because September will be a busy reno month at mom's house.  I'll try to post whenever possible.

Thanks for stopping by!   Happy Crafting!

The Start of Another Ornament

Here I go again!  It's hot as you know what outside, so I'm chillin' this afternoon with some quillin'.  No, I didn't intentionally plan on having that rhyme lol.   Don't get me wrong - I had a busy day.  Mom is moving so the enormous task of packing has begun.  Sixty years of treasure and memories to go through, so my posts may lessen over the next few months.  However, in my quiet time, I'm making my Quilled Christmas Ornaments. 

The first rows are easy, then the fun starts.  I'm saying that tongue in cheek because to me, these are like making a puzzle, with no directions.  My kind of craft!

 Be sure to check in every once in a while.  I have some funky colours planned for my next ornament!

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Crafting!

Red & White Quilled Ornament

Is it winter already? Thankfully not yet, but it's not that far off (argh!) so I'm ramping up my work on Christmas crafts.  This is the time of year when I use my breaks and lunch time quilling, in addition to evenings and weekends.  You'll notice a difference from this ornament and one in a previous post.  These tight coils use a lot more paper, and take a lot more time, but I do love the look! 

I just realized it looks like the ornament is on an egg cup but it's actually resting on a silver candlestick holder - thought I'd try something a bit different.

I hope you're having a great start to your weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Crafting!


Sand

Quilled Ornament

Mid-way through a beautiful week of vacation and enjoying every minute!  Although  I didn't make much in the way of plans, my week is filling up with activities quite nicely.

I asked myself - is it ever too early for Christmas crafts? Noooooooo! Teehee!  This quilled ornament isn't exactly traditional Christmas colours - it's okay to break with tradition.  Especially with these fun colours!  

 

I've been 'quilling up a storm', so come on back soon to see what new goodies I've created.

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Crafting.

Sand