Quilled Paper Eggs

Every year I decorate a few eggs for Easter.  I like to try something new each year.  This year I decided to try quilled paper eggs.

These quilled paper eggs took a long time to finish, but were very simple to make.

I cut pastel colored paper into strips 1/8" x 4.25", using my Fiskars cutter.  I twirled the strips with a small quilling tool, and attached the quilled paper to hollowed eggshells with white tacky glue.

I just love the way they look!

 If you want to see more of my "egg-speriments", visit my egg decorating page at my hobby site:  http://www.hobbyloco.com/eggs.html

In the past, I have decorated eggs with buttons, embroidery floss, wax resist (pysanky), acrylic paint, and plain old food coloring.

Happy Crafting!

a fun and easy bird pattern

I used a 2-piece bird pattern (free to download at Spool) to make this tiny bird.

I printed the pattern at one-third the normal size and hand stitched the bird in felt.   It is about 2-1/2" long and sits about 1 inch tall.   I used a printed tie-dye felt for the top and a solid blue for the belly.

The eggs are made from paperclay (very easy), painted with acrylic paints and coated with shiny varnish.

I made the little nest from brown paper.   I cut the paper into strips about 1/8" wide and 6-7" long.   I then crumpled them and twisted them as much as I could, and shaped them into the nest shape.   I cut a small circle (1-1/4" diameter) from brown paper for the bottom.   I glued the shaped nest to the circle and glued bits of the paper down as needed to to stabilize the nest shape.

Super simple!

Inchies !

OK, so here is what I have been up to lately... Inchies! I finally was bitten by the inchie bug. I have always loved tiny things, so this seems like a good match for me. I joined an inchie group to swap and learn/share new techniques and ideas. Here are some pictures of my creations.

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These inchies were made with packing tape transfers over watercolor painted backgrounds. Here is a great packing tape transfer tutorial.

------------------ Let's Party! ------------------

I made a whole set of these inchies from decorative paper (printed paper, corrugated paper, and punches), my doodles, metallic ribbon and sequins.

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I folded tiny little origami shapes (heart, tree and bat) to create these inchies.

Next up ... Interactive inchies with pop-ups, fold outs and moveable elements!

Torn Paper Mosaic

I have been altering a book and just completed this page. This was the first time I ever made a torn paper mosaic. I really love the way it turned out! It was very easy to do and took about 4 or 5 hours to complete.

I plan to do more torn paper mosaics... maybe larger projects to hang on my walls! Anyone reading this, that has done this type of artwork... I would love to see it! Please add a comment with a link to your site.

If you would like to see more of the book I am altering (or more info about this mosaic), visit HobbyLoco.com. I have tons of hobbies & I post photos, how-to info, free patterns, etc.. on a regular basis.