NOT Just Another Mom

With every letter I create, there seems to be a story that goes along with it. Some are more in depth and emotional than others, but I think it makes what I do even more heartfelt and meaningful. This one is for a special family. The heart and rainbow of colors represent their story…

I was honored to make a special birthday gift for a persons Mom. How I love making these beach scened letters… I make these letters with 1/2″ hand cut paper strips and carefully place them with my handy dandy tweezers until they resemble a beautiful beach sunrise…I love the creamy yellow background although sometimes in the pictures it turns out a little darker than it really is. I want to think that this would give someone a lot of pleasure looking at it everyday and thinking of the beach….Can’t you just hear the sound of the waves gently lapping and feel the gentle breeze tugging at your hair?

A sweet couple just received this in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. It is an 8″x10″ quilled in several shades of gold. I love the shimmer of the shiny strips especially. They make such an elegant statement. Tagged: paper art , paper crafting , paper filigree , paper quilling , paperart , quilled , quilled letter , quilled monogram , quilling , quilling design , QuillingFun

I had the opportunity to make a beautiful letter N using the colors maroon, brown, peach, and cream. I always love seeing how various colors come together. The person wanted those colors and a flower in the design. Aren’t these colors so elegant together? Tagged: paper art , paper crafting , paper filigree , paper quilling , paperart , quilled , quilled letter , quilled monogram , quilling , quilling design , QuillingFun

I was asked to make a "C" for a couples first anniversary.  The customer asked for some pine trees because they enjoyed camping.  Because of where they lived, I wanted to make it special for them.  Where you ask? Wyoming... So I decided  to incorporate the mountains and a river, too.  I first outlined the letter C and then proceeded to fill it in with the background paper.  After I put that into place, I put in the outline and started  filling in the trees and the river.  Please excuse the desk... The white bowl is what I put glue into to dip the edge of my paper in before I place it onto the background.  Here it is completely framed...  Have a wonderful day! 

I have mentioned that I have been working on quilled initials and I have one that has proven to be very popular. Everyone loves going to the beach and listening to the sound of the waves crashing. It can be so relaxing. The sky always appears to look different during the various times of day, so I've had request for different beach scenes.  Here is the one view... Here is a second version... And lastly, here is another version... I've also recently had the opportunity to do the letter "O" in a ocean theme as well featuring a starfish.  I used jeweled accents on all of them to add a twinkle when the light hits.  Hope you've enjoyed! Please feel free to ask questions or leave comments :)

I had a special request to make a quilled initial all in gold and creams.  I wanted it to be glamorous yet classic.  I found beautiful card stock in shades of gold. Some glittery, some shimmering, and some in a pearlescent quality with lots of different textures. I used my Cricut to cut out the lettering for the 50th and the date. The date was very tricky to do because of the specialty paper I used. It began to split apart as I lifted it off of the mat.  Then with self cut strips in 1/2" width, I outlined the letter M and filled it with quilling.  It is encased in an 11x14 shadow box . I hope I achieved the glamorous and classic look I was going for... I think so.

I had the opportunity to create a letter "L" initial. The customer wanted the color combination of blue, black, and red.  I wanted to highlight a flower in the letter.

Before Christmas, I had the opportunity to create a series of quilled initials for a commission. I had only made one and I was so excited to be up for the challenge!  I will be updating my blog with  pictures and process updates.  I hope you enjoy! The first one is an M in beautiful shades of blues and yellows.