NOT Just Another Mom

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 was able to play around with my new Cricut and made some birthday invitations for a beach themed party. I love the way the sand and the surfboard turned out. I also love the double layered text! It made for a nice effect. Have a wonderful day! 

I managed to make two Valentine's Day quilled pieces in two very distinct and different techniques.  The first was using my cricut to cut out the word love. (Did I mention my wonderful hubby gave me one for Christmas?)  I did a double layer cut out and then quilled around the inner layer with a matching pink 1/8' strip.  For the hearts, I just free handed cut and glued them on and then used the spiral technique to go around the edge of the hearts.  I wanted to experiment more with the spiral technique, so I did...  This is the result of my experiment.  Lots and LOTS of spirals glued into place.  It is an 8x8' piece and I admit the curves and maintaining the spiral consistency was a challenge.  It was a fun and challenging piece... The beginning drawing... Coming along...   A close up... Almost Done A close up of the finished quilling... Doesn't that look nice on the top of my desk?     ...

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.

December was an exceptionally busy month for me. Well, it actually started in October when I came up with an idea for some ornaments.  From that point, I was asked to make an order for 100 of them! It was a lot of work for me, but I loved every minute of it!  Here is my dining room table filled with all 100! They are bagged and ready for delivery.  In my next post, I will show you some of my other commission for quilled initials... Have a wonderful day!