I have been busy working on Christmas Gifts, and this year I’m making Bead Weaved Jewelry and thought I’d share a few of the items I’ve completed.

This first one is a Weaved Pearl Necklace with matching Bracelet made with 4mm pearls and #11 seed beads.

The second one is a Garnet Necklace (and matching Bracelet not shown) made with 3mm round Garnets and #11 Seed Beads

This next one is an Orange Calcite Necklace (and matching bracelet not shown) made with 6mm round Orange Calcite and #11 Seed Beads

I’ve posted some basic quilling instructions on PaperQuilling.ca

This page focuses mainly on making the basic quilling shapes but also contains some information on quilling tools and papers.

You can access the instructions at PaperQuilling.ca

I’ve created a new Gallery for Miniature Quilling and added pictures of my first 3D project which I called “Lady in Red”.

I’ve created some handy indexes to the Quilling Patterns published in the 2007 & 2008 Accord Paper Quilling Design a Day Calendars.

They are posted on the Resource Links at PaperQuilling.ca

Various Views are available for you to browse the calendar indexes – by Designer, by Date, or by Pattern Name

Supplies Required:

• Wood Plate (9” – 10”)
• Clock Kit
• White Satin Enamel Paint
• Quilling Paper in 1/8”, 1/4”, 3/8” widths – various colors
• Glue

Tools:

• Power Drill
• Quilling Tool

This was a fun project I made for my Mother’s Birthday.
Started with a 9” or 10” wood plate. Drill a hole in the center just large enough for the post of the Clock Kit to fit through.
Paint both sides of the wood plate with 1 coat of white satin enamel paint. After drying for 1 hour (or until dry to touch) spray the plate with 2 coats of Alabaster FleckStone Finish allowing 1 hour drying time between coats (or until dry to touch).
After completely dry install the clock works according to directions on package. The clockworks kit I used included stickers for all 12 hours but I only used 4 (12, 3, 6, 9)and used 6” graperolls for the remainder hours

Quilling Directions

Leaves: (make approx 30)

• 5 – 4” marquises from 1/8” paper
• Glue 2 marquises together at points forming a “V”
• Glue 2 more marquises together at points into the first “V”
• Glue remaining at point marquise into 2nd “V”

Eccentric Flowers: (make 2)

• 1 – 6” fringed flowers from 3/8” paper
• 6 – 6” eccentric teardrops
• Glue eccentric teardrops around fringed flower

Fringed Flowers: (make approx 50)

• Make various sizes of fringed flowers from 1/4” & 3/8” paper

Large Ring Coil Flowers (make 6)

• 7 – 18” ring coils from 1/8” paper – pressed to rounded points at opposite ends
• Glue together at center points

Small Ring Coil Flowers (make approx 15)

• 4 – 9” ring coils from 1/8” paper – pressed to rounded points at opposite ends
• Glue together at points to form semi-circle

Marquise Flowers (make approx 30)

• 1 – fringed flower from 1.5” of 1/4” paper for center
• 7 – marquises from 4” of 1/8” paper
• Glue marquises to fringed center

Arrange flowers and leaves around outline of clock using fringed flowers to fill any gaps. Glue leaves and most of the flowers at angles – not flat. Try to arrange eccentric flowers at approx. 12 o’clock & 6 o’clock
Arrange large ring coil flowers at approx 1 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 5 o’clock, 7 o’clock, 9 o’clock, and 11 o’clock.

Quilled Calendars

Here is another idea for a long lasting gift for that special person. For the past few years, I have been making Quilled Calendars for family & friends. The calendar templates are easily created using many software packages – the one I use is Microsoft Publisher.

Print the calendar on heavy cardstock – 110# or higher. I use a one-hole punch to make a hanging hole at the top and then add quilling to the header.

You can quill anything on them, co-ordinating colors to match decorating schemes. Below are a few examples of calendars I have made.

Accord Publishing, the publisher of the 2007 / 2008 Quilling Design a Day Calendars, has announced they stopped production of the 2009 edition of the calendar