Quilled Tiger and Cub!!

Hello all,

       First of all A very happy new year 2017 :) Though bit late with the wishes, it's never too late :)  This is time of the year every one  have a list of things with priorities ordered!Yeah.. talking about Resolutions!! I am sure most of you would have finalized your list for this year 2017...That's a good step...but people like me, that's the only step we take ;-) and the next time we think about resolution is, the next new year;-)I know I am not alone here.At least some of you are having a smile relating this to yourselves :-) This year I decided to enroll myself for a painting class...fingers crossed and determined to take more steps this time !!

       Being the first post of this year, here comes the biggest of my quilled works till date...After my successful attempt of the National Bird, decided to give tribute to the national Animal..I was bit skeptical on how to proceed with the tiger's face..So started with body first and left the faces till last!! I wanted to capture the facial expressions and very satisfied with the way they turned out.. It took almost 15 days time (was working on and off ) and lots n lots of quilling strips to fold and roll..Worth the effort and loved it <3

That's all for now.. Let me know how you like it and see you all next time guys!!

Quilled Heart!!

Hello all..

       Last few days, media has a jackpot with big stories. Yeah. You know them. Most awaited elections in the world and the second one is completely unexpected and now most unwanted(mostly by politicians from opposition parties) DEMONETISATION. The US presidential elections results were really surprising! But more surprising is Mr. Modi's decision to cancel big notes! Indian media is going crazy over this news talking about the negatives it is causing to the common man! It is definitely causing issues to common man but all of us are ready to face them for a better future. Aren't we? In my opinion, we humans are against any change even if it brings some good to us because we love to live in our own cocoons of comfort zones and even a slight change will cause mayhem. Lets stop magnifying the problems we are facing and will face for some more days and think about the big picture!!

Coming to the quilled work for today.. I just poured out my heart for quilling this :-) Started with making the flowers. It took couple of trails to get the three dimensional look. For the leaves I have used the crepe paper and thin wires. Here comes the hard part to get the heart shape from the regular G wire which is lying at home and then wrapping it with crepe paper for the blue heart <3  We are almost there..It's time to assemble everything in place. Loved it <3<3 Instead of framing it, I am just hanging it on the wall...

Some of the in progress pictures this time :-)

Thats it for now guys..Off I go cousin's wedding..Pretty excited:-) :-) Have a great weekend!!

Miniature world!!!

Hello all,

        Hope you all had a great Diwali. This year I was planning to celebrate the festival of lights in its true spirit i.e. no sound and air pollution!! Wanted to light only diyas and candles but not crackers.. With  DIY spirit high this year, I hand painted any glass jar at my dispense and converted them to candle jars. Was so excited to light them all. I will share those jars in a separate post( yes.. u have to wait)!!! In the last minute plans, we went to friend's place for a get-together and there was no limit for sweets, food delicacies, FUN and of course CRACKERS...Though reluctant for some time, I was in the front to empty most of the crackers..shame on me :-(

        I have noticed one of the neighbors during our fun time... instead of firing crackers and contributing to the pollution, they were planting saplings in the evening. Not only they are following pollution free festival, they were contributing to the society by spreading greenery...great way of celebrations. A reminder for the rest of us!!!

        Coming to the quilled creations, today we are going to see some miniatures I have made as fridge magnets!! This cute teddy was an inspiration from one of the blogs I follow. This was a favorite of many. Have made it couple of times.

Isn't he cute <3

        Look at these 3 cuties.. I have two close friends from work who moved to different cities now . When we planned for a reunion with families, made these teddies as a reunion gift. Their kids absolutely loved them :-)

Named them 3 IDIOTS :-)

        Little birdie. Inspiration for this is..Long story short..There was lake before our house and a regular visitor to this lake was a kingfisher..When I was asking Mr.husband for an inspiration, he suggested the bird and there it is..now the bird is a permanent occupant of our fridge and he shares it with some more miniatures(On their way to the blog soon):-)

This is it for now..have a great week...Give it a thought about your approach for next Diwali...I made my decision..it's going to be pollution free..this time words in action.. no changes!!!!

Handmade gifts!!

Lazy me...It took so many days to start this post ...

        With me doing quilling more vigorously and trying new stuff, I am loving making things and gifting people.. .There is always a special feel when you receive any handmade gift...It just tells us that they have spent some precious time in thinking and making a gift rather than a store bought one.

        Here are some..I made a photo frame for BIL's birthday.... Totally love the way few basic things like cardboard, hand made paper and some quilling ..transformed into a beautiful frame.. Have tried Husking, Quilling comb and Beehive techniques to do the grass, tree and the flower (in right bottom of the frame) respectively...

Which part do you like most!!Colorful tree or Grass or Rainbow or The clouds...My personal favorite is clouds <3 <3

        I love book reading...There were times I used to read books till late night and still remember the struggl to wake up in the morning to reach office...Now a days I am not reading much..not because of lack of time...My laziness plays a big part here...For self motivation, I made this bookmark for myself by recycling an old calendar for the heart and some old twine ....

        Just to see this book mark, I open my books once in a while ;-) What to do..Lazy me dominating the reader in me ....

Don't you love those three flowers!!

Thats all for now guys...I would love to see your comments in my blog :)

Mom ...An All Rounder

     Just back from mom's place after having great time for couple of weeks... I was thinking on the topic to write about and what's best .. here u go.. my mom.. an all rounder... Those who know her in person will agree with me.she does everything.. she is the best cook.. she is into stitching... designing.... embroidery....crocheting..all DIY stuff.. what not.. everything....she is very artistic and creative.. Until recently, I used to wonder why is her creative gene dint come to me.. now I think it is slowly coming to me... Seeing my mom juggle between all these works and yet have that passion in everything she does...it definitely inspires.... Love her energy <3 <3

     Last year I wanted to quill something to my mom on her birthday..I was considering so many things but finally tried this mighty peacock...I really loved the way it turned out with its beautiful colors..Mom was quite happy to receive this... Now our national bird is sitting proudly in her living room..Once in a while the selfish me thinks to steal it from her ;-).
Here it is...I wanted to share in-progress pictures but I lost them when my laptop crashed.

Almost done!

All set to get framed...

Tadaaa....finally!!

Have a happy week ...