click pics for a closer lookThe tree was loosely inspired by a rubber stamp design that caught my eye. Each branch is a shaped coil of 1/8 inch quilling paper. I outlined the burgundy ornaments with silver-gilded paper for a bit of shine and also made the star with silver-gilded paper.
The tree stand was especially fun to make... I laid out and wove silver metallic quilling strips overtop a sheet of graph paper, then drew a pattern for the vase shape and traced around it on top of the woven square which I'd turned on the diagonal. I cut out the vase and last of all, added a crimped strip to the top and bottom.
10 comments:
Wow thats fantastic...great holiday decor..Ive never seen that before..!!Beautiful..!!
It's gorgeous and the vase is superb!
Gail
Fantastic!!!!
What a lovely holiday decoration! Nice job!
I love the framed tree, the irregular branches and the dots appeal to me....great colours.
licia
This is a great decoration. I love quilling. A friend of mine made me a lovely green star with tiny red beads embedded. I have trouble with it coming unraveled, is that normal? Is there a glue or a coating I could use so I don't have to repair this delicate ornament each year before I put it on my tree? Thanks to anyone who has any suggestions.
Thanks everyone!
Margo, usually quilling is surprisingly sturdy. Perhaps the star was originally rolled too loosely and/or the end was not secured with enough glue. Re-gluing the end of the coil is the first thing I would do, but if that isn't enough, you could spray it with a fixative such as a matte finish acrylic... it would add stiffness.
Thank you :)I think this particular ornament was a bit damaged from being shipped through the mail with no packaging to surround it. But now I know how to fix it. Thanks for your advice.
Decoration during Holidays is perfect, also this tree is perfect, I think I'll change the typical tree for this one.
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