2nd ATC Excahnge at EQG

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This is long , long overdue post about the Second ATC exchange we had at the Emirates Quilling Guild. Since this is a group of people from so many different nationalities and levels of talents , it was a great idea to have the theme : Nations of the world. We had to represent our home country in our tags. I made mine with the colours of the Indian flag in focus and some I just to make my versions of the peacock feathers, paisleys, and that amazing flower by Suganthi Mohan :) I just had to make it ....it's a very pretty flower.

more pictures to come .....in the following post :)

beaded doily cover

A simple doily pattern to with a beaded edge to cover a bowl of fruit or dessert or punch ! The pictures do not show the pearl beads on the edge ...but they are there.

A quilled holder for my son

Here is some quilling with the all newly popular comb design. I came across this technique for the time in Anatasia's blog. She had made some really pretty leaves. And then came along Noor Azlina Lin's pretty flowers using the same technique. I had to give it a try too ( if you are a regular at my blog then you know that I cannot resist trying new techniques).
This ended up with a whole load of comb-quilled petals in different colours.I had just finished making some flowers by 8:00 pm yesterday. That is when the kiddo remembers that he has to take a decorated holder for his vote of thanks... and ofcourse it had to be taken the next morning. But then he had also gone ahead and promised his school supervisor that he would bring a quilled one made by his mommy.
This is all I could whip up with such short notice. But all was worth it seeing his little face light up with joy at the sight of it.

Here is the back view. It has corner brackets to hold an A4 paper or a certificate. There was no time to quill on the inside.

Finally this is the holder from the outside. It did look pretty nice on stage with all the lights while my son was reading his Vote Of Thanks held in this folder. Sweet of him to point it straight up for the audience to view Mom's work!! Kids...aren't they the sweetest?

Granny Ripple Baby Blanket

There is something so sweet about baby stuff, don't you think. They look so cute and tiny little things are so fast to crochet as well. This one of course is not a tiny little thing but being a granny ripple pattern it was a pretty quick to do.
I've used Bernat Softee baby yarn. And I just love the softness of this blanket. Had to stop myself from cuddling into it :). It's a simple pattern but loved working on it.

Round and round

Wow! I have been here in such a long time !! The end of one year and the begining of another .....too busy a time to blog , I guess. So many new things in life and crafts :)
Let me first show you one of my latest projects: A round crochet cushion for a dear friend made on request. This was easy enough to work but the part about attaching a zip to a round cushion lining was so tricky. This could be due to my ( almost absent )sewing skills.So without further ado ...

Quilled flowers

I've been quilling away randomly...no projects as yet but yes a few elements are getting ready. So hopefully I'll have some finished projects to show soon enough. These a re afew flowers I made for a very dear friend Susan Lee, who is an amazing artist herself. Do drop in at her blog and be charmed with her lovely art work.
And now for the flowers :

and finally , all together ...

A duck pond quilled !

And finally, my last piece of quilling for the exhibition....

There were such beautiful amazing quilling works done by different artists in UAE and from all over the world. It was a really humbling experience and got to learn so much too.

Happy 40th U.A.E National Day !!!

Wishing all my friends and family of U.A.E a very Happy National Day !

This is one of my art works that had been displayed during the Quilling Exhibition. This is a traditional dance performed by the children of UAE. Many ,like me , who grew up here would relate to this and enjoy it. I consider this piece my tribute to the spirit of the U.A.E's 40th National Day.

First Exhibition of Paper Quilling in UAE and the Middle East.

Sharing my joy and happiness with my friend in blogland!

We had our first Pqper Quilling Exhibition in UAE and the Middle East yesterday on 22nd November 2011. And what a grand affair it was! The Exhibition is the first ever of its kind in the Arab world, under the patronage of His Highness the crown prince of Umm Al Quwain, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saud Al Mualla.It is hosted by the Centre of the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Community Development in Umm Al Quwain, with the support of Abu Dhabi Music & Arts foundation. It featured amazing Paper Quilling art from the artists in UAE and from all over the world ! There is also the display of the attempt at world record by Amna Al Fardh - the founder of the Emirates Quilling Guild and a truly gifted artist. She is the lady who managed to make this event happen.
There were such lovely works of Art ...I'll be posting many pictures over the next few days :)For now , I will just show you some of my entries for the exhibition.

This is a simple wreath done in the colours of the UAE Flag.It is done completely with 10mm Quilling paper strips. Made in loops and then joined together to form the wreath. I have used more than 1000 paper strips for this project. It looks daintier than it is. It is very solid and heavy piece.

Here is my favourite...the Gazebo. This is one of my dream projects.For the first time , I have a piece which turned out just as I had planned and visualized. I did not have to make any changes at all to my ideas. Except for the little top roof ( I was thinking of skipping that part ) but my brother insisted I include it.It took hours and days of work....even though it looks fairly simple...this one is a deceptive one. I made it from scratch....even the template was made by myself. But I was so hppy with everybody's reaction to it. It was so well appreciated. Even the Crown Prince was impressed :D .As you can imagine I'm so thrilled.
More pictures to come .....

Crochet flowers and appliques

Just a sneak peak .....This is what I've been busy with ......making lots of flowers and appliques in crochet. I've just taken pictures of a few of these .wouldn't these look just too cute om scrapbooks and altered boxes, cards, etc? I hope to display them at Arte tomorrow.