Alteration with Quilling

And a close up of the quilling ....

I enjoyed the up cycling of this box yesterday so much that I decided to go ahead and make yet another one. The last one I made had a handmade rose by me and some die cuts. Here I decided to go with all quilling elements. I made the little African violets as toppers for this box. All in all , I think I'm going to 'alter' or 'up-cycle' stuff around the house ...my family better watch out !

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.

Itty bitty baskets

Well, not exactly itty bitty - they can hold about 3 - 4 candies atleast. These some of my paper quilled baskets. I wanted to embellish them but then I think they look better plain.

I feel so blessed and lucky !

And this is thanks to all my wonderful friends and family who have been so supportive of me following my heart and crafting away!
I got a very special gift the other day. It's a picture frame adorned with paper quilling by Atiya Rehman.

Thank you so much Atiya dear. This is the best gift for me. I'll take great care of it. Your work is really good for a beginner who started learning on her own. I'm so proud of you. Insha allah , hoping to see more of your lovely quilling.

Another beautiful gift was a comment on one of my blogpost by Kavya.

This is what Kavya said:

Hi yasmin!!!
I just love your works and quilling... I just created some quilled dolls using your works as inspiration...I love quilling but no time as i am in middle school in dubai...I have made some quilled tulips recently.....thanks a lot!

So here is a little message for KAVYA :

I'm so proud of you , Kavya that you are already making dolls. Thank you, Kavya.It is so good to hear that you are quilling too. I feel so happy and blessed that I can inspire you. This is the best news for me. Kavya, I would love to see your quilling. I have no means of reaching you so please get in touch with me:)I have a little 'surprise' for you!!

Any one for a cuppa?

Most of my friends know that I have soft spot for making cups and saucers. All this time I was crocheting it. Then I had to try it in my quilling as well...so here it is . My quilled set of cups and saucers ...I think they would make great gifts as trinket holders? What do you say?

Framed in Flowers

It's summer vacation season for the schools ....so it the time to handle bored kids who are happy either playing out ( way too hot for that now ) or play station games! So I have been busy trying to make arrangements for a boredom free vacation.Or at least a week !!!
In the meanwhile , not much crafting is getting done. I get so distracted with all the beautiful crafts I see online that I drive myself nuts. I feel like I have to try and make all the crafts - so many lavely crafts with paper, fabric, polymer clay, wood, paints, beads, glass ....get so tempted to try all different things and I end up trying at least a few. Does this happen to everybody or am I getting crafty mania?
Anyways, I have finally finished assembling and framing my quilled flower bunch.
I have seen so many lovely flowers and designs done with this technique. I decided to make poppies ( poppies are such pretty flowers because the colors are so pretty). So here is my take on it...

My husband thought that the flowers have a carved wooden look about them. He wouldn't believe me when I told him it was paper. I had to ask to see for himself.I guess this paper gives it the look and strength.

Dolls...Another quilled one.

I've been quilling these cute little dolls and I just can't stop:)The ideas are coming in faster than I can process...how can I keep track? It is such a joy to see simple strips of paper turn to so many different forms and designs. Just amazing that all it takes is twirling paper strips and gluing it!

Quilled Doll

Paper quilling has been such fun that lately I have been spending a lot of time on it. From simple quilling to dimensional work - it's all so fascinating. Here is another one of my latest paper dolls. And here are the little details of her hair etc. More dolls coming up.

Something new with Paper

This little Arab guy is made of paper. I first saw one made by Farah Al Fardh and was so inspired that I had to give it a try. Paper quilling is turning out to be so much more fun as time goes by:)
More little paper people to come .....check back soon to them.