The art of Quilling

Leesandra Diaz

Love this. Leesandra Diaz makes all kinds of paper art using the technique of quilling. Quilling involves strips of paper that are formed into decorative shapes by coiling, crimping and folding. and You can see more of her work on her blog, Sweet Spot or purchase your very own creation at her Etsy shop.

If you're interested in learning more about the art of quilling, you might want to check out Paper Quilling for the first time or Paper Bouquet: Using Paper Punches to Create Beautiful Flowers.

DIY wire and pearl "eggs" bird nests

image by Cathe Holden

Have you found the blog "Just Something I Made" by Cathe Holden? If your thing is handmade and crafting, you'll love her site. These tiny wire bird nests are charming and the full DIY instructions can be found on her site here. As you can probably tell, I'm attacted to anything this particular shade of blue the past couple of days. I have to warn you that when this happens, it lasts a while so buckle up.

Turquoise and lemon room accessories

 

The guest room is finally painted and I'd like to get some new accessories with bolder colors. I've been playing around with the combination of lemon yellow and turquoise blue paired with silver or mirrored accents. The whole idea was built around the yellow Venus flower pendant lamp  from Layla Grace. I love the intricate shape of the petals, but wonder about my dusting skills ...

New "from the kitchen of" label sizes

Like making handmade goodies, but want to dress up your gifts in nice packaging instead of putting them in old butter tubs? I thought so. I can't help with the container, but you can put a snazzy custom label on your culinary creations so people will want to, you know, eat it. Nobody likes mystery food. Well, some people do, but they scare me.