For July's Year of Enchantment, the theme was "snail." Here's what I created for my swap partner...
I looked up paper quilling and snails and thought I'd play with some metal again. When my January swap partner,
Natalie (from down under!) created a
paper quilled mermaid, my first thought was that it would be a good idea for a snail, so I stored it away for future reference...just in case. And what do ya know.....July was the snail! I found a couple of good idea generators for
quilled snails here and
more quilled snails here....and I found this awesome
snail iron-on applique on Etsy that inspired me to try my own. Again...JUST for this swap, not for sale. As you can see (if you clicked on those links), I leaned towards the first paper quilled snail for my metal snails.
Here's the whole package...metal snail ornaments, snail iron-on appliques and some vintage lace, edgings, hankies and a baby top out of a recent stash I recieved. Even one of the laces had a snail spiral in it...funny!
My swap partner is going through a difficult time right now, therefore the hostess, Valerie at
Yarni-Gras, was my "angel." My package is on it's way!!
I looked up paper quilling and snails and thought I'd play with some metal again. When my January swap partner, Natalie (from down under!) created a paper quilled mermaid, my first thought was that it would be a good idea for a snail, so I stored it away for future reference...just in case. And what do ya know.....July was the snail! I found a couple of good idea generators for quilled snails here and more quilled snails here....and I found this awesome snail iron-on applique on Etsy that inspired me to try my own. Again...JUST for this swap, not for sale. As you can see (if you clicked on those links), I leaned towards the first paper quilled snail for my metal snails.
Here's the whole package...metal snail ornaments, snail iron-on appliques and some vintage lace, edgings, hankies and a baby top out of a recent stash I recieved. Even one of the laces had a snail spiral in it...funny!
My swap partner is going through a difficult time right now, therefore the hostess, Valerie at Yarni-Gras, was my "angel." My package is on it's way!!
4 comments:
You know, those snails would be fabulous to use to apply wax to create batik fabric. You'd need a handle to keep your fingers from getting too hot ... but can't you see fabric patterned with those designs?
Very cool package, she will love it!
your snails ROCK!
Oh, I'm so glad to have inspired you with your quilled snail - I do love it! What a beautiful package you put together, I love seeing what you do each month. xxx
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