Simplicity - Inspiration Manu

Hello All,

Ever since I checked out the simple yet awesome frames Manu (Manuela Koosch) had been making, my hands had been itching to try something simple. This project was made over 2 days (I kept waiting for ideas to strike, hence the delay!).......but it's a fairly simple one otherwise :)

Hope you like it. Thanks Manu, for giving me the much needed break from heavy duty stuff :)

Hugs to you

Happy Quilling

Pritesh

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding........:-)

A rose is a rose is a rose :)

Hello All,

I feel SUPREMELY happy because I have created something new! I have to admit, having been a scientist helps in Arts and Crafts also! :) I did a bit of qualitative calculation and then, came up with this rose........I loved how it looks and I am hoping that I will create more realistic variations of the same :)

And yes, I have made this rose with paper, just ordinary 80 gsm red printing paper :)

And now an announcement, my Mumbai workshop participants on 9th June will be the first ones to learn this rose :)

Happy Quilling

Pritesh

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding........:-)

Happy Valentine's Day :)

Hello All,

Wish you all the starry eyed ones a very very happy Valentine's Day! :) In the honour of the day and also, this being my 100th post, I post here an honour "I" got from Homyachok Scrap Challenge blog: Being a guest design for the theme "Million Red Roses". Love is in the air and it is hard to resist feeling romantic! :)

Here is my creation (a photo-frame) for the challenge, as a guest designer.......

This was a specially tricky project because I am not a fan of pink and certainly, not of hearts. But rising above one's biases helps one mature as a person! :) I tried it and I think I like the final look. The "beehiving" of the heart took almost 5 hours to complete as I was gluing the rolled strips to the base as I was filling it up (large area "beehiving" can pop out if not held securely). The roses are spiral roses (which I was never able to make properly, so I tried some 12 times before I got a hang of it!), as per the requirement of the theme for the challenge :)

I am registering it for Lollipop Cards - With Love challenge

I dedicate this to my best friend, soul-mate and husband, Ananth. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't know life could be such a joy ride! He was my inspiration behind taking a step as bold and risky as taking up art full time when I am trained for being a scientist. This day and always, Ananth makes me live life the way one should - ENJOY!

This day is also special as I am in Indiaaaaaaaaaa now! Rest later, after I settle down (I know, I heard that I have to post my Valentine's Day challenge results too! :D).............

Take care all of you, stay warm and stay happy.....

Happy Quilling

Pritesh

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding........:-)

Spiral roses tutorial

Hello All,

This post is again a quick post, just to post a tutorial as I was struggling with making my spiral roses right! A lot of people make spiral rose tutorials, mine is just an attempt at sharing small tips that help me get a seamless look to my roses :)

Please notice the small things:

1. I cut the outermost edge of the spiral to avoid the 'hollow' at the centre of the rose that you'd get if you kept the tapered end.
2. I use the centre of the circle for gluing the spiral rose, it gives a very continuous unfurling of petal look :)
3. The 'width' of the spiral decreases as I reach the centre. This will make the 'petal' slant outwards as you curl them with decreasing height. No idea about you but I loved that proper spiral look :)
4. At around 0:48, I cut a small part of the spiral to round off the cut. This again helps make a continuous looking rose :)

So, here is the video (followed by the traditional snapshots (for one of my closest "Blends" - Sonia) :)

Snapshots:

Happy Quilling PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding........:-)

Quilled earrings

Hello All,

Here comes my eternal fascination - Jewellery! :-)

Happy Quilling :-)

Pritesh

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding........:-)

Quilled cake tutorial

Here comes a tutorial for this cute little cake, decorated with roses :-) (entered in All sorts challenge :-)

And here goes my series of photos, nothing much to explain really :)

I've used 20, 10, 5 and 2 A4 length strip rolls for the cake. You can decide the numbers depending on how big you want the cake to be :-)

I use my needle tool to align all the tight coils or the cake may end up looking a little lopsided :)

Happy Quilling :-)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding........:-)

Bellezza Veneziana con la carta (Venetian Beauty with paper)

Hello All,

 Here comes my entry to the Sweet Spot Cards Blog Hop :-) Lots of leaves.................leaves as leaves, leaves as veins to fannings of the mask...........black leaves, gold leaves..........

A true representation of global unity.........a Venetian mask (bought from Venice, Italy), coloured and quilled on by an Indian, friends Hema from UK, Ann and Katrien from Belgium, Ashwin from Switzerland, Arun from Stockholm and Deepa & Laasya from India.

This project is my entry to the first Emirates National Day quilling exhibition, from 22nd to 24th Nov at Umm al Quwain, United Arab Emirates.

The details of the project:

Mask (bought in Venice) made of Papier-mâché, painted gold with gold acrylic paint
Base of the project: 1000 gsm (grams per square meter) white carton paper, covered with 300 gsm red card paper
Black fannings and Red royal lily petals: 300 gsm card papers
Black and gold 'leaves': 130 gsm papers
Red 'petals' from the flower: 80 gsm printing paper
Red parts of the Fuchsia flower: 80 gsm printing paper
Black and gold 'writing' on the mask: Fevicryl 3D outliners (that came all the way from India for this project)
Red lips on the mask: Rouge acrylic paint
Black swirls: 300 gsm black paper
Gold gilding: Gold acrylic paint

Total planning time: approximately 6 hours
Total working time: approximately 50 hrs (spread over ~30 days)

I wish to thank my wonderful family, my husband, my mother-in-law, my father-in-law, my sister-in-law, my Uncle-in-law and my little son for their endless support while I slogged, working on this project. Thank you ALL for putting up with me. Without you all, this just wouldn't have worked out. A special thanks to my sister, Nitesh, for being that pillar of support all the while and for getting me started with quilling. Without you, I wouldn't even be writing this :-)

A special thanks to Suzana who finally inspired me to think out of the box! I would give an arm and leg to be half as creative as her!

Am entering this one for Anything but a Card challenge :-)

And last, but not the least, thanks Leesandra Diaz, for inviting me to join the Blog Hop.

Here is the list of the Blog Hop members from all over the world.....Happy Quilling...........

Sandy      AFRICA	http://sweetspotcards.blogspot.com/
Jacquline	http://cutekipepeo.blogspot.com
ASIA
Syaz	http://syazcards.blogspot.com/
Suganthi	http://papercraftss.blogspot.com/
Anastasia	http://anastasiaw.blogspot.com/
Lin	http://azlina-lin.blogspot.com/
Thusitha	http://craftsimagery.blogspot.com/
Miez	http://miezam.blogspot.com/
Amna	http://alfardh.blogspot.com/
EUROPE
Cristina	http://cristina-funquilling.blogspot.com/
Suzana	http://quillingwithfun.blogspot.com/
Finnuala	http://quillingowo.blox.pl/html
Pritesh	http://quillingmesoftlee.blogspot.com/ [You are here]
Philippa	http://quilliance.blogspot.com/
NORTH AMERICA
Jennifer	http://www.creativequilledcreations.blogspot.com/
Paula	http://chillinwithquillin.blogspot.com/
Linda	http://www.myquillingnest.com/
Shruti	http://eenzybeenzy.blogspot.com/
Melissa	http://sleeplesswonder.blogspot.com/
AUSTRALIA
Bronwyn	http://quillme.blogspot.com/
SOUTH AMERICA
Regina	http://regina-ribeiro.blogspot.com/
Natilde	http://natiquill.blogspot.com

Quilled roses

Hello All,

I made my first attempt at Spiral Roses and well, the result is here :-)

The frame is available for sale (either in present form or customized on order) at Aadyaa Originals Page

Happy Quilling :-)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding........:-)