"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes this day will be gone forever; in its place is something you have left behind. . . Let it be something good."

Monday, 8 November 2010

It's amazing...

What seeing the Quilling Guild's magazine Quillers Today can do.  Oh yes I was all set on getting rid of my papers and all my stuff, and there is some which I do want to get rid of still.  But seeing the magazine made me think what was I doing...?
I have collected this quilling stuff for years and years, since about 1988 - another 10 years and I can call it vintage!  Anyway things have happened since I last posted.

1, Edward has moved out of the attic
2, John and I have had a blitz on throwing things away - sometimes it does seem as though we live at the council tip!
3, I opened an Etsy shop properly here - I have had a shop on there for a few years, but never put anything in it!
4, Seem to have regained my love of quilling.
5, My mum has agreed to let us get things out of storage and into the house - carpets etc

Do you remember when last I was posting about quilling I was raving about frames?  Well here is one that celebrates Autumn,  a fall fairy surrounded by swirling leaves.  The fairy was inspired by Diane Boden Crane's fairies in her book Miniature Quilling.   The whole thing measures 7" x 5"
I plan on doing Winter, Spring and Summer and think they will make a nice decorative set to maybe put in a porch or conservatory window.  I would love to know what you think...

As for selling my stuff, well there is some I would like to get rid of, mainly so I can have some space to buy new stuff!  I don't have a huge house anymore so space is limited.  I am still sorting it out now that Edward has gone to live with his friends again.  He did manage to give us Freshers Flu before he left  giving both John and I 2 weeks of feeling completely dreadful! Must have been bad as John had two days off work which is unheard of.
I have mainly packs of cards, tons of peel offs, a few quilling books, and some Lake City Craft quilling paper in various sizes and colours.  If you would be interested in any of this, please email me or leave me a comment and I can get back to you.

Oh just one other thing, I didn't put a face on the fairy, I always make a complete pigs ear of doing faces, do you think it matters?

2 comments:

Rosie said...

Hope you are both feeling well now! The fairy is lovely:)

Philippa said...

Hi Rosie
Thanks for your comment on my blog. I'd love to know more about your quilling demo if you have time to write a post on it. Many thanks!
Philippa