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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Free Quilled Snowflake Ornament Pattern

It is that time of the year... the cold weather has rolled in, we have had 2 winter storms and I have gotten stuck in the snow already and it is only December... lol

quilled quilling red snowflake ornament


I hope you enjoy this Red and White snowflake ornament. This is a 6-pointed snowflake for you to enjoy.



1 - 12 in (30.5 cm) White Tight Roll. This is for the center of the ornament.



6 - 2 in (5 cm) Red Tight Rolls. They will go all around the center white tight roll.



6 - 6 in (15.2 cm) White Teardrops. Glue the point of the teardrop between the 2 inch red tight rolls.



6 - 4 in (10.2 cm) Red Tight Rolls. Glue to the rounded white teardrop.



6 - 6 in (15.2 cm) White Teardrops. Glue the rounded part of the teardrop to the red tight rolls.



Add a jump ring to one of the points with a ribbon to hang from the tree.

Once the ribbon is attached you can enjoy the movement of the snowflake on a variety of places. You can add this ornament to a card and turn your card into a gift as well. If you are working on a winter scrapbook page, you can make one of these to adorn your page.


Or you can just hang it from your tree!

Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

XEROX Supports the Troops

I wanted to share this with everyone and give you a chance to brighten someone's day by saying "Thanks".

Xerox has setup a special website called LetsSayThanks.com

What an awesome idea, you get to send a postcard to the troops for free. They have a bunch of Thank You cards that you can pick from. You pick the one that you like best and Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq.

So come and do something nice and say Thanks. As my friend Sue who sent me the link wrote:
"How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! It is FREE and it only takes a second. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our soldiers over there need to know that we support them."

After you have sent your card, take a look around the site. The really touching part for me was reading the "Messages from the Toops" it goes to show just how much this simple act means to them.

I hope you'll send a card!

Thank you!
Antonella :-)

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Free Quilled Turkey Project

free quilled turkey


For those of you who have young children, you will appreciate the family turkey project we had to complete.

Each family was given a photocopied turkey to cut out and decorate. Each turkey will be given an award and posted in school on the bulletin board for the class. Every family member was asked to contribute to the project, and we were encouraged to look for things to add to our turkey.

The base of our turkey was colored with crayons. Much thought went into the color selection and what a beauty he is. We kept the "decorations" to a minimum, sticking to a collection of stickers. Daddy added some orange peel and we added some texture by cutting the webbing on our clementine crate and adding it to his belly. The final addition was Mommy's quilled turkey (I love any opportunity to share quilling with everyone).

Please find the instructions for the Turkey Pattern here:


free quilling turkey

Body:
  • 2 strips of brown
  • 1/2 strip of cream
  • I let my strips overlap so that there is very little cream showing only in the center
  • Make a teardrop shape
Head:
  • 12 in (30.5 cm) tight coil
  • Cut small triangle for beak
  • Approximately 1 in (2.5 cm) of 1/16 in ( cm) wide paper for the red wattle (this is the part that hangs down from the beak)
Tail Feathers:
  • 6 in (15.2 cm) Alternate side looping in various fall colors
  • Attach to bottom of teardrop
Wing:
  • 4 in (10.2 cm) Yellow, 6 in (15.2 cm) Red, and 12 in (30.5 cm) Brown strips - glue them end-to-end and make a shaped teardrop
  • Attach to center of body
Feet:
  • Scrap of Yellow
Looks like he is running away - do you think he's worried about Thanksgiving?

I hope you have fun with this little fellow. Here are some ideas:

  • Make a Thanksgiving card with him holding a sign that says "Eat Tofu" or "Eat Pork, the other white meat"
  • Add him to your Thanksgiving scrapbook page as an embellishment
  • Add him to a framed photograph of your thanksgiving feast
The possibilities are endless... I'd love to see what you can do...
If you use this guy, please post a comment here with a link to your post so that everyone can find your project too :-)

quilled quilling turkey thanksgiving

Enjoy!
Copyright for Personal Use Antonella DeFalco

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Quilling Conference in 2010

Many of you who follow my blog are quillers, so I wanted to take a moment to mention that there will be a Quilling Conference in 2010. There is an annual quilling conference that is open to quillers and quilling enthusiasts around the world.

Here are some snippets from the North American Quilling Guild (http://www.naqg.org/) website:

The NAQGCON, formerly Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a wonderful opportunity to meet other quillers, see their work and learn new techniques and applications for quilling...we have held an Annual General Meeting (AGM) each year since. In 2008 it was decided that the name should change to North American Quilling Guild Conference (NAQGCON) to let everyone know that this event is for everything quilling; sharing, teaching, learning, and most importantly enjoying.

In 2010 the NAQGCON will be held Friday, April 30th through Sunday, May 2nd at the Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma on Long Island New York, near the McArthur Airport.

Go here for forms and additional information for this fun event.

Since I live sort of within driving distance to this event I am going to make an effort to attend.. I so wanted to attend the event this year but there were situations outside of my control, I am hoping for a better turn of events in 2010.

I hope to see you there :-)

Hugs and Happy Quilling!
Antonella :-)

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