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Hello 2021! I hope you are recovering from the holidays and starting the year off with fun ideas and plans for lots of crafting. I found some 2021 planners (daily, weekly, monthly) at the OneGoodThing...

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 Hello, February!  🌺Quilled hearts for Valentine's, or any time, are very easy. Make two loose circles the same size, shape each into a teardrop and glue sides together. I have a few examples and...

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 The White Rose of YorkshireI have my fingers crossed the UK Quilling Guild conference will be held in York, England this year in September. I made this quilled white rose for a friend who will host me...

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From the Archives - St. Patrick's Day

March is flying by so quickly. I found this in a box and laughed at the order of the rainbow colors. What was I thinking?  😲 This was in one of the NAQG newsletters back when I was doing theme...

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Colorful Outlined "R"

Hello friends, happy May!Well, I attempted to quill another project using Quillography and regular 1/4-inch paper strips. I purchased the pattern on Etsy and was happy with the $3.50 price. I am a...

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From the Archives I made some 1" glass magnets, with yellow rose of Texas graphics. I wanted to wrap them but they are so small. They stack together easily held by the magnets and I wrapped them in...

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Happy November - Quilled Turkey (Repost)

Not your traditional Thanksgiving card, but I thought I'd post this again, along with links to my quilled Autumn leaves with easy instructions.  Body: 24", Head: 8", Wattle: 6", Beak: 4", Feathers: 9"...

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Quilled Snowflakes

Snowflakes are very easy and fun to make. All you need is one loose roll for the center and three basic shapes in groups of six. Nineteen pieces as big or small as you like, and you have a lovely...

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Favorites to Start the New Year

A belated happy 2022 to everyone! Below are a few favorite sites I want to share, plus quilling conference news. Miriam's Quilling This is my new favorite channel to visit often if not daily. Miriam's...

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Quilled Hearts from the Archives

Again, I want to show some simple Valentine's Day cards and link my website hearts for those who are new. The page is very old but still relevant. So many people email me thanking me for the lopsided...

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Mini Quilled Carrots - Archives

Wow, this post is only 11 years old, and I changed most of the wording since things have changed so much in quilling. These are last minute elements for Easter card/envelope, tags, napkin holders,...

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Tags. Are they really inexpensive, easy and fun to make?

 YES, I think so. I've decided to start making "all occasion" tags and gifting to my daughter in an organized... something, I haven't decided what.  😃I made tags 15 or so years ago for my mother, back...

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Christmas in July

 I have been watching the same YT channel every July forever, and I decided to see what else is out there for Christmas in July. This link is filtered for videos this month only, so there are even more...

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Happy October!

itsMolly Store - ZazzleHoly Cow this has been a lot of work since March. I want to announce the opening of my Zazzle Store today. I'm finally making my new Collections public. The original 3 quilling...

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Happy 2023!

Hello there! 🌼 I have a few links that may be of interest to you. This first one is not paper related. It's more "new year, new you" (good articles on Dry January). I recently began looking at Real...

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Quilling Announcement

Hello, there! 🌼The North American Quilling Guild conference will be held May 12 and 13, 2023, at the New Orleans Airport Hotel, 2829 Williams Blvd., Kenner, Louisiana 70062. Kenner is a suburb of New...

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March Quickie

Hello, all! Happy Spring. 🌷I mentioned last month, a few details about the NAQG annual conference, May 17-10, 2023.Registration deadline is Friday, March 31, 2023.The venue hotel has a new name:...

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I'm Puzzled About This Craft Trend, UGH.

 A.I. Digital Crafting.I tried to learn the specifics and benefit of AI, but it's not for me. I grew up in the greatest generation of crafting and did just fine. Only thing I would do different is...

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TODAY IS, Look at Extraordinary Paper Quilling, MONDAY

I decided to look at Yulia Brodskaya videos for a bit of inspiration... and this one caught my eye, WOW. 😮 A paper quilling portrait of Joanna Gaines of Waco Texas, the Fixer Upper show lady. The...

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Paper Quilling is Easy, We Make it Difficult.

Hi there, 👻I hope you find this video inspiring. Daisy starts at 2:20 mark and is a little more than 4min long.Miriam's Challenge for BeginnersI love the daisy. She uses regular 1/8" (3mm) wide strips...

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10 Fall Self Care Tips For Stress Relief

Hi there, 👻Have you ever been looking for something and ended up on a completely irrelevant webpage, but you can't resist taking a look and reading on, clicking on and on? 30 minutes later you are...

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November Quickie

Hello there, ☕I have a few links to share.This is a longer video than usual but Miriam has added a Playlist in the description. You can click around and find a design you may want to quill and give....

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Dreams, Hopes & Happiness

Hello! 😊Paper To PetalA short 3:25min video for ideas and inspiration. At :40 seconds, ManuK slows down and shows many how-to shapes she uses for her creations. She has individual videos on her channel...

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Life Is Really Simple, but We Insist on Making it Complicated. ~Confucius

 Hello! A bit of quilling news first.The 2024 Annual NAQG Conference "NAQGCON" will be held in Oklahoma City, OK, on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton. This location...

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There Are Over 600 Million Blogs in the World

...so, thank you for being here and reading mine. 😊Happy Spring to you and hello April !I've linked a quick YouTube Short (30sec) from Miriam's Quilling. All you need to know is the simple shape. Loose...

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