Saturday 24 July 2010

More butterfly quilling ... and a new market experience!

I took my 'squares' cards to the market yesterday, and they were much admired, so I've resolved to make some more of them (see below).

Meanwhile, several of our regular market helpers were absent yesterday, so instead of working on the craft table as usual I had to help out on another stall selling fruit, vegetables and preserves.  (We are a market co-operative, so it costs us nothing to hire a table but we all agree to help out wherever we may be needed in return.)  It was an odd experience for me to be selling beans, gooseberries and jars of honey, knowing that people were looking at my cards on the other side of the hall! Never mind, it made a change, and I still managed to make some sales on the craft table with the help of my regular crafting colleagues who were there.

Anyway, inspired by the design theme of four equal squares as a background for quilled motifs, I've decided to try closing up the squares to create a panel effect - I think the end result is a bit like a stained glass window. So here's my latest quilled butterfly card, making use of this technique:


The upper wings were created using crimped 'loops' of black, filled in symmetrically with with coloured teardrops and marquises. Hopefully this card will find a buyer when I'm back on the craft table next Friday.

10 comments:

  1. It does look like stained glass window ,the quilled leaves showing through the window is such a great idea!.Your butterfly looks beautiful.

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  2. Oh I really like this card - lovely!

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  3. I'm so glad you like it Ann! Can't wait to make some more in different colour combinations!

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  4. Love the look of that. That's very cool the way you did the wings. I bet that did feel strange selling produce for the day

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  5. Love the colours you chose

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  6. It seems my butterfly has many admirers! Thanks Ann and Bronwyn.

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  7. Philippa, I love the squares done that way! I love the way you added just a small bit of leaves in the corner. It sounds like you have a great market that you are a part of too!

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  8. Thanks, Shelly! Yes, I am very lucky to have such a great outlet for my crafts, and the market is really fun to do.

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