Quilled Jewellery sets

Jewellery sets made using quilling comb.

Jewellery set made using husking technique.

Quilled Jewellery set

Few quilled pendants

V-Day Special

This time, unlike last year when we went out of town to celebrate our first V-day after wedding, we decided to stay in Mumbai. Another reason was that my husband doesn't have an off on Saturdays now, so its difficult to go out on weekends. Well I decided to use this opportunity and give him a surprise. I baked a chocolate walnut cake for him and hid it. I also made a cute li'l card and some wall hangings inspired from Marths Stewart's website.

I decorated the room while he was getting ready to go out and he was taken aback by the surprise. The cake came out pretty well. The recipe for this cake is the same as the one posted here [http://arty-sorts.blogspot.in/2010/01/marble-cake.html], execept for the fact that it has more cocoa powder and I decorated it with chocolate ganache and powdered sugar. I used a heart stencil to create that effect with powdered sugar on the cake.

Recycled Photo frame

I made a double-sided quilled photo frame using an old desptop calendar last week. It was very easy to make. Have a look!

This is one side......

The other side.........

I removed the wire which holds the two sides of the calendar together and inserted a long quilling strip into it. To cover up both ends I just added a pretty li'l bow.

Photo Frame with Quilling

I made this frame last weekend.  Actually I have made many flowers and small quilled accents. So I thought of modifying this frame using them. 

 

Earlier it looked like this.

I wasn't too happy with the way it came out with stickers. I guess the quilled one looks better. Wat do u say?

Marble Cake

Ingredients:

4 eggs, Maida: 1 and half cup, Sugar: 1 and half cup, Butter/Refined Oil: Half cup, Baking powder: 1 tsp leveled, Cocoa powder: 2 tbsp

Method:
1. Sift maida along with 1 tsp baking powder. Keep aside.
2. Beat eggs with egg beater. For more froth first beat the egg whites only. Thereafter add the yolks and beat again.

3. Gradually add maida 1-2 tbsp at a time and fold in softly with a wooden spoon.

4. Then add oil or butter (melted) and mix in thoroughly.

5. Separate 1 half of the mixture and add cocoa powder.

6. Prepare the baking dish and pour the paste into it as shown below.

7. Alternate white and brown portions to create a marbled effect.

8. Pre heat the oven. Bake at 170 degree C for 45 mins.

Your baked cake will look like this !!

Bookmarks adorned with Quilled designs

Here is a set of 4 bookmarks that I made using the quilled elements I showed you earlier.

Quilled Snowflake

A quilled snowflake made using various quilled shapes and putting them together.

Small Quilled elements

These small elements can be used to make cards, bookmarks, adorn gift boxes, tags, etc. Lookoout for my next post to see how I used them to make bookmarks.

Quilled Cards

Here are some of the cards I made with Quilling.

Spiral roses

For the roses, cut out 5 round circles for petals and cut a 2.5 cm circle for the middle. Cut the circle into a spiral as shown. Place the outer end of the spiral into the quilling tool and wind to form the centre. Remove and glue the end. Glue the five circles into an overlapping circle around the centre.

Here's a card I made using these roses and some other elements with quilling. I particularly liked the weaved basket made with flat quills.

View the finished card here.