Quilling Art II

Quilling, which is using rolled and shaped strips of paper which are then glued together into a pattern or project, is a very old technique. It was already practiced during the Renaissance; monks and nuns used this art to decorate books and other religious items.

It became popular among the European upper class women in the 18th century and some examples from the Colonial times have been found in the States. Today, it is done all over the world and because it is such a low cost hobby, it has and is becoming more and more popular.

It is used to decorate wedding invitations, birth announcements, greeting cards, scrapbook pages, boxes, photo frames, but I have also seen quilling art in bottles, sculptures and as you can see in this picture even jewelry is created with quilling.

I am totally in awe with this cheap craft and all its artistic possibilities. I suppose when you put pen to paper and sketch a design, you can create almost anything you want.

My experience however is that free styling usually ends in some very unique and gorgeous results. I would say; go for it!