Quilled Rose Gold Paper Necklace and Quilled Nursery Frame

Earlier this fall I mentioned the new rose gold quilling paper from JJ Quilling [site has closed]. Owners Diane and Tris Crane kindly sent me a package of it and four more new metallic-edge colors to try out and has that been fun! If you can’t go bright and shiny at the holidays, when can you? 

 

I made this necklace pendant that reminds me of a wreath... I'm thinking it could even be a tree ornament if you aren't one for jewelry. Hard to capture in a photo, the rose gold edge has a very pretty pink cast, yet it is gold at the same time - so cool! Here is my step-by-step tutorial if you'd like to make this pendant too.

 

You can't see much of the rose gold chain, but it was a lucky find at a Michaels store... the last one in stock and a nice match for the paper. The quality is quite good too, with a lobster clasp and extender. As they didn't have any jump rings to match, I made do with the same rose gold/ivory paper to create a bale by folding two strips together so that the metallic edging shows on both sides.

 

The shine on these new papers is just as gorgeous as it is on other JJ Quilling metallic-edge strips. [edit: no longer open, but Quilled Creations sells a fine substitute.]

 

The previous weekend I used the new strips to quill decorations to glue onto this photo frame that was a gift for friends who have a new daughter. I was asked on Instagram how long paper like this lasts... does it withstand dust?

 

My reply: This kind, as well as regular (non-edged) quilling paper, holds up very well provided it is kept dry and doesn’t receive direct sunlight. For a frame that I expect will be kept out of harm's way on a nursery shelf, I would simply blow the dust off from time to time or use a feather duster with a light touch.

 

If you would like to learn to make quilled jewelry, you'll find twenty necklace and earring designs (including a different wreath pendant) in my new book, The Art of Quilling Paper Jewelry. The Library Journal recently gave it a very nice review: This beautiful collection opens up numerous options for quilling beyond the standard surface decoration and may inspire crafters to give this ages-old craft a try.

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