Learn to Quill Letters - Paper Zen Alphabet E-books

Paper crafters, I have good news for you! If you've admired beautiful, on-edge paper letters, wanted to try, but wondered how the heck quilled lettering is done, Cecelia Louie of Etsy shop Paper Zen has released E-books that provide patterns and templates for each letter of the alphabet. Learn Cecelia's foolproof method and you'll be a quilling star!

One E-book contains uppercase letters and the other, lowercase. Cecelia walks you through the steps via printable pattern and template files, excellent You Tube videos (she recommends this video as a good starting place: How to Outline a Quilling Letter A) in which she demonstrates step-by-step ways of enhancing letters, as well as shares many tips and freebies on her blog Paper Zen.

Each book contains a pattern for the 26 letters of the alphabet for you to print and use as a template. Cecelia's videos show exactly how to make paper strips stand up straight and tall, turn sharp corners, and go around curves smoothly.

I've long admired Cecelia's clean, minimalistic quilling style... every single strip has a place and a purpose. Her designs are not a complicated jumble. She carefully forms the letter outline and fills in or around it with a spare, but lovely design.

Quilled monograms are meant to be displayed! Giving one is such a special present and happily, there is still time for you to practice and create a framed piece before the holidays. Begin with a single letter and move on to a full monogram or word after perfecting your technique.

Cecelia says this about her E-books: Every letter of the alphabet has been pre-measured, so all you have to do is place your quilling paper on top of my template, then score and trim where indicated. Once you've outlined your letter, it's ready for your personalized touch, whether you want to fill with scrolls or closed coils.

The letters are almost 3" in height when printed on an 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper, however you can easily enlarge or reduce the letter, depending on the capabilities of your printer.

By the way, there is a Quilling Numbers E-book in the Paper Zen shop too - so nice for making birthday cards. You'll also find original SVG and hand cutting templates that Cecelia has created, including this new and adorable Mushroom Favor Box that was recently featured in the Holiday Gift Guide for Paper Aficionados.

And now, the international giveaway:  [ENDED] Thanks to all who entered; scroll down to see who won!

Cecelia will send three winners their choice of the Uppercase or Lowercase Quilling Letters E-books. To enter: simply leave a comment on this post - easy peasy!

Note that Blogger does not allow me to see the email address you type into the comment form with your name, so you must include an email address within your comment to be contacted if you win. If spam is a concern, type your address like this: janedoe at gmail dot com

The same giveaway is underway on the All Things Paper Instagram feed. Enter on the giveaway photo [ENDED] to double your chances. Okay? O! K!

Cecelia's Etsy shop is Paper Zen. She blogs and is on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.

UPDATE - GIVEAWAY WINNERS!
Congratulations to Bronwyn, mpcheckers, and papierbysiobhan

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