Ideal Quilling Supplies from Quilled Creations
Whether you're new to paper quilling or have been an avid enthusiast for years, you've most likely heard of Quilled Creations. Owned by Alli and Dave Bartkowski in upstate New York, theirs is an innovative company that capitalizes on Alli's quilling and designing talents. In addition, both she and her husband Dave have backgrounds in engineering, so they utilize that knowledge to create a variety of high-quality quilling products.
Alli started quilling as a hobby in 2002 and soon was selling custom quilled artwork. Some of her customers were so taken by the appealing paper craft, they wanted to give it a try too. This led to the birth of the company that has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two decades as more and more products have been added to the mix. It offers a dazzling selections of quilling strips, as well as useful tools and accessories.
You might also recognize Alli's name as the author of excellent how-to books, such as Quilled Mandalas, Quilled Flowers, Paper Quilling for the First Time, and 50 Nifty Quilled Cards.
In addition, she has a popular how-to DVD, Quilling Made Easy, and is the designer of many quilling kits. Too excited to wait for a kit to arrive in the mail? Purchase downloadable quilling instructions from the Quilled Creations website, print at home, and use paper that you have on hand.
While zillions of quilling strips and accessories are available online from suppliers around the world, sometimes they are of questionable quality. I find it reassuring that Quilled Creations products have been vetted by an actual quiller.
As for the variety of quilling papers that Quilled Creations offers, here's the long list!
- Solid Quilling Strips
- Metallic Gilded Edge Strips
- Colored Gilded Edge Strips
- Quillography/Cardstock Strips
- Metallic / Jewel Strips
- Mixed Packs
- Graduated Strips
- Two-Tone Strips
- Highlight Strips
- Color Blend Strips
- Corrugated Strips
- Paper Sheets
- Quilling Paper Pack Bundle
Many of the choices are available in three widths - 1/8" (3mm), 1/4" (6mm), and 3/8" (9.5mm).
You'll also find an array of specialty quilling tools that aren't essential, but are fun to use as confidence builders. For example, a circle template board, quilling shape board, husking board, Quilling Coach, Border Buddy, and fringing scissors.
One of my favorite quilling kits is Baby Theme... make the cute designs to decorate baby cards, shower gift tags, or framed nursery decor. Animal Buddies is an adorable kit too, and because it's autumn here in the northern hemisphere, the Fall Theme kit is ideal for making greeting cards or place cards.
Speaking of fall, it's the perfect time to get started on quilling holiday cards and presents. Here's an idea... quilled jewelry can be a special handmade gift. Quilled Creations stocks beautiful metallic edge strips that make paper earrings and necklaces truly shine like gold or silver!
Another idea: longtime readers will know that for the past few years, I've been hooked on quilling modern snowflakes to use as tree ornaments or gift toppers. It's a fun challenge to come up with a different pattern for each one... there must be an endless number of quilled snowflake variations, just like in nature!
As examples, I used Quilled Creations 1/8" Gold Edge white, Silver Edge white, Gold Edge red and Color Edge green strips. (If you would like to make some too, here are links for a Modern Snowflake Tutorial and Tips for Snowflake Success.)
And now a WORLDWIDE GIVEAWAY [ENDED]
THREE WINNERS!
Each winner will receive eight packages of Quilled Creations Metallic Edge 1/8" (3mm) strips:
three packages of Gold Edge (white, ivory, red), three of Silver Edge (white, ivory, green ), and two of Color Edge (red, green) - just right for lots of holiday - or anytime - merrymaking.
To enter the giveaway, post a comment on this page after reading the note below:
NOTE: You must include your email address within your actual comment so that you can be notified if you win. If you wish, you may type the address within the comment box this way: janedoe at gmail dot com. (This blog's platform makes it impossible for me to see the email address that it requires you to type in first, thus the necessity to type it twice.)
This giveaway is also underway on Instagram [ENDED] Feel free to double your chances by entering here on the blog and on Instagram.
Three winners will be selected from combined blog and Instagram entries by a random number generator on Sunday, October 1, notified, and announced on this post and Instagram. Good luck!
Congratulations to the winners: Valdaree, Pixiemom, and Pamela Haskin!
Quilled Creations is on Instagram and Facebook.
This post is sponsored by Quilled Creations.
