Tea Bag Folding - Kite Fold Examples

I have been having a lot of fun with the Kite Fold... If you are not sure how to make this fold, please click here for the Kite Fold. Here are some examples of cards I have made using tiles from Derek's online site (please check out all the easy to print tiles he has made). All of these medallions were made with designs from Derek's site.These are...

Read More

Tea Bag Folding - Kite Fold

Instructions for making the Kite FoldI started with a 2 inch x 2 inch (5.08 cm x 5.08 cm) tile. Tiles can be any size you need, as long as they are square (although there are new designs with oval and cutout tiles, but we won't worry about them right now). Often times, the standard tile size is 1.5 inch x 1.5 inch (3.81 cm x 3.81 cm).Place the tile...

Read More

Tea Bag Folding - Kite Fold

Teabag folding is a fun craft to do and has a fun history. A woman from Holland had a dilemma, she did not have a birthday card for her sister. The story goes, as she sat down with a cup of tea pondering her dilemma, she started folding her tea bag envelope and this is how the craft of tea bag folding began.Here are some fun and easy projects, please...

Read More

Tea Bag Folding - Small Kite Fold

Tea Bag folding - the Small Kite Fold.When I tell you that this is the basic fold, I cannot stress to you how much this fold is used. Every site that I have ever visited or book that I have read that talks about tea bag folding will generally start with this fold. So, that is where I will start.I want to thank Bronwyn for encouraging me to venture...

Read More

Tea Bag Folding - History

Tea Bag Folding, this is a departure from the norm for me. Tea bag folding is one of those crafts that provides you with a quiet meditation that you can enjoy simply in the folding and creasing of the tiles that you use.So, what is tea bag folding you may ask? Tea bag folding is truly a craft that was based on the motto that "Necessity is the mother...

Read More

Quilled Cross for Easter

For those of you who celebrate Easter, I wish you and your family a very blessed day.I selected the following Bible verse to accompany this simple design:"I am the resurrection and the life:he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet he shall live.And whoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die."John, 11.25I was doing some research on...

Read More

Gerbera Daisy Quilling Pattern

A splash of color in every Gerbera Daisy...Do you ever like to challenge yourself? Sometimes I think it is a lot of fun, so I limited myself to the following and decided to see what I could come up with:Black card blankPink and Turquoise quilling stripsPink, green, and yellow squaresWhite rectangleRhinestonesFor each Daisy:5 - 6 inch (15.24 cm) TeardropsPlace...

Read More

Quilled Daisy Pattern

Spring is here and everything is coming up Daisies. Well, it is a bit cold outside where I live, so not much is growing, but I know that soon the weather will become warmer.I so much love daisies - especially the quilled ones. They are a perfect addition to a card or scrapbook page and you can always arrange them around a photograph. They are perfect...

Read More

Shared Quilling

Hello and Happy April!I wanted to share a special quilled magnet that a friend of mine Lynn Smith made. She sent me a picture and has graciously allowed me to post it here. Lynn took a piece of chipboard and covered it with paper that has the look of linen. Then she distressed it before adding the quilled pieces on top. You will see that she has created...

Read More