May 25, 2009

Quilled Goldfish

Welcoming a new small fry into the world, whose parents enjoy goldfish. The baby bib is a vintage japanese print sewn onto thick fabric to soak up drool. Scored it at a local Etsy craft sale in Vancouver.

May 22, 2009

Quilled Ginkgo Biloba with Crimper

This was the perfect use of my nephew’s crimper. I crimped an entire length of paper first, then straightened out the other parts of the leaf, and left the crimped part on top undisturbed. There are 3 shades of green, going for a variegated effect. I think it adds more depth than just using the same color. Here’s a photo of a real leaf I used as reference.