December 17, 2010

Embellish me with Quilling Blog Hop

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The other day I was in Brooklyn (my favorite borough) and I came across this cute little shop that had a huge bucket full of vintage skeleton keys.  WOW!  They were all fabulous and I couldn't help but wonder what these keys may have unlocked in days gone by.  I imagined a gorgeous dresser or some amazing trunk full of vintage clothing.  Who knows?  


Nowadays I try really hard to challenge myself to quill anything that comes to my mind.  So, I quilled some skeleton keys!  I used metallic papers in a pewter color and I embellished them with my favorite micro beads and gem embellishments that I've become addicted to as of late.  I chose to use card stock as opposed to regular text weight paper because I figured it'd hold the shape better.  I'm pretty pleased with the results.  I also cut some vinyl key shapes using my Silhouette to use on the background and printed the words "Love is Key" on a piece of linen card stock.  I put all of my items together in a square black shadow box that I've had in my supply closet forever.  It is now my new favorite piece of work in my studio/office space.  Hope you like it!!!








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56 comments:

  1. wow you would never know these were quilled.

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  2. Really?? Those are Quilled paper?? I can not beleive the Super job you did on them!!! Bravo!!!! TFS!!!



    ilovetonkinese2athotmaildotcom
    http://ibecircled.blogspot.com
    Rexann

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  3. Those keys are amazing! Looks difficult!

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  4. Wow, the pieces really are dramatic. Love it.

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  5. Sandy You Have Surprised me Big Time girl!!! Wow..wait let me lift up my chin...Woweee again..These keys are STUNNING!!!!Thank you so much for being part of this Hop...will call you to set up a coffee and cake date (wink)..
    Hugs,
    Linda

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  6. Wow those are awesome, you do great work!!
    Thank you so much for sharing!


    Elainer@cinci.rr.com
    ExpressionsByElaine.blogspot.com

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  7. I'm a NEW follower come and visit me
    Rebecca Minor
    Buzzybeedesigns.blogspot.com
    Buzzybeedesigns(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

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  8. Great keys, Sandy - what a lovely design!

    http://quilliance.blogspot.com

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  9. Your shadow box is to cool! Love all those keys:)

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  10. wow you did a great job with the keys and box.

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  11. this is so pretty very nice job Debbie

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  12. Wow! Great project! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Wow, i can't even tell they are quilled.
    Great job.
    olsond_d@digis.net

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  14. Oh my I love your frame.
    I am a follower now.

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  15. They are awesome! I thought the top one was a real key :p.. had me fooled lol. Fantastic!!

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  16. Oh my the keys look so real. You did a great job. TFS

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  17. Clever idea to put the quilled keys in a shadowbox and the Love is Key phrase is so apropo!

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  18. Gorgeous! Wow, you girls are soooo talented!
    jpshirley@ymail.com

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  19. Thank you all for your kind comments and for hopping along! Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

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  20. Awesome project! tfs :)

    Tanya
    phenis2031 at yahoo dot com

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  21. Beautiful. I had to look twice. I thought the keys were real. Nice job.

    Jennifer
    Creative Quilled Creations

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  22. WOW! Those are quilled??? I had to look three times! What amazing workmanship!

    I just became a new follower of your blog!

    Melissa
    www.disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com

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  23. Very very beautiful card...the keys look so real !!!

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  24. Wow your keys look real. Beautiful! TFS Susan
    shanna13@frontiernet.net

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  25. I love this. At first glance the keys look real.
    I'm like you, I can't help but wonder what, where & who old items like the keys may have been, seen, or done. TFS such a beautiful project.

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  26. Very pretty piece that you made!
    reneeleeak at yahoo dot com

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  27. Really cool - glad to have found your blog

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  28. Wow! Very cool! TFS!
    ra6352 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  29. Wow I didn't know you could do this with quilling.

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  30. This is a very cute decoration. I love the idea.

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  31. Totally AWESOME!!!! TFS.
    cureta2 at yahoo dot com

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  32. That is AWESOME!!! So creative! :-) TFS! -Sam :-)

    SamanthaJDesigns @hotmail.com

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  33. Holly cow. I had to look at that severa times as I first took it as a real key. Awesome work! You are extremely talented. Thanks for the blog hop.

    stacy at mycraftingtime dot com

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  34. No way are those quilled!!! If that's even a word LOL I'm not sure. Those are awesome...I had to look at them 3 times!!! Nice work.


    cassandracaubleatyahoodotcom

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  35. Lol! I promise all of you it is entirely made up of rolled strips of paper. In this case cardstock. But rolled and shaped nonetheless. Thank you all for your comments!

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  36. Great keys, thank you for sharing.

    mmlmn@polarcomm.com

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  37. This is why I love quilling! So creative and whatever a quiller gets in their mind to create, they do! So clever!

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  38. I love your shadow box! I have alot of skeleton keys that I have from our old house, this might be a nice way to showcase them! I love that you used the micro beads, very nice!!

    debpaint16@aol.com

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  39. Wow...super cool key project....I have a ton of different size & shapes of keys...I think they're really neat and have been saving them for a project...thanks for the inspiration!!!

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  40. Your keys are amazing. I'm a newbie to Quilling and it will be a very long time before I can make anything like these. Great Job! TFS

    cowbelleru@sbcglobal.net

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  41. Very nice project. Thank You for being in the hop and sharing quilling with everyone.
    quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

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  42. These are amazing!! You did an awesome job!! Thanks for sharing, Karen

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  43. Holy Cow! What a great piece of art!Thanks for sharing!

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  44. I love how some can take something old and make it new again, great job. Dawn RI
    abosoffit@hotmail.com

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  45. Sandy,

    That is AMAZING!!! :) Your quilled keys look real! What a beautiful shadow box you created (I would love to have one hanging in my home!)!

    Thank you so much for sharing,

    Jennifer
    partridgelu at yahoo dot com

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  46. nice keys.. im a new follower..
    theresa
    http://juicycricutcards.blogspot.com/

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  47. love the keys! I am a new follower.
    ccmc_charter@yahoo.com

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  48. Hi Sandy, just wanted to thank you once again for being part of my Hop. Your work is truly lovely.
    Quilled Hugs,
    Linda

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XOXO
-Sandy