The Swap Team Event 2

Heya

This is Dr M V Pratyusha from Pratvam Progs.

After the grand success of  The Swap Team Event-1, I am back with the official announcement for 'The Swap Team Event-2'... Excited everyone... read on.

Pls do read the rules carefully

1. This event will run from 26 July to 13 September 2014
2. Theme- 3D Dolls ( There is awide variety of stuff that can be made. For example- Angels, cartoon characters, etc.
3. The motto of this swap is for you to get to know your fellow quillers and spread/gain knowledge. So do take maximum advantage of the swap event.
4. This will be a great opportunity to widen your horizon in quilling. So all you have to do is ask your partner which is their favorite cartoon or you can create something different like an angels, aliens etc etc. Attaching a few pics of 3D dolls from my work for you to get an idea as to what this swap is all about!!!
5. At the end of the swap after your partner has sent across the 3d doll to you. You have to photograph your partners work and share it in your page and link it back to the linky tool that will be available after the Sneak peak blogpost!!! This step has been taken so that all the participants work can be seen by everyone who reaches the blog instead of posting them just on the fb group which has limited visitors!!!
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Deadlines

1. Last day to register- 31 July 2014 by 23:55hrs IST.
2. Pairing will be up on the blog by 3rd August 2014- 10:00hrs IST.
3. Pairs can start to interact once the list of participants is up. The pairing will be done using a randomiser.
4. Sneak peaks from 22nd August 2014- 29th August 2014. A new blogpost will be available for the same so check back here to link it up to the linky tool!!!
5. Courier by 10th September 2014.
6. Pictures by the teams by 13th September 2014.
7. Pls stick to the deadlines to keep the event smooth.

Registration

1. The registration for the swap team event begins on 26th july 2014 10:00hrs IST to 31st July 23:55hrs IST.
2. So you have 5 days to think before you register. Pls dont drop out in the middle of the swap as your partner will have no other option than quitting too because its difficult to find partners in the middle of the whole process... Any delays should be notified to your partner and me via FB.
3. A linky tool has been added below.
4. Once you have made up your mind to participate. Click on the linky tool and enter the required details and submit it. 
5. Pairs will be announced on 3rd August 2014
6. If you are a international artist Pls mention it in your name in brackets as to where you belong too. You will only be paired with a person who is either from the same place as you are at the end. So for example you are from new york- Mention it as Natasha(New york).
7. The pairing made is final and no changes will be made.
8. Pls join the PQJ group on Fb so that you can join the event!!!                       https://www.facebook.com/events/537106223081960/?context=create&source=49

Lots of love
Pratyusha

Swap Team event 1- Reflections

Heya,

This is Dr M V Pratyusha from Pratvam Progs.

Creativity knows no bounds and when you are surrounded by more than 2000 people with similar interests, brain starts working overtime to keep the whole group active and thus came the idea of  'The Swap Team Event-1'.

This post will give you a brief outline as to what we did for the first ever Swap event at PQJ. And also give you a sneak peak into 'The Swap Team Event 2' that is going to start in a few days!!!

So here it is...

It all started on 11 April as a simple post on PQJ group on Facebook asking if people were ready to work with other fellow quilling artists and create 2 pairs of earrings for each other after having a month to interact with them. And I ended up with more than 40 people who were willing to give this a try.

On 12th April each quiller was randomly assigned a partner to work with. They had a month's time from 13th April to 13th june to talk to their partner's, to get to know them better in terms of how they began Quilling or how they do a certain technique. They could even ask their partners likes and dislikes.

 Now as it was a swap team event and the 1st one to happen, the rules were pretty simple...make 2pairs of earrings- 1 according to your partners wishes and one according to ur wish which was supposed to be a surprise for the partner...
And yes we had deadlines too...
The sneak peaks were supposed to be up from 27 april and the couriers were to be sent out to their partners by 9 June  so that everyone would get their pair by 13 June... Once the partner had the earrings they took pictures of what their counterpart sent them and Had to post them on the event that was created on fb for this whole event...
We had more than 20 teams... So will be sharing a few of the pics of the participants of this swap...
We also had a few international artists who participated... They were paired with international artists itself keeping in mind the courier rates :)

The pics that follow are collages of creations of each team... as there were more than 40 teams I am sharing only a few of the pics so that you can get an idea... to see all the pics pls click here to be redirected to the group on Fb. :)

Wafa And Rushruma

Naimisha and Trupti Pawar More

Aparna Balakrishna and Swetha Ramachandran

Gopika And Preethi

Janani S Sitara and Dr M V Pratyusha

Neha Jain and Darshita Bharadia

Subhashree Natarajan and Lakshmi Baskar

Aishwarya and Sri Harika

Kavitha and Vibha Bisht

Shruti and Minal

Shama Nishad and Swarna

Aiswarya S and Uma V.S.

The main motto behind this event was to increase the interaction between fellow quillers. The one month long time that each team got was a awesome experience for each participant as they also found cool friends!!!

Did this whole idea seem too cool to be true... Then do wait up till this weekend. I will be uploading the details of 'The Swap Team Event-2'

As this event will be on the blog and not on Fb as a whole more people who are not on Fb can also participate. If you are excited do give us a shout out!!!

Love of love and huge

Pratyusha

PS- Pls note the change in the name of the blog from Paper Quilling Jewelry to Paper Quilling Journal. This step was taken as we didn't want to limit the creativity of this beautiful art by restricting ourselves to showcase only jewelry... So here's to a wider range of possibilities. The Fb group still remains as Paper quilling Jewelry incase you would like to join in. 

Paper Quilling Scrolls

Hello Friends,

This is Trupti from Trupti's Craft again. In last post I gave the information about basic shapes, today I will give you information about some basic scrolls.   

 

These are some basic scrolls. Now let's see how to make these scrolls in detail.

Loose Scroll - Make a loose coil then leave it gently without gluing.

Closed Heart Scroll - Fold a strip in the half.  Roll both ends toward the center and release it. Glue both rolled parts.

Open Heat Scroll - Fold a strip in the half.  Roll both ends toward the center and release it.

Uneven S Scroll - Roll two third of the strip and release. Reverse the strip and roll remaining strip to form uneven S.

S Scroll – Roll one end of the strip toward the center and roll other end in opposite direction towards the center.

Musical Note – Fold a strip in half and roll the both ends together.

Same Side Scroll – Fold a strip in half. Roll each end towards the center tightly and release it.

If you want you can glue two strips together and make a new scroll.

V Scroll – Fold a strip in half.  Roll each end from outward side opposite the fold.

If you want you can glue the bottom part of V and make a new scroll.

Uneven V Scroll – Fold a strip so that each side is a different length. Roll each end from outward side opposite the fold.

If you want you can glue the bottom part of V and make a new scroll.

C Scroll – Roll both ends inward slightly and release.

Uneven C Scroll – Roll two third of the strip from one end and release.  Roll the remaining strip and release.

Double Loose Scroll – Roll two strips tightly to form a coil and release. 

Multi Strips Scroll - Take desired number of strips. Glue one end of strips together. Let it dry. Roll strips together and release it. Now pull the end of each strip to form a scroll and glue it.

You can roll the end of this scroll in opposite direction and make a new scroll.

These are just few scrolls. You can make your own scrolls by rolling it different ways. 

I hope this information is helpful for you. Keep visiting for more information.

Thanks.

Trupti 

Paper Quilling Basic Shapes

Hello friends,

This is Trupti from Trupti's Craft. In the previous post my friend Janani gave you a brief information about paper quilling. Today I am going to tell you about some basic shapes of paper quilling.

These are the basic shapes made with the help of quilling niddle, slotted tool. If you do not have a slotted tool you can use a tooth pick. Snip the end of the tooth pick for about 0.5 cm, your slotted tool is ready.

Now let's see how to make each shape in detail .

Tight Coil: Insert a tip of paper strip in to the slot of slotted tool and roll it tightly. Glue the end of paper strip and remove the coil from the tool.

Loose Coil : Make a tight coil and release it gently before gluing. You can use circle sizer or quilling board to make desire size coils. Then glue the end of paper strip. Loose coil is the basic shape. By pinching loose coil in different places you can make lot of different shapes.

Ring Coil: Wrap a paper strip around any circular object like pen, handle of quilling tool etc. Glue the loose end and remove it. By pinching this ring coil you can also make different shapes.

Tear drop:  Make a loose coil and pinch one side to make tear drop.

Curved Teardrop: Make a tear drop and bend pinched end . 

Elongated Teardrop - Make a loose coil. Move the center to one corner and pinch opposite side to make to make entire shape long.

 Marquise: Make a loose coil and pinch both side.

Marquise With Single Curved End : Make a marquise and bend one end.

 Marquise With Double Curved Ends: Make a marquise and bend both ends in opposite directions.

Angled Marquise: Make a marquise and push one end toward the center forming angles.

Half Moon: Make a loose coil. Using both hands make a half moon.

 Arrow Head: Make a loose coil. Pinch one end pointed.  Press in the round part with your needle or slotted tool.

Bunny Ear: Make a loose coil. Use an awl or small pen and push one side of coil toward the center to forma bunny ear.

Lily of The Valley: Make a bunny ear and bend both ends outward.

Heart:  Make a loose coil. Pinch one side to make a tear drop.  Press in the rounded part with toothpick or your finger nail.

Half Circle:  Make a loose coil. Pinch one side to make a tear drop.  Pinch second time near to first pinch.

Triangle:  Make a loose coil. Pinch one side to make a tear drop.  Pinch second time near to first pinch to make half circle.  Then pinch the rounded part.

Square:  Make a loose coil. Pinch both ends to make a marquise. Pinch off rounded shapes to make square.

Rectangle:  Make a loose coil. Pinch both ends to make a marquise. Slightly rotate the shape and push pointed end towards enter

Holly Leaf : Make a loose coil. Pinch both ends to make a marquise. Pinch off new small points on each side of existing points. Make last two points. So totally you have 6 points.

Now let's talk about how to make some Eccentric Rolls/Coils.

Eccentric Loose Coil: Make a loose coil and place it in a quilling board. Using a pin move a center to one side and stick it to the board. Glue the center in place and let it dry completely.

Eccentric Tear Drop: Make an eccentric loose coil and pinch the other end.

Eccentric Long Tear Drop: Make an eccentric loose coil. Press the entire circle and use your fingers to make entire shape long.

Eccentric Marquise: Make an eccentric loose coil. Position the glued center to one side and pinch both sides to make points.

These are just few shapes. You can make your own shapes too, just make loose coil or ring coil and pinch it. While pinching coil make sure that you will pinch near glued part of strip so that it will look glue. One more tip is use very less glue. 

If you have any questions then do not hesitate to ask in the comment section.

That's it for today. Stay tuned for next post where I am going to write about scrolls.

Thanks for visiting.

Trupti
Trupti's Craft