About Me
When I was 8 years old, I learned to crochet - a potholder out of yarn first, then a doily out of thread. I was mesmerized by the idea of creating something beautiful. And thus began my creative journey. Since then I have tried many crafts. Some were fads whose popularity (and availability of supplies) came and went. Many are traditional crafts and variations on them. All are self-taught. Among my favorites: crochet; counted cross-stitch; Christmas ornaments and decorations; and quilling, the most artistically satisfying of them all.

Copyright
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Content included on this site is created and copyrighted by Barbara Rose. Feel free to use my original designs for your personal projects or for inspiration for your own designs. If using designs or commentary found here, please give appropriate credit and a link back to creative.bcdenterprises.net.

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Blog Archive

   October 2011
      All In The Family
            (Dale's Etsy)
      DIY Ornament #2
      More Pink
      Treasuries
      Breast Cancer Awareness
   September 2011
      Too Early For Christmas?
      DIY Ornament #1
      Note Cards
   August 2011
      Lattice Topped Box
      About Quilling

11/23/2011
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11/12/2011
Zig-Zagging
Two of the ornaments in last week's posting (below), the Gingerbread and the Angel, include rounds of zig-zags. This is called crimping - it adds another dimension to quilled pieces.

My ingenious Lego-aficionado son, featured in last month's blog, built me a crimper out of - yes - LEGOs! The strip of quilling paper (green in this picture) goes in the top and, by turning the knob on the side, gears inside crimp the paper, giving it the zig-zag look as it comes out the bottom.