Paper Quilling

Paper Quilling is a very interesting crafts .you just need simple tools and there goes your creativity.
It involves rolling thin strips of paper, typically 1/8 inch wide, around a needle or slotted quilling tool. The tiny paper rolls are then shaped, pinched and arranged in order to create quilled paper creation for picture frame or cards and beyond like Jewelry.
Paper coils can be rolled very tightly or quite loosely for various effects within your final image.the more you practice the more you will master this craft. Most quilled shapes begin as either a closed coil or an open coil. A closed coil is rolled quite tightly and an open one a lot more loosely then press by hands to give different shapes.
here are some mostly common shaped used.
Tear drop,marquise,bunny Ear,Scolled heart,arrow,bent half circle ,duckfoot.
v scroll,the open heart,triangle,circle etc

Stocking flowers

In Pakistan when we first started creative designers crafts in 1987 and started training for ladies to make different crafts,flower making from different material and stocking flower making is one of them.this is a inexpensive way to make flowers using simple tools but achieving stunning results.there are different type of flowers to make and can be arranged on different boxes,basket,on brooches,gift embellishment,curtain tieback,lamps or just make flower arrangements for home decor.You can make endless form of flowers,butterflies,dragonflies and many more.


The material use to make these type of flowers or creation you will be needing just stocking o'cause new one and thin  wire .The  type of flowers we usual make are Tulips,Roses,Calla lily,Daisy,Magnolia.sun flower,Peony and Hibiscus.

Material required:
Stocking of different colors,Wires(special silver,gold or colored wires),Stamen,Floral tape.thick wire for stems ,wire cutter& scissor also tools for shaping or old tube shaped containers in different size.
First you make a wire structure of  flowers using tools then wrap the stocking on it and tie with a sewing thread. assembly the flower by joining the different petals and attaching the leaves on stem covered with green floral tape .
For special occasion use glue (thinned with water) powder glitter and apply glue and spray glitter on  top of flowers.a new look of your flowers. 

Silver Jewelry by East World Market Artisans

Jewelry design studio

Welcome to the CDCrafts Jewelry Studio!

Learn the art that you can wear and sell. CDCrafts have create a complete new course on jewelry making .In this course you will learn to create beautiful jewelry that is affordable and can easily be learn with little practice .
These courses are divided into different sections as jewelry making is a vast field.

Jewelry making material

Jeweler tools box

Bead stringing

Bead weaving

Basic bench skills

Wire weaving

Filigree work

Crystal jewelry

Wire work

Knots

Jig work

Viking knit

Wire crochet

Different braid weaving techniques

Bead embellishments

Metal work

Resins jewelry

Macramé Jewelry

Shell Jewelry

PMC &Dough jewelry

Cold connection jewelry

Mix media Jewelry

Chain maille

Color theory

Design concept

Tricks& tips of jewelry making


Story of jewelery artisan or designer
To become a jewelry artisan is a rewarding craft with little supplies and with creativity you can adorn yourself and people around you with beautiful work of art and style. People have been making jewelry for thousand years. The jewelry have symbolized as social status and wealth.
Once you have the inspiration of a theme, and a harmonious color scheme worked out, now comes the design process. You ask yourself, "How am I going to put this together?" and, "What materials to use?" There are two basic jewelry designs. One is Wearable, the other is no wearable. Jewelry should be one which is WEARABLE. That is, wearable in that it won't snag or tear clothing, or cut, poke, pierce or otherwise cause bodily harm to the wearer. 

Cold Porcelain

Cold Porcelain

Creative Cold porcelain is not just a modeling material, it’s a crafts in its own, and this paste is so versatile that almost any kind of modeling could be achieved. Air dying modeling pastes available in the market but their recipes differs from one which i use .

In 1986 a Spanish friend, Sonia mentioned that she make these beautiful real Looking flowers and figures immediately requested her to teach me, which she did. Than I had got involve in this art and learn through different Medias. In the beginning I had face many problem in getting different crafting material specially cutter/veiners. Mostly I design my own flowers cutters and other modeling accessories. When I was perfect I had starting taking classes and develop a whole team.
As a little girl my mother taught me dough crafts and from that time I am making flowers but with that method my creation will not last now I have my cold porcelain dough and I can make everlasting flower arrangement and dolls. Creative cold porcelain in its full splendor offers a new, valuable and entertaining and creativity activity.

Now you can have a direct experience and enjoy your achievements in art with a lasting works made a noble and charming material that will reflect your own identity and experience. Cold porcelain is widely used for a variety of works such as small flowers, leaves, stems, rock, feathers, characters, faces and souvenirs.

I still conduct my one to one and online classes

OUTLINE - CCP

Method to make creative cold porcelain paste

Equipment

Techniques of modeling

Techniques of coloring

Techniques of assembling

(There are eight different steps to make a flower)

*Preparing the center

*Rolling the dough

*Cutting petals

*Shaping petal

* veining petal

* balling petal

* Assembly the flower and drying and coloring

*Techniques display and arrangement.


Important tips



Projects



Projects to make during classes

Napkin ring with simple flower blossom

Flowers simple rose /wild rose or prim rose/Gladiolus, Tulip, Hibiscus, Tiger lily

Flower box

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