Monogrammed Shooting Star

I knew I wanted to try another star. I can't help myself, I normally have my head up in the clouds! I ordered a set of quilling paper in 5 shades of red and I knew it would go nicely with the design I had planned.

I started this Star like my other projects. I outlined a star with a long tail and glued that down on a heavy piece of card-stock.

I was using 5 shades of red, so I broke up the tail into 3 sections and blended 2 shades in each section. I started with the darkest 2 shades and made relaxed coils for the top part of the tail.

With the middle section I used 1 of the shades from the top, and another lighter shade.I just love these little flowers!

I was so excited to start the middle of the star, so I just jumped right in. I researched the most used first initial and came up with A. The initial can be made in any letter, and I can't wait to make more.

Filling in always goes in a couple of stages. The initial designs of what I want to use as the filler. Then adding some, and last making more to fill up all the empty spaces.

I couldn't decide on the middle of the A. I could either fill it like the rest of the star, or leave it open. I decided to go with open because when it was filled in, the A was lost in the sea of curls.

After the star was filled in, I used 1 shade from the middle section and the lighter shade to fill in the bottom of the tail.

Here it is all finished and ready to frame!!

I found some really nice shadowbox frames and knew this piece deserved to be in one!

I really love how the 5 shades of red compliment each other and I couldn't be happier with how it came out!

If you are interested in purchasing one of these stars please visit my online store http://ladylack.storenvy.com

Thanks for visiting!

Rustic Romance Crafts

I was approached by Kristen from Rustic Romance Crafts to see if I could quill her logo. She recently had this logo designed for her and I fell in love with it at first glance!

Isn't it gorgeous? It is so flowing and whimsical, perfect for quilling. The only issue I had with it is all the black. It is hard to quill with black. Since the paper stands up it casts a small shadow. If you have black paper with the shadow in tight coils, you can't really see the coils. So I decided to flip the colors. I chose a grey background, put the tree as white, and alternated between white, grey, and black hearts. 

As with my other tree, I started with just the basic outlines.

The hearts were not glued down. They were just there for reference. Also I have not glued at this point. I like to lay out the papers first to see if I need any adjustments

This is when I started filling in branches. I glued down the basic outline, and then laid out the fillers.

Once I had all the branches complete and glued, I started adding the hearts. 

I used some waves to fill in the trunk and voila:

One gorgeous recreated logo! It really was fun having the freedom to change certain items and I can not be happier with how this came out.

What do you think? Please leave your thoughts in the comments!

Also, check out Rustic Romance Crafts shop on Storenvy! She makes charming burlap home decor and I can't wait to get one of her wreaths!

Quilled Surfboad

I really had a fun time putting together this surfboard. I requested to join an online auction and the theme was Fun in the Sun. There were so many ideas for to me to choose from, but I am glad I chose the surfboard.

To make the shape I started making an outline with pins on a styrofoam board. I was afraid if I just placed the paper down freehand it would end up to uneven. After I placed the pins I wrapped the paper strips around it.

The next step was to put some glue onto the top of the strips and then carefully place the canvas tile on top. I let the glue set for an hour, then flipped the whole piece and took off the styrofoam board.

Now comes the designs. I chose grey, coral, blue, and white with a little touch of yellow. I knew I wanted a flower shaped like this and thought it would look great toward the top.

I wanted the surfboard broken up into three sections. Each section would get a flower. Once I added the middle flower I knew that top flower had to be moved up more.

Here is the lower flower.

I filled in the top flower with some honeycombs.

A lot of times I will lay out my strips and see how it looks before I glue it down. After seeing this I decided it needed to be filled in a lot more.

I think it looked much better with more coils.

I did the top and bottom greys, then started the blues.

 I had a really hard time deciding on the middle section. I originally wanted to have it fully white. After I laid it out you couldn't see the flower well. In order to break up all the white I threw in some coral S's.

Here is middle filled in.

The waves turned out so much prettier than I planned. They have to be my favortie part of this piece.

Here it is all framed and ready for auction!

This is my only surfboard and I may not make another. If I do it will be a completely different design. It can only be bought in this weekend's auction June 27-30 at Auction Junkies Facebook page.

What do you think of this Surfboard?

Creative Daily Week #2

I am having so much fun trying to take pictures to go along with Lu & Ed's Creative Daily prompts. Each day has a word and you need to take a picture to match that word. Here are my week 2 pictures.

January 6, 2014 - Notes - I have been changing things up lately with Thank You notes to my customers. I rotate between handwritten notes on these journaling cards, printing them out on my computer or writing on back of my business card. Which do you prefer?

January 7, 2014 - Package - I am getting this package ready for my Grandmother's birthday! 

January 8, 2014 - Colorful - It is gloomy and cloudy out so I am practicing making rainbows!!

January 9, 2014 - Black - I don't use black very much in my quilling. You can't see the coils very well, so I use it sparingly.

January 10, 2014 - These Hands Make - Here I am holding one of the little critters I make. He is so small and delicate. I love it!

January 11, 2014 - Cup - Here I am with my cup of joe, while helping my son with his new Hobbit Legos. My oldest daughter gave me this cup for Christmas and it is definitely one of my favs!  

January 12, 2014 - Paint - We don't have much paint around here, so my girls and I are attempting to make our own glitter paint. We are using gold and pink glitter with Mod Podge.

It is not to late for you to join in the Creative Daily fun! Just click here for details! What do you think of this weeks pictures? Which is your favorite?

Creative Daily with Lu & Ed

Lu & Ed has came up with a Creative Daily Photo Challenge for the month of January. I have joined with the hopes of everyone getting to know me better! I have 5 days under my belt, and I am enjoying the challenge of coming up with pictures to the prompts. If you would like to participate you can still join in! You can see all the details, just click here.

I am hoping to post every Monday a round up of my pictures here for you to see. You can also see them as I take them over on Instagram. My name is LadyLacksDesigns. :)

January 1, 2014 was new. Here is some new quilling paper I can't wait to get started creating with. The top paper is two toned, it has blue on one side and white on the other!

January 2, 2014 was old. Here is my old quilling tool. I bought it 10 years ago! It is a little beat up, but I think I am going to keep it forever!

January 3, 2014 was favorite color.  I wear my fav color Teal everywhere I go!! 

January 4, 2014 was least favorite color. Mine is pink. It does not mesh well with my skin tone. I do love this shirt though! My son wears it all the time.

Janurary 5, 2014 was lists. I don't have many lists around here, but this is still up on my dry erase board.

I love this daily challenge and I am looking forward to sharing with you for the rest of the month!!
 

Around the House Gift Guide

OK, I had to take a couple days off from my Gift Guides due to my husband and kids all being home this weekend. :) So now I am back and ready to go!

Today we are going to see what Cyber Monday Storenvy Flash sale has to offer for Around the House.

My first pick would be this lovely handmade Large Owl Rug - Rope Rug by Twisted Thread and Hook

This would be a great addition to any room in your house, and I can't get enough owls!

Next on my list would be this Deluxe Wine Set by Mystic Eye Creations.

I am known to enjoy a bottle of wine after the kiddos go to bed, and I think this set would be perfect for any wine lover!

Along with the Wine Set, I think these Multicolored Chevron Coaster Set by Sweet Pepper Parties would be a great addition.

I can just see me now, my wine time would be heaven with all the accessories!

Lastly I can't forget my Husband. He loves to cook and I think these Star Wars Comic Pot Holders by Poppy's Garden Gate would be a great gift for him!

I can imagine him using these exclusively, and never touching the other pot holders in our house!

These items are just a small sample of the products offered in the Storenvyflash30 sale happening on Cyber Monday, December 2, 2013. For a complete list of shops click here. All stores will have 30% off for the entire day, just use the code storenvyflash30.

Would you use any of these in your home?

Cuteness Gift Guide

Who doesn't love items that are over the top cute? Sometimes I will see something and instantly have to have it because I automatically say "awwwwwwwww". So as I was making my wishlist from the #Storenvyflash30 sale, I saw these items. Instantly my heart squeezed and I knew this was something I wanted! Hopefully you can use these items to cross someone off your to buy list too!

First on my cuteness list are these adorable Cupcake Cellphone/Bag Charms by Afua Handmade.

What can I say? These are not only loaded up with cuteness, but when she says she can offer them scented I realized what everyone was getting from me for Christmas! I will take one of each please!

Next up would be Santa and Mrs.Claus amigurumi by mohu.

This absolutely amazes me! These are handmade! Every time I see these little Christmas wonders I am astounded by the talent that it takes to create these.

Now we move on to Tree and Bird Cute Stickers by Adore by Nat.

Not only do I want to find these stickers in my stocking, I am also tempted to wrap all my presents in brown paper and stick these all over them! I can also imagine having whole scrapbook pages themed around these.

Lastly I will leave you with Kira Kira Kawaii's Owl Resin Heart Necklace.

The second I saw this I thought of my daughter. Owl? Check. Peace sign? Check. Sparkly? Check. Pink and blue?. Check. Perfect gift!



Hopefully you have have looked over #Storenvyflash30 sale that is happening on December 2, 2013. Everything in 50 shops will be 30% off. If you haven't checked it out yet, you can by clicking here.

Which item would you ask for?