Sunday, May 5, 2013

Quilled Monarch


     This is my second Monarch butterfly , I am happy with this because it is an improvement from my previous one and also because I quilled based on a picture of the butterfly instead of other quilled butterflies . All the paper strips except the dark orange are store bought .I quilled the entire butterfly with a very fine needle. It took me about ten hours to complete this. 
   This is a stand alone piece  I strengthened the butterfly by applying glue to the underside.  It was made on request , I had it with me for sometime and found it hard to part with it when I had to . 



Thanks for stopping by , Have a great day.




at

37 comments:

  1. HussenaMay 5, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    Its just jaw dropping gorgeous Suganthi ..Though I have to say that I was pretty impressed by your first one as well ..this has come out just perfect no wonder you found it difficult to part with :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Komala DeviMay 5, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    Beautiful Butterfly..

    ReplyDelete
  3. UnknownMay 5, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    Wow.. It's awesome.. Love it..

    ReplyDelete
  4. ecstaticoverpaper.blogspot.comMay 5, 2013 at 12:05 PM

    This is one master piece Suganthi. Love your work, so neat! Well done. Love it.

    ReplyDelete
  5. LeanneMay 5, 2013 at 12:35 PM

    WOW! It looks gorgeous & real.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Sathya May 5, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    Adorable one again...Love both versions of Monarch...Neatly executed...perfectly made :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. MihaelaMay 5, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Gorgeous butterfly!!!

    ReplyDelete
  8. ChristineMay 5, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    Hey girl don't be so hard on yourself!! You should be thrilled!! Your work is amazing no matter what you do. Your such a brilliant quillist.
    http://ajourneyintoquilling.blogspot.comCHris

    ReplyDelete
  9. Kavitha VadhriMay 5, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    so beautiful ,would love a tutorial from you. :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Lekha justinMay 5, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    lovely butterfly Suganthi...

    ReplyDelete
  11. Suman PanditMay 5, 2013 at 4:06 PM

    This is awesome Suganthi!! I have not tried quilling with the needle, am inspired to try now!!
    http://www.kalasirjana.blogspot.in/

    ReplyDelete
  12. painted princess collectionMay 5, 2013 at 5:47 PM

    Hey suganthi you inspire me a lot and nowadays you are pulling me more towards quilling .I forgot to blinkafter seeing your monarch bfly.
    anandhi

    ReplyDelete
  13. SD poojaMay 5, 2013 at 7:13 PM

    Wow ! Its so perfect and amazing !I have a wallpaper of monarch butterfly ,had on mind to quill it some day but after seeing this one..I am sure that some day will require lot of practicing !Hats of to your quilling once again !

    ReplyDelete
  14. AngelMay 5, 2013 at 8:14 PM

    Awesome !!!! Beautifully quilled .

    ReplyDelete
  15. quilled paper paradiseMay 5, 2013 at 11:51 PM

    Simply fantastic! Precise and symmetrical! Congratulations!

    ReplyDelete
  16. MamathaMay 6, 2013 at 8:51 AM

    wow.... its beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Ranjana's craft blogMay 6, 2013 at 9:46 AM

    I liked both the butterflies. You are just perfect.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Maria RoseMay 6, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    Done with needle ..oh wow .... i cannot quill with the needle..its so hard for me... I always wanted to do monarch butterfly... this is just awesome ... but 10 hours oh god thats difficult for me..hope i have patience...
    and this version of yours is so so awesome :)

    ReplyDelete
  19. ManasaMay 6, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    My jaws have certainly dropped Suganthi...this is beyond gorgeous :) Hope it dosent just come to life and flutter around :)

    ReplyDelete
  20. korvakiMay 6, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    oh god.....its adorable....i'm new to quilling and u inspire me a lot...

    ReplyDelete
  21. vijiMay 6, 2013 at 6:29 PM

    Fentastic dear.
    So nice.
    Your hardwork shows a good result. Keep doing. You can create wounders.
    viji

    ReplyDelete
  22. UnknownMay 6, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    Its gorgeous !!! It looks so perfect that on first look, I didn't realise its quilled ... :)

    ReplyDelete
  23. chillin with QuillinMay 6, 2013 at 8:32 PM

    gorgeous, I know what you mean by parting with it, I was the same way when I made my first butterfly, it is long gone !!!
    Paula

    ReplyDelete
  24. kalanirmiteeMay 7, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Awesome!!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Nupur BhatiaMay 7, 2013 at 12:43 PM

    This is exquisite Suganthi! Just love the butterfly looking at its picture! I can understand your feeling when you had to part with the real thing!

    Nupur, Thrilling Quilling

    ReplyDelete
  26. Ann MartinMay 9, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    Beautiful! I'm sure the new owner loves it.

    ReplyDelete
  27. Swetha ReddyMay 11, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    Very beautiful butterfly. Your designs are very pretty and intricate. I want to get into quilling and had a few doubts. If you can answer my queries, it'll be greatly appreciated.
    1. Do you cut your own strips of paper? If so, what is the gsm of the paper you buy?
    2. I have tried to go through the complete website. I couldn't find any post that is for beginners - describing the basic tools, paper widths, shapes, etc. Do you have one that I missed?

    Thanks
    Swetha

    ReplyDelete
  28. SUGANTHIMay 11, 2013 at 8:50 PM

    Thank you Swetha, I do hand cut strips , mostly 80 gsm paper . Do mail me at quillingdreams@gmail.com.

    ReplyDelete
  29. NatiMay 12, 2013 at 4:10 AM

    Beautiful, Suganthi!!

    ReplyDelete
  30. Neli QuillingMay 17, 2013 at 9:11 PM

    Много красива !

    ReplyDelete
  31. PhilippaMay 19, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    Lovely work, Suganthi! Thanks also for your very kind comment on my blog.
    Philippa

    ReplyDelete
  32. UnknownMay 20, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    Good Lord, that butterfly almost looks like its a alive! You did a great job with it.

    ReplyDelete
  33. GayatriMay 23, 2013 at 9:57 PM

    Your work is superb. How much mm of paper do you use?

    ReplyDelete
  34. RadhikaMay 24, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    its so beautiful looks real at first glance...nice and neat work.

    ReplyDelete
  35. Chrissy CMay 25, 2013 at 11:42 PM

    Absolutely beautiful. Amazing work.

    ReplyDelete
  36. RadhikaMay 28, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    hi suganthi am so inspired by your quilled monarch and made one ...

    ReplyDelete
  37. Nena3110June 3, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    It is very nice, exelent work, I like it so much.
    I like quilling, but I don't have original tools, I have handmade tools,becouse I don't have whewre to buy it, and I give best of myself, but, I am not good.
    I learn.
    I like pressed flowers, decoupague, and something else, all the crafts.
    best wishes.
    Greetings from Belgrade.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for leaving a comment, I treasure every one of them.