Paper - Scissor - Solvent

More years ago than I care to recall, I used to be interested in quilling.  I was given a quilling set for my birthday, and I spent many a happy hour rolling, gluing and shaping these thin strips of multi-coloured paper.  However, living in the most rural part of rural Wales (which explains a lot about my interests) and those days being of the pre-internet age, it was impossible to replenish my supplies, so once the paper was gone, that was it.  My tools have languished in a toolbox for a couple of decades, but I've started to see a resurgence in paper craft of late, and thought there might be a way to combine my love of Japanese papers with more modern quilling.  I'm no longer interested in making quilling embellishments or cards (oh-so-80s! *shudder*) but I do like the idea of making paper beads and jewellery.  So I present my first quilling in mumble-mumble years...these are strips of paper from glossy magazines, which I'm testing before moving on to my more precious materials.  The next step will be to vary the shape of the strips.

Oh!  And as an added bonus, it turns out that they're excellent cat toys too.

jombolom

Hello everyone!

My name's Sara, and my shop is called jombolom.

I've been obsessed with paper for as long as I can remember, so it was perhaps inevitable that I would end up making cards one day! The materials that I use are sourced from all over the world - washi paper from Japan, watercolour paper from Italy, stamps from the USA, embellishments from Asia - and I'm constantly trying out ideas for new ranges of cards. Each card is one-of-a-kind, so you can be guaranteed a unique item - though it does make listing rather difficult!

I've also been working with some other Etsians - particularly those who carve custom stamps - and I'm always willing to consider other collaborations.

Anyway, feel free to have a browse around my shop - I hope you see something that you like.