KIAN.....my first attempt at quilling

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Hello,

    After going through quite a few blogs and buying a quilling kit from a local art shop, this was my first attempt at quilling.

    Kian,my friend/senior/advisor/caretaker's son was celebrating his first birthday in three days and I had not found any gift worthy of the occassion.You see his Mom Mansi is a very artistic lady who does a lot of knitting, crocheting, embroidery, stitching and painting in her spare time.So I wanted the gift to be something that she would love and cherish.This is what I made for him.The entire process from designing to finishing took about four hours.Please excuse the poor quality frame that I tried to make[it was my first attempt at making a shadowbox too]

     All elements were made from 3mm wide strips.

    Constructive criticism and suggestions are welcome.

   Until next time,
   Avanti....

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