Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Vintage Quilling Kit

I received an email from a crafter in Russia last week. She is young and commented on my 70s vintage quilling. So I decided to look in my box of vintage kits.



I opened this Quill-It kit dated 1976; the photo is very faded. There are two shades of red paper plus many enclosures. The geranium flowers aren't something I would make. 



Also inside was an actual size pattern to slide under "wax paper". A full sheet of quilling information for beginners. Two large pages of green paper for leaves and sheets of black and red cardstock for the flower pot. A booklet, sort of a mini catalog, to order supplies. I am blown away at the $1.75 lap board. I still have mine and the soft board is indestructible -- the best ever made. 





And my favorite item, the corsage pin. This is what I learned to quill with and every kit contained one.





I decided to start making a friend the red snowflakes I promised about three years ago. Her Christmas tree is solid red ornaments and she requested red. The 1/4" wide vintage paper is very thick and easy to work with. 



Just a reminder it's not too early to start making snowflakes. This is a basic 20 piece snowflake design. The 3" center, 3" ribbon holder and six pieces of three different shapes.


Many other patterns are here:  Snowflakes

Thanks for stopping by!
-Molly xo

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful snowflakes. So many options ...
    Thanks for sharing!
    Hugs from Brazil for you!

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  2. fun find on the vintage kit. Wouldn't it be nice if you could buy a lap board today for $1.75.
    I like your red snowflakes.

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  3. I love the red snowflakes. Maybe I can adapt this for my children's group. I like to try different techniques with them.

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  4. I enjoyed the red snowflakes, they look beautiful to decorate the christmas tree!
    hugs :)
    Nati

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  5. It's very interesting to read about those vintage kits. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Very nice snowflake!
    http://creaquilling.blogspot.com/

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