One of the fun things I
have found about being a librarian is the need to research for ideas that will
be interesting to others. Pinterest becomes your friend. After finding a new
idea you experiment with it to decide if this is something maybe others in your
community would find interesting and would like to try. A couple of simple
paper crafts that I discovered were quilling and iris paper folding.
Quilling or paper filigree is an art form
that involves the use of strips of paper that
are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. The paper
is rolled, looped, curled, twisted, and otherwise manipulated to create shapes
that make up designs to decorate with. This art form has been
around for centuries. This craft can be simple or extremely difficult depending
on your skill and creativity. My creativity is the type that follows other
people's plans with just a little twist of my own. I did a couple of classes
about quilling and know at least one who it became a fun art form for her.
quilling iris paper folding
Iris folding is done with a pattern. The crafter uses the finished product to decorate the front of a greeting card, as a scrapbook embellishment, or to decorate with. Strips of
colored paper are folded and taped in place following a specific pattern. In
February, here at Raleigh, we did a valentine card with a heart on the front.
This June there will be available a kit to make an elephant. The finished
product will be 8 ½ by 11 inches. It gives the appearance of being difficult
but is an easy craft to do once you understand the simple concept.
I have always wanted to be artistic but just
don’t have the gene for it, so I find it fun to create using the ideas that
those who were creative before me have shown the way. Why not check out your
library to see what new creative skills you can learn.
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