Quilling-Cloth Peg

I did this a while back for a friend who needed to present my portfolio. This was done at the spur of the moment. Its amazing to imagine that, even a daily simple cloth peg can be transformed in an art! I love recycling old items into gift items. :)

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 wound around a quill to create a basic coil shape. The paper is then glued at the tip and the coil shaped, these shaped coils are arranged to form flowers, leaves, and various ornamental patterns similar to ironwork.


It takes patience but easy to do though. ;)
Here are a few samples of what quilling looks like:

Futher references:
http://www.handcraftersvillage.com/quilling.htm