As I was reviewing some things on my blog, I realized I was missing some of the frame designs that I have made over the years. Â So I am fixing that! Â Today I am sharing a purple paper quilled lotus frame design that I created. Â I made this frame a couple times. Â The inspiration from it came from a wedding invitation that had a slightly similar design. Â As a gift to the happy couple, I created this design on the matte of the frame, and used the middle of the frame to display their wedding invitation. Â It made a lovely gift!
Because I really liked the paper quilled lotus design, I made it again (as a gift for another couple) and made a tutorial for it as well.
After I created the frame design I realized that the lotus part of it would make lovely earrings! Â And the little leaves would make fun earrings as well! Â So that’s just what I did. Â Instructions for making those pieces into earrings are included in the tutorial.
You can find the tutorial on Etsy and Zibbet. Â Get it now for 30% off!! Â You’ll find the sale price already on Zibbet. Â On Etsy, use SHOP30 as the coupon code.
Frames
When I make these designs, I like using inset (shadow box) frames. Â I usually buy them at Ikea, as those are the ones that I can easily get here in Malaysia. Â If you don’t have an Ikea near you, check your local craft shops, or find some like these on Amazon:
These smaller sizes are 5×7 inches,  and 8×8 inches in black.
These larger ones are 11×14 inches, 12×12 inches in black, and 12×12 inches in white.
I hope you enjoyed this paper quilled lotus frame design. Â I don’t often take the time to make frames, so it was fun to turn one into a tutorial! Stick around, there is lots to see on the blog!
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Beautiful work! I love making lotus flowers as well. You made pretty color choices on this project.
Thanks!