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ArcticExile

@arcticexile.bsky.social

Dog-lover, quilter, crafter, aspiring paper flower artist, recent empty nester, transplanted Alaskan living in the U.P.

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It's so fun. These took me over 12 hours to make from cutting to assembly. Pretty much didn't leave the house all weekend because I am terrible about putting a project down before it's finished!

17.03.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tulip petal color and assembly. Photo shows a small pile of light pink paper tulip petals,, some color pencils in shades of red, green and brown and a stack of off white crepe paper.

Tulip petal color and assembly. Photo shows a small pile of light pink paper tulip petals,, some color pencils in shades of red, green and brown and a stack of off white crepe paper.

Three crepe paper sculpted tulip centers in a glass jar.

Three crepe paper sculpted tulip centers in a glass jar.

Leaf and petal coloring and assembly. Two small stacks of pink paper tulip petals with a stack of green paper tulip leaves on the right.

Leaf and petal coloring and assembly. Two small stacks of pink paper tulip petals with a stack of green paper tulip leaves on the right.

Three pink double tulips in a clear glass jar.

Three pink double tulips in a clear glass jar.

Crepe paper double tulips...still waiting for real flowers to bloom! #paperflowers #craftsky

17.03.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Lilac paper morning glory vine with three blossoms and green leaves.

Lilac paper morning glory vine with three blossoms and green leaves.

Post image Back view of morning glory blossom showing a narrow green stripe running on the vertical of each flower section.

Back view of morning glory blossom showing a narrow green stripe running on the vertical of each flower section.

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Under the weather today so spent the day at home crafting crepe paper morning glories. #craftsky #paperflowers

10.03.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! These were a bit of a challenge as I don't have full use of my right thumb and I'm right handed. I was so clumsy.

05.03.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pink crepe paper pink cherry blossoms on branches,  in a blue glass bottle.

Pink crepe paper pink cherry blossoms on branches, in a blue glass bottle.

View of the back of the crepe paper cherry blossom branches showing the red sepals on the back of each bloom.

View of the back of the crepe paper cherry blossom branches showing the red sepals on the back of each bloom.

Close up of buds and blossoms of pink crepe paper cherry branch.

Close up of buds and blossoms of pink crepe paper cherry branch.

Pink crepe paper cherry blossoms on branches, displayed in a blue glass jar painted with fireweed, resting on a white shelf.

Pink crepe paper cherry blossoms on branches, displayed in a blue glass jar painted with fireweed, resting on a white shelf.

Crepe paper cherry blossom branches for spring. I'm happy with how these turned out. #paperflowers, #crepepaper #craftsky

05.03.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flower crafting time. #paperflowers #craftsky

01.03.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book and block 2 for February. Good read. Wish there was a sequel. Not much color in the cover. Coordinating fabric was lack luster. #booksky #quiltsky #booksyblockproject

24.02.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a fun idea!

23.02.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Green, white and yellow 16-patch checkerboard quilt block next to green , yellow and white book cover. Title: Let Them by Mel Robbins

Green, white and yellow 16-patch checkerboard quilt block next to green , yellow and white book cover. Title: Let Them by Mel Robbins

February Booksy block project

23.02.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Green, white and yellow 16-patch checkerboard quilt block next to green , yellow and white book cover. Title: Let Them by Mel Robbins

Green, white and yellow 16-patch checkerboard quilt block next to green , yellow and white book cover. Title: Let Them by Mel Robbins

February Booksy block project

23.02.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
White crepe paper rose with green buds in  clear glass vase.

White crepe paper rose with green buds in clear glass vase.

White crepe paper rose with green buds, laying on a brown table

White crepe paper rose with green buds, laying on a brown table

Paper roses. #paperflowers, #craftsky

22.02.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't know there were other options! I'm going to have to look into that! πŸ˜†

19.02.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no! Rule of threes? One more to go. LOL.

19.02.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! Amazing precision! Beautiful.

18.02.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ouch!!!!

18.02.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Hardback book. Colorful florals set against a black background. Title: Floriography by Jessica Roux.

Hardback book. Colorful florals set against a black background. Title: Floriography by Jessica Roux.

This book is a work of art. Love it. I plan to use some of the flower meanings to craft a crepe paper flower bouquet that symbolizes this year’s political climate in the USA. πŸ˜† #paperflowers, #booksky

18.02.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh!! I hate that!!

17.02.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh! I see some of my favorite fabric designers in there! Pretty!

17.02.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cute! I’ve got a collection of those I need to do something with!

17.02.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Suck gorgeous colors and projects!

17.02.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just beautiful! I’ve never used wool batting but I have some ready to try out!

17.02.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s really cool! Nice job!

17.02.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! It’s adorable.

17.02.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finishing a quilt is the best feeling. It is beautiful!

17.02.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😳 Not fun!

17.02.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These are lovely! Which books do you have? I have two crepe paper flower books and just ordered a third. I can't wait for it to get here. Your flowers are beautiful. Are they anemones?

17.02.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜†

17.02.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I stumbled on that show inadvertently a few days ago. It’s so stupid but I couldn’t quit watching πŸ˜†

16.02.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I like the speed of finishing binding by machine but I’m just not good enough at it yet to like the results.

16.02.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I make my binding in advance too and I no longer iron it in half before I sew it on, just fold it as I go. It definitely helps. I think the part I dislike is dealing with the bulk of large quilts and long strips of binding and threading the needle when hand sewing. πŸ˜†

16.02.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0