Quilled in Michigan

Hello again. It's me, Amanda! Today we're talking about a project that's roughly 3 years old. Which reminds me that I should probably frame this project and do a photo shoot with it sometime. But that's for another day. Here it is!  You may have seen it before, but now I'm explaining how it came to life... I saw these cool projects on Pinterest, where they quill a piece shaped like a state, and I decided that I just HAD to make one too! So, I made my indentation outline, (I believe one of the first times I'd ever tried that!)  and got to work. First, I shaped and glued down the outline: Honestly, I'm fairly impressed with myself. For someone trying something new, I did pretty well! Next, I started adding details! I decided that I wanted a lighthouse, with water, sun, clouds and tulips. Here, you can see it starting to come to life! And boom , I pulled my usual, and didn't take any photos between that and the finished result.  ...whoops... TA-DA! My finis...

  Welcome back! I've finally stopped procrastinating and I'm able to post something new.  See this? This is my cousin, A.  She just graduated, and last minute, the night before her open house celebration, I decided that I DEFINITELY had time to make her a gift.  Sooooo, I texted her and asked if she had any graduation photos she could send me. She sent me about 10, and I studied them VERY closely, to determine if any were a worthy option to turn into art. I had to consider the lines of the art, and what would look odd and what wouldn't. I finally decided on the photo up above, and got to work.  And two hours later....HERE IT IS! See! Isn't it CUTE?!? I do like how it came out, even if I had TONS of trouble with the pant legs,  but it worked out in the end! (please don't look too closely, I COULDN'T fix it, and now I know how to, but I already gave it away...)   Now, allow me to explain the steps a bit... just  enough for you to understand how much...