Recycled paper quilled flower

Can you believe that this was made with shredded paper? Yes I made this flower with shredded strips found in someone's recycling point on the street.

That shredded paper that I found few weeks ago opened a new world for me. Because of that I started looking for more recycled paper strips and found a treasure. A big recycling bag full of coloured shredded paper. I couldn't believe my eyes how cool the paper was and it was for free.

The same day I started to quill this flower and I love how it came out.

Here is another similar flower I've done with the same shredded paper.

64/365 - Recycled paper quilled dove

Another day at work another quilled piece. The other day I was looking on the internet for some inspiration and came across Ina's creations where I found a nice dove so I decided to make one as well.

This is also made out of shredded paper.

Eeek a mouse!!

This is another one of the "bored at work" series, made in my lunch brake. For the cat and the mouse I used shredded paper found in the recycling bin .

This cat chase goes to okadaskat who sent me a nice knitted broach a while ago. I know she likes cats so I hope she enjoys it.

61/365 - Bored at work 2

Another day of making art at work although I'm working in research. (shhh don't tell my boss). Today I came prepared with my own glue which is better suited for quilling than a pritt stick.

I'm in a snowflake phase at the moment so I rolled the shredded paper found the other day in the bin and came up with this totally recycled hanging snowflake.

62/365 - 100% recycled

The drawing that you see underneath was sent to My REAL wall few days ago from B.

The flowers were so nice and simple that I felt the need to quill them and so I did. The strips that I used for this piece are the shredded paper that I found few days ago.

This is going back from where it came. I hope B will not get upset for altering her work.

Bored at work

The first thing on the right when I come into my office is a paper recycling bin which is usually full of crappy adverts magazines and forms. Me being a crafty paper lover, I check from time to time just in case someone drops in a magazine with some nice images. This morning I almost squealed with happiness seeing the bin half full with this lovely shredded paper. I had wanted to get my hands on some recycled paper strips for a while.

As I was on the last bit of training that took way too long for my short attention spam I immediately asked my boss for some glue and made these up while my computer was booting up.

I am really happy that I have this strips at work so I can roll some flowers in my lunch breaks and get away without looking too much like a weirdo. (I work in a very technical place)