Welcome to Paper House (formerly Essy M Craft and Design) creating from gorgeous Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 'Paper House' envelops my two loves, paper crafts and interior design. White this site is dedicated to my paper craft it will also lend a stage to my interior designer side.
Stop by again soon!
~ Esther Moores (aka Essy M)
Stop by again soon!
~ Esther Moores (aka Essy M)
A little bit about my choice in crafts...
Paper Quilling is a technique that originated as early as the 13th century by nuns and monks who would replicate iron filigree by cutting the gold strips from the edges of books then turning them into shapes to create the effect. Today we have available to us strips of paper in varying widths and colours that we turn by finger alone, with a quilling tool or quilling comb. After the desired shape is formed a small drop of glue is used to adhere the coil then again glue onto the surface. In my quilling style I use a slotted quilling tool and quill comb to create my rolls and often embellish with craft punch images and, in some cases, flowers that have been hammer pounded onto paper to extract their natural colour (highly recommend for a bit of fun).
Origami simply means 'paper folding'. Few to many folds are made in very specific order to create amazing paper sculptures. While glue is not used in origami, some of my pieces have a drop in place to ensure their security when exchanging hands. I would not want a recipient to have to re-work something they've been given.
Paper Quilling is a technique that originated as early as the 13th century by nuns and monks who would replicate iron filigree by cutting the gold strips from the edges of books then turning them into shapes to create the effect. Today we have available to us strips of paper in varying widths and colours that we turn by finger alone, with a quilling tool or quilling comb. After the desired shape is formed a small drop of glue is used to adhere the coil then again glue onto the surface. In my quilling style I use a slotted quilling tool and quill comb to create my rolls and often embellish with craft punch images and, in some cases, flowers that have been hammer pounded onto paper to extract their natural colour (highly recommend for a bit of fun).
Origami simply means 'paper folding'. Few to many folds are made in very specific order to create amazing paper sculptures. While glue is not used in origami, some of my pieces have a drop in place to ensure their security when exchanging hands. I would not want a recipient to have to re-work something they've been given.