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Thistle Papercut

“Thistle Papercut” is from an ongoing papercutting project that I’ve been doing. (Basically I’m trying to work my way through all of the designs in the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book by Dover Books.)

Today’s design is number #671 in the book. It only vaguely looks like a thistle (maybe it looks more like a pomegranate?) but I had to come up with a title and it’s got spiky leaves and a sort of crown-like flower, so that’s why I went with “Thistle” as the title:

Closer up:

Woof – I love this design! It’s one of my favourites so far. It was difficult-but-rewarding, and had lots of interesting shapes and curves in it. I also managed to cut it out without making a giant mess of it.

I will definitely find a use for this design somewhere in a ‘real’ project. I seem to really go for designs that are almost-but-not-quite symmetrical. And of course, it’s an Art Nouveau style design, which I’m already particularly drawn to.

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Flower Border

This is from an ongoing papercutting project that I’ve been doing (trying to work my way through all of the designs in the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book, by Dover Books.)

I’m quarter of the way through the 100-day challenge!! Today’s design is number #540 in the book. I couldn’t think of anything particularly imaginative to call it, so this one is “Flower Border”:

Closer up:

…and the middle…

…and the bottom:

It reminds me of an ornate piece of decorative ironwork, or a piece of a gate or something. I might be able to use this for a wedding invitation or similar.

And I think I’ve done an OK job of the cutting. Maybe the bottom section is the dodgiest part, but because the design has a lot of flowers and leaves in it, it just seems like the wobbly lines are part of the natural design.

It was a nice big piece to cut, and took well over an hour, and I didn’t accidentally stretch the paper or rip any of the design. So on the whole I’m pretty pleased with it. Yeah – I reckon it’s one of my favourites so far in this project.

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Flower Arrangement #515

“Flower Arrangement” continues with my ongoing papercutting project (trying to adapt and cut designs from the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book by Dover Books.)

Today’s design is number #515 in the book.

Closer up:

On the whole I’m quite pleased with this one. I’m definitely getting better at cutting out those tiny grapes and berries (or whatever those round things are). Also improving the cutting of the tiny thin lines, and not ripping the paper or stretching it.

Having said that, for some reason I’m not a giant fan of this design overall, but I can’t really put my finger on why. After all, it’s a bit Art Nouveau-y, and so it should be right up my street.

So I probably wouldn’t use the entire design in a future project, but I might use elements from it in another papercutting. Especially that middle flower – I do like that bit.

I must be at least halfway through the 922 designs, now. I’ll have to have a count-up, soon. And it’s amazing how quickly these last 20 days have gone. I’m already a fifth of the way through my 100-day mission to adapt and cut one design per day.

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Swirly Flower #539

This is from an ongoing papercutting project that I’ve been doing for the last couple of years, trying to work my way through all of the designs in the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book by Dover Books. But for the 2020 Covid19 Lockdown, I’ve turned it into a ‘100 cuts in 100 days’ project…

Today’s design is number #539 in the book.

Closer up:

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Mini Flower #517

Day 14 of my accelerated papercutting project, where I’m trying to adapt and cut 100 designs in 100 days. Today’s cute ‘mini flower’ papercut design is number 517 in the 922 Decorative Vector Ornaments book.

Closer up:

As opposed to yesterday’s design, I like this one. It’s a tiny little flower and I really like the design, and I also managed to cut it out fairly well.

I should definitely be able to use this design in some other project. In fact I look forward to it!

While I cut it I was listening to the Audible book version of Georgette Heyer’s The Grand Sophy. I LOVED it.

Do you like the mini flower papercut? Are you a Georgette Heyer fan too? You can chip in via the comments page, or Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.

Berries and Leaf #523

This “Berries and Leaf” tiny papercut is from an ongoing project I’ve been doing (working my way through all of the designs in the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book by Dover Books.)

Closer up:

Hmmm. This is one of my least favourite designs. The leaf is OK, I guess, but I don’t like the branch, and I definitely don’t like the berries.

Oh well, at least it didn’t take long to cut. And I can always make changes to the design to make it more appealing to me.

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Crocodile Flower #516

This “Crocodile Flower” is from an ongoing papercutting project that I’ve been doing. (Basically I’m trying to work my way through all of the designs in the “922 Decorative Vector Ornaments” book by Dover Books.)

I couldn’t think of anything else to call it. (Hopefully I’m not the only person in the world who sees it like that?!)

Closer up:

It was quick and fun to cut this one, and I’m really pleased with how it came out.

I don’t know if I’ll have much use for a scary flower in any of my ‘real’ projects, but at least I enjoyed cutting it out at the time.

Do you agree that it looks like a cross between a flower and a crocodile? You can let me know via the comments page, or Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.