Colourful Quilling and decadent cards

I’ve been volunteering for St Oswald’s as a Ward Helper and Ambassador for 24 years now and I wouldn’t give it up for the world. Earlier in the year when we were told we could no longer come in to the hospice to do the supper shift, I was devastated. I knew I would miss the team I work with, all the staff and of course the patients. Luckily, I’m a glass half full sort of person so I decided to do something else for the hospice. That’s when the idea for making the cards came along.

I use a technique called Quilling which uses strips of coloured paper formed into shapes and glued to the card to create lots of different designs. It’s a wonderful hobby and I get so much pleasure out of the creativity, it’s kept me busy for hours! I have been selling the cards to colleagues and friend, so it’s a win, win situation. I enjoy making something beautiful; friends get the enjoyment from having something beautiful and St Oswald’s benefits from everyone’s kind donations