YAY!! I’m sooo happy nowadays!! Cos I finally found what I was
looking for a long time!! And that’s A PAPER SHREDDER!! You have no idea how
valuable it is for me!!! Well if you are a Quiller you sure do!!
For those who don’t know what a paper shredder is, let me
explain it to you!! Paper shredder is actually used for destroying paper, but
here, we quillers use it to cut strips for quilling. It’s really interesting to
see that, something that is used for
destruction can be used for construction!! This shredder actually trims paper
in to thin strips, therefore it’s perfect
to cut paper strips for our quilling projects.
Until now, I used a metal ruler and a paper cutter to cut strips! Which is a very very boring n tiring process indeed! The pains in my arms after cutting lots of strips! First I have to mark strips of 3mm wide, then cut them. vry time consuming process, too! Phew! Well, goodbye to those days now, cos I got my new baby in my arms…hehehe!!
Until now, I used a metal ruler and a paper cutter to cut strips! Which is a very very boring n tiring process indeed! The pains in my arms after cutting lots of strips! First I have to mark strips of 3mm wide, then cut them. vry time consuming process, too! Phew! Well, goodbye to those days now, cos I got my new baby in my arms…hehehe!!
This one is a mini hand paper shredder, because it is powered
manually, it cuts strips of 3mm length , which is the perfect size for quilling
strips. I still have to cut my A4 size papers in half to feed the cutter, as it
only accept 123mm wide papers.
I actually found it in the stationary shop that I usually
shop for supplies. It was in a corner in the shop in a part where I never
looked, because that’s where toys and school bags ..sort of things are.. So I
never took an interest to go there.. well, it just might have been sitting on
the shelf all along! Well, better late than never! I was so happy to see this hand
shredder, and wanted it so badly, no matter what the price was!! Haha , and
luckily for me it wasn’t very expensive. And I also found this circles template,
which can be a great help when quilling flowers, so that you can create petals
of the same size.
So quilling just got a lot easier for me!! I’ve been hoping
to do some new quilling projects lately, and found this baby just in time… they are gonna require lots of strips.. so
time to do some serious quilling!!!!
if you want to cut bulk of papers at once, you can pay a little sum to a press and get your work done by their guillotine. it will be more easy.
ReplyDeleteoh no idont need bulk actually..this is enough for my small projects.. :))
DeleteYayyyyyy!!!! So happy for you!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteyup Lin you know how important ti is.. hehe.. I'm sooo happy too!! cos I've been like looking for one for ages!!!!
ReplyDeletecongratulations on your new toy!
ReplyDeletethnx soraya
ReplyDeleteAwesome I want to make my own craft like the cute home structure, so thanks for the purpose of paper shredder. Nice!
ReplyDeleteIf u don't mind can u tell me where u found this please..coz I realy wanna buy one.. Plz
ReplyDeleteI bought it frm Sarasavi book shop in Nugegoda
DeleteIn the business world, the paper shredder is one of the important items that a company needs to ensure that their sensitive and confidential documents will be disposed in the most secured manner. But in your case, you have it for artistic purposes. Who would have thought that a shredder is instrumental in creating such decorative crafts? I guess you just really have to go out of the box, explore your creativity, and discover your inner artist. :)
ReplyDeleteRuby Badcoe @ Williams Data Management
Thanks Ruby, Quillers having been using the shredder for quilling for some time now... It's really really easy!!!!
DeleteWelcome to chamicrafts!!