Don't just wear earrings, wear a Work of Art!
Hello everyone, I'm Niharika, the designer & creator of all the paper quilled earrings you'll find in Filigratti. I focus on creating unique boho earrings in modern minimalist designs. I have always been inclined towards artistic statement earrings more than clothes or shoes. I feel a pair of really stylish earrings draws focus to your face & that's where I want the attention to be. ; )
I love designing earrings for people who love wearing statement pieces that are not only artistic and unique but also classy and sophisticated, that accentuates their personality. They don't believe in wearing any boring jewelry, they believe in wearing a WORK OF ART!
So here's how it all began....
Since childhood I have been in love with crafting, specially with paper. I would seize every opportunity to make something for birthdays, anniversaries & school projects. I have made photo frames, pen stands, masks, wind chimes & plenty of greeting cards.
I actually discovered the technique of rolling paper to make shapes and patterns myself. However I didn't know that it was a full fledged art form known as quilling or paper filigree until a couple of years back.
I have been making rakhis for my brother every year for Rakshabandhan. Rakshabandhan is an Indian festival where sisters tie a sacred thread (which is also embellished) around their brothers' wrist and pray for their well being.
For making the rakhi, I painted a few sheets of paper, cut it into strips & rolled it into coils. It turned out to be a beautiful rakhi. More than a year later I came across a quilled earring diy & I thought she's used the same technique I had used to make the rakhi. Only upon reading the post did I get to know it was called quilling. And as they say, the rest is history.
Thanks to Etsy, I can pursue the craft I enjoy, more extensively. My earring designs are colorful & feminine, mostly inspired by shapes, specially circles & spirals. I love the elegant charm pearls impart to jewelry. So, you'll see a lot of pearl beads in my creations. I am extremely particular about the quality & neatness of my jewelry pieces. Making quilled jewelry is a time intensive craft. It requires a lot of patience & precision. Getting each of the coil's shape & size to be congruent to one another is very crucial to the look & sturdiness of the jewelry. Even a small error would mean I'd have to start from scratch, and that happens many more times than I'd like to admit. But at the end, it's all worth the time and effort.
It's a joy for me to be able to create colorful exquisite jewelry, that can be worn all day long with absolute ease. I hope you find something that appeals to you in my shop. Thank you!