Want to be the talk of the party?  The one with the best, most thoughtful, most appreciated gift?

Send the wedding invitation or baby announcement to us for custom framing and quilling.  Simply the most gorgeous, luxurious, high class gift you can give.  Quilling is a lost art.  Rediscover the elegance~treasure a keepsake.

Have you heard of Quilling, aka Paper Filigree?

Filigree papers are narrow strips of different colored papers.  Some are edged in gold or silver.  When the paper strips are rolled, folded, scrolled, or crimped, they create beautiful pieces of art.  The art of paper filigree originated with the church for religious pictorial ornamentations.  During the 18th Century schools taught the art of "Filigree".   The art was for refined young ladies of wealth.  Magazines published at the time printed patterns for creating flower petals, leaves, and other designs.  Besides pictorial artwork, paper filigree was used to decorate tea caddies, baskets, urns, and furniture.  Fine examples can be seen at several museums around the world.  In U.S. you can see filigree work on an 18th century tea caddy at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, CT;  and a picture and sconces at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.  In Great Britain you can see filigree work at several museums as well.  Try the Victoria and Albert Museum in London for 4 tea caddies, a cabinet, and other pieces decorated with paper filigree.

The photo below shows paper filigree/quilling adorning a wedding invitation.  This lost art is a very elegant, well appreciated gift that will be cherished by the recipient.  To order by mail, send a $175.00 check Payable to The Tea House Times, PO Box 1049, Sparta NJ 07871.  All you have to do is send us the wedding invitation or baby announcement and we will have our professional framer double matte the piece, add paper filigree to compliment the colors used in the invitation or announcement, and frame.  (When you send us your inviations, Put cardboard in front and behind the invitation or announcement and mail flat in a cardboard mailer from the post office.)  All frames will be of neutral color with silver or gold leaf finish and frame and matting will be chosen by our artist.  You will certainly be pleased.  Our framer/artist's name is Lena and she does beautiful, very elegant work.  You won't be disappointed, and your gift will be the highlight of the bridal shower, wedding, or arrival of baby!  Allow approx. 4 weeks for delivery.  The paper quilling will be artistically matched to your invitation. 

If you have ever had anything custom matted and framed, you know how expensive it is (sometimes over $300 just for a frame!).  This is an incredible price for custom work and with the addition of the quilling/paper filigree work, it is a treasure!  The quilling alone is worth $100 in valuable time.  Carefully mail your invitation or announcement as noted above.  $175.00 includes frame, double matting, quilling, and return shipping.  Be sure to indicate your postal shipping address and date needed AND your telephone number and/or email address so we can contact you if we have questions.  If you prefer to pay by credit card through the mail, please include the following information:  Mastercard OR Visa #, Expiration date, 3 digit code from back of card, your name, the billing address for the card, and send us your shipping address for the finished piece.

Color and quilling design will vary.  Quilling, matting, and frame will be artistically matched to your invitation.  Very elegant. Always high class.  Always perfect and professionally, artistically created.  For memories to last a lifetime!