Princess Bubbles Creates

  I have felt the need to play with very bright and vibrant colours of late.  This mandala I made a few years ago but it was calling to me again.  I have been loading it up with stitches to add texture.  I realize these brights aren't everyone's taste.  Since I am making it for me, I am not about to worry about what other people like or don't like.  Playing in this field of colour makes me happy! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/ Happy Mother's Day!

  LeeAnna  has asked did you ever wear gogo boots? Platform shoes? Earth shoes?  bonus for sharing a photo! a bonus question, what would you like for mothers day if price were no object  (dream big) I don't remember ever wearing gogo boots.  I did have a pair of white rubber boots, does that count?  Yes, I wore platform shoes and yes I work earth shoes.  Sorry, no photos!  I still have some platform shoes as they are popular again.  I love a good shoe!  I love when they are pretty and comfortable.  Definitely leaning more towards the comfortable shoe these days.  I used to manage a shoe store and would 12 hours shifts in heels!  I am a super woman!  Or was! Dream big for Mother's Day!  I would love for the whole family to go on a cruise together.  That would be so fun!  And since I am dreaming big I would want it to be to Asia.  There are so many interesting countries there that I would love to see...

 I love the way markers slide across vellum.  They glide smoothly and with ease.  I would like to figure out a way to hang my vellum mandalas in the window.  The window cling mandala I posted about last week was not nearly as detailed as I like.  The vellum ones are more interesting.

  I am making slow progress on my wonky doll.  Hopefully, she will come together this week.  I want to make sure to get her face right.  The face is everything!  I have had to restart it.  I love it when I get it right the first time, but that has not been the case.  I am not giving up! Even though I have not finished writing and illustrating the book for my grandson, I am imagining this wonky doll being the main character in the book for my granddaughter!  I think she will love it! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

  LeeAnna  has asked do you do spring cleaning ? All over or just clear out the yard of debris for example, just do a thorough dust collection, or purging of clothing no longer wanted? Yes, I often do spring cleaning.  Sometimes it happens in the winter or fall though.  I regularly purge the things I no longer want/need.  In the last 1.5 years, I have sold a lot of things on Facebook Marketplace.  It feels good to get a bit of money and move things to a home where they will be used! We usually try to do a big cleaning of the yard in the fall.  It is easier to get up the leaves before they get snowed under.  Of course, there is always a tiny bit to do in the spring. My neighbour's magnolia tree is in bloom!  So beautiful!  Oh, how I love seeing things in flower again!

 I created a mandala on a prismatic window cling.  I have installed it on a north-facing window, so I doubt I will get many rainbows coming through it.  Still, it looks pretty, and I like it.  It is the closest I will come to doing stained glass.  I have always loved stained glass, but have never tried it.  I don't think I am precise enough to do a good job with it.