Princess Bubbles Creates

Thanks to Sharon B at  http://pintangle.com/  for the instructions for this stitch called Triangular buttonhole stitch and Beaded Triangular buttonhole stitch.  The top photo is my first attempt at it.  I added it to my crazy quilt project from last year.  I have all the blocks sewn together so now the seams need to treated. The bottom photo is the beaded stitch added to my bead journal project for March.  The beads I used are a bit too large for the thread but it doesn't bother me enough to redo it.  I would like to experiment with the beaded stitch a bit more.  I think it has interesting potential.

So I had to try my metallic Pan pastels on black paper.  The shimmer really shows up well!  I am pleased.  I heard somewhere that you can use Pan pastels like a paint.  Of course, I had to give that a go.  I used a water brush and picked up some color and then painted it on this piece.  It goes on a lot thicker and therefore shines more.  Definitely need to play with this some more!

Oh my!  The shimmer and shine makes me giddy!  My new treat is so lovely!  The metallic colors are so smooth and creamy to use.  I used them in an altered book but I doubt I can get a decent picture of the shimmer.  I must try them on dark paper.  They are on sale right now at Currys.com

My crazy quilt 'block' for February is just about finished.  Well, the 'block' part is finished.  I just need to add the skirt to this piece.  There are hours and hours of hand stitching done on this piece.  I am pleased with it. I am linking with http://pintangle.com/ and http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

This looks quite similar to the one that I posted a while back.  However, it is different.  It is a photo kaleidoscope printed on silk then hand beaded and hand quilted.  On the left side there is a bit of a yellowish stain..  I have no idea what it is.  I tried using a Tide to go pen on it but it did not remove it.  I am not sure what to try next.  Any ideas?

I have been playing with crochet again.  This is hyperbolic.  The same piece twisted and turned in a different way can you so many different looks.  It is great fun.  I am excited to do more!  I have a project in mind to use them so I better get at it.

Again, I am working on a needle felted base.  The wool is absolutely lovely to stitch into.  I am really enjoying it.  This month I wanted try something new or different to me.  I used three large beads and then embellished each of them with more beads.  Each in a different way.  I beaded on wire to make the dragonfly.  I also learned a new beaded embroidery stitch which I used around the edge.