Princess Bubbles Creates

Last night after feeling slightly defeated by Take a stitch Tuesday I decided to try learning a different new stitch.  You can barely see it in this picture but it is the closed buttonhole stitch.  I am quite pleased with my results.  Last night I thought that this block was finished.  In the light of today I see that it isn't.  Darn I really wanted my Sept. CQ block to actually finished in September.   Oh well, there isn't that much more to do. I am liking with  http://pintangle.com/2014/10/01/work-in-progress-wednesday-53/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pintanglecom+%28pintangle.com%29 and http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

What a mess!  I should probably be embarrassed to show such a feeble attempt at Kikos Flower.  I struggled with this one.  The instructions that Sharon B posted at  http://pintangle.com/2014/09/30/take-a-stitch-tuesday-132-kikos-flower/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Pintanglecom+%28pintangle.com%29  simply did not make sense to me.  I read them and decided I should have a nap!  Not something I do very often but it is that kind of day.  I came back to the instructions with fresher eyes but I still didn't get it.  I searched for some other instructions but could not find any.  I did find  http://letslearnembroidery.blogspot.ca/2011/04/frilled-buttonhole-stitch.html  and it was close enough that I got it. I am not embarrassed to post my struggles with this stitch.  It is helpful to know when others struggle with something.  Plus I am not addicted to perfection.  It is the lea...

I was playing around with my camera again.  I am so blessed to get to play.  It brings me a lot of joy.  I am not super excited about this image but it is kind of cool.  I definitely have to do some more exploring with this technique. I am linking with   http://www.shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com/ and http://macromonday2.blogspot.ca/

This is my bead journal project for Sept.  I learned the beaded Herringbone stitch and incorporated it into this piece.  I think it turned out fairly well.  I enjoy the process.  The hours drift by so pleasantly when stitching. I am linking with   http://pintangle.com/ and http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

Sharon B at  http://pintangle.com/2014/09/23/take-a-stitch-tuesday-131-beaded-lock-stitch/  shares instructions for the Beaded Lock Stitch.  I am a sucker for beads so I love this stitch.  I used Petite Very Velvet thread by Rainbow Gallery.  It is fairly thick thread and I was delightfully surprised how easy it was to stitch with it.

I guess it is fairly obvious what this is.  Still I love the abstract quality of it!  I am linking with http://www.shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com/

I am excited and pleased to be teaching at the Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery next month.  I will be teaching Introductory Crochet on October 26, 2014.  It is going to be a really fun class.  My classes are always fun, at least that is what my students say!  Come join me for a fun afternoon.    https://www.kwag.ca/en/programs/resources/kwag_communityflyer_fall2014.pdf