Princess Bubbles Creates

Ah butterflies.  They are so beautiful.  The colors of this one aren't my favorite but the pattern is quite nice. I am linking with http://www.shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com/ and http://macromonday2.blogspot.ca/

I haven't got a lot done this past week.  I have been doing a lot of research about NYC as we are going there tomorrow!!!!!   So excited!!!! This piece is an experimental piece I have been playing with.  I painted fusible web and adhered it to velvet for the background.  I think it look quite interesting.  I added needle felting, beads and stitching.  I am not sure how much further I will go with it. I am linking with http://pintangle.com/ and http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

Although Sharon B is taking a break from Take a Stitch Tuesday for the month of December I have decided to continue doing it.  I am going back and revisiting some of the stitches I have learned over the year. You will find the instructions for the Beaded Feathered Chain stitch here   http://pintangle.com/2014/05/13/take-a-stitch-tuesday-112-and-113-feathered-chain-and-beaded-feathered-chain-stitch/    I have added it to my December bead journal project.

Some more of my weird  abstract macro experiments here.  I have have a lot fun just trying things out.  The ideas never seem to stop.  Not everything is successful but nevertheless I enjoy trying. I am linking with http://www.shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com/ and http://macromonday2.blogspot.ca/

The other day I was digging through a box of experiments, I was hoping to find somethings to add to my fabric book.  I came across a stencil of trees that I had cut and got distracted from my book.  I had been wanting to use the stencil with spray paint mostly because I had cut it from cardstock.  I thought if I used spray paint it would give it a protective coating and make it more durable.  Anyway, I grabbed a couple of things out of the box to use as a base to spray.  Bottom photo is a stiff fusible interface I had applied transfer foil to.  I sprayed blue paint at the top of the stencil and white at the bottom.  I love the ethereal quality to it.  The top photo is a blue gelli print.  I had a build up of spray paint on the stencil so I printed it on top of the gelli print.  It is a bit hard to see the details but I really like the way it turned out.  It feels so good to be playing and experimenting.

I am little late in getting this posted today because I had a very lovely visit with my niece and her beautiful baby girl.  What a lovely way to spend an afternoon! Top photo is my bead journal for the month of November.  It is truly a mixed media piece.  I started with a piece of shell a friend gave to me.  That set the theme.  I added some small shells, a shell button and some paper clay shells that I had made.  I also added a piece of a silk pod.  I created a crocheted and beaded spiral as well. Bottom photo is the progress I have made on my fabric book.  I wish I had more time to work it but it is progressing nicely. I am linking with http://pintangle.com/ and http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

This is the Threaded Cable Chain Stitch Sharon B. at http://pintangle.com/ shows us how to do this week.  I believe I have done the Cable Chain Stitch before so that wasn't difficult.  I did however have trouble getting the threaded part to be even.  I was doing okay and then something went wrong and  I couldn't get it back.  I refuse to allow myself to get too bent about out of shape about something not being perfect.  Done is better than perfect.  Moving forward.