Princess Bubbles Creates

I honestly never tire of being published.  It is such a thrill to me that other people like my work.  I have an article about my process of creating beaded trees.   Pop over and pick up a copy.   http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1310397

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.  Thorton Wilder I am linking with http://image-in-ing.blogspot.ca https://mersad-photography.blogspot.ca

I know it is summer but the threads DMC provided for this challenge spoke of autumn to me.  I love my little tree!  Now I need to submit a photo to the  San Francisco School of Needlework and Design  for Summer of Love challenge. I am linking with https://kathysquilts.blogspot.ca

Another fabric journal page is coming together.  The base is a gelli print that I further embellished with permanent markers and Smooch inks.  I still need to adhere the paper/fabric dragonfly but I think I will machine quilt the background first. I am linking with http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.ca/

The prompt this week was simply summer.  You can see Nina's video  here .  This page was fun for me to create.  I used a paper towel that already had paint all over it.  I adhered it to my page and added a bit more collage.  The most fun part was doing some found poetry instead of a quote.  I save book pages that have been removed when creating altered books.  It is fun to sift through them and look for words that jump out at me.  I then put them together to form some sort of thought. Now is the season for splendor simple little pleasure, one of those summers which give birth an artist so exquisite

Another quilt finished feels really good.  A very large leaf was printed in multiple colors to create this one.  I like that the leaf is heart shaped.  I hand embroidered and hand quilted it.  I got this quilt done just in time to show it to a senior's group yesterday.  I was teaching them how to do some nature printing on paper but they loved that it could be done on fabric as well. I am linking with http://www.supermomnocape.com http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/ http://www.quiltfabrication.com/ https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.ca/ edited to explain I paint a thin coat of fabric paint onto the back of the leaf.  Then press the leaf onto the fabric.  It is a simple process but a bit tricky to get the right amount of paint on the leaf.  It is always good to practice a bit first.

Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.  John Ruskin I am linking with http://image-in-ing.blogspot.ca https://mersad-photography.blogspot.ca