Princess Bubbles Creates

I have used the buttonhole and the running stitch to form a cherry.  I am thinking I am going to do a sampler of stitches throughout this year.  It is definitely not a new idea but I have never done anything like this previously.   I am not sure that it totally fits with  Sharon B's  idea.   We will see where this takes me.

Attract what you expect, reflect what you desire, become what you respect, mirror what you admire.  anonymous I am linking to https://mersad-photography.blogspot.ca http://image-in-ing.blogspot.c

This is my January stitch a day progress.  The fabric is twice stenciled and now I am stitching silver thread to it.  I decided I would do the same six-inch square size as last year as they may all come together into one big project down the road.  However, I am thinking about stitching on one project now.  After seeing others do that for 2017 and their marvelous results I am wanting to try it.  I can always start that in February. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.ca/

I had a hard time getting a decent picture of my fabric journal pages.  This is a good as it gets.  I have quite a collection of them and it is time they get put into book form.   There is still a bit of work to be done on some of them but that can be done before or after I put them into a book form.  Right now I am pondering whether I should do one big book or two smaller ones.  What do you think? I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.ca/

The prompt for all of January is words.  Having already done a page about my word for the year (sufficient) I wasn't quite sure what do with this prompt.  This month is busy for me so I am trying to make the most of my time.  Yesterday I installed some of my art at the Ayr Library as I am the Artist in Residence this year.  I talked with the co-ordinators about a number of things including having a small display of altered book pages.  That was fresh in my mind while thinking about my journal page this week.  Therefore my journal page is doing double duty this week.  I will use this page as part of my display.  I found the word light on this page and encircled it with the candle flame. 

My bead journal for January is giving me a bit of a hard time.  I have a six inch square of wool felt, the colour in the photo is all wrong.  It is actually much more vibrant.  I have embroidery JOY and plan to bead the rest of the square.  I have been lacking inspiration for this.  Just this minute I looked over at one of my crazy quilts and inspiration hit me.  I think I know the direction to take with this.  Love it! I am linking to http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/ http://www.quiltfabrication.com/ https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.ca/

My camera started malfunctioning in the fall.  It worked on and off and I was managing with it.  However, just before Christmas, it stopped working altogether.    I can't say that I was overly upset.  It was just the excuse I needed to buy the camera that I have been really wanting.  It was on sale for a good price but I decided to wait until after Christmas.  So glad I did as on Boxing Day there was an extra $75 off and a bonus $150 gift card.  So cool!  Not sure what I am going to use the gift card to buy.  So far I am loving my new Nikon D7200. I am linking to http://image-in-ing.blogspot.ca https://mersad-photography.blogspot.ca