Princess Bubbles Creates

I took this piece with me on my holidays.  Good thing it packed up small and I didn't take a lot of threads as I didn't do any stitching on it.  I made up for that now that I have returned.  I have learned a couple of new stitches and added them.  I love the way this is progressing.  It is a very happy piece. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

Wow, it has been quite a while since I have done any needle felting.  Kind of sad that it felt like a work out for me!  I had a lovely scrap of wool fabric laying on my desk and it called to me to become a leaf.  I love the shape of a Burr Oak leaf.  I have an altered book project that this leaf will be put into.  I may need to add some embroidery and or beading to it first though. I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

This is the very beginning of my March Bead Journal project.  It is, of course, a mandala.  I decided to use one of my mandala stencils on this one.  I have only previously used these stencils on my hand drawn mandalas.  It should be interesting to see where this takes me.  I am linking to https://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.com/ https://www.quiltfabrication.com/

I wonder if people are getting bored with my mandala meditations.  I am not getting bored with them.  This one I finished last fall and submitted it to San Francisco School of Needlework for their  Healing and Reflection Challenge .  It is interesting to me that there were a number of people who stitched mandalas for this challenge.  There is a lot of interesting stitching at this link so do check it out.

I have just returned from Mexico where there was some fabulous street art.   We enjoyed a guided tour to see much art that is not on the usual path.  We would not have seen this otherwise.  Our guide was not terribly informative but he was pleasant. I am linking to http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/

The beaded edge of this is a bit wonky.  I believe once I can fix it a bit when I stitch this down but I have to decide on a substrate onto which to do that.  For now I am calling this done.  I enjoyed the process as usual but particularly because I took a mixed media approach.  I am keen to do more mixed media beading and embroidering.  I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

It is easy for me to get carried away creating mandalas.  I get lost in the process and have so much fun using different media/supplies.  This one I had adhered to one of my altered books.  After doing so I realized it wasn't quite up to snuff.  So, I am taking it further. I have added some 'gem' stones and think that works well.  I still feel like more could be done and will see what speaks to me next. I am linking to http://mybijoulifeonline.com