Princess Bubbles Creates

 I have added beads, an owl charm and more Inktense colour to this piece.  I have also turned it around.  There was something not quite right about it and now that I have turned it I like it so much better.  It is getting very close to finished.  I made next to no progress on my little girl character for my book.  Our puppy has come into a very playful stage.  It is best to use up his exuberant energy with play or he just causes me trouble!  I am not complaining.  Playing with him is delightful but it does take time away from stitching.   I managed to get more of the story written this week.  That felt good.  After talking with my husband I have come to the conclusion that having this book ready for Christmas is not the best plan.  I do have most of the stitching done for the book but still have to properly photograph everything.  I have to finish writing the story.  I know where it is going and what I want ...

 So much fun!  Playing with Kaleidoscope Kreator and using photos of my stitching is so cool!  I can get lost in it.  Just like in a kaleidoscope one small shift and the whole image changes.  With this program, you can capture each change.  Is it enough to just post these beautiful images on my blog for you to enjoy?  Should I be taking them further?  How? I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

 I stitched some silver mesh that I had coloured to look like a rainbow.  The background I stitched it to is fun and funky but a bit busy and the rainbow didn't show up so well.  I decided to add faux gems to make it more noticeable. What little girl would love the glitz!  This princess loves it!  I think my granddaughter will enjoy it too.   I am getting really close to having all the stitching done for this book.  I have allowed the five-year-old princess that lives deep inside to come out to play.  What a joy!  I feel like using my stitching to illustrate a book for children is the perfect use for my talents.  I am not a deep dark person.  I love bright and cheerful and have often felt that I could never be a success in the art world because I am not brooding or whatever.  I don't want to be a success on those terms.  This book will be a success for me if Juniper loves it.   I am planning to make it avail...

 Okay, I think this page works.  It isn't exactly what I wanted but it works.  A bear eating blueberries is a fun little scene for my book.  Each page finished feels so good!  I am getting close to having all the artwork finished for my book.  I have been saving the toughest for last.  The main character is Juni J. Joy and I am feeling a bit apprehensive.  I have done a sketch of her and love it but creating her in fabric might be a bit tricky.  I plan to work on her this week.  Send me some good thoughts! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

 I had finished this block a while back but have figured out a way to use it for my book.  I have added a few more critters to it.  Going through my stash to find just the right thing was an enjoyable process.  I have four blocks that are similar to this and I had planned to stitch them all together to make a larger piece.  Now I am wanting to find a way to use each of them in my book.  So far I have figured out three of them.  One more to go! I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

  I love my whimsical bunny even though the ears are not quite the right proportion.  That does bug me a bit but I can get over it.  I added snowflakes to the tree but they are a bit difficult to see.  I may or may not change that.  Leaning towards not changing it.  Overall I really do like this page for my book.  I think my granddaughter will love all the glitzy fabric I have used! I am linking to https://www.quiltfabrication.com/

 I love the circle.  It is featured in my artwork a lot.  I have been making mandalas for a long time.  This past week I started doing them a little differently.  I found a good Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shoVsQhou-8&t=3198s&ab_channel=HALIDONMUSIC It is great to listen to Mozart and create.  I use coffee filters as my base.  They are cheap and durable.  I then create marks to my heart's content.  It is such a pleasant loosening up exercise.  They don't have to look good as that is not the point. I have quite a stack of coffee filter mandalas.  Maybe even hundreds of them.  It would be cool to figure out a way to use them in an installation of some sort!