Princess Bubbles Creates

 I am liking this piece better now that I have removed the big blue flower beads that were near the bottom.  I add smaller beads instead.  I also added some embroidered green leaves to the area.  This photo has a darkness to it and that is exactly what I was hoping to achieve.  The three yellow blobs are supposed to depict fireflies at night.  This still needs something more to pull it all together.  I am not quite sure what that is at the moment.  I am really glad that I have given myself the time to get it right.  The Christmas deadline was not reasonable for getting the book finished.  It is better to get it right than to rush it.   I am linking to https://www.quiltfabrication.com/ https://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.com/

 Creating abstract images with my camera gives me a lot of pleasure.  It is playtime and everyone should get to play! I am linking to http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/

 I made a tiny bit of progress on my little girl character.  I knew I had the perfect lace for her dress but it sure took a minute to find it!  Going through my stash really made me see the incredible abundance I have!  There are times when I am embarrassed by how much stuff I have.  Then there are times when I am really grateful that I have just the right thing because of collecting.  I don't want to call it hoarding because I actually use my things regularly.  I also purge and take loads to the thrift store.   Back to my little girl, she still needs some stitching.  I think I want to embroider some small flowers on her dress.  Also, not quite sure what to do about those shoes.  They need help.  A little bow or something wouldn't go amiss on her ponytail.  Maybe something sparkly! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

 Playing with Kaleidoscope Kreator never gets old.  I created this pretty snowflake with that program and a photo of one of my bead journal projects.   “Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.” ―  Marie Beynon Lyons Ray I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

 I added some blue glitter to the sky.  Love it!  The sparkle makes me happy.  This is truly a mixed media piece.  I used rovings as the base and a silk paper method to put it all together.  I added yarns and dried flower pieces in that process.  I still want to add some hand stitching to this.   I am linking to https://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.com/ https://www.quiltfabrication.com/

 I did manage to get a bit of stitching done on this piece this week.  Banksy is a pretty active puppy and needs a fair amount of attention so stitching time is a bit rare.  I like how this piece is coming along but I am wondering about the big blue flowers beads at the bottom.   I may remove them as I am not really sure they work.  I probably will add more stitching and beading before making up my mind though. Christmas is in the air.  We went to a tree farm yesterday and cut down a small tree.  At least for us, it is smaller than what we usually get.  It makes sense this year with a new puppy in the house.  I love a live tree and the pretty scent that fills our home.  The extended family gathered for this little event since it was outside.  I am imagining that is the only time we will see everyone this year. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

 It feels good to be stitching a beaded mandala again.  It feels like forever stitch I worked on one but that's not true.  I have used rather large beads on this small mandala.  I am not sure that was the wisest choice.  At this point, they seem a bit too big.  I am wondering how I will make it work. I will ponder the possibilities. I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/