Princess Bubbles Creates

 This one is done.  I added some Inktense colour to get the sky right and I am happy with it now.  I added more stitching to the flowers.  I think it is time to stop.  Well, I may need to add something to back as I am planning for this to be a page in a large book.  Covering over the mess on the back might be a good idea.  Or maybe I will embrace the rebel in me and just let everyone see the mess. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

 I am still playing with this piece.  I am having doubts that it is redeemable.  I think the flowers help, well maybe just a little.  I am waffling.  I think possibly I should just give up on it.  But, I really hate giving up.  What if I can make it better?  I haven't stitched the flowers on yet as I don't want to waste such pretty flowers.  ugh!!! I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

 I have started a new mandala.  I have done the surface design.  This fabric started white and I have transformed it with a layer of transfer foil, then paint and another layer of transfer foil.  It is so hard to capture the beauty of the transfer foil.  You can see the shimmer of the foil on the piece behind the mandala.  Next, I will start stitching and beading into this.   I am linking to https://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.com/ https://www.quiltfabrication.com/

I actually did take a photo of the beautiful antique postcards included in this book.  So gorgeous! These two photos are the inside of two flaps.  Lots of vintage paper collaged together.   This is inside the middle flap.  I love the file dividers that I found.  They are a perfect size.  The photo above has them all closed.  Next photo some are opened. The photo below has all the file flaps opened so you can see underneath.                                                                                   This last photo shows the small pamphlet that is tucked into the diagonal pocket on the last page.   Working with so many pretty images was a delight.  It was great to use up some bits and pieces and contain them all in one pl...

This is the first flap inside the cover.  On the right is a small collage on a file folder that holds three tags.  On the left, I created a belly band with vintage trims.  Is it called a belly band when it is verticle? Not sure about that.  It holds three pieces that are two images glued back to back. This is also a spread that is flipped out from the first flap.  It is kind of hard to explain and I really wish the video I had tried to do had turned out.  A video makes more sense. This is also a flip out. It would have made more sense for this photo come one before.  You can see that it has the back of the blue envelope with collage on it.   This flip is an envelope and has a tuck spot as well as plenty of collage This image comes next.  On the left is a collage on an envelop that opens up.  I forgot to photograph the inside and back of it.  Inside I have attached vintage postcards from the early 1900s.  So pretty! On...

 Well, my little girl character is almost complete.  There are some minor little details that I would like to improve.  Her face isn't exactly right.  I love the little sparkly bow in her hair.  I was delighted to find tiny heart buttons to put her shoes.  The embroidered flowers on the dress are a bit wonky.  It is weird because I decided to do that flower as normally I stitch it quite well/evenly.  No matter how hard I tried to get the flowers even on this dress I could not do it.  I suppose that they are meant to be this way and I don't really have a problem with that. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

 I made some progress on my beaded mandala.  I like it so much better now that I used Inktense blocks to turn the white background fabric to turquoise.  I stitched with some white sparkly thread and that also helps.  It still needs a little something more, beads of course.  It won't take much to finish this one. I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/