Princess Bubbles Creates

 I have been enjoying stitching on this piece.  I feel like the garden is becoming closer to what I want.  I have added some silk yoyos to this piece.  There are a few on the right that are just pinned on right now. I think they work well as flowers. I have pulled apart a silk rod and stitched it down to look like foliage.   This is a hand-dyed silk background and I am trying to use mainly silk threads on this piece.  It is a pleasure to stitch with silk.  It is high time I use these treasures.  If not now, when?  I must dig through my other treasures to find what I can use to add to this garden.   I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

 That is my Banksy on the left.  Notice how bedraggled his bow is looking.  He is not used to modelling anything.  Notice Scout on the right.  He is the perfect model and does it often with his people.   Scout comes here weekly and the two of them have a lot of fun together.  I like having this doggy daycare business.  I like spending my day with these beautiful creatures.   LeeAnna  and the gang are discussing funny Thanksgiving stories this week.  Being Canadian I am not celebrating Thanksgiving today.  I do try to be grateful every day.  I can't think of any funny stories from past Thanksgiving celebrations anyway.  My siblings are too spread out for us to be together.  We always have some laughs when we manage to come together though.   Right now, I notice that I am feeling warm and cosy with thoughts of hibernation.  Christmas will be simple this year, not a lot of shopping to do....

  I added a bit more to this floofy page.  I am hoping that once it is stitched in the scroll I will like it better.  I think the pages that I don't love will not stand out.  Plus I will add to the seams once they are all joined together.  That could improve things.  Never give up!

 This mandala has been done on vellum.  I love the feel of markers gliding on vellum.  So smooth!  Vellum can be a bit tricky to adhere to a base.  The glue can show through.  I have been thinking that I might stitch it to a base.  I haven't decided on a base as yet.  I like the idea of a journal but stitching into a journal might not be fun.  I will have to ponder this further.  

 I have added some more beading to this mandala.  Oh yes!  Beading makes everything better.  The process of beading is incredibly relaxing to me.  The dark green wool is a good background except that the dog hair is attracted to it like a magnet.  This one is getting ever so close to being finished.  Yay, that means I can start another wool circle.   These wool circles are 12 inches in diameter.  They are working quickly.  The wool shapes I have added take up a fair amount of real estate.  They are a new element that I am using.  How to stitch them is challenging to me.  Sue Spargo does a fantastic job working with wool.  I can learn from her but I want to be careful not to copy her.   I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

  Lee Anna  and all the gang are discussing the following For November 16 2023 3.Would you rather attend a Harvest festival or an Oktoberfest party? between us, I LOVE festivals... walking around shopping, eating and drinking and music, so much fun I was in Munich and Frankfort just before true octoberfest but have been to several in the states. I'm not a big beer drinker but it was fun. I live in Kitchener, Ontario is the home of the second largest Oktoberfest in the world.  Or it used to be, not sure about that.  I am not a beer drinker nor am I particularly fond of sausages so Oktoberfest is not a high priority to me.  I don't think I have ever been to a Harvest Festival.  I would be interested in doing that.  I have been to Pumpkinfest in Port Elgin which I imagine is a lot like a Harvest Festival.  They had pumpkins that were 600 pounds!  Amazing.   I saw this leaf while walking with a friend last week.  The raindrops woul...

 I remember making the simple craft of God's Eyes with popsicle sticks when I was a young girl.  More complex designs are now being created and I wanted to give it a try.  Of course, I couldn't use regular yarn!  Using highly textured yarns makes it more interesting.  Those yarns also make it hard to get everything evenly spaced.  Still, I had fun with it.  I am pondering what I could mount this onto.  I am also thinking of a way to add beads to it.  That could be interesting!