Princess Bubbles Creates

  I am on a scroll roll.  This is the second one I started this week.  I love the soft romantic feel of these pieces.  I love working with bright and cheerful colours but occasionally I have to play with a different set of colours.   These scrolls are coming together faster than I thought they would.  That also feels good.   Sometimes I need a project that can be completed quickly. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna  has some thoughtful questions for the I LIKE gang. Would you prefer receiving a box of chocolates or flowers on Valentine’s Day? if chocolates/candy, what kind would you like to get? do you get them? if flowers, what kind would you like to receive, does it matter that they are delivered by a floral business or brought in by your mate? What kind of flowers, colors, number of them would you love to see? Oh, flowers hands down would be my choice.  I am not picky about the type of flowers.  They are all beautiful.  I definitely prefer my hubby deliver them.  Mainly because of the extra cost of delivery.  Just not worth it in my books.  I am also fine with the flowers coming from the grocery store or farmer's market.  Beauty is beauty! I like that this winter has been so mild.  This week it almost feels like spring!  That has brought out the urge to purge.  I like it when that happens!  So does my husband!  I have take...

  I started working on this snippet scroll last week and have made terrific progress.  One reason for that is that I had some sweet romantic things from a different project.  They were all together in a box and needed putting away.  I don't love putting away things!  So why not just use them?  Much more fun! This scroll also got me going through some different stashes.  It is always enjoyable to find something beautiful.  Some of the laces I have are absolutely stunning.  Time to use them!  I also went through some silk ribbon embroidery kits.  I stitched up a few of them and added one to this project.  I have another scroll that I will be adding the other to.  

 This is my year-long project.  I want to learn and practise some stitches.  I thought using an even weave fabric would help me.  Turns out my stitches are still wonky.  Mostly, I am okay with that.  I had thought the even weave would make me neater but nope.  That just isn't who I am.  I believe I can create beautiful things even with wonky stitches. Isn't that the beautiful thing about ageing?  At least, for me, I am becoming freer and more accepting of myself and others.  After all, perfection is rarely all that interesting.  This project is about learning and growing, not perfection. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

 Well, Banksy insisted on being in this photo of my chair.  This was my first attempt at doing reupholstery.  I think it turned out fun! My granddaughter is super excited about the furry seat!  My husband was concerned about it but I have won him over.   These are two dining room chairs that I have painted.  The grandkids LOVE them.  After doing the first one I had to do two more right quick so there wouldn't be any fighting.  I am really pleased with the way the fabric turned out in the bottom photo.  Chalk paint works great and now the fabric is wipeable! I have a few other chairs done but that's enough for now.  I will need to get started on the next chair soon as I want all of them to be this funky.    My poor husband!  Good thing he is a good sport!

  LeeAnna  has as ked some thoughtful questions this week! what qualities do you look for/love in a friend?  We meet a lot of people but only a few become great friends... think about what you look for in a friend... What do you look for in a mate? What qualities can you mention that you believe to be good for a mate I am not sure that I have overtly looked for certain qualities in people.  I kind of feel like I could be friends with anyone but that probably isn't true. When I think about the friends I treasure most, this is the list of their good qualities: makes me laugh they talk about ideas, not other people makes me a better person, come up higher someone I am comfortable to share my vulnerabilities with someone who listens well even though I am not a super talkative person someone who is honest and doesn't expect me to read their mind, no beating around the bush! The qualities of a mate are the same.  My hubby and I were friends before we started dating....

 This is the cover of a book I might call Leaf Studies.  I covered a small branch with beads but I am not sure if I love the way it turned out.  I  should have decided if I wanted to add anything to it before attaching it to the cover.  At least I haven't attached the cover to the book so I can still do something with it.   This is inside the cover.  The fabric experiment on the left works well colour-wise.  The leaf on the right is needle-felted wool. This is the next page in the book and probably my favourite.  I love the bright colours and sparkle. I love these leaves.  They are a paper and fabric combination.  I wish I wouldn't have put them next to each other in the book though.  Possibly I can add something to the pages to make them more interesting and not so similar. Oh, I love all the textures I created on this page.   I also love the texture on the page on the left.  The right page isn't so interes...