Princess Bubbles Creates

Describe something you experience with  each  of your senses every SPRING taste,  touch,  sight,  hearing,  scent Wow,  Lee Anna  That is tough for me! I will start with taste.  Rhubarb is one of my favourites.  I love the tartness of it.  I remember eating a stalk fresh from the garden when I was a child.  Mom gave me a bit of sugar in a bowl to dip it into.  Now I make pies from it.  Unfortunately, I have to buy the rhubarb as it doesn't grow well in my backyard. Touch is more difficult.  I can't think of anything in particular that I touch in the spring other than dirt.  And I really don't like touching dirt or gardening because of the dirt.  Funny, if I call it earth it sounds better.  Maybe I can teach myself to not be bothered by it.  I am always grateful for what the earth produces for us to enjoy.   Sight is easier.  I just saw my first robin of the spring yesterday....

 I have added a bit of stitching to this lovely little landscape.  It reminds me a bit of Sedona.  The red rock that is there is quite striking.  So are the mountains.  I feel refreshed after being there.  So much time in nature will do that for you! Where do I go from here?  Do I just stitch down the edges that have not yet been stitched?  Do I add more embellishments?  I will give that all a ponder.

 I love to play and experiment.  It is lovely to be home from holidays and have access to all my art supplies.  As all my mandalas are this mandala was an act of mark-making and meditation.  I believe this is the first time that I have used oil pastels on a mandala.  I find oil pastels tricky.  I have yet to master getting them to blend nicely.  I am practising in my art journal so I hope to eventually master them.  They work well for simple marks no real skill is needed for that.   This mandala is not beautiful to me but it is interesting.  I enjoyed creating it at the very least.  I used watercolour, pearl ex powder, markers, oil pastels and dye crystals all on a a coffee filter.  

 I took my scrappy scroll pages along on our holiday.  I did not do much stitching but I was glad I brought it along.  I forced myself to spend some time looking out the window on our drive.  Driving through the mountainous area was beautiful but also terrifying to me.  On the return drive, I just buried my head into my stitching.  I was so much more relaxed! There is still loads more to do on these little pages.  I have to remember to leave space at the top and bottom for the seams.  I bought some beads while in Sedona and it feels like an appropriate idea to use some of them on these pieces.  I will save that for the end though. I am glad to be linking up with https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

I am joining friends with  Lee Anna  to focus on gratitude and the good things in life.   February 29, 2024 if you came home to a beautiful multi- course meal made by your husband (let's assume he can cook) what would you hope it was? What would be your favorite meal? If it's too much of a stretch that he made it, assume he got if from a favorite restaurant? Tell us what the courses are.. My husband is great with a barbecue.  He makes the best burgers!  He also does a really yummy steak and grilled vegetables.  Honestly though, if he does the cooking I am happy to eat just about anything.  I am happy to not do the cooking. I like travel but I also like coming home.  We had a fantastic balloon adventure in Sedona last week.  It was a bit chilly as we started just as the sun was coming up.  We saw amazing scenery and met some lovely people.  I highly recommend the adventure. Coming home and sleeping in one's own bed is also a delight....

Lee Anna  asks us the following Who was your first crush? (Real or fictional?) how old were you, how did you feel, were you a romantic? My first crush was on Bobby Sherman or David Cassidy.  I am not sure which came first. I am leaning towards Bobby but I could be wrong.  I would have been 7 or 8.  I think I am more practical than romantic.  Of course, romance is welcome!  I looked up photos of those two crushes from back in the day.  I still think they are cute! I will be on holiday next week so will try to answer this who is your favorite TV or movie fictional couple? Why do you like them? if not a tv/movie fan, what about books? I have never thought about having a favourite fictional couple.  In real life, it is me and my hubby!  We are on the same page for a lot of things.  The important things.  We make each other laugh.  That means a lot.  I suppose so many fictional couples are dramatic or they wouldn't be interesti...

 I have started this tiny landscape.  Obviously, the cheesecloth needs taming.  The larger piece is just pinned in place at the moment.  I haven't quite decided how to embroider this.  What I have done to this point is okay but not great.  This one will need to sit while I decide what comes next.