Princess Bubbles Creates

 I have started another wool mandala.  The wool I am using is from recycled blankets I have cut up.  I do love a good reclaim!  I washed the blankets to felt them.  This one did not knit together very tightly.  Some of my stitches are pulling through.   :(  I may need to use some thicker threads on this one.  It will be fun to go through my stash and find some chunky threads!   I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

  LeeAnna  asks when you have free time, do you feel the need to  constantly "DO"  something? Is rest considered wasting time? How do you spend some free time and how would you like to spend free time . This is actually a value, and all things we value define us in a way. Some people believe you're a "good" person if you are always achieving, a "lazy' person if you can just rest or recharge what do you think? Do you wish you were more moderate or different? I know that babies don't do a lot when they are little.  My Mom often told me that she would park me in front of the window where I could see the tree outside.  I would sit there contentedly for long periods.  Honestly, I can still do that.  The leaves in the breeze are mesmerizing to me.  So peaceful and meditative.  All of that to say, from the very start I have been good with not being productive. I guess that looks like laziness to some people.  Mostly I don't care.  I k...

 I found the perfect button for the centre of this mandala.  I love the way it looks.  I am enjoying stitching my mandalas again.  I needed a bit of rest from them but glad to get back it this project.  I cut out way more wool circles than I will need for this specific project.  I wonder what I should do with the extras.  They will have to wait for now.  One project at a time.  Oh, who am I kidding?  That never happens!

 I thought this mandala might need a bit more done to it.  Now that I am looking at a photo of it I feel that is finished.  Kind of weird.  It usually goes the other way.  I more often think that something is done until I see the photo.   The parts that look as if they are grey are actually glittery.  Glitter is hard to capture with the camera.  Happy glittery Monday to all!

 I have posted about this piece recently but I have squeezed in a few more stitches here and there.  I am imagining that I will have this one finished before too long.  I have created another scene with oil pastels on fabric.  It is waiting in the wings to be stitched.  The oil pastels need some time to cure and dry thoroughly.  It is always fun to think about the project! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna   asks us Memorial day is the opening of pools, summer and wearing white pants do you look forward to wearing white pants? Do you own any? Shorts capris, dress pants or jeans?  Did you ever have a favorite pair for instance? hip hugger cut offs with frayed cuffs? In Canada, Victoria Day marks the unofficial start of summer.  We need to make summer last as long as possible.  Well, at least I do.   I do look forward to wearing white pants and capris.  I never used to.  Not while the boys were young, staying clean was more of a challenge then.  I have a pair of white capries with silver studs at the hem.  I love them and the way they glitter.  I wear them often when going out, never around the house. I have a pair of cut-offs and roll a cuff on them so they don't look raggedy.  I don't wear them very often.  Never outside of the house!  I don't want to look like a Walmart shopper!  They are comfortable and g...

 Most of these fabrics are scraps from my own painted/dyed fabrics.  I find it difficult to let go of these pretty little treasures so I have sewn them all together.  I am undecided about what comes next.  I could treat it like a crazy quilt but there are so many long, straight seams.  I think it wouldn't be very interesting.  I could apply a layer of sparkly sheer fabric and stitch it down with some interesting machine stitches.  I could burn back some of that layer.  I have done that in other projects.   What else could I possibly do with this?  It isn't at all interesting at this stage.  It might be time to dig out some books from my personal library.  I bet some of the wonderful authors have some magnificent ideas that I could incorporate into this.