Princess Bubbles Creates

 May your day be filled with glitter that someone else cleans up!

LeeAnna  asked do you enjoy going in a "haunted house?"  or scary movies? Nope!  I am not into it.  I remember watching scary movies with my best friend in high school when I would sleep over at her place.  Her parents always had McCain's chocolate cake in the freezer.  We would eat cake, watch movies and get scared.  Silly teenagers!  That was a long time ago and I don't think I have watched a scary movie since then.   I have never been to a 'haunted' house.  When I worked at a theatre people told me it was haunted.  I never believed them but I didn't like being the last one there and having to close up the place on my own.   We started watching NCIS Origins last week.  So far we like it.  There is nothing else new for me in that realm.  Oh, except for Only Murders in the Building we are behind the times and just started watching the new season.  I love Meryl Streep and Martin Short together!...

 There are endless possibilities when it comes to mandalas. This one's base was a gelli print that I cut into a circle.  I added a printout of one of my kaleidoscopes done in Kaleidoscope Kreator.  I coated that kaleidoscope in clear glass beads.  I love the way it turned out!

  Oh, I finished another scroll this week.  When the right idea comes along I get very concentrated.  Plus, I love beading.  I added the beaded circles to this scroll.  I love a good circle.  They are constantly showing up in my work.   I also love beading.  Years ago I participated in a monthly beading project.  I put most of them into a journal.  I loved having a short project every month and I still enjoy looking back at those pieces.  I also enjoyed seeing the beautiful beading from the other members of the group.   Maybe I should start that challenge again next year.  Even if it is just for myself.  I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/  

LeeAnna  has asked: do you like to carve pumpkins? do you have a pic of one you did? Have you ever been to a display or contest of carved pumpkins? NO!  I hate carving pumpkins and scooping out the yucky mess inside.  We did it when the kids were little but not any more.  We went to Pumpkin Fest in Port Elgin many years ago.  There likely were some carved pumpkins there.  I don't remember.  What I remember were the massive pumpkins.  Some weighed close to 2000 pounds!  Crazy! I like having all the colours.  When it comes to art supplies I buy the full range of colours, the biggest set possible.  That probably says more about a major personality flaw than it does about being an artist.  After all, I don't actually like all the colours!  But on that note, I am still working on clearing things out.   It is good stuff, too good to go to the thrift store.  I have been listing things on Marketplace and making some...

  The wool base for this mandala is actually a light blue.  The camera did not capture the colour properly at all.  I have a good start on this mandala.  The centre is two colours of paper in a coil atop a piece of sequin waste.  I love coming up with different ways to start my mandalas!  I have also couched down some turquoise braid.   I now must focus on finishing some of the recently started mandalas.  It doesn't feel good to have too many on the go at one time.

 This mandala was done on vellum.  I find vellum tricky to adhere with glue.  Instead, I use thread.  I went through my stash and found the perfect thread.  It matches the embossing powder I used perfectly.  I love it when that sort of thing happens.  I love having a good stash of things that makes it easy to find the perfect thing!  I count myself blessed and privileged!