Princess Bubbles Creates

LeeAnna  and the group are discussing have we ever lived anywhere else? I have lived my whole life in Kitchener-Waterloo.  They are the twin cities and it is hard to see where one stops and another starts.  I have lived in both cities but mainly in Kitchener.  I love this area.  I don't expect to ever move. I like the simple things.  I am so grateful for bathtubs and hot water!  I love a good soak!   I love art time with family and friends.  I hosted a lovely day with six family members on Saturday.  We made art, shared some food and laughter.  It was a good day! I love that we had a January thaw that melted a LOT of our snow.  Yay, I didn't have to shovel the stairs off our deck.  The thaw came just in time as we are getting a heavy snow today.  The schools are closed.  There is a new thick blanket of snow out there!  It makes everything look pretty again.

 A tiny bit of progress was made on this butterfly.  I have been wanting to try the Over Under Cross stitch.  My friend Queenie has great instructions for it here  https://queeniepatch.blogspot.com/2026/01/sunday-stitch-school-lesson-350-over.html     It is quite a pretty stitch and easy to do! It is a bit hard to see.  Each wing has it in the lower part.  I probably should have used a colour of thread that stands out better.  Or put it in a different location with better contrast.  Oh well!  

 I have posted a similar mandala previously.  This one I created on Saturday while hosting some family for an art afternoon.  We all created beautiful mandalas and had a good time.

 The yellow fabric is feeling a bit too much for me.  I have been adding some more stitches to those areas to knock it back.  I definitely like it better that way.   I have been distracted from my butterflies this week. I have been making some tassels.  This one is the closest to finished. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna    has asked Do you ever sing in the sho wer? ( do you have a go to song you sing a l ot?) I rarely sing in the shower.  I won't say never, but it doesn't happen very often.  Maybe I will try do it more.  It certainly can't hurt! Once our grandchildren get to a certain age, we start giving them experiences for birthdays and Christmas.  We took Juniper to the Royal Botanical Gardens so see a wonderful light display.  It was absolutely magical.  She told me she loved it and thanked me at least three times.  We all loved it.  There were trees with sensors, so when you hugged them, they lit up!  There was another tree that when you sang to it the colours of the lights changed.  So fun! I like that the busyness of the holidays is over.  I loved every minute of being with family and friends.  Now I am ready for quieter times!  I like having a quiet lifestyle!

 I did crayon rubbings on this fabric and then added slow stitch.  It was one of the quickest scrolls I have done!  Next time, if there is a next time, I will overlap the rubbings to make it more interesting.