Princess Bubbles Creates

 My upcycling project is finished.  I had a seamstress add the lining to the back so that things could be straight.  I don't sew straight!  This project will be seen at the Wearable Art Show in Oakville in a couple of weeks.  I love the way it turned out.  I won't wear it until after the show but I can imagine feeling ever so cosy in it!

 Another one of my stitched mandalas.  Using watercolour paper works great.  It is stiff enough that it doesn't buckle from the thread.  The metallic thread I used isn't showing up well in this photo.

 Fishy number one is done.  Well, I still need to trim some of the threads that are sticking out.  This has been so much fun. I am hoping that I can use my fishies to illustrate a book for one of my grandchildren.  Wouldn't that be cheerful?  I love an underwater theme so one of the grandkids is going to get a book with that theme. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

  LeeAnna  has asked do you have a good gingerbread type recipe to share? or what is your favorite gingerbread-style food to eat? I like to eat gingerbread but I am not terribly fond of baking so I don't have any recipes.  Mind you baking today would be a good idea.  Having the oven on would warm up the house.  I haven't yet turned on our furnace and I am happy to be saving on our heating bill! I like having tea with a friend.  I am doing that today with a friend I haven't seen for a while.  She now has twin granddaughters and I am excited to hear all about them.   I like when my niece comes for a visit.  We had an art day together on the weekend.  We also went thrift store shopping and found some treasures.  I am so blessed that I get to have so much fun with my niece!

 I love creating thread patterns on watercolour paper.  It is so much fun to create a mandala this way.  It is fun to go through my threads and find the right colours.  The methodical stitching is relaxing.  All good!

LeeAnna  has asked Did you do the pledge of allegiance every morning and then sing a patriotic song?  what is your learning style, then and now? The main styles are auditory (hearing) rote or memorization, visual (maybe reading or seeing charts)  kinesthetic (that's me, learn by doing something like writing or making or touching) Are there other ways to learn I've forgotten? Is it still your style today? Since I am Canadian, we did not do the Pledge of Allegiance.  We sang O'Canada.  My granddaughter still does that but thinks the song is annoying.  She is so funny. I am a hands-on learner with auditory a close second. If I combine the two by doing something while listening, it sticks in my memory the best.  Having homeschooled my three sons, I am well-versed in learning styles.  All three of them learned differently!  They kept me on my toes! I like learning in general.  I like listening to podcasts while I make art.  Or Youtube, t...