Princess Bubbles Creates

 This mandala was an experiment.  I suppose most of my mandalas are experiments.  I printed this one on transparency film. I used alcohol inks to colour it.  It turned out alright.  I find alcohol inks tricky.  I suppose they are a bit like watercolours in that they are hard to control.  I love that about watercolours and can go with the flow, but for some unknown reason, I am struggling with alcohol inks.  I will figure it out eventually!

  Another wool mandala is finished!  I only have two more to do and then will assess them all together.  It is fun for me to play within a circle.  The possibilities are unlimited.  I love the word unlimited! I was going through my button box for another project and decided buttons would work well on this mandala.  Then of course beads were also needed.  Originally I thought I would only do embroidery on these mandalas but I changed my mind.  I do that all the time. The centre part of this mandala is just a bit wonky.  It wouldn't be hard to fix but will I?  Hmm I am linking with https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna has asked What was growing up in your hometown like? I find these sorts of questions rather difficult.  I am not one to spend time looking back at my past.  I know what happened, I have dealt with most of the unpleasantness and therefore don't find it all that interesting.  The future is full of possibilities and I would rather time travel to the future.   But here is a brief history.  I grew up with a park across the street from our house and loved going there.  There were the typical swings and monkey bars.  There was also a creek that ran through it and a small forested area.  I loved finding raspberries there.  There was also a pool where I took swimming lessons in the summer.  I loved that the library parked a bookmobile there every three weeks.  Back then there was only the main branch of the library downtown.  Interesting but not surprising that books and nature are my favourite memories. I love having girlf...

 This is another portion of the scroll that I have been working on.  I put this scroll together in one long length.  I think I prefer to work on sections and then sew them all together into one long length.  It is good to try it both ways.   I got my sewing machine back yesterday.  It has been gone for almost five weeks!  At least the cleaning and repairs weren't expensive.  I am keen to get back to work on my upcycle challenge.

 I could sit around cutting out paper all day long.  It was fun for me to cut out these tiny butterflies and add them to this mandala.  I love butterflies, really who doesn't.  They are such a beautiful example of transformation.  Butterflies show up in my art journals all the time.  They are flying flowers of possibility!

I am stitching another scroll.  They are the perfect slow-stitching project for me.  For this one I am trying to use mainly the plain old running stitch.  I like the way it looks on this.  I mainly used scraps of old linens and they feel so good.  They are time-worn and soft.  I have added some yoyos that I bought from a thrift store as their colours are just right.  I started using some buttons as well.  I want to add more buttons but need to be mindful that they don't add too much weight.   These soft muted colours are not my typical choice but I do love them.  I love working with brights but sometimes need to shake it up a bit. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/