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LeeAnna  has asked as a youngster or teen,  did you get a new dress, hat  or shoes for  Easter?  go to church or have big family gatherings? Do you mark the holiday now in some way? after all,   we are all antique little girls  under all the adult-ing we do No, my family didn't do any of those things for Easter.  At least not by the time I came along.  I must ask my sister if she remembers doing any of that.  We don't do much for Easter but we do buy the grandkids a little something and have them hunt for it.  They love the hunt. Pictured above is my first cute little granddaughter, taken seven years ago!  I had seen that cute little coat at a store in St. Jacobs.  St. Jacobs is a cute little town with cute little shops not far from here.  I didn't buy it at the time I saw it.  I planned to go back.  The day I drove back, I stopped at a thrift store and found the coat with the tags still on it!  Of cour...

Work in Progress Wednesday

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 I had this tree finished in March but it was March 30th.  This monthly project seems to get forgotten about until the end of the month.  I will try to do better.  The months keep flitting by at an unprecedented rate! I applied painted tissue paper to felt.  I then cut out the tree shape and stitched it to the silk base.  I also added some metallic thread.  The photo captured the sheen of the silk beautifully.  I love it when that happens.

Mandala Monday

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 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!

Slow Stitching Sunday

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  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/

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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...

Work in Progress Wednesday

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 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.

Mandala Monday

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 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!