Princess Bubbles Creates

  My sampler wedge for October is coming along nicely.  Well, the whole piece is!  I am so pleased with it. I made a mistake while doing one of the stitches so it is a repeat.  I am surprised it took me this long to do that!  I won't stress about it. This has been an enjoyable project.  I picture it hanging in my studio for years to come.  A lovely reminder of stitches to use on further projects. Happy Thanksgiving! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna has asked us do you like hayrides? tell us about one you experienced It was close to Christmas and there was a lot of snow.  There was a large group of us and we all sang Christmas carols and frolicked in the snow along the way.  The horses weren't going fast so we were able to get back on the wagon after being pushed off.  It was a lot of fun.  I was a teenager and it is a fond memory for me. Years later I organized a ride for our family at Christmas.  The kids were still rather small but they were excited.  The morning of the ride we awoke to the bitterest of cold.  It would have been positively miserable so we cancelled.  Maybe we could do it with the grandkids someday. I like that this weekend is Thanksgiving here in Canada.  We have so much.  I am truly grateful for this beautiful life I am living.  I am thankful for a warm and peaceful home.  I enjoy the comfy clothes I have to wear.  I love my beautiful family and friends.  I am truly blessed.

 This wool mandala has a good start.  I painted a wood cutout and stitched it to the middle.  I think the wood cutout is supposed to be used to make earrings.  I thought it made the perfect centre for a mandala.  It is fun to think about how I will build out from it.  There are so many options!

 This mixed media mandala is rather simple in appearance but I had so much fun with it.  I used embossing powder through a stencil to create the central motif.  The base is vellum that was painted with alcohol ink.  That was stitched to some handmade paper.  So many steps in the process.   I have adhered this into in the mandala journal I have been creating.  I am pondering what to do with the mandalas that I feel are not quite worthy to be included in the journal.  Right now they go to live in a small box.  

 This little scroll was such a joy to create.  It is about two inches wide and three feet long.  I have an old wooden spool that I will attach it to.  I am not certain how to attach it.  Maybe just glue? I have quite a collection of these scrolls now.  What will I do with them?  For now, they are rolled up and gathered into a basket.  That doesn't seem the best place for them but I don't have any other ideas at the moment.   I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna  asks: do you like a cornfield maze, tell us about a time you did one and where it was We went to an apple-picking place on the weekend.  It had a cornfield maze that I was excited to try.  It was disappointing to us as it was designed for really little kids.  So basically it was a path to a set of slides.  I am sure it was fun for the little ones.  There was zero challenge for us though.  Still, it was a beautiful day to be outside.  It was lovely to get some fresh apples.  It was enjoyable family time.  Maybe someday I will get to try a real maze. We watched the first episode of High Potential and enjoyed it.  The character has so many great pairs of boots!  I can't wait to see what she wears next.  I hope it stays a smart show.  The premise is good. I wonder if everyone likes to clear out things as much as I do.  When I am in the mood to do I can be ruthless.  I have a bedroom that I have ignored for years.  We are getting ready to put new flooring in it so it needs to b