Princess Bubbles Creates

 I am a little over halfway through adding embroidery stitches to this mandala.  I am enjoying working with the bright colours.  So much cheeriness!  It is so good for my soul to use these brights!   The heat has broke and I may be able to sit outside and stitch for a while this afternoon.  I love the summer and hate when it is too hot to be outside.  I admit to having a small temperature range that I find pleasant.  I could only manage 15 minutes of stitching outside a couple of days ago.   I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna  has asked describe a particularly memorable July 4th celebration Well, as a Canadian, I don't celebrate July 4th.  I find myself saying that rather fiercely in my head.  Here we celebrate July 1.  Yes, we have fireworks and picnics.  Yes, we are each proud of our imperfect countries.  We have a lot in common. One year, we took our kids to the big celebration at one of our local universities.  It was huge.  The fireworks were amazing.  The reason it sticks out in my memory is that the traffic was horrendous to get out of that neighbourhood.  Our car overheated.  We needed water for the radiator.  I am not sure who gave us some but their kindness was appreciated.  There are a lot of good people in this world! I love how much nature I see while walking in my neighbourhood.  We live fairly close to the downtown core and yet nature thrives here.  There was a raccoon in our tree a few weeks ago.  I saw th...

  Bright and cheery is how I see this mandala.  I truly love working with bright colours.  They feel hopeful and encouraging.  It never hurts to put more of that into this world!

  Scrolls of slow stitching are a delight to create!  This one is inching closer to being finished.  I have been stitching on some white beads.  My intention is to use up the small package of assorted white beads.  I made one pass of the whole length of the scroll using the largest beads.  Now I am making another pass to use up the smaller beads.   The white beads are a bit hard to see in this photo.  Still, I think they work well on this scroll.  I have had the package of beads for many years.  It feels good to finally have the right place for them! I will take this project outside today.  I believe I will get it finished today.  I am always excited to start another scroll.  So many ideas! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

  LeeAnna  has asked did you go to the beach as a child? did you like to collect shells? build a sand castle? have a favorite swimsuit or toy? If no beach, did you go to a lake or river? We went to the beach rarely.  We had a cottage in the Muskokas.  I swam off the dock in a freshwater lake.  I don't recall having much in the way of water toys.  We did have inner tubes from large truck tires.  I loved to float in them.  I still love to float on an inflatable!  It is the perfect way to spend a hot afternoon! I love beach vacations now.  Especially in the winter!  I love to collect shells and beach glass.  Walking along a beach is such a lovely thing to do.   I like that I got to have an art day with friends last week.  I also got to have an art day with my niece.  Two socially engaging art days in one week!  How blessed am I! I like that the children in my neighbourhood play outside.  Yesterday, wh...

  I love to play with paper.  I don't post about it as much as I used to.  So here is a splash of bright and colourful fun.  I have an Origami Page-a-Day calendar from many years ago.  I am not into origami and not likely to ever use the paper in that way.   I got out the calendar and started transforming it with paint and markers.  So much fun!  Of course, I got out the scissors and started cutting into it.  I can see myself making some cheerful collages in my art journal. Have a wacky, wild Wednesday!