Princess Bubbles Creates

  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!

 I really like the way this mandala has turned out.  I am just pondering if it needs some pops of a light colour in the purple sections.  It feels like those sections need to be broken up.  I could test my idea by printing out this mandala as it is.  Then I could try the idea on the copy.  That seems like a reasonable idea!

 I have added more stitching to this butterfly.  I gave a new stitch a try, thanks to  Queenie . She posts marvellous instructions.   This butterfly is feeling very disjointed and needs something to pull it all together.  I will put on my thinking cap and figure it out.  Art sometimes has to go through an ugly stage before it gets good.  I won't give up on it. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna  has asked   what are your fave flowers to grow or put in hanging baskets ? I am not discriminating when it comes to flowers.  They are beautiful in one way or another.  I usually choose my hanging baskets by colour.  It just depends on what I am feeling at the time.  Many years ago, I had a basket of Fuschias.  So gorgeous.  I played with my camera to get an interesting photo of one of the blooms.  At least it is interesting to me.    I had a lovely walk this week with a fairly new friend.  She is very upbeat and positive.  Love that!  We saw an amazing bug, which was a very intense red.  It wasn't a ladybug, but I don't know what it was.  I also saw a little brown mouse.  Walking in nature is so interesting!  I am so glad we were able to squeeze in the walk before the rain.  It has been a very wet week. I had a wonderful art afternoon with friends yesterday.  We are planning to ...