Princess Bubbles Creates

LeeAnna  has asked   what do you think makes a good picnic lunch? sit on the ground or picnic tables? I like to sit at a picnic table or at least a bench.  One of the best picnic lunches we ever had was at Giverny.  We stopped at a bakery in Paris and bought our lunch.  When we got to Monet's Gardens, we found a bench right by the  Japanese bridge he painted so often.  We enjoyed our lunch and waited until there were no tourists on the bridge so I could get a good photo.  I only managed to get a partial photo of the bridge as there were always people on it!  That has to be our all-time best picnic! I like clean air!  There are fires in Northern Ontario and the smoke from them has settled over our area.  It is funny how much you appreciate something when it is missing.  So many little things in life go unnoticed until they are gone.   I like participating every Thursday with all the lovely people who are concentrating ...

 There are some free taster workshops that I have been enjoying this week.  Not all of them have appealed to me.  This little mushroom was fun to paint with gouache.  I found a new package of gouache at the thrift store a while back.  This was the perfect time to experiment with it.  I like that it is opaque and I could use it over top of this bit of watercolour background.  It made for a quick little project.  

 I have a stack of these mandalas that I have coloured.  As always, using my own designs gives me a lot of pleasure.  I haven't put any of them into a journal as yet.  It certainly isn't because I don't have a journal to use!  What am I waiting for?

 It was a busy week!  I love that my granddaughter has learned to enjoy stitching.  It made our time together productive and enjoyable! The doll pictured above was created by my granddaughter Juniper.  She is delightfully wonky!  Her fairy wings are slightly askew.   I love the little fangs.  They are a bit hard to see in the photo.  She has a crown, tutu and a wand.  Forgot to get a photo of those.  This is the wonky doll I created this week.  My DIL thought her legs looked like a jellyfish.  Even more so now that I have added the tutu.  Next, I need to get started on a wonky stuffed unicorn.  They will be illustrating a book for another granddaughter.  Juniper very generously offered me the use of her doll when I do the book!  So sweet! I am linking with https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna has asked how do you make potato salad? what do you put in it... I hardly ever make potato salad.  I am not even sure when the last time I made it was.  My go-to salad for the summer is a pasta salad with loads of vegetables in it.  It is a family favourite.  I use Olive Garden Italian dressing for it.  So good. This week is flying by.  My granddaughter is here every day.  She loves making things so we are busy creating and going to her swimming lessons.  She is at a lovely age.  She can do a lot of things on her own and has developed good manners.  We are having a lot of good conversations as we create.   I hope she remembers this time as fondly as I do. A friend showed me a photo that she had AI modify into a cartoon. I thought it was such a fun idea and had to try it.  I love that you can get rid of the wrinkles!  Or at least most of them.

 Do you remember making God's Eyes when you were a kid?  I do.  The rhythm of the wrapping is quite meditative.  I found a craft kit at the thrift store to make something slightly more complex.  My granddaughter and I completely enjoyed working on them.  The instructions were well written so that is always good! I hope my granddaughter has fond memories of the two of us doing arts and crafts together.  I know these times feel special to me!