Princess Bubbles Creates

    These maple leaf sequins I colored with Sharpie markers.  It works quite well.  It does not rub off.  I have not tried putting them through the wash so I don't know how well they stand up to washing.   I must say that I like the alcohol inks better. These fabrics I marbled with cheap acrylic paints and shaving cream.  Okay, what's with the underlining again!!!  I wish I were more html literate!  The acrylic works just as well as the food coloring (see post below).  I would like to try Dye-na-flow as it is very fluid and I think it might move easier than the craft acrylics.  You absolutely must let the acrylic paint cure before washing the fabric.  I taught a class to my guild and one of the students (I love you Elizabeth) washed her marbled fabric right away and it all washed out.  Drag.  If you are in a big hurry to use the fabric you could always heat set it first.

Usually I have more ideas than the time and energy to do them all. They keep coming though and I'm glad of it. I have finished my altered book. So here are a few more pages. The beaded purse in the above picture was made by my dear sister, Nancy. She is a very talented artist and I love her dearly. I'm a little concerned that I am going to run out of space for pictures on this blog. I don't know how many I am allowed to have and I don't know how to find out. At any rate I have put the rest of the pictures of this book on my Flickr page. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25116464@N08/3872333240/ Thanks for looking!

This book was created around the quote 'girls just want to have funds'. A friend of mine had that quote written in a journal she showed me - it's a take off of the Cindy Lauper song 'Girls just want to have fun'. Well, not to be greedy or anything but I want both fun and funds! Truthfully though I have all I need and I count my many blessings. My book it is not totally finished and so I hesitate to post about it. There is only one page that is not finished and I am a bit stuck. I bought the September issue of Vogue in hopes of finding some inspiration. But, alas, no inspiration was to be found. Anna Wintour you have disappointed me. Or was it the designers that disappointed? Reinventing the 80's!!!! Not a good idea! I figure I wore it twenty years ago so I don't ever have to wear it again. What were they thinking?! Here is the cover of the book. The beautiful beaded purse on the cover I received in a swap. I could never, ever make such a thin...

I had fun making this page. It's prettier in real life than the photograph though. I used yarn, sheer fabric and free motion quilting. I still have a lot to learn about free motion quilting. The problem is I have a love - hate relationship with my sewing machine. Ultimately, I would rather hand stitch as my hands always work right.

This is the cover to a fabric journal that I made a while ago. I'm realizing that I haven't posted much of my fabric art. I tend to go through phases or chunks of time where I work on paper art or fabric art. I really do want to combine the two together more. Here's page from that journal. I'm not sure if it's done - actually I'm sure I would like to do something more - just not sure what it is. So many projects, so little time! Sometimes I wish I had no other responsibilities and I could play with art all day.

Sometimes I think I'm so clever and then I wonder if I came across the idea somewhere along the line and I just don't remember where. Which ever it is, I love creating and playing and exploring. It makes no difference if it is my original idea or not, but I kind of think this idea is. I love leaves. I love sequins. I want to own every color possible. Actually, I have an idea that will require each color of the rainbow but I cannot find purple. Necessity is the mother of invention. I have white leaf sequins (pictured above). I figured I could make them purple with my alcohol inks . It works wonderfully - see picture below. Okay, I have no idea why everything is underlined now and I have no idea how to make it stop. Annoying. Alcohol inks come in so many colors. They work great but they do stain your hands. Drag. The other thing I was thinking is that Prismacolor markers and Sharpie markers would work as well.

Please feel free to use this kaleidoscope in your art. It is my gift to you but please credit me if you do use it.