Princess Bubbles Creates

I can spend hours playing with the Kaleidoscope Kreator program.    Here is gift from me to you.  Feel free to use this kaleidoscope.  If you do I would love to see your piece! 

Well, that's it.  I have finished the year long bead journal project.  I used a watch face as the focal point on this piece.  I made the background fabric with bits and pieces of scrap fabric and fibre.  I really would like to do more beading next year.  The pieces I made this year just didn't call for being encrusted.  My intention is to do at least one encrusted piece next year.

Can't you just see this snowflake encrusted with beads?  My printer isn't working properly at the moment otherwise I would have this printed and I would be stitching on it!  Maybe it will be my bead journal project for January. 

I think everyone knows that I like playing with the Kaleidoscope Kreator program.  This week I purchased the snowflake and filigree templates.  Above is a snowflake I created with a flower photograph.  The possibilities are endless with this program!  I plan to print this onto paper and adhere it to fabric.  I then plan to bead and stitch it. 

 We had a ton of candy left from our gingerbread houses for the auction.   So we decided to build another one at home.  This is the fruit of our efforts.  I should have taken a picture of the back because it is equally fantastic.    We had lots of fun and everyone is anxious to eat it! 

I count myself extremely blessed to be a creative person.  I get into a blissful state when I am creating.  Even better is when my creativity can be used to help or bless someone.  My husband and I work with a young adult group in our church.  We decided to build gingerbread houses and then auction them to raise money for a group of kids that are going on a mission trip to Mexico on the Christmas break.  The auction was held this morning and raised $215.00 The house that I helped build is the top picture.  I have to brag.  That house sold for $100.00  How cool is that! Everyone had a lot of fun the evening we spent building the houses.  I think it was a win win situation for all involved.

I've actually had this done for a while now.  I just didn't have time to post the picture because I spent so much time on my journal.  The top picture is a bit dark.  The close up shot is closer to the real colors.  I am looking forward to finishing December project and therefore completing the year.  I feel like I can say I have finally learned to finish things. I have joined the Bead Journal Project for 2011.  I am hoping to improve my beading skills.  Having a deadline each month gets me working. ps I forgot to say that I also incorporated the sword stitch in this piece.  I learned it from Sharon B at the Pintangle blog.  I love learning the new stitches!