Princess Bubbles Creates

Ah!  Bright and cheerful color does my soul good at this time of year.   This is a macro shot of an interesting glass ball.  I am linking with http://www.shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com/ and http://macromonday2.blogspot.ca/

I added machine stitching to the background.  I also added some lovely metallic threads to the wings.  Unfortunately, the stitching is kind of difficult to see.  I pushed myself out of my comfort zone with these wings and I am really glad that I did. I am wondering if pushing myself out of my comfort zone is going to theme for this year!  Today I listened to an interview with Vikki Pignatelli  http://www.vikkipignatelli.com/   It was quite inspiring.  It is the second program I listened to this week that was inspiring and challenging!

There are a lot of layers to this piece so far.  I did a rubbing of angel wings in my journal and really liked the way they turned out.  So I made a color copy of them.  After that I adhered them to the background.  The background is paste paper I created.  I experimented with some fine mulberry as the base for the paste paper.  When decorating the paper I used foil underneath the mulberry paper and the paste/paint adhered them together.  I wasn't expecting that but do like it.  The wings with the paste paper was a bit to monotone and I wanted them to pop more.  I realize that I tend to work in cool colors and need to add warm colors to make things pop.  I added embossing powder and dimensional paint.  I am really starting to like the way it is developing.  Now to add some stitch!

I love it when things come together!  I joined the crazy quilt journal project   http://cqjp2015.blogspot.ca/  again this year.  Probably did that out of habit as I didn't really have an inspiration for the year.  I just popped over there to grab the link and see that there are a number of people who have the January blocks finished!!!  The idea came to me yesterday to pull out the blocks that I inherited from my husband's Aunt Pat.  Aunt Pat and I had a special relationship and I was honoured when her daughter asked me if I wanted Pat's stitching things.  I have been wanting to do something with these blocks ever since I received them.  Although technically they are not crazy quilt blocks I intend to treat them that way.  It will add part of me to them.  I also plan to do circular bead journal projects for the center.   I am linking with http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

I am not sure how we are already almost a week into the new year and I haven't done a blog post.  Time seems to fly faster all the time! This is a color copy of a collage of a tree I did years ago.  I really like the tree!  I used Beryl Taylor's method to apply paper to fabric to create this.  I used a gelli printed fabric as the base.  The tissue paper on top has given it interesting texture.  I am not super happy with the way it looks right now though.  It is quite stiff so stitching into it might be too unpleasant.  So I am puzzling as to how I might save this.

Top photo is my bead journal for December.  Bottom photo is my crazy quilt block for December.  Actually, both of them I would like to do a bit more work on but I have run out of time.  I am ready to move onto new projects anyway.  2014 wasn't a particularly creative year for me.  Caring for my dying mother took a lot out of me.  More than I realized at the time.   I am feeling like my head is above water now and that my creativity is returning.  Happy New Year! I am linking with http://www.needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/

I created this snowflake in Kaleidoscope Kreator using a photo of one of my bead journals.  Pretty cool!  I haven't managed to get a lot else done though.   I have many ideas perking about using these snowflakes and look forward to being able to spend more timing creating after the holidays. I am linking with http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/