Princess Bubbles Creates

The journal prompt this week is friends.  I wasn't particularly inspired.  This journal page is okay but the dog image isn't all that clear.  I should probably color it in with a black marker to make it a true silhouette. 

This is the start of my bead journal for March.  I started by creating a mandala with paper and fabric.  I stitched all together, painted it, melted/burned some of the fabric away and wet the paper so that I could rub some of it away.  I have stitched it to black fabric and added some sequins.  Lots of beads to follow! I am linking to http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/ http://www.quiltfabrication.com/ https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.ca/ https://www.supermomnocape.com

San Fransisco School of Needlework and Design hosts some really interesting challenges.  I have participated in two now.  Above is my self-portrait for the challenge.  I had a lot of fun creating this.  Pop over to their website to see the others in the challenge.   self-portrait challenge gallery   There are some really interesting pieces there. Also, I came across this today.   Embroidered self-portraits   which I found interesting. 

Make today so awesome that yesterday gets jealous! I am linking to http://image-in-ing.blogspot.ca https://mersad-photography.blogspot.ca

I think for a long time I felt like others in the fibre community that glue was taboo.  I no longer feel that way and have been embracing using it.  I created these funky flowers with bits of thread and watered down glue.  Okay, they don't really look like flowers.  I need to further embellish them.  They won't be going on a quilt so it doesn't matter that I used glue.  They will be going into an altered book. I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.ca/

Still working with the 3R prompt.  I used a large envelope as the base of this journal cover.  I applied scraps of fabric that were given to me many years ago.  I have had so much fun with those scraps over the years.  So glad they didn't go in the garbage!  I did the pamphlet stitch to bind in the pages of fabric and paper.  I used some of the paper that I snow dyed a couple of weeks ago, a piece of fabric that was brought back from India by a sweet niece, and some ribbon leftover from Christmas.  I love this little journal!  It is funky and fun which suits me perfectly. 

I have already started working on my next 'sinchie' for our guild challenge.  The challenge is to work in a six-inch square format and the colour for March is brown.  Brown is not a colour that I use very often so I wanted to get right on this one.  I am going for a very textured piece that will look like the forest floor.  I have some silk pod pieces and heated tyvek pieces just sitting on top and not adhered yet.  I like the way it is coming but it definitely needs something else.  I won't attach the silk pod and tyvek pieces until I figure out what else is needed.  I am linking to http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/ http://www.quiltfabrication.com/ https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.ca/