Princess Bubbles Creates

 Hmm, this one seems rather dark.  The shimmer and shine are not showing in the photo.  I sure wish I knew a good way of capturing the glitz!  Even if I did, I feel like this could use a little something else.  I will ponder what is next for this.  

  I have added more stitching to this mandala.  There is very little space left to fill.  I imagine I can finish it today.  I love a good finish!  It has been such a pleasure working with these lovely bright colours.  I might need to start a scroll using these colours!  Fun! I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

LeeAnna  has asked a vivid memory of a family vacation you'll always remember... when you were young? or after you grew up, either. What made it stand out and memorable? People, place, activity, etc We took the boys to Disney World in Florida when they were kids.  That was the only real vacation we had with our kids.  The rest of our vacations were camping in Ontario.  Disney was fun, and we did some camping along the coast afterwards.  So many good memories.  The wildlife was particularly entertaining.  Raccoons tried to steal our dinner.  One morning, while having coffee, dolphins swam by!  That was cool to see! Right now we are looking forward to our trip to the UK.  So much history to see!  My hubby's favourite vacation is when we went to New Zealand.  It was good and I enjoyed it but my favourite is when we went to France.  Paris did not disappoint! I like having art days with friends!   Yesterday was a lot ...

 I have some linen samples that I have been wanting to stitch into.  They are mostly shades of beige and off-white.  I find I rarely use those colours.  They feel so blah to me.  I decided to get out some dyes and make the linen samples more appealing to me. I had some leftover dye and really hate to waste anything, so I did up some paper too.  I used a variety of papers and love the way they turned out!

 This is a mixed-media mandala playground.  My mandalas are a lovely distraction!  I could certainly be doing other things but in my mind, creating art is rarely wrong!

 I didn't manage to do a lot of stitching this past week.  I did finish a few more of my wonky flowers though.  When I first started making them I had no idea what I would do them.  I am now considering covering one of my dining room chairs with some of them.  My chairs are painted in a fun and funky way so this would work well. I can also imagine using them in the book I am doing for one of my granddaughters.  They might be a fun garden for a wonky doll! I am linking with https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

  LeeAnna has asked did you or do you keep a diary? what kind of things did you put in yours? ever have a summer crush or vation romance? I had a diary when I was young but I barely used it.   I keep multiple forms of diaries now.  My favourite is an art journal.  It is a lovely safe place to express myself in whatever form I see fit.  Often my journal pages look like what is pictured above.  Not really special but I had fun doing it.  Yes, to more fun! I like that hubby and I got to go to the Royal Botanical Gardens this past weekend.  There was some amazing art there! So fun and whimsical!