More spirit doll fabric

 

As I mentioned in my last post, I got the urge to pull out my fabric paints and stamps and make more  spirit doll fabric. Some of the paint is so old (as in 20 years) that it's all dried up, so I think it's time to go through them and dispose of the old bottles. But that's a project for when the summer heat makes it too hot to go outside.

I especially like using bubble wrap to stamp dots. You can sponge several colors of paint onto one piece of bubble wrap for extra interest.

Here's some of the fabric I made. I chose the two blue ones to use in spirit dolls. I think the one with the checkerboards is a mess, but maybe it can be redeemed with more paint.

To emphasize some of the stamps, I stitched around them.

This is where they are now:

I also made this one, and I think I'll call her "Spring Spirit." She needs a few more feathers before I take her to the gallery.

I gave her a necklace with rows of gold metallic machine zigzag stitching.

I'm also still doing the Mediterranean diet. Here's a mushroom/spinach frittata that I made for book club from a Mediterranean cookbook. I haven't lost any weight, but I am eating a lot more veggies and have cut out most of the white carbs. I still cheat with some desserts, which is probably why I'm not losing weight.

Have a colorful day