FlossTube 91 Happy New Year!

Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!  I hope this finds you well and looking forward in anticipation of a wonderful 2019.  Thanks for visiting and for watching!

FlossTube 90 Stitching Chatting and Wally Yay

FlossTube 88 Cross stitching and Wally

A look at my December Daily 2018

https://youtu.be/ZWvV2e_ochI

Thanks for watching!
Be kind and courageous and in all things -
Be Colorful!

FlossTube 85 still a struggle

And...number two for today - FlossTube 85.  Stitching, stitching, and stitching - lots of fun and lots of color.  Thanks for joining me and have a very colorful day!

Christmas Junk Journal flip through

Hi!  HO, HO, HO!  -  Well, okay not yet but - Happy Thanksgiving!



I hope you are doing well and feeling blessed.  This is a flip through of my Christmas Junk Journal.  I hope you enjoy.



Be well and thanks for watching!

FlossTube 84 chaos

IT's been crazy and somehow I lost the month of October.  The chaos is real and I am fairly rusty now at sharing my hobbies - but I won't stop trying - fair warning!  LOL.  Thanks for stopping by and for taking the time to watch.



Big hugs,

FlossTube 82 cooler weather and animals

I went shopping and did some stitching - come and see...







Thanks for watching - have a wonderfully creative day.  Happy stitching.

ALONE proof of concept / teaser

This is the newest teaser for Mike's anticipated movie, ALONE.  They still need your help to back it for production - please check it out - share it - maybe you can help by donating a few dollars if it looks good to you?  Thanks for watching.

FlossTube 81 Arbitrary August Part VI

Final August update!  Thanks for watching.

FlossTube 80 Arbitrary August Part V

FlossTube 79 Arbitrary August Part IV

Another five days in Arbitrary August - the journey is fun and the struggle is real...

FlossTube78 Arbitrary August part 3

Part three of my Arbitrary August journey.  Changing projects everyday is not an easy task - not life changing or Earth shattering - but a struggle non the less - and the journey continues...



Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to watch.

FlossTube 77 Arbitrary August part two

What a week it's been!  I hope that you are in a happy place and having the best of luck.  Take care and happy crafting and stitching!

Possibilities help make a dream a reality Alone

Hey, Hey!  If you have made it here - how about taking a look at this video - Mike Ford is a talented screenwriter and is working to get his newest script produced.  Join me in making his dream a reality.  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/alone-horror-drama/x/11573542#/

or contact Mike or David @ alonethemoviepress@gmail.com







Thanks as always for visiting - and may all of your days be color-full ones!

FlossTube 76 Arbitrary August first five days

Hi - more stitching - so hot here in NY that it's about the best way to spend some time.  Thanks for watching!

FlossTube Flip through JCS Halloween Collection Issue 2018

HI and welcome!  I love these collection issues and I hope you enjoy the flip through.  Quick - but just to wet your appetite so you can decide if you want to buy a copy!

FlossTube 75 July wrap up and August plans

Happy to say that July is wrapping up!

Black Cherry Jello recycled Journal part two

Whew!  The ports are slowly going bad on my pc tower and I was afraid this might have been lost forever.  I found a port that would still work - so lesson learned - don't delete from SD until posted.  LOL.  Thanks for joining me and for watching the video.  I mention my dog, Rowdy, being ill in this video - but since then she has passed.  She was a wonderful girl and will be sorely missed.  Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.  Hugs and blessings! k

Jello Box Journal Fun part one

Just a fun little recycled box journal - craft with me.

Simple clay warm up for more playing with clay

It's been fun re-establishing my love for polymer clay.  I hope to do a lot more claying in the near future.  Hang in with me as we continue this journey!  Thanks for watching - God bless!

FlossTube 74 5 Accidental find and some of my gardens

FlossTube 74

Squirrel Time

Time for Squirrel to get some color.  Welcome and thanks for stopping  by today.  I hope you are doing well and getting some time to put a little more color into your day.  This is the first installment of color for Squirrel.  Have fun and enjoy!

FlossTube July 2018 catch up

Hi!  Welcome to my July catch up!  It's been a blur of a year so far - I just am amazed at how fast time passes now.  (not that it's changed - just my perspective).  Thank you for joining me in my crafting journey.  I hope you enjoy the video - it was a spur of the moment thing and I apologize that, as my gram used to say, "I didn't gussy myself up for you" - I was just in between things and it was a good time to stop and do this...



Have a happy and blessed - big hugs, Kelly

Squirrels Treasure Box take two or is it three

Hello again!  Thanks for stopping by to see what's new.  This is the last part of the Squirrel's treasure box page updates - next step - coloring and adding Squirrel.  I hope that you are enjoying this series and that it has inspired you to add to your coloring experience.  Thank you so very much for being with me on my journey.  Until next time - Be colorful!

Squirrel's Treasure Box part V

First FlossTube after Maynia 2018

Not much to show for the end of the month - but I reached a goal of getting the May gargoyle done - yay!

Squirrel's Treasure Part Three

Hi!  Thanks for joining me - this is a new journey as far as coloring books go.  I am really enjoying myself.  In this episode, I continue to add to the environment of this picture.  Next time maybe some more coloring in - or maybe...

Squirrel's Treasure Part Two

Second installment of Squirrel's Treasure - the box.  This is a longer video for me and not without it's trials.  It has taken over two days to get this to upload.  Whew!  Not a happy thing.  LOL.  Look for the rest to be shorter - I hope.  Enjoy - thanks for watching!

Part one Squirrel's treasure box

Going a little down the squirrel trail this time.  A new journey.

Floss Tube 70 A little change

Just a little change and a bit of a purchase...

Floss Tube 69 catch up and Maynia plans 2018

Hi!  Long time no post - so sorry.  April has been a very busy month - 2018 is flying by.  In this video I am showing my plans for May and Stitch Maynia.  I will be doing 18 days of mania, which will include 9 new starts, 4 works in progress from last year's Maynia - the first one I ever participated in; and 5 works in progress - as I am saying - from another mother.  I have many, many works in progress (wips) and they are all calling my name.  This Maynia, (the month of May + Manic stitching) nothing is safe from stitches.



I hope you enjoy - thanks for watching - and as always - Happy Stitching!



Be colorful!

Kelly

Crayola Purchase

Just a short crayola moment....Thanks for watching!

Floss Tube #68 a little lost, but following the bread crumbs

At last - bad lighting and all - FlossTube 68.

Floss Tube #67 BAPS

My BAP collection - fun stuff.  Thanks for stopping by and for watching.

Just a few ideas for journaling in a junk journal

Just a quick answer to, "How do you journal in this type of journal?" 

Creating an Alice in Wonderland Junk Journal Thank you card

Just a short clip making an artist card thank you!  Thanks for watching!



J

Flosstube 66

Just trying to catch up.  I've been in Texas for a few days at my grandson's graduation from BMT.  It was beautiful.  Thank you so much for stopping by - I hope you enjoy the video.  Be Color-Full!

Coloring Adventure #1 Aquisitions

Yes! 

Alice in Wonderland 2018 Junk Journal Junkies SWAP 2

Another Alice in Wonderland journal done!  Completely different than the last.  Love them both.



Thanks for stopping by and watching!

FlossTube#65

It's been a while - well only about two weeks - but gathering things together makes it seem longer.  I hope you are all doing well.  Thank you for stopping by - this is a bright and sunny - albeit - cold day in Up State NY.  Tomorrow will be another huge snow storm - they are already warning about it - but for today - yay Sunshine!

FlossTube#64 migraine brain

Fighting my way through another migraine - words become very interesting.  I hope it inspires you to get something out and create.



Thanks for watching.   Kelly

February What have I been up to status update

Friendship Journal boxing up destination Wyoming

FlossTube#63 Weekly update and HP

This has been a week of trials - not major ones - just trials.  My computer, 10 or 11 years old, has decided to be problematic - took me days to get this to work.  I hope you enjoy it.  I did get my Friendship Journal for Junk Journal Junkies mailed out yesterday - Feb. 9, 2018 - and I did a short video of what I am including in the box along with some updates I made to the journal.  That will be up later on Monday. 



Yesterday was also my granddaughter's, Jacquelyn Rose, 17th birthday.  She is my second oldest grandchild.  Where oh where does the time go? 



Anywho - thanks for stopping by - thanks for watching.  Have a fabulously colorful day.

Can you write on vinegar and oil dyed paper?

This is a follow up to my video on Paper Dying with Oil and Vinegar.  The question was, "Can you write on the paper?"  Short answer - yes.  Watch and see...







Thanks for watching.  Feel free to ask any questions.  Have a very courageous and kind day - remember to be colorful!  (Please subscribe to my YouTube channel - thanks!)

Fabric Dying with vinegar and oil yes you heard right

I can't believe how well vinegar and oil worked on the aida to get the mottling I was looking for - Yay!

Friendship Journal flip for a swap on Junk Journal Junkies

I tried to leave as much empty space/blank pages as necessary.  There will be some things sent with the journal for the recipient to finish as desired.  I hope you enjoy - don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel.  Thanks for watching!

FlossTube#62 What has Kelly been up to

Wow!  The last couple of weeks have been busy - so many things to tell - this is my most current FlossTube video - I hope you enjoy it.

FlossTube#61 and Fish

Cross stitch - and a clip of my Fish - a must see - he's 18 years old now.  Not just your little fair fish anymore...

Christmas Photo Journal Creating the cover

Good morning!  It's a rainy one here in Cambridge and it's almost a month after Christmas, 2017.  Where does the time go?  In this video I am showing my process for creating the closure and cover decoration for this journal.  Enjoy-



As always, please feel free to ask if you have any questions.  Don't forget to Subscribe to my YouTube channel - much appreciated.  Thanks for watching - Have a very color-filled day!

Snow, Snow, Snow - wow!

Happy Wednesday!  I've shoveled snow most of today - and it's still coming down - hard.  I don't know if you live in the Northeast area of the United States - but when we get snow - we get SNOW.  I think it's coming at about 2 inches an hour.  Enough already - it is pretty though - here are a couple of pictures and very short video clip -

View toward road - my shed and
birch trees.

View from my Kitchen window.

Trees out toward my field - side yard.

I haven't gotten any crafting done but the snow was fun to be out in for a little while.  Worked muscles that I forgot I had.  

Today I received an email from YouTube that said my channel will become ineligible for monetization in one month due to lack of views and because I don't have 1K subscribers. I am planning on combining my crafting and FlossTube channels - Kelly Bell and Kelly Bell Stitches into one channel.  My cross stitching videos will be clearly labeled as "FlossTube" like they are now - just the channel name will be Kelly Bell.  I am also hoping to get back to my crafting and creating and making a lot more videos along those veins.   - if you watch any of my videos on Kelly Bell or Kelly Bell Stitches, I hope that you will take the time to go and click the subscribe button on Kelly Bell and maybe watch a couple of my videos.  It would help me out a lot - thank you so very much.

Life has changed a lot for me in the last nine years or so and I hope to keep it changing.  I always select a word for the year and for 2018, my word of choice is DETERMINED.  I am determined to have a good life - to enjoy myself, to enjoy other people and to embrace changes and new experiences.  Here's to 2018.

My next video will be a finish of my Christmas Journal that I stared in December of 2017.  (I am also determined to get ahead of the curve in 2018.)  I am also planning a short tutorial on the corners that I made in my Denim Junk Journal.  My plan is to sign up for more swaps on the Junk Journal Junkies Facebook Group and to have more videos about the journals I am making.  I am also determined to keep my blog current.

As far as FlossTube videos go, I am planning to keep a schedule of an update video every week - on Tuesday.  I did a video on Tuesday this week (Yesterday) but due to editing and some uploading quirks (being kind here) I am still waiting for the video to finish "processing".  In the video I show two cross stitching projects that I have finished this week.  Going forward, I am planning to better document the stitching process and keep my blog and Instagram Account (@klbellisima) much better updated.  Here are a couple of pictures of the finishes:

This is Rudolph.  He is a Nora Corbett,
Christmas Eve Couriers Chart
18 count Aida (or an evenweave - can't tell anymore)
that I hand-dyed myself.  I used the floss as charted but the bead selection
is from my stash of beads.

There are eight more reindeer and Santa's sleigh in this series and I plan to stitch them all.

My second finish is the first part of the year long, mystery stitch-a-long, being hosted by Brittany,

of Ingleside Imaginarium.  You can find this stitch-a-long on the Ingleside Imaginarium Etsy shop at:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/InglesideImaginarium?ref=shop_sugg

I've had a really great stitching week and will be better documenting all of my progress going forward.  I am going to have to really be determined to keep a schedule.  LOL.

So, that's it for today.  I will leave you with a couple of photos of my furry friends - they keep me comforted and we keep each other in love.  Take care - with love - K

Wally (Wolowitz) and Coonie (What can I say?) I couldn't corral the other four cats...



Rowdy - a very calm and loving girl, nothing like her name.