#178 WOYWW

Hello Everyone.
So nice to have some extra time to participate in Julia's WOYWW over at the STAMPING GROUND
A chance to peep about lots of others creative workspaces. Hop on over and she has the details.

I am almost organized throughout my crafty space, but have my desk in order to start making some Christmas crafts for our craft fair end of Nov.  This time I am hoping to keep things more orderly all thru the house so I don't have an aftermath mess.

I lit a Blessed Candle and said a lot of prayers for the safety of the people involved in the hurricane that hit the most part of  the Eastern United States. We were like glued to the TV all of the first night. Then today I
spent more of my day watching the Eastern Coast terrible storm and the devastation "Sandy" has created.
It is so very sad.. subways ruined, hospitals evacuated, people homeless and no doubt their cities will never be the same.And 24 inches of snow in some states also... most with no electricity for up to 10 days in some areas.
The 80 homes lost to fire will no doubt be the only ones with help as insurance might be available, otherwise if like the 2008 Cedar Rapids floods you are just out of  luck..and ALL of the historic downtown was ruined. and still has not recovered. Buildings being torn down and replaced and also goes for the Missouri River floods in Western Iowa and Nebraska last year..no help for water. No one carries Flood Insurance as this type of  thing has not really happened to any of these areas.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful time visiting WOYWW friends. That's what I'm off to do.

A Little Painting

I have been repainting some items for my crafty area that I have either had in storage or brought home from my parents house.

   A little sewing box found at a garage sale  No doubt for some lace bundles in my crafty area

 A little chippy, tattered shoe crate found at our local VINTAGE SHOP 1

 An old, old chest my grandfather gave me when I was about 8yrs old. It was painted black when I got it, then I antiqued it when I was 14 or so and my sister reminded me it was still in the garage. It was my most favorite treasure growing up, it still locks and I was excited about locking things up so my 2 sisters couldn't find out what was going on in my life!!!  But sounds like they peeked about a bit. Today it got its final coat of Cloud White and is in my crafty studio. OH did it hold "Little Treasures" all those years.

 The little pink chair came from our local VINTAGE SHOP 2...it was blue. The little childs cupboard came from the Sept. trip to the MPLS  JUNK BONANZA and it was peachy color.

 The old spice rack and silverware box came from Mothers Kitchen and got there final coat today

The little wooden shelf unit was a Chippy Shabby grey, now a cloud white was a freebie at a garage sale
The little childs potty chair is about 65 years old and was used by all 4 of us as little people. Both pieces will be in my crafty studio.

I also have a few things to finish off in Sage Green in the morning. I have one large item I am going to take pictures of and ask for ideas on how to clean it..It is a mess from being in a machine shed, filled with bolts, mice and dirt. Almost to scary to have in the house at this point.

I have some products to distress these but with our weather change it may have to wait until spring. I needed to get things out of the garage and in place in my crafty area.

Prayers going out to the East Coast, with the weather reports sounds like there will be terrible storms the next 3 days.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy another week by doing the things you love.

HALLOWEEN TAG SWAP

Early October  sweet Kimberly of ArtJoyStuff hosted a HALLOWEEN TAG SWAP.  We usually have done the ATC Cards but she changed it up a bit and I have truly loved the little assembled grouping she put together for me.

She included a darling clip made from a clothes pin  that was attached to the brown paper and orange ribbon holding our wonderful tags. She grouped 5 tags with a chain and topped it off with her little wooden  tag.

                                                                Just Adorable

 from Holly Moore                       Paper Pieces of Me blogspot.com

 from Caroline Ouzts Hay             cmoh.blogspot.com

from Michele           .                  askmichelesomethingspecial.blogspot.com

 from Michele Murray                  nookcrannygifts.blogspot.com

from Sabrina                                   no blogspot

I sent these to trade

I am a little late posting this, as life had some priorities and this got set aside. I truly love all of these designs so much. It is always fun to exchange, swap and have fun with tags or ATC's, or whatever anyone enjoys doing. Special THANKS to Kimberly for hosting.

It's #177 at WOYWW

Mid Morning Greetings to All of You.

I was a late riser today!!! Party'd with my 2 sisters last night and it is so dark and dreary today. One sister had an over the hill birthday and with all 3 of us spending the weekend out of town doing our own things, we thought we were do to get together. I am so thankful being able to enjoy both of them so much.
It's a foggy, wet, warm yucky day outside and I think it reflects in my not so interested, gloomy attitude
But over at Ms Dunnit's blog the STAMPING GROUND there will be a 100 or more eager to peep crafters just waiting to spend time visiting and enjoying some creative talents.

 My desk is pretty cleaned up...not working here!!  Still have lots of cleaning/sorting to do. With the very nice weather Monday, I cleaned and pitched items in our garage and worked outside putting things away for winter coming up.

I separated my 2 tables and the other I will show you next week, it is for more crafting with fabric and lace. This one I will use for paper projects, stamping, coloring and card making.

Now it's off to stir some beef stew and bake a few biscuits. Lunch time and  my DH never misses a meal!!
Have a wonderful WOYWW day and Thanks for stopping by.

WOYWW #176

Early 4AM here in Iowa...and I totally forgot it was to be Wednesday.  The WOYWW,  thanks to my FB friend Glenda's early post, I took a flashlight to my crafty area, as not to wake my DH, snapped my picture, stubbed my toe and here I am.
It's the Julia thing..........her .STAMPING GROUND each Wednesday, take a picture of your crafty space, post it on your blog, share it on her blog and you'll have visitors from around the world. Hop over get the deets and ENJOY:

The desk was pretty clean..made a wedding card for a nephew's wedding this weekend, with colors of black, silver and a dash of orange.  The envelope, is a make over of a CD gift bag with an added flower.
A gourd, which no doubt never get a Santa face,

Thought I'd be further along with all the remake, but I DO have an almost clear path compared to last week. Weather was so nice Tues, I was able to finish up some small items with the pink paint.

My work down here, was interupted by a quick weekend trip to my sons and returning on Monday, has thrown me for a loop on what day is what.  The 3 grandkids are growing up so fast, and had sooooo much to show us with the new house .

So very proud of  my son Josh..he is a full time Electrician, and did all the electrical himself, put in the kitchen cabinets, laid all of the ceramic and wood flooring, helped Juli with all of the painting, put up window blinds and has loaded and unloaded belongings from storage and unpacked boxes for days and yet has plans of refinishing the basement this winter, with another bathroom, guest bedroom, family room, game room and storage area.     Followed by pizza, computer games and hugs before bedtime and off to school good-byes, we had a wonderful time.  A beautiful 4hr drive back home on "BACK ROADS",  a stop at the Casino, netted me an extra $100...so I was a happy camper..
Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your week and I'm off to do some visitint!!

It's #175 at WOYWW

Hello Everyone,  I am so happy to join in again. I thought I missed one week and may be confused but I think it is 175...Ms. Dunnit at the STAMPING GROUND  has the weekly "What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday" post that lets anyone share their workspace and wants us to visit each other and enjoy all the fun new creations. It's quite the deal.  I didn't participate last week as "LIFE" wouldn't allow me to repay any visits or even find my camera or work my way into my crafty area.

But I am more happy to report I spent the day with RAIN falling most of the day in our area. What a blessing. My DH has finished his crops and working his ground, without fires, injuries and better than expected crop yields, despite the dry conditions we had all summer.

I've not been able to even enter my creative space for 2 wks or so but this is what is blocking the path:

The past 2 wks I've moved several pieces from my parents home into my lower level and have been cleaning out the storage room, doing a craft fair, and rearranging crafty things. I am hoping to be finished by next Wednesday!!!!   The white chest with the drawers was mine as a child, was a soft green so I did get that painted and moved into this area.  I have another piece I want to restore and place on top, but that is going to be a BIG HUGE project.  It was in my dads garage for most of its life and has to be power washed, sanded, murphy soaped and repainted.

Last week I had a gal I worked with the past 5 years die of an unexpected stroke and my classmate in Illinois, I spent time with this August lost her husband to an unexpected heart attack. Friday I will work at a funeral of an old family friend.  It zaps you to the core but you must go on, as someone, somewhere always has it worse.

Thanks for stopping by, may your week be blessed and you can enjoy some wonderful fall weather.
I hope to have a few posts on our craft fair and my Halloween tag exchange within a few days.