WOYWW #351

Good Morning, it's another fun day of viewing the desks..Julia at the STAMPING GROUND has hosted this event a long time. She's got the info to partake and sites you can visit for a trip around the world of peoples workspaces.

You can enlarge the photo by clicking it.  I the process of more sympathy cards. A classmates sister passed 2 days ago. And a very close friend on Monday, his wife and I were classmates for 10 yrs and friends forever.  It will be a huge funeral, he was a 20 year President of our Catholic School System and boys Baseball Coach for years. It is still hard for me to comprehend. Sunshine is in the forecast so that will help us all.  Dark and Gloomy today with misty eyes and  windows.

Missed last week as I had Bunco and my husband and I went to the city shopping and lunch out. Was some very warm temps, so was a fun time to get away.

In a previous post I have posted some fun cards for several birthdays. So I have been being creative.
When things settle down I hope to be trying a few new ideas in my crafty space.

Thanks for visiting

Just One Tribute to A Wonderful MAN

With the death of a close friend of mine and to all the surrounding communities this is a hard time in our area for so many. He was a true Gem to all and this student worded it so well.

Eugene M. Meister

November 5, 1947 - February 22, 2016

Written by a student:

Very few people touch as many lives as Gene Meister did. He was a tremendous man: a husband, a father, a grandfather, a coach, a mentor, a role model, and a friend. With regard to Catholic education, he was a titan, a leader, and a visionary. On the baseball field, he was a Hall of Fame coach: a leader and a mentor of young men. He had a monumental impact on my life and on the lives of countless others. As a baseball player, he taught me more about life than anything else. I remember his talks before and after games very vividly because of the messages that they contained about life. Anyone and everyone that came into contact with Gene Meister was a better person for it. He was a generous, wise, and caring man who gave so much to so many. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Meister family, and to everyone else who loved and cherished this man.

The OBIT is here :   http://www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com/obituary/148243/Eugene-Meister/#services 

Heaven has gained another true Angel. I will truly miss you Gene Meister.....you were a pillar for so many. So thankful you were my friend.

Some Creativity

Welcome, it's been awhile since I have added any new posts.  I've made a few cards for a variety of reasons.  I appreciate your visit

 A few Valentine tags

Our neighbor boy turned 3

A cousin turning 80 and having a surprise party

 My brother turned 55, a western man through and through

The reverse of that tag.

We had a visitation tonight  of a classmates sister who passed unexpectedly  with the funeral tomorrow. And now I am working on another Sympathy card for a very dear friend. His wife and I were classmates for 10 yrs and the best of friends forever. Plans are in the process for this week.

It's as I feel, a gloomy day.  Speaking of Sunshine and Warm temps tomorrow and I am so hoping
May you be enjoying a wonderful day, with thoughts of Spring.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Welcome,  Wishing You and Yours a Lovely Valentine Sunday.

 Photo Credit to AllHomeLiving   Reminds me of my childhood, visiting my Grandmother.
I enjoy the daily inspiration from this sight on Facebook.

Also enjoying a warm cup of tea. It's -4, horrid winds, and  new snow blowing about. So it will be an enjoyable Sunday inside. I'm ready for Spring and the forecast shows the end of the week in the 40's. Yahoo!!!

Thanks for visiting, wishing you Love.

WOYWW #349

Welcome to each and eveyone of you.....so glad you have some time to visit the WOYWW day.
Julia at the STAMPING GROUND hosts our weekly adventure of visiting desks. It's always a pleasure to see the new ideas, and the variety of work others are doing and sharing.

I did get some time this week at my desk, because we had a major 2 day storm. 50/60 MPR winds and blizzard conditions. Roads were closed and things came to a standstill. I was thankful we did not loose our electricity. We did not get a lot of snow it just drifted and rearranged its drifts over and over. Working on 2 birthday tags for the end of this month. But my MoJo just isn't with paper at times. Previous post has a couple of cards I also finished up.

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I spent more time with my new sewing machine..This is a  patterned bright colored dish kossie  for those hot bowls coming out of the microwave.  I bought this one and attempted to make the light beige one, a sample run with odd pieces of ugly Christmas scrap fabric. SIMPLE...I did find an excellent video done by Amy  of   FASHION TOPPINGS  which made the whole process very easy.
And we all have leftover fabric ............so it's a great way to use that up.

USE ALL COTTON Fabric and Liner...EVEN THREAD if you put it in the micro...I don't  I just use it to hold the bowl while I eat.

 I know many of you love working with Fabric and these are a must have for microwave hot bowls. And there are bigger sizes.  Great gifts, I've bought several for just that, but now I can make them..Hope you enjoy this video if you are interested.

We in the states are having Primary elections..preparing us for our future candidates in the up coming Presidential election, so TV is either addictive or not so much. We had our SUPER BOWL Sunday, and college basketball keeping me attentive. Our IOWA Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones are doing great this year so college basketball wins over.

Thanks for stopping by....have a fun WOYWW kind of day and enjoy a lovely weekend.

Sunday Funday

HAPPY SUNDAY to YOU......The sun is shining brightly, awaiting 40 mph winds and blowing snow. But enjoying the calmness right now. And sometimes the forecast turns out wrong.

I've had some time in my crafty space to play and finish up some projects. Been enjoying learning more on my new computerized sewing machine and finished up the bottom half of my curtains.
Now I'v trying a few more fabric projects, which I'll share later.

I had to make a quick Sympathy card for my husband's cousin's father-in-law. He was a very religious man and I went with the Praying Hands. And it turned out his Obit front was that theme.

This was more of a tag to be displayed  on a holder...Had a nice verse on the back which I forgot to photograph.

This is a card I made for a blogging friend who last year had a stroke and is working hard on her way to recovery.  It is made from an old calendar with art work done by Kelly Rae Roberts.  I love her work and just couldn't bear to discard this calendar,  It will arrive later than I wanted it to, we had a blizzard and for 2 days things were shut down in our rural area.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful week.  Now it's on to Iowa Hawkeye basketball and the Super Bowl.  Having our own little party at home so we can WATCH the games. He's making  hot wings,  I did some deviled eggs and a relish tray.

WOYWW #348

Welcome to my world of wind and snow.  There is about 8 to 12 inches of  snow that keeps rearranging itself in drifts throughout our area. Everything was closed yesterday and no travel was advised, I'm sure it will be the same today. I miss my mail. My windows are plastered full of snow as the wind direction keeps changing. The good thing about it is I can spend visiting the Wednesday workspaces..  Julia our hostess at the STAMPING GROUND has the info and places to visit listed on her blog.

 I rearranged my cutting table just in back of this desk, dusted and boxed up some unused items. These  sorted out game pieces etc, need to be put in my embellishment drawer system. I took down the dauber sticks and decided to use the old wooden tray for a while. The blue ice cube tray can help out if I add new colors. Don't know where I'm going with the glass desert dishes yet.  Hoping I get to paint the little clay molds for use in my next card or tag projects. They turned out great.

This is the desk to the right of my main work area....had a few glue projects. The music box Railroad just fell apart, no doubt from the dry air here in the house during winter.

I continue to pray for my friends grand daughter, they now have cut her hair and the "Hair Fairy" has come and made her smile. More on this from another post last week. Prayers for Kaelyn and thank you to all who have made such wonderful comments and are praying for her.  I just cannot imagine how they are all adjusting.

Thanks for your visit, I'm off to have some waffles with berries, put some ribs in the crockpot, whispering a few more prayers as my DH takes his tractor to town to help clean out driveways. The roads are a mess. I will be back to make my visits and get inspired.   Have a wonderful WOYWW kind of day.

On another note I've noticed 10 of my followers are gone. No doubt because of the new BLOGGER thing..If you cannot comment it is because of this change.  Will have to see how it all pans out.  It is only commenting and following that you will be prevented from doing if you arent a Google+ account holder.