WOYWW # 443

Welcome to another Wednesday post. Sharing our work space via the STAMPING GROUND.   Ms Julia has all the info on her blog about playing along or visiting all around the globe.

Here is the card I finished up last week for my niece's 40th.  We had a family/friend gathering at a hotel about 130 miles from here. Was so fun. My son and his family could attend so it made it extra special on a Holiday weekend.

What a busy week it's been. Started to put up some Christmas. We have had unusual warm temps here
50's and hardly no winds, So I washed windows so when the temps drop I will have this job done.
Then I decided I'd go down the road a bit, field work is done, so I've had my eye on theses Milkweed Pods.  Plus I've a HUGE plastic bag full of them.  I think I'll paint them silver/gold and make a few ornaments.  They work well in dried arrangements and wreaths.  Plus I would bet Pinterest has ideas!

Have a few of last weeks tags to finish up and then off  to the market.  Remember to click on the photo to enlarge. It was dark when I took these and my batteries were about finished.  After I looked at these...I need to go back and add the greenery towards the top.. Will retake a photo once I finish that project.  Whew...glad I noticed

 One of the little collections I've set up.  Hope to get at least 2 of my Nativity's set up by tomorrow.
I start early, as I do every room. It use to be wall pictures came down, curtains etc. No more I've cut back a lot. But I like to enjoy the festivities.

Thanks to all who visited, and also left comments. It's been a much calmer week. And Mr. Sunshine has made such a difference.  Have a blessed week.

#442 WOYWW

Welcome to our fun Wednesday snoop. Visiting other blogs to see new ideas, offer support, and keep in contact after so many years.  Julia at the STAMPING GROUND is our hostess and has all the info if you want to partake.

Thursday is Thanksgiving Day here in the states so will have a visit to Mothers, maybe a meal with her.  We all will be attending my nieces 40th birthday party Saturday, so I've been last minute making a special card that I will share next week. 

My desk has been busy..making Vintage Christmas tags to sell at a local shop. Here they are assembled and have yet to reassemble, glue together and make hangers. bag and price.  I never know what to charge.  I've wanted to set up an Etsy shop but make no headway on that  as I keep thinking mailing out the items is NOT an easy job in my rural area. So I hesitate.

On the other work space I started creating a small journal. Watching videos etc trying to find out which steps are first.  Seems like a lot of details before you bind it together. 

When bringing out Christmas supplies I came across a few items I forgot I had. So now I am 

taking a large wallpaper sample book apart. Thought I could salvage some tags, paper, flowers and borders  at some point. Then decided it will be a project I keep for taking to mom's on a last minute notice of needing to spend time with her. It's to small a place to just sit, like to have hand sewing etc to occupy my time there. When I go to visit weekly we go for a ride, visit other residents, walk and maybe I work on her nails, eyebrows or tidy up the apt. 

It's been a wild week. I've had 3 young men ( 54, 57, 64 yrs) I worked with over the years die of cancer, 2 family cousins, 2 of our towns older residents. Bitter cold and high winds makes for worsening conditions at a cemetery.  And deepest sympathy for all the families during this upcoming holiday season.  And I must make Sympathy cards. I am totally out.

Thanks to all who left comments last week. I so enjoy them. Have a wonderful week and

WOYWW #441

Welcome to another Wednesday post, just don't get to much time to post more often.  Thanks to Julia at the STAMPING GROUND for giving me MoJo !~

Spent a dreary day crafting, got a few new wreath dies via ebay and tried them out. Will be fun to make a few cards with.  So glad I got the metal shim with all the tiny parts the dies are having it makes it so simple. Then rearranged and reviewed the dies I have and made space for Christmas.

And my sister left a surprise in my husbands truck today.  She was clearing out and the old tattered doilies got to come to my space. I will have fun using them in some long awaited journal making

 

 Besides some corks, and silver tinsel was this old red and white apron.  Would be cute for Christmas/Valentine entertaining.  We use to make aprons in 4-H  as we all used them years ago.
Sometimes I need a full sized one when I craft.  My daughter in law the COOK, wears one all the time she's in the kitchen. And they are adorable.  She's in the kitchen for hours.

Thanks for stopping by and all the great comments last week.  Didn't make as many visits as I had planned, we had 2 days of family time, his 102 year old cousin died and lots of family from far away came. So fun to see them and Celebrate a Life of that age. He was still very active. Enjoy a lovely week.

WOYWW # 440

It's another fly by Wednesday.  Very Cold  would be thoughts of another day inside, BUT the sun is finally out and I'm leaving.  Too much time inside for this past week  with terrible wind, and gloom.  It's the day we share our desks and I have been using my crafty space quite a lot. Julia at the STAMPING GROUND hosts this every week. So stop by and enjoy the fun.

Gathered up some of my Christmas crafting items, guess I don't need to buy anything.

In the process of using some circle photos on lids/bottle caps have to add tinsel/bling etc for decorations or tags. 

On the other desk I am putting together some angels...I made these 2 last year and have lots more bottles, doilies, to finish up a few more. Wish me luck.

Hope you have a wonderful week.  Happy WOYWW to all of you. And Thanks to all who left comments and paid a visit last week. We changed back to regular time Sunday so darkness comes early.

WOYWW #439

Welcome, I am scheduling this, as I may gone early Wednesday.  Playing along with the Stamping Ground's  Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday. Anyone can join in, so just hop on over.

Last week I had a few die cuts spread out.  Here they are put together.

I made little angels from the Spellbinders dies, circle (head),  large triangle (body) heart (wings) or can use the small triangle for wings.  I had planned to do that, but stumbled across this paper and it made perfect wings. I also watched a DIY video on small paper Christmas trees, I have these 2 dies, one is a fan and one is like the tussie mussie holder  cut out and rolled up they make a paper tree.

The little gold angels to the bottom left are fabric paper with gold wired ribbon wings and a button for the face. They don't hang well, but could be used on a card or a tag.   Just ways to use dies other than what they were designed for.

Hubby is finished with the corn crop,will be cutting the stocks and preparing the fields for final plowing before the heavy snow arrives. He rents about 600 acres for farming. We had snow flurries and are still having very cold weather  wind chill today is 26 degrees and some strong winds.

Thanks for those who visited, I did not visit many, spending time with mom, Thursday as a no wind day and quite warm, so took her to a lake area and went to a coffee shop,  She was doing well with her ankle, and we had a fun day.  But now she has had 3 days of a back issue. Will find out more later today.  IF only she could remember what happens to her, it would help so much.  Memory loss is a terrible terrible thing.