10 Year Anniversary WOYWW #520

Congratulations to Julia for reaching a milestone of keeping WOYWW alive and well.  She is celebrating at her STAMPING GROUND blog so give her a shout out.  Thanks so much Julia.

I did some research and I joined up Jan 19th 2011, it was #85 for WOYWW and 169 desk sharers.
Thanks to ALL of you partaking in our weekly gathering, sharing and supporting event. I appreciate you all, enjoy my visits to your work space and love the comments you share with me. 

My desk today, (1st starting out was a neat little area) I've accumulated too much stuff !!!! WOW started with lots of card challenges, now more mixed media, some fabric work in between, ATC's throughout.  Just a great way to retire ! 

Bits and pieces of a birthday card for my granddaughter, turnng 14 ! Wow she'll be getting a driving permit.  It was a wild week in real life and weather related. But I got several ATC's made and will put them in the mail later today if our road is passable. 

I have several more, but no photos to post right now. 

May you all have a "Happy 10th WOYWW" kind of day. 

WOYWW #519

Welcome, fellow deskers and any new visitors.  Only one more week and we can celebrate #10. If you want to partake in the yearly ATC exchange, hop over to Julia's blog at the STAMPING GROUND, plenty of time to join up. 

It's been a wild week. My desk is overwhelming a mess. Way to many projects going on.  I hope the ATC's are buried. 

 I found some new napkins for collaging  just haven't had time to use them.  And below is the "drop" it here spot. Craziness.

Thank all of you for the support from last weeks post.  As of Monday Mother is in the hospital with pneumonia, My brother and family came up for Mother's day so we had a great day visiting her. And later having meal together.  Visited her today with my sister and she seems much better with the oxygen. The sun was out and it finally has warmed up here.  
Thanks for stopping by, enjoy a great WOYWW kind of day. 

WOYWW #518

Welcome to our Wednesday gathering. Again doing a scheduled post, our weather is suppose to be heavy rains and high winds, so while I have electricity wanted to post. You can check in here at the Stamping Ground for more information.

I've had much really quiet, personal time,  My hub is working fearlessly trying to beat the weather, planting corn and beans. Spraying when there is no wind and when it's windy he prepares the ground by disking and checking what ponds are still impassable.  And I have to be available to transport at any given moment.

My desk has had many change of events. Not many interruptions for meals when he's working.

  Worked on a few ATC's for our 10th anniversary exchange.  It you would like to exchange let me know and I'll be happy to.   The old book there will have a post of its own shortly. I took it apart and will be using it as a journal. The post HERE  I've reconstructed a book to use for my Vintage Glue Book.

Here I am working with a new leaf die and trying out some different methods of watercolor.
I really liked the green pencil the best.  But need to watch a you tube.  I've watched a lot of them this past week.

I have prayed a lot this week. Tragedy hit my niece's  husbands family. Not far from here was a drive by shooting. The young girl  (25) was killed, her boy friend injured. The bullet went thru her neck and went into his face.  No one yet found.  A few years ago she was a star athlete on a college softball team.  Some wonderful people and such a senseless act.   Several people I know are having health issues and it all seems so serious.


Wishing you all well, thank you for all who commented. I hope to do better this week.

Re Constructing an Old Book for use as a Vintage Glue Book

Welcome, not to long ago I joined a facebook group called "Vintage Glue Book and Pages". It's been a fun experience, following prompts at leisure to create Vintage Collage Pages.
I've always loved my ATC exchanges and working on little spaces, so I started the prompts on 4x6 white index cards, as I have an abundance of them.  But I had no place to put them. I needed a journal/book and felt using an actual page would work better.

I found a good size book, I can glue my 6 already made pieces into and continue using it as I create.

First I deconstructed this book:  And I kept the pages, for maybe using here and there in this book.

 I found red bias tape to finish off the edges  (I thought about the red masking tape and lace, but did not like either as well as the bias tape)

 And I used clothes pins to hold the bias tape until the glue dried.

 I decided against a spine and re read use of my big bite crop a dile. I had red rings and eyelets and the process worked so well.   I then made a white template to use for making the holes for the soon to be added pages.

 My little book is complete.  I will be choosing papers and filling it over my "leisure" time !!

.  This is the group, I have created the Zines for exchange, the "Birds and Bees" post card exchange  just recently.   It's been relaxing and helped me get thru some of life's chaos.
Thanks for stopping by,   You enjoy a wonderful day and enjoy some sunshine.