WOYWW #591

Welcome, it's already Wednesday, the day we share our workspace.  Ms Julia has all the info on her blog HERE  You can play along, visit others thru Mr. Linky,  and share what's been keeping you busy.  It was a really busy week, last week with him working on the bean crop. But thankful as the weather was perfect, 70's and no wind.  

My desk:

Yesterday I making a few faux postage stamps, but got interrupted.   

Time to move equipment to another field south of town...3 trips to move 

Truck and big wagon, tractor and 2 big wagons, and the combine...he's taking a crop of soy beans from the fields.  Should be done and begin corn in a day or two.  Has had 2 breakdowns Saturday evening a huge belt broke, had to wait until Sunday to pick it up at the store. and have a friend come to help install it. Then Tuesday a huge tire on the combine above started to bulge. Good he spotted it as traveling down roads with a heavy load is very dangerous.  So a tire company came to replace it . Need less to say it is very spendy.  

I   picked up some unusual leaves while going for a walk,  most are drying in a book 

Placed this one in a cellophane holder with a backing of tea dyed paper and an unusual twig,  the little narrow strip has a purple weed. Plan to put it in a journal as a page 

Just below is a post on 2 fall birthday cards I made.   And the post below that is a big more detailed journal I made for my sister  similar to the one I shared for a cousin.   Thanks for all the kind comments last week on that journal.  

Stay Safe and  Happy WOYWW 

Fall Birthday Cards

Welcome,  enjoying this chilly day with a big cup of white chocolate. Have had some great time to catch up on crafty projects.  DH has been taking out fields of Soy Beans. packs a lunch and calls me when he has to move equipment. Usally involves 3 trips of combine, tractor and 2 wagons, and the truck and a wagon. Do that once a day depending on size of field. Weather last week was perfect. 70's and no wind.

Here are a couple of Fall Birthday cards.

Quite simple 12x12 cardstock, cut to mailing size, fold in 3rds, added Washi tape and little inspiration cards.  I embossed the envelope with Fall leaves and colored with Distress Ink (olive, gold)

Thank for stopping by. Stay Safe and Enjoy these "Fall" days.  A little chill in the air and some beautiful colors 

Mom's Family (Journal)

Welcome,

Wanted to share the Journal's I made using some of Mom's family photos and papers from the Echo dying I did from her funeral flowers/leaves.  I shared that earlier. 

The cover has a pink doily that her mother Sylvia made (my name sake) and a very old clothespin from a favorite Aunt of hers.  

Paper from the funeral flowers I Echo dyed

Grandpa with uncle Richard, Grandma Sylvia, and 3 children.  

This photo is upside down and the NEW BLOG I don't know how to delete or turn it proper way.

Mother with school photos

Beehive hair do's Washi Tape and Forget Me Not flower packets

More Echo dyed leaves

Mom and Dad's Wedding photo in front of her parents farm home. 

Fabric from her favorite kitchen curtains She did a LOT of sewing.Our Clothes and Crafty Items

Center Page of Journal is Palm Leaf dyed from her funeral spray. I do not have any photos of  the Roses

My sister played the Clarinet and so did my Uncle below.

Mother's brother who was killed in a car accident at age 19 going back to college

Newsprint of Mom and Dad's Wedding  1945

Some of their favorite entertainment other then being with family, was Bus trips to Casino's and Bingo. She loved cracking gum.

Her 1 year older sister and her husband below

Family photo time at their home.  

Echo dyed tracing paper

A snippet from a favorite blouse,  a favorite for sure was HOT Coffee, even to age 91

And the backside.  

I enjoy making 3 of these Journals.  I have yet to finish mine, so what the same order but I will be adding more pages for my own personal items we shared together.   

WOYWW #590

Welcome, what a beautiful fall day.   Time to share our desks, Ms Julia  HERE can guide you to more fun spots

My desk:

I really cleaned the area on Monday...the right top brown bags are waiting to be a journal. The other oddies are from our little adventure. Yesterday my 2 sisters and niece went to the Apple Orchard about 50 miles away and had an awesome lunch. Homemade chicken pot pie and delicious apple salad, did a little shopping for fall foods there and enjoyed our time together.

I've have to shuffle hubbie from the fields of beans so this is short sweet. I also below posted a journal on my Mother's family and papers made from her flowers. post below.  

Have a great day.

A Journal Mom's Family

Welcome,

Wanted to share the Journal's I made using some of Mom's family photos and papers from the Echo dying I did from her funeral flowers/leaves.  This one is for a cousin who always spent time with her when visiting the area. 

The cover has a pink doily that her mother Sylvia made (my name sake) and a very old clothespin from a favorite Aunt of hers.

Mother's mom, her Dad hold her brother, and the 3 of them at a young age 

Family photos, Forget Me Not seed packets and her Wedding day.  

Above is Mom's sister   this Journal is made for her daughter (my cousin) She was one who ALWAYS spent time with her, each day when she visited our area.  She was very close to my Mother. 

This is a palm leaf from her Spray of Flowers  Echo dyed.  Somehow I've no photos of the Roses.

My Aunt on the left and the 3 of them on the left at a young age. 

Above is my Mom in one of those Fair Machines and a piece of Echo dyed paper from the tiny leaves

Above is my Mom's brother....he was killed in a car accident, age 19 going back to college. The page to the right of this were Mom's favorites..HOT Coffee, Cracking gum (Beamans' Clove) and BeeHive hair do's

The back cover.  

This was a fun project. I was pleased how it turned out. I have yet to finish mine !  It will be a bit larger as I am adding more of my personal things to it.   Thanks for stopping by.

WOYWW #589

Welcome it's already Wednesday, the day we share our workspace.  You can be part of the fun by visiting the  STAMPING GROUND blog for all the updates. 

My desk:

Gathering ideas for some fall birthdays.  I know one likes vintage, all enjoy fall. I haven't had much desk time. Our weather was beautiful and I made more Echo papers.   You may have to click the photos to enlarge. 

My DH planted gourds and Ornamental Corn, a few ears inside this photo. I gathered up the husks, some purple, some natural.  Picked the purple to boil in water to see the colors.  Then:

Drained the water, a very pretty color and layered the papers with husks between layers, tied with twine, added colored water, rusty metal pieces,( nails, small chain, etc) to a big old roaster, topped with 2x15 pieces of wood and topped with  heavy rocks.

Remember wear gloves when working with the colored waters.  Use big oven mits when removing "HOT" rocks and quickly know where to take them. I use an old cake pan and they sit outside to cool.  

The colors were a very subdued blue tone. When I separate the wet papers I lay on an old window screen to dry. Preferable outside in the sun. Wind can be a factor somedays.   

Above are the papers   and  below is a 12x12 white cloth napkin (had stains) wanted to see what would happen with fabric.  I like it.  I'll use muslin the next time as I will have more use for a few Echo fabric pieces.  Hoping to do orange and red leaves as the trees turn color

Well a busy week, awaits. Crop time is about to happen, Thanks for stopping by. Stay Safe and I hope your area has settled into all the new rules with school kids and the pandemic.