WOYWW #580

Welcome,  it's the day we share our workspace.  Ms Julia our hostess has the info HERE,If you have extra time you can visit other deskers from all over the world. It's been in process for a long time. Who knows what you will learn.

A new addition to my space, found it at an auction several years ago and when I cleaned out the garden shed ...I decided I could use the space. So I've been rearranging (it's a way of crafting) My DH power washed it and I won't paint anything with all the cubbies, so it's staying "rustic"   It will be filled so yo won't see much of it anyway.  

Then I did some Echo  Dying of different types of papers from mother's funeral flowers.  Mostly large leaves. 

 The basic tools...large roaster pan, rusty nails/chain etc, boards to hold down the papers, a heavy rock for the very top .  I tied all the layers with twine, added boiling water/vinegar/alum let it bake in the oven about 45 minutes   I let it set overnight

 Dried some on an old screen 

Was a fun project, as our weather was perfect for outdoor play.

 A few volunteer flowers, I enjoyed while working outdoors. 

Wishing you a great week, staying safe and enjoying "little things".   

WOYWW #578

Good Morning !~ It is 3:15 AM our time, woke up at 2AM and thought of all of you. IT's WOYWW, Julia hosting on her blog HERE,  Nothing has been working in the way of electronics here,  I had to create new passwords, posted comments on a few of your blogs and I don't think they were accepted.   So if you get two, I cannot see the first.  I couldn't work with any of my photos either  so will try again .  
 Even my phone is wacko.

My desk 

 Piano rolls from an online auction.. I only wanted 1 or 2rolls but my bids weren't quick enough ....then I ended up with a box of several.  Will use a few for journal papers. 

Then resorted to cutting flowers and making some masterboards, which I must not have taken photos of, or they are lost in the Cloud Photo files !!!  Heaven help me. 

Our previous week was full of families visiting, paper work, and visiting the cemetery a few times to water moms fresh flowers, and the 2 of us taking drives on roads in the country near some rivers. Just to readjust our minds I guess.  Camp grounds were filling up with the July 4th holiday so near. Very hot and humid here. And we have smoke from Africa !! NOW how that's possible ?and never in my lifetime happened before amazes me. 

Most events are cancelled, but food to go so organizations can make some money and survive.  Our state has opened up most things with social distancing and your choice to wear or not a mask of your choosing. I even made a few and better stitching than the one I bought from a well known fabric store. ! ! 

Thank you all so much for your comments 2 weeks ago. I am hoping to get to some normalcy soon. 

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

WOYWW # 576

Welcome, it's been awhile.  Hope you are all safe and having more freedoms.  It's been a long 3 weeks and I am hoping after Monday I can get back to my normal life. We will finally be having my mother's funeral, not in our church but at the funeral home. LONG STORY. and then  Energized, Positive and Motivated.   I lost that  since my last post with WOYWW....you can partake each Wednesday by visiting our hostess Julia HERE at STAMPING GROUND

My desk:   

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Making some collage post cards/or ATC's   

I made my grand daughter a Zine for her 15th birthday 

And a Button fold out

More details on both  Here Zine  and Button Fold Out HERE

Or MAYBE Just below this post if your not into comments.  

Thanks for stopping by, I am anxious to visit you all.  Stay Safe not only with the Coved..but with the protests also. 

A Birthday Zine

Welcome, hope you are doing well. Finding fun things to do, staying away from media posts.

My grand daughter had a 15th birthday. With this Pandemic, I hadn't been out so I made her a Zine.

I am not happy with my new photo. The photos are not crispy clear, it's too big for a purse slot and it automatically types in words when you have 3 letters selected when texting and the texting keys are very narrow so lots of errors.  Time Consuming.  I'll have to resurect my camera.  

 I numbered the pages, just in case she opens up and can put it back together. !!! Zines are funny that way. 

 Some little tags for her to give,use as  bookmarks, hang on her bulliten board.

Refreshed I Hope

Welcome, and thanks for stopping by. It's been awhile since I've posted. Had to regroup, refresh my mind and find some peace. 

It was my husband's birthday and I could not find an appropiate card, the verse, the photo and the price.....and limited shopping nothing seemed reasonable and no trips to the city.  So I finally put the idea together and came up with this.  John Deere colors

 Large Buttons Top and Bottom    2"  green and yellow cording

 Front side of the circle

  Reverse side of the circles

He liked it !   I enjoyed making it. It was a quiet day, Memorial day, with visits to cemetaries, reminising times past for both of us with our family.  Sunshine and Peaceful moments.  

Stay safe,  

Taps history told by John Wayne

WOYWW #569 and 570

Welcome, it is late in the day, I have been unable to download photos from my phone to my home computer.  I guess I will start using my camera, if I can even locate it ! 

It's the day we share our workspace, with all who are involved with our hostess Julia HERE

My Desk:

Continuing to 570   

the desk today :  well  well, well : BLOGGER  changed it's format and it's Icons. 

It was a process but I got a couple.  Last week I made some Face Masks  2 from bandanna's  and 2 from left over scraps.. You tube is a great help and glad to have had the info. 

A first for using a new heavy duty machine. It was great, no computerized info to read about operating and threaded up very easy.  I'd love to take a class for a serger. I've had it 2 yrs and yet to figure it out. 

My desk today, from play yesterday, trying out some new stamps and dies.  The layering kind,  not a fav, had 14 stamps to make 4 different flowers.  A few things have opened up for us here.

Church is all video.   Grocery stores  (I don't go) a total kaos  DH is great about taking a list and wants things to do.  A few restaurants, limited seating.  Our little near by town has great food and not much population so we had a great fish sandwich with some awesome french fries Sunday. Went for a drive around the area.  Farmers are pretty much finished with planting corn and beans. Perfect weather. 

  I see no place to download from phone.  So did it the old fashions way ~!~   Wishing you all sanity at it's best, Stay Safe and thanks for your comments and visits.  

WOYWW #567

Welcome, I am loving that it is Wednesday 1/2 way through a miserable week. Five inches of heavy wet snow Sunday, now melting to make a mess outside. Drifts with the high winds. It was sunny to day but 30 degrees.  With this confinement I loved to be able to go out, see some green grass, walk on a sunny day and have the windows open. Maybe next week. 

It's share our desk day, hostess Julia HERE has information about the process. I do apologize for only visiting about half.  I was/still having eye issues. Even my cheaters don't help.  I noticed a week ago some blogs I can hardly read as print seems so light colored.  Just got new glasses but not helping. 

My desk:  well I took over our bar, (we don't use it anymore unless the grand kids come to play games) cleaned it out, using shelves for journaling materials/storage.
The top is for Collage work, making master boards,  some days using Rolodex cards, other days some exchanges. 
Here are the 3x3 cards I made from a  12x12 master board for an exchange. I will keep 8 and mail 8.  It was a really fun project.  Similar to ATC's but larger 

But here is the area I am creating on:

 A few of the items I use,  glue, washi tape, rubber stamps,  I was lucky to win a bid for a bigger Rolodex  these cards are 3x5  where mine was small 2x3   but no doubt will use both.

A few of the collage supplies to work with scrap papers sorted by size, stamps, distress ink, It was a fun project and I will try to make 4 or 5 Rolodex's cards a week.  I do think I will work on the inside of the small journals the next few days. In my last post I had made the covers.  I am thankful for enjoying my crafty space, not much else to do besides meal prep, dusting, laundry and sorting photos. None of which are my favorite. 

Thank you for your visits last week, please Stay Safe and may you and yours find happiness and laughter in the simple things. 

Happiness is YOU

A "BIG" Thank You to all my fellow Bloggers, You are the best. Your wishes, the sharing of your arts and crafts, your fun comments, during this time have meant a lot. Sending a BIG HUG to ALL.


May you and yours enjoy a wonderful  Easter and May all be Blessed by having things return to normal.  

WOYWW #566

Welcome,  It's hard to believe how fast this week has gone.  WOW, we were blessed with 70 degree temps Tuesday.  I went in town to walk. Was so enjoyable. My DH just had rock delivered for our long driveway and front round about so no way was I trying to walk on that.

Today we share our workspaces, link up with Mr. Linky  on our hostess blog HERE at the Stamping Ground and then we visit each other.  

My desk:  Sewing some journals together, then I will decorate

Four in various sizes.  

Then I started a master board to make 12  3x3 squares to cut apart and partake in an exchange with 6 of them.  No doubt won't mail any of this until our world is back to normal.  

I doubt that school will resume. More things have closed and some areas are slowing down with the virus.  Here groups of people think it is ok to do what ever they want gathering.. SO Ridiculous.   I am concerned about June  praying we can all be together the 22nd for Mother's funeral.  So far so many funerals are on hold, and only 10 can attend, that includes the priest and a funeral director.  EVEN at the Cemetery.  We have family coming from both coasts and it this is not changed we won't even be able to have our luncheon, or have any family gatherings.

I wanted to share one photo for Annie:  She's made the cutest rabbits for her grand children
I made 2 sets of these many years ago and have enjoyed them thru the Easter holiday.

And that reminds me Easter will be on SUNDAY ~  We will stream our mass and be here alone. If weather is nice maybe take a drive to the lake and walk the trail.   May you and yours enjoy this special week   Hoping you are all well and enjoying all that you can. 

WOYWW #565

Welcome to another What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.  Julia at the Stamping Ground hosts this every week. She welcomes anyone to play along  or just visit others from any where in the world.  

Thanks for all the comments last week.  Guess we all have time with this confinement adventure.  Visiting helped pass some  time.  

My desk:

Some new  flower stamps from ebay, and quite a few Easter rabbits that I am using on a project for the 3 girls in Jersey.  They are young enough to love mail and working in books. Quite the little artists.

I got 6 of these blank books for $3 at target long ago, so wrote a note inside the cover and traced or stamped a few things every other page. (rabbits, a big heart, a big egg, etc)  Decorated the mailing envelope and will add Easter cards  and mail this coming week.  Now if I could just get them to mail me SOMETHING ! 

I also made a birthday card for an 85 year old lady who use to be my neighbor growing up. She is just a hoot. Still working part time, delivering prescription drugs in her town and working part time in the grocery's liquor store, serving samples !   And she is a "Red Hat" lady.  She'd be the one in the middle. !

Thanks for stopping by, May you and yours Stay Safe and Enjoy Home.

WOYWW # 564

Welcome gentle deskers....this is the day we share our desks and get to visit all who partake. 
Ms. Julia  HERE at the STAMPING GROUND has created a wonderful way to communicate all over our world. 


My desk today:

I want to start some journals and so I need a new beginning.
The lace/glue/eggs got boxed up, I will need to order glue and work on a few other projects. Thanks for your input on glues.

And I did manage to read about posting photos from my phone. Think I have it mastered but who knows. Things change daily. 

A small collage for my weekly Vintage Glue Book  using the prompts. Orange, Bell, Calligraphy, Claws, stripes. 

Stay safe...we are still allowed to go out for only necessary things,(groceries, prescriptions, etc)  but most things are closed. Take out foods only and distance from people when out.  We have 2 cases (husband and wife who returned from Spain)within 3 miles and 1 more in our county about 30 miles away.  I've gone no where in 9 days. 

Truthfully we need a warm up and sunshine, to get rid of the dampness here.  Blessings to all, may you find your inner peace and all good things to come your way 

WOYWW #563

Welcome, hope you are having a great day and enjoying our Wednesday WOYWW,  New to this your can find info HERE at STAMPING GROUND. Ms Julia our hostess, has all the details.  But one warning it is addictive. 

My desk for this week:

I found a new package of white eggs from a sale last year, so I was going to cover them with lace, and maybe a few with collage papers.  Well the glue was WRONG and the lace fell off !  I have not 

restarted working with this array of fun things. I need a different glue, will no doubt have to order it as this country is pretty much closed for everything.  

Covid 19 Virus  (Corona)

 Limited grocery store hours, no Toilet Paper to be found, nor hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol.

No churches open, Only 10 at a funeral, All schools closed, list is long so it's stay at home. AND I kinda like that, except for our weekly breakfast out to visit with friends and our weekend ritual. Even the weather is dark, rainy and gloomy. 

And for some reason this posting will be un aligned, just going where it wants too. 

Have a great week, hope your area has somewhat normal living, as this is beyond fun.