WOYWW # 704

Welcome to the day we share our workspaces.  HERE is where we link up to have our fun.

The week flew by, the ups out weighted the downs.

  My workspace got cleaned off:  Purple Rolodexes done, we'll have new a color December 1st   UPS delivered an Amazon order in 3 days !!! I love this butterfly and have never been able to order one. Need to pass it thru a few more times as it is very intricate. 

This is a roll about book holder, I am using it for Christmas papers, and the shelf at the bottom holds lots of Christmas tools/dies/embossing folders,etc

And this beautiful dog, was our down side of things, he crossed over the rainbow bridge and left my son and family and ME,  so much heartache and sadness.  I made the trip to see them, he had 2 seizures the day before and was gone. The Brittany's captured my heart back in the 90's, Harley was 14 and my special friend when I visited, or when he came to see us. We will always miss him.  

Otherwise my drive to and from was good, great warm weather and a strong feeling of being loved by that family.  Cami had a basketball game, and we went for Excellent Mexican food, we all laughed and had a great time. But quietness once we were back home, the 2 Corgi's 3 & 1yr were so quiet and I think in wonderment of where their elder was.  But life goes on  Daughter in Law will leave 2nd Dec for the UK....work involved for 2 wks so hoping for good weather for her travels.  Was wishing I could go with.

The last of my Nov rolodex purple paper collages. 

Wishing you all the best, enjoy each day, hug your loved ones, call the ones far away and CREATE CHRSITMAS fun .  I'll work on unboxing tomorrow.   

WOYWW #703

Welcome, it's another Wednesday to share our workspaces.  Ms Julia has all the info HERE.

Was really under the weather last week.3 days of Flu I guess.  Back to feeling great with ambition to get fall decor put away, deep cleaning most rooms (oh the dust) and with temps in the 40's maybe windows later today. 

My desk:  and this crafty space has way to much stuff misplaced, will be a clean up day when I get back. And on to "Christmas" decor/crafty fun.

I've been creating daily rolodex cards for Collage Art Collective

the theme November Purple Paper.

                    Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday 

I've most all posted on Instagram and Facebook   

I posted this today, getting ready for a Holiday here in the USA

Thanksgiving Day.  Always a favorite fall pie Pumpkin.

We gave no family plans, so will be a quiet day here.

I am hoping Friday to travel 3 hrs to see Son and family

Grand daughter (Senior) has a basketball game, Cael to the right is home from college and I have a fun game and French book to take to the middle guy (Freshman). Miss them all so much.  

Hubby cannot go, he is weening calves and not sure they'll be content with him gone. Lots of bellering when separated from their mothers. And possible jumping fences etc.     Hope all is well your way. Stay Safe

WOYWW #701

Welcome, it's just 12 AM  woke up from an early 7 pm to bed  So my post for  our Wednesday meet is underway. HERE for DETAILS to play along 

An old book page in honor of Veterans Day on Friday. "Poppy"

My desk:

It's a total disaster but will be most of November, working Rolodex cards with theme of Purple Papers.  Has been fun and I've been doing one daily.

Here are a few for the past 3 days.  

In no mood to drag out Christmas supplies, seems I just got spaces cleared up. But...needed to get out the winter coats. 30's here yesterday and one day will be in 60's then back to our new winter I guess.  We did get some rain so burn ban is off for now.    Have a great week.
 

#700 WOW at WOYWW

Welcome, on what is to be another 70' degree day on this a grand 

700 hundred WOYWW post.(What's on your workspace Wednesday) with dear friends sharing because of Ms. Julia over at the 

STAMPING GROUND BLOG.   My first post was Jan 19th 2011 WOYWW #85 and have enjoyed all the fun since so much.  

Very disgusted, as I had 2 images to share on this 700th and my blog won't let me post either of them.  

             I have so much enjoyed all of you over all these years. 

My Desk"

Making some October birthday cards, I couldn't share sooner. The 2 colors I chose didn't work well with the images so used the brown below.

                                                       Front

Back. I've made some long ago and like them as you can display the fall images if you chose.

Things are slowing down at the Farm, most of the tillage (working up fields back to dirt) is finished, except a few acres to let the cattle roam. Cleaning up equipment, checking parts, tires etc  and making space in the Morton buildings to store all of it. Quite the process of making it all fit inside. 

Hoping to get my crafty space organized to gather Christmas papers, etc .I will leave up fall decor until after Thanksgiving and then put out Christmas. Eliminating what I didn't use, downsizing. On the agenda today is washing windows, while temps are warm and taking a walk to enjoy a grand day ! 

Thanks for the visits/comments. Enjoy a great week and Thanks for the fun of sharing your time.  

WOYWW #699

Welcome, and for most it's good afternoon !  It's 6.30 AM here and I just can't get energized. Hubby is still sleeping, very unusual, but he was wore out last night. Lots of field hours trying to get chemicals on his fields and then he'll be done before the weather changes.

My desk:

The 3 stamp sets were a steal at the Thrift shop Price $22.00 Sold at $5.00 Tim Holtz and Dyan Reaveley.  Noticing much higher prices now than even the $22...my retired budget doesn't go that far.  

I also got several almost no use, Graphic Design paper pads, will share next week. 

 My desk for 3 wks or so has had those tiny pink papers, and the graph paper accordion style, I 've wanted to my TINY journals out of, but time and theme presented an issue.  So they wait!  The large sheet is a collage of  a Beverage theme, for one of the groups I partake in. I am not a Whiskey fan, but that Coffee Whiskey Brew sounds really good.  

I washed sheets and they are hard for me to fold with this shoulder so was waiting for help at lunch time. But Bailey decided they were still warm and he was taking advantage of that.  It's been COLD here nights 30's and daytime 40's.

I shared this on FB the really warm day we had 70's and I took a walk. Our cattle enjoying Sunshine and new fields to explore since corn is removed.

Julia has her weekly WOYWW post HERE as it's the day we share our desks.  

Have a great week, thanks for all the good comments.

#698 @ WOYWW

Welcome, so glad you stopped by, it's the day of sharing the workspaces

Ms. Julia HERE has all the info if you need to play along or visit others all over the world sometimes.

Busy week, hubby finished his harvest.~! Will now work ground, chopping stocks and making the fields back to black dirt for spring next year. 

Our weather temps were so cold, that records were broken, Have made good use of the oven, to keep temps in our home a little warmer. A chocolate cake, baked squash for the frezzer, bean soup, beef noodle soup, and some blue berry/zucchini pancakes for the freezer. 

I really tidied up my 2 desks, made a few Rolodex cards and  one Playing card for this weeks fun. Bright colors, animal, washi tape, sentiment.

Our little squirrels are really busy with walnuts. The ground is FULL of them.  

Renovated bar for Rolodex fun, different sizes and 1 each day Next week will be into Halloween fun.

these 2,  6 ft tables are next to each other, gives me a large space to spread out.  

Want to start Collage Glue book, funny thing I can do well on small area, but to do collage on large doesn't work so well. ?? So a challenge to change that. 

After measuring and remeasuring the curtain fabric is not enough, so on to plan ???2  Turned on the furnace...19 tonight's temps and oven heat is gone.

Have a wonderful week, thanks for your visits and comments last week

Stay safe and continued prayers for Ukraine, it's something that really upsets me. 

WOYWW #697

Good Morning, and it is morning here 3:15, a m   great way to start the day, it is RAINING. Nice quiet rain fall and I am hoping it continues most of the day. Maybe the burn ban can be lifted. 

It's the day we share our workspace and HERE is where our hostess Ms Julia will welcome you.

Hubby is sound asleep, but will be up early to haul 2 wagon loads of corn to the elevator and continue his corn picking near town about 1/2 of 300 acres completed. 

I took a quick photo of the Bar I have been working at. We no longer use what use to be a family room downstairs, so it stores and I make all of my ATC's and 'tiny art' here.

I try to make 1 to 3 cards a day then I can post daily and have 2 days to kind of keep up with "life"  and now that the garden is done, I can start with the curtains.  (I usually share the ATC's on FB/Instagram) and The Collage Art Collective sight HERE  If you are into COLLAGE work, Margarete Miller is administrator and has lots of beautiful daily posts by many. Check it out  

Hope all is well your way, thanks to all who were able to visit and leave comments. With the rain we might get to go the City !!!  Have a wonderful week 

WOYWW # 696

Happy Wednesday,  the day we try to show our workspace. All info will be

HERE  Posting Tuesday night, as I don't know where I'll be in the early morning.  

Missed last week, just too much going on here at the farm. Hubby just finished up his bean fields, Had a set back   " a field fire".  Fortunately he had a fire extinguisher to save his equipment/ but with the wind he dialed 911 and volunteer firemen were here to put out the burning bean field. About 3 to 4  acres lost  One guy borrowed the neighbors tractor and digger and made a black dirt track near fence and around the fire (to prevent the spread)  or it would be in our yard or in the corn field. 

Angels were helping. We were so thankful for the Volunteer EMS/Firefighters our little town provides. No photos, too quick to react

He found the issue with the start of the fire yesterday/the combine needed new bearings, when they went bad and with stocks moving thru it ignited. 

My workspace is over stacked: I only have about a 6 inch free space to use

The other three table have things I can't show as yet.  So been working on Rolodex cards and a tiny book. Will do a video when things calm down 

  These were made for "the Collage Art Collective" group which I follow

I stopped at a thrift store, while running errands and found these "OLD" books.  Just love them

You all have a great week, Rain is forecast with 30 degree temps so will have to cover flowers/tomatoes/squash and WELCOME the rain. Northern Iowa has a burn ban in effect, so very dry. And farmers need a break, it's the only thing that stops them. HAPPY FALL.  Dark here at 7pm way to early for that change.  

WOYWW #694

Welcome to our Wednesday sharing of the desks.  It's all HERE to see more.

I've a TOTAL mess with the crafting area, which is going to be cut in 1/2 also. Way to many projects, started and not finished. 

Wanting time for working with gel press, Love the variety it can do for papers.  

I want to make some WINTER curtains as I found some great fabric to keep out the drafts.  

Jan or anyone with quick tips for the top/hanging  I'd love ideas.  I now have ring hooks on a rod that have a clip to attach to the curtain. I like to have lots of light in daytime so will have to be drawn off to a side in daytime.  

What a last week, 2 of us doing SPRING cleaning. We were gone Tuesday/Wednesday  bought a carpet shampooer. Small home so moved things to 1/2 room/let dry and moved it back to finish up. (he did all the work with the new machine and helped with ALL of this.  We also found 2 new recliners available, (most have a 3 month to 1 year delivery date) but we brought one home and will pick the other up Friday.

 Working with tomatoes, making juice and roasted for the freezer. I will do windows when he goes to the field which could be next week and work on clothes closets/drawers. 

I decorated for Fall/Halloween, sorted thru totes, had items ready to sell and she backed out. Trying to 1/2 all the holiday decor.  And now our hi way system  and blacktop roads in this area are being torn up/resurfacing has started so it's a mess out and about with one lane traffic a lead car or stop lights/ detours/big equipment etc.  

Grapevine tree, I've had for a long time. I like the little lights in the evening. 

My laundry room, a collection of Raggedy Ann's / crocheted pot holders again I like the little lights. From kitchen, a narrow space with pantry/washer/dryer leads to family room. 

Wishing you all the best.  I did spend time watching the events with Queen Elizabeth. What a remarkable lady. 

WOYWW #692

Welcome to our sharing the desk day. It all starts HERE

Wow, so much going on over the 3 day weekend. 1st I've been home for over 3 hours and I'm lacking sleep.  

My creativity since last week's post

A little round patio table I can't keep outdoors (winds), It's in the best light I have downstairs to help me create a fabric journal.  To the left are 2 signatures (glue drying(  

This is a table behind my desk for big shot/paper cutter. I cut out 'blue' rolodex cards for the challenge this month.  I sometimes post the finished ones on Instagram.  I really do love all the great creations there.

And this is a display of "old treasures"  the hanger ends fold up, and the 2 black envelopes hold the wrapped around lace. All are very old. It's for a vintage post. 

We have had some awesome weather, early morning it's humid/foggy, but mid 70's all day and fun to be outdoors. Thanks to all who left comments last week. Hope to make more rounds this week  Be Safe and Enjoy