WOYWW #725

Welcome to another WOYWW.  Some good changes in our weather, with limited Winds and SUNSHINE. Nice to be outdoors but a little to chilly to be doing any clean up. 

It's the day we share our workspace and closing in on a soon to be Anniversary.  Ms Julia our hostess

has the fun way HERE ON HER BLOG to join in. 

My desks today:

Going thru old photo albums I purchased at a Vintage store sometime back. Some new challenges with "Ladies" coming up. 

Stopped at my Thrift shop and purchased 4 rolls of beautiful lace. 50 cents each, 1st thoughts Ribbon Dolls, but maybe better for backgrounds.  Yet to be decided I guess.  

And part of a clean up from stamps I've been using and not cleaning.  I don't have access to water on our lower level, so it's less up and down steps by taking up later !  

Well thanks for the comments and fun last week. May you and yours enjoy a great week ahead.

Name has been gone again !   

But it's still Sylvia/LittleTreasures 

 

WOYWW 724

OH WOW..........it's What's on my Workspace Wednesday ! ..... while I sit thru a storm and hopefully keep electricity. It's 2:48 A M. but with hail/rain/wind who could sleep THUNDER CRACKING and Wild Lightening.  SPRING????  we had snow Monday.   

MS Julia is up and at it....posted our weekly invite  OF SHOW AND TELL HERE,  

My 2 small workspaces: this is our BAR from our old use of it in what was our Family Room, it's downstairs and has been consumed for my daily challenges this month is April Aviary of Birds I guess collaging on a 3x3 for me is so much simpler.

Close by a small patio table I no longer use outside, as here the winds are way to strong for it to survive with that glass top.  I use it for a weekly collage challenge which I am 3 weeks behind. Bigger Collage works takes me way too much time to find the pieces to work with.  I don't even feel good about showing you the amount that I have to choose from.  Arranged by size/ID's.  I found a few lost scissors!

Here are a few of my daily Inkbox cards, 3x3's, that I have posted.

I hope you all enjoy a great week.  I am doing what Julia suggested in post 721. Between now and next week let me know if you want to Exchange ATC's  for our May Anniversary. I am in USA  and will provide email upon request for mailing info 

Our mail has been better, but I'd use  regulation sized envelopes  TINY don't go thru the machines.

Letters

minimum maximum

5 inch min. Length 11-1/2 inch max.

3-1/2 inch min. Height 6-1/8 inch max.

WOYWW 723 SPRING

Oh it's a beautiful mid morning here, SPRING arrived in good fashion. But I forgot it was Wednesday !   So HERE 'S the Place  to play along.

My to be working desk this week. Just cleared it off and want to use some reinkers, stencils and inks this week.   Wish me luck.

This area is straight in back of this desk cleared away stacks of papers and ready to be used again.  I just can't figure out how I got to be so disorganized with crafting.  

Had the windows open yesterday in the high 70's and but today up to 80? but WINDS.  Time to wash windows and clear off the flower areas. Hopefully DH can have some downtime to get the garage floor cleaned, it has half the dirt/sand tracked in from the wet weather, a real big mess. But I need patience, he's finishing up working (leveling/ripping stocks( the fields to get ready for planting.  He did plant the potatoes yesterday and worked up his vegtable garden.  

Wishing you all a great week, thanks for the visits and Happy WOYWW

http://www.mylivesignature.com/  ????Sylvia !!!!

WOYWW 722

Welcome, with hopes you all can see my photos !  Start of a very ??? kind of day at 3:30 a m.  Last weeks post has no photos showing just a little square like about left corner, where my signature should be. 

ANYONE have a help as to WHY ? Or can you see last weeks photos?

Today I cannot move signature down to the bottom..........................Yes I have computer issues, got my old laptop out, so I can use my printer with that. Called HP and they were going to email instructions to reconnect this HP Printer .....well well well after 2 more messages 4 days later and trying to call nothing has been answered.  So new printer will be another Brand I guess.

But more importantly,  THANK YOU ALL for the dearest comments for the tough week we went thru. Still hasn't hit either of this that his brother Bob is gone. But no doubt watching over us. The day of the funeral was forecast for WINDS and Rain.  Well we had WINDS, it was sprinkling on the way to the cemetery I looked up to the heavens and asked please make this wait for another hour...then I said Bob we can't deal with rain right now. And as we got to the cemetery it quit...was so cold and windy but not raining. On the way back to the luncheon, it started pouring.  Make what you want of it, but I believe.

Oh my desk unlike Julia's our host  HERE TO PARTAKE I am moving back to the bigger desk for more space,  a huge mess on the well lighted small table, will be a sort thru later today .. Our April theme at Collage Art Collective is "Birds" little 3x3 's

Just preparing more while I have time I need to make 2 Easter cards today, and a few thank you's.  

We have had NO nice weather, 2 days of tornado warnings with 7 towns south and east of here having destruction, Winds 40 and possibly up to 60 mph for the past week.  NO green grass/flowers. Mr Sun gone 2 days for sure,  Old Fog came in making driving unsafe as SOME don't use their lights?????Brain dead?????  Terrible Ice one morning and same is forecast for today. NCAA basketball has been the big thing here in IOWA. I won't elaborate. I've rattled on too long.  Sometimes YOU are my only communication with the outside world.  THANKS. 

Sylvia/LittleTreasures     the old fashioned sign off way ?   

WOYWW #721

Welcome, it's 3 a m here and sleep isn't  happening, the next 2 days will be consumed quickly.  It's the day we share our desk and friendships 

HERE is where it Starts

My desk was changed a bit Monday, I moved the center supplies to each end and it gives me so much more easier workspace. funny how I've never thought of that !!  

Somewhat cleaned up, I spent Tuesday making Sympathy cards

For my husbands 2 sisters

For his brothers 5 grandchildren.  2 in Aqua for girls, 3 in gray for boys

For 2 nieces, 1 nephew

For our sister in law

She collects Angels so I made this from a odd shaped bottle. 

This is my husbands older brother, 72, who entered ER Thursday and died Saturday. The wake/viewing is tonight with funeral to be held tomorrow. 

Not expected so it's been a very saddened family time. 

Hug your loved ones and keep in contact, just no warning sometimes.

It's so cold here again High winds right now Rain forecast for tomorrow 

Thanks for being here. Widget's back !! 

WOYWW #720

Welcome, glad to be back.  Using my laptop which is the only thing connecting to my computer.  I don't have any space left on my fav home computer...have done 100 plus things to delete but makes no difference.  a new one is due but prices have sky rocketed beyond belief.  I am using what I have for now.  

No sign of Spring, except warm temps 40's and snow has melted here. As week goes by a warm up and LOTS of Birds migrating. I can't wait.  

wanted to know if your mail service is better?   any theme for the May ATC's??  and to see Julia's blog HERE will take you to Mr. Linky

My desk this week is the top of our bar, remains of our family room downstairs

working on a Steampunk playing card for Full Deck Challange  

Here are 12  of the past weeks of my 3x3 inkbox cards I share on FB & Instagram for the Collage Art Collective 1 each day  theme for March is Mad as a March Hare.  

Some of you may have seen a photo on FB of my SURPRISE visit from my son in Germany. Showed up at church before Mass Saturday night March 4th..  I was stunned to turn around and have him video ing my reaction. My hubby knew about it. He spent the night and had to leave Sunday for DC meetings  But we worked fun times in and hated to see him go.  IT's been almost 5 years. 

May you all have a wonderful week

I am de stashing every room.   Just a crazy mess and my ribs seem ok but the left arm is now not wanting to reach up.  Using heat and ice and pain pills,  I think it's a pinched nerve. And signs of Covid all around. Fingers crossed we luck out. Happy WOYWW

 

Sylvia......don't know if my signature shows or not   I don't see the widget ! 

 

WOYWW 718

Surprise...I'm back, and I've missed the fun of visiting. Seems after my last post we were in and out so much/ 3 funerals, /no time to comment so was easier not to post as not much changed on the Desk !  HERE is where we share Mr. Linky with others, on Ms Julia's blog. 

This is the tiny space I've been using as too cold and bad lighting back in the area of my bigger desks. I need SPRING and calmer days. The wind, rain, snow, ice gloomy days just do my body in.  

Mainly just  partaking in a daily challenge of Ink box 3x3 cards, make 2/3 at a time, some collaging weekly by prompts all thru Collage Art Collective.  Feb, was hearts, My last one of the month was this background card stock, fussy cutting the flowers and adding a photo of the box of candy and the metal guy my hubby gifted me. He's always so thoughtful. This is a 3x3 card.

This month it's theme is  Mad as a March Hare: close up of the desk should show a few but here's 2

I was taken by SURPRISE Saturday, we go to Mass on Saturday night and  while waiting for it to start my husband told me to turn around. !!!! Odd? well my son from Germany came home to surprise me. Tears of happiness and excitement. We picked up my nephew and went for Pizza.(his request) My husband knew about this and kept a good secret.  J has meetings in D.C. so time spent together was short. But he also got to visit his brother and some very close friends before leaving. I felt like I was a real Mom again !!!  it's been 5 yrs.  Possible he and family will be state side in 3 or 5 months. Oh will that be nice, I miss those 3 grand girls so much. It's hard and I hate missing all their school events etc.  At least I can travel within the USA if we ever get nice weather.  Haven't even had Xmas with the Iowa son / family yet .   

Posting this Tuesday pm . My computer / printer not working together so both are going in for ????? clean up/repair. I don't do much on my phone for visits. So maybe Thursday I can stop by. 

 

WOYWW 715

Welcome, It's WOYWW share the workspace day. HERE the Blog that makes it happen. I tried last night to schedule, and have almost spent an hour trying to get my computer to work.  Weather may be an issue 45 mph winds. We have saturated ground for a continuous rain yesterday. Ponds all around. So with temps dropping we will have ICE everywhere.  A real mess. However our tiny area should be free of more snow, but the rest of IOWA will have 6-8 inches sometime tonight. 

My workspace has been a variety of places. upstairs, downstairs, here, there and everywhere.

Lots of projects, room temps up and down, in fact I am SICK of WINTER.  Even my vehicle has issues, have not driven it since December with left side rib  a mess.  So the battery was dead, 2 front tires lost air just by sitting in the garage. Well my dear hubby has been restoring it so when weather is better I may go alone somewhere !!!

My 2 workspaces for this past 3 days

Making my daily 3x3 Inkbox cards for a daily February challenge at the Collage Art Collective

This is the one I posted for Valentines day.  

2nd place has bits and pieces of fabric, lace for a journal I am slowing working on. 

I'll be all in for the upcoming ATC exchange,  Is your mail doing better ?   

I think ours is,  we had 2 days of no mail as roads were blocked with snow, and the shortage of help with the county, and the road crew forgot our road.. He called and they came to clear it. FINALLY.

Despite the rain yesterday we went out for a great Mexican lunch :   Shrimp tacos/chips/salsa and a Margarita.  IT WAS DELICIOUS ..... then I got my hair cut and went to a few thrift shops. Even gave Bailey a few treats.   

Have a great day, 

WOYWW #712

It's WOYWW share the workspace day. HERE's the Blog that makes it happen.

A busy day, we went to see the Movie  "A Man Called Otto" Tom Hanks. So good, happy and sad moments. Then TV  our Iowa's State Men's Basketball beat Kansas State to tie for the top spot in BIG 12....

As promised last week  the 2 birthday cards   A yellow card for a friends mother turning  90

A card for a lady turning 100   She makes delicious angel food cakes  and the card has 100 candles. She was a good friend of my mother's at assisted living. 

3 pages of 84 each 1 page with 16   I used distress ink for colors 

My workspace for making fabric journals. Doesn't look like you can even see the cover !   Maybe by next week !~ 

Two of this weeks Inkbox cards 3x3 theme of Winter for January. 

I love making these.  This was like a little miracle, the 2 long white/brown were vertical birch trees from a calendar, the bottom cars from a different one blended in to make the base. I guess it pays to save scraps !!! 

Thanks for all the great visits and comments.  I'm doing well with the ribs, got a Ladies ! elastic support and it really has helped. Now I'm off to bed

it's 12:30 am.  

ONE question, are any of you familiar with Eindhoven?  EFSL,  in the Netherlands.  Happy WOYWW 712

WOYWW #711

Just doing this post, I'm have unusual sleep habits with this rib mess.

Overall doing OK  thankful on back/side and not near lungs.One bad pain comes with a sneeze ! WOW........ THANK YOU all for your kind comments. Since it's the day we share our workspace, if you are a new wondering visitor go HERE to Ms Julia's to visit many others or even share your spaces.

 I have been keeping creative, went to the grocery store today with the hub, as another snow storm will hit Wed pm thru Thursday. Nice warm day, but messy with melting snow/water. We had rain, ice thankful I am retired.

Another deconstruction day, I've saved McDonald's fish boxes, the bottom is 4x4 great for small card making, just the right thickness. Some small strips from the sides, good in collage pages, I'll use paint/distress ink/cover with papers in using them. 

Shared this with a Vintage facebook group, a collection of Old sewing notions. Sits in front of one of my workspaces.

A couple of 3x3 Inkbox cards for The Collage Art Collective group A daily  Winter theme  on facebook/instagram also

My DESK: 

A true mess...working on a collage, made 2 birthday cards that I will share next week.  
Hope all is going good for all of you. I 've enjoyed all your comments and my visits. Lots of good things on your workspaces.