WOYWW #522

Welcome, so happy to be able to join up this week with one of my favorite things to do. It's share the desk day with Ms Julia at the STAMPING GROUND hosting our fun and link up.  You too can partake, she has all the info on her blog.

Have had 2 wonderful SUNSHINY days and time at home.. also Have been enjoying the FUN mail, these past few days:

ATC's

Neet was the one who sent me the ATC for the  " * " fun.  Thank YOU Neet ..great background  colors and love all the pretty grass stamps

The rest are exchanges I've received so far
Angela..Thanks for the extras: Wonderful Background Papers from your Masterboards. I have really loved that idea. I will enjoy them.  AND your ATC  made me smile! I could use about 10 of these and the sleep that comes with  them!!!  Thank YOU Angela

Diana ....thanks just a beautiful ATC with all the dimension and shades of green. Your little goodies were already put away for usage ~!!  But I will also treasure this fun envelope .

 And more detail on the back in lovely shades of green   Thank YOU Diana

Caro.....an awesome bookmark, again with these pretty backgrounds and loving the ATC in pretty shades of yellow, oranges and highlights of gold. You do great lettering Carol.  Thank YOU

Here are sisters Fabric crafting left from Annie  and  right  Jo's wool"dumfing" which always amazes me as I don't think the U.S. has caught on to this so it is unique. Thank YOU both for the friendship and lovely ATC's 

 And this one is from Shaz (SilverWolf)  such pretty colors and sparkle. You are like magical with Words, fine cuts. Thank YOU so much for the ATC and the help with blogging messes !!  

My desk for today: WOW it's like my life    "messy".

Working on Vintage Gluebook pages, I have more posted in another blog post earlier this week on that part of my life.  HERE  lots more photos. 

Apologies for no comments on the WOYWW fun day, electricity and photo issues with our awful weather and hospital visits with mom and appointments for my hubby's broken finger and mouth issues, so also missed 521 posting.  BUT  I'll be around today.

I do treasure your posts, comments and support.  It's been a  great 10 or so years knowing all of you.  

Vintage Gluebook Time

Welcome !   It has been 2 wonderful days with SUNSHINE and drying out from all our crazy wet weather. Electricity and Downloading Photos are working.  And I am at home, hopefully back to some normalcy after a lot of medical issues with my mom and hubby. 

My postal lady was good to me this week, lots of fun mail.  I was thankful my 4th post card was received from our exchange back in April.  Another blog post will appear on ATC's  with my WOYWW group Wednesday.  


Thank You Marilyn for forwarding it on...so glad it came back to you and was not lost.  Such a nice little note too. You don't live too far away.   I really love the collage work you did making this.  THANKS so Much.  

Then I was smitten by Kim's post on VGB facebook posts. Her ATC's were so fun and we agreed to trade.  But she really out did it  as she decorated her envelope so beautifully, gave me "3" ATC's, which are a true delight and put them in a beautifully Collaged homemade envelope.  

THANK YOU Kim  I really will treasure all that you have sent me.  I am hoping you receive mine soon...keep me posted.  

Then I did this Collage out of  3 items posted by our host Margarete.  Thank YOU Margarete, for all that you do for so many of us on your Facebook VintageGluebooks and Pages. I have truly enjoyed learning this art, keeping up with the posts and inspiring group you have sharing and partaking in the fun swaps you organize.  It means a LOT.  

What I ended up with :

It was great to take time to create. Has been hectic here, but with some Sunshine and a few days I can be at home I can maybe clear my desk and begin again !!!  

Just a few great things  I received in the mail along with an order from Etsy shop  

                                                                Neat Old Stuff

 My order was this sweet Journal. 

And then this COLLAGE on Vintage Wallpaper 

Just a very feminine Collage sent along with my order by CP

If your viewing CP   I really love all the fun your share when I place an order with you. 

THANKS SO MUCH 

Well a long overdue post, but I had time, electronics were working and I am THANKFUL for so many things.  Thanks for stopping by and comments you may have.  Have a wonderful week. 

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.

WOYWW # 517

It's almost Wednesday, a scheduled post for our desk sharing day. Here at the STAMPING GROUND  Julia welcomes anyone who wants to play along or visit.

My desk

Some info on Post Office thickness of letters.  A few leaves I want to watercolor and below are a few more  Vintage Glue book collage pages.

We have cold rainy weather, both sides of our state are in terrible flooding conditions because of levy's breaking.  Our road is like slime, so I've not ventured out alone.  Was a busy week with my mother,  was not up to visiting any blogs, but hope to this week.

Have a fun WOYWW kind of day. Wishing you all the best.

WOYWW # 516

Oh happy day...Welcome. The sun is out, I've missed you all and I am almost caught up from being gone 10 days visiting my son and family

Summer made her 1st communion and the other 2 had birthdays. We toured Boston, had a magnificent lunch at "Cheers" bar. Walked a lot, rode the train and trolley's and managed to make it thru 6 lanes of busy traffic.  So fun to be with them and enjoy part of their life. Saw so many historic sights, their competition swimming, and karate. 

Besides catching up with life here at the farm we now have a Mother Cow who has a new set of twins as of yesterday.  And my husband has 1 field of corn worked, planted and sprayed.

I have been enjoying time at my desk. Making Vintage Glue Pages I joined a group on Facebook and am learning the art of Collage.  It's also where I came up with the Zine and our Post Card swap  I have a post just below this all about the Collage Works.

It's Julia our host here at the STAMPING GROUND on Wednesday that keeps me connected to all of you and the fun things you share. 

Have a wonderful week. We finally have sunshine and warm temps. I started my walking with walking with my grand daughters each day to school and I am keeping it up here at home. I've lost about 10 lbs by being gone !~!!

SHARING Vintage Glue Book Fun

A few months ago I joined a group on Facebook, Vintage gluebooks and pages  and I really have enjoyed the learning experiences.  Collage, Zines, and working at your own pace on Glue books and pages. 

My Post Cards for the swap,  theme "Birds and Bees"  Spring time  Enlarge to see a better view

 Since my return I have had some time to start with the Glue Book item #1

Required items: a map, a paint chip, something round, a form, something from the grocery store and a stamp. Our hostess gives the prompts to use for each page. 

These are the first 2 I have done for the Collage Works Assignments:

 #CW1  WHITE various shades of white

#CW2  Black & White

These are all on 4x6 Index cards I purchased 100 for 10 cents on a close out sale, so I have LOTS.

I hope you have a great week and enjoyed this post.  It has been a fun past time. Most everything with Vintage Glue Books  is from simple things you have at home  scraps of paper, anything from an old book, newspaper or magazines.  A glue stick, scissors. and a notebook to glue things to.