WOYWW 623

Good morning all,

The wanderer returns.  Well, not so much wanderer (as I haven't been anywhere), more wonderer, as in "I wonder when normality is going to return?"

The last couple of months seem to have raced through at 100mph - I'm more of a leisurely 30mph drive kind of girl.  A tiny bit of crafting has been done, and I have a lot of catching up to do on my junk journal (I did well for me keeping at it every day for over a month), or I may just skip to the present day.  I have done lots of gardening, with the assistance of Mr M.  We have a lovely berry patch now- just need the berries to grow!  We were also surprised one evening by a hedgehog strolling down the embankment- 48 hours later Mr M had built a hedgehog feeding station and installed a hedgehog cam- and we were pleased to discover Mr & Mrs Hedgehog going for dinner together and then having a smooch outside!  

I've also almost finished researching my family tree, no skeletons in the closet, but it was nice to do, and when we are free to travel, Mr M and I are going to some of the places my ancestors lived, to take some photos to add to the album I am creating.  Mainly Devon, Wales and Yorkshire.  

Enough waffle, we are here for WoYWW and to show off our desks!  Top of the desk is the wallpaper I have chosen for one wall in my craft room, we are going to get the paint this weekend, and then I will be packing up my crafty supplies whilst I decorate.  In the corner is the box from a crystal painting notebook (more on that below).  Bottom right and top left are an Alice in Wonderland foiled card kit, I'm still having a soft spot for Alice!  I've ordered 7 Alice stamps- so no excuse for not having inspiration for crafting!  Centre is a couple of pages for my journal.  

 

I did my first ever crystal painting - I bought it when my local craft shop reopened - mainly because it made me think of our dear Shaz - you can see why.

It's not finished yet - and part of the area is not sticky, so I'm going to have to be creative somehow when it comes to sticking those crystals on.  

I've not decided what I'm going to use the notebook for yet, but I do know it will be something connected to Shaz/crafting.

I have continued with my crochet - I have to say I have taken to this like a duck to water!  

Two of my nephew's and their wives are expecting babies in the next few months, so my baby blankets will be put to good use.  

My granddaughter has put in an "order" for a rainbow blanket for her baby doll.  The collage shows the different stitches/blankets I have made so far.  The top left is '1960s call the midwife' inspired, and the bottom right is another 1960s inspired- that's my current one.

I had my second vaccination yesterday, my arm is a little sore today, and I have a headache, but plenty of rest and paracetamol should do the trick apparently.  I hope everyone is keeping well, and I'll be visiting blogs after work.

Take care, and thanks for stopping by, Heather xx

WOYWW 613

I have come to the conclusion time goes faster the older you get, so I am officially going to change my age!  Wednesday again, so time to share our desks with our head desker Julia - pop over to The Stamping Ground if you want to join in with WOYWW

My desk this week still has not seen much crafting action, as I took full advantage of the nice weather at weekend, and spent most of the time in my garden, tidying, pruning, jet washing, and getting my veggie patch ready for planting.  I share seeds with my daughters, and it's my job to split the packets and distribute - hence the little packets on the front of the desk.  There is a yellow baby blanket (first one finished), a partially done mint baby blanket, a postcard with a piece of the Berlin Wall - that was in a box I have emptied out, half a blue roll, lettering practice book, and the pile of magazines centre back - they are reducing slowly!

I had my first Covid vaccination last week - thankfully no side effects!  I'm keeping fingers crossed that all goes well with vaccinating the country and we can return to some sort of normality.  No signs of going back to the office yet - which suits me fine, although I do need to get a new chair for my office/craft room as my current one is not at all comfy!  I have quite a few cards to make for males in the next few weeks, so I'll be scouring everyone's blogs and Pinterest for inspiration - as those are the ones I struggle with the most!   So ... I may actually have some proper crafting to share next week!  

Have a lovely week, take care Heather xx

WOYWW 611

 Good morning all,

Apologies for not visiting desks a couple of weeks ago - by early evening I felt rubbish and just went to bed, and did nothing but work and sleep for a few days.  I'm far too old to burn the candle at both ends now!

Having only been in this merry band of crafters for a few years, I didn't know Shaz as well as many of you did.  I had the pleasure of meeting her and Doug a few times at Crops and Port Sunny, and loved reading all her posts - for a newbie crafter her tips and reviews were brilliant!  She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.  RIP Shaz xx

Here is my main desk in all it's non-crafting glory.  Its still my workdesk, as there is no sign of us returning to the office yet.  Although my mojo has deserted me, (so I need a little bit of playing catch up with my journal), I did re-arrange my worktop to give me more space.  The Gemini at one end, and the Scan & Cut relocated next to my printer.  I also discovered I have way too much paper!  (Large tub in the rh corner is the overflow that does not fit in my Bisley drawers).

I did manage to make the pompoms and finish Emily's hat and scarf, so they were posted and she loved them.

If you'd like to join in with the biggest and best desk hop just click this link  >>> WoYWW  That's all from me.  Have a lovely week, Heather xx

WOYWW 609

 Good evening all, 

Apologies for my tardiness.  It has been one of those days, but I really want to keep up my good attendance this year at WOYWW .  I have no desk to show - as nothing has changed from the previous week, and that would be boring!  I have crafted, I have crocheted and I have researched my Family Tree.  Evidence of one of these activities below.  There are only 6 pages, as my page for today is blank, so will have to join next week's display!

A bit of an alien moment going on ....

Fairy door was fun to make

Goodbye and RIP Sir Tom.

That's all from me.  Hope you all have a lovely week, hugs Heather xx

WOYWW 608

I can't believe we are on the last WOYWW of the month - it doesn't seem 2 minutes since we were celebrating Christmas!  I didn't quite get round to tidying my desk - so much to do, so little time!  However we are here to bare all, and join in with desk sharing,  courtesy of Julia and The Stamping Ground.  So here it is ...

At the back of the desk, taking centre stage is the remaining magazines for me to go through and extract the pages I want.  I'll be glad when that job is finished.  To the left is an order just received from Hunkdory - so much for sticking to my crafty budget, and in the corner is my family tree, which I've been working on this week.  To the right is bits and pieces I have yet to put away that have either been used in my junk journal, or I think I will use in my journal.  Some of them are ideas I took out of the magazines of things I would like to try, which I'm going to use in a monthly H.A.G. challenge to myself, time permitting.   Centre stage front is my junk journal - I like to keep it open whilst I'm working.

A couple of pics of the last 7 days pages to show I'm still junk journalling - and more importantly still having fun with it!   I know they are cropped, so I've loaded individual pics here for anyone interested.

Not a great deal of crocheting this week.  I'm thinking of calling the Jan Blan complete, once I add a border, as it is starting to stretch.  The next one, I dont think I will do as wide.  I've finished Emily's hat, apart from the pompom - just awaiting a delivery (thanks Jan for the enabling)!!  I've just started on the scarf - I'm guessing the size on both scarf and hat, so fingers crossed!

Have a lovely week, Heather x

WOYWW 607

I'm late, I'm late for a very important date...  Wednesday must mean time for WOYWW.  If you are curiouser and curiouser just click on the link!

Can you tell I am having an Alice in Wonderland phase!  I have no idea why, maybe my granddaughter is influencing me.  I have no dies, no paper, no stamps - so I'm locking my debit card up either until the phase passes, or I replenish my crafty funds!  

Week 3 of my journal doodle book, and still going strong.  It's a fun, colourful, do what I want log.  Wherever the urge takes me, practicing blending, calligraphy, new stamps, anything goes!

Captain Crazy Socks is a character I used at the beginning of lockdown last year to send my grandchildren one sock each week, together with a milk chocolate coin, a washing line and pegs, and they had to match up the socks when they got a pair.  There was also a sock outline for them to draw the crazy sock.  Recently my 4 year old granddaughter has been asking her mummy "when is the postman going to deliver more socks and chocolates", so I'm bringing him back for a few months.  I actually put them in individual envelopes, box them up, and let their mothers pretend one has been delivered in the post each week.  They love receiving letters.

My crafty budget this month has been blown on the contents of the little box at the back of the desk.  All the Elements ink pads.  I saw a demo and they looked fun, and I obviously needed a few new Lavinia stamps ...  the Jan Blan is progressing well, another block of colours added, so 60% finished - no pic, as it is in my lounge.  I bought a pop up laundry bag to store my yarn, and some extra yarn that looked perfect for a hat for Emily.  I filled the pop up bag, oh my goodness I am a yarnaholic!  I watched two YouTube videos, found one I could follow,  and two hours later the hat was almost finished - I need to learn how to make a pom pom for the top next.  I'll do a scarf to match as well.  

That's all for me.  Stay safe and well and have a lovely week, Heather xx

WOYWW 606

Good morning all - Wednesday again, which means it's time to meander over to The Stamping Ground and have a good old fashioned snoop around lots of interesting desks.

I've managed to avoid tidying my desks thus far this year, which is most unlike me.  Instead I have been concentrating my efforts on keeping my journal entries completed each day.  I like the way it is going, although my good intentions of preparing backgrounds did not last beyond the 9th of January!  That does mean I can do whatever I want each day though, so I'm fine with it.  Below is my side desk, followed by the evidence that I have kept up to date with the journal.  The Janet Klein stamps I bought are in the middle waiting to be used.  This week's allocation of magazines to go through, extract, and recycle, and various things used in completing my journal entries.

My other progress is on the Jan Blan.  Almost another full set of colours completed, just the purple rows to do  Looking at it, I think there will possibly be 5 sets of colours repeated in total before it is the size I want it to be.  See last week's post if you want to know why it's called the Jan Blan! Lol.  It's too big for my desk now, so resides in the lounge (which is where I do most of my crocheting).  On the sofa is the bag one of my daughters bought me for Christmas, ever so handy.

A quiet week for me since last week.  My family calendars arrived, and have been posted to my girls.  Oh, and look at this .... my daughter gave me a lovely rose gold compact on her wedding day in October.  Doh, I never turned it over and saw what she had printed on the reverse.  I nearly broke down in tears, I was quite emotional!  How lovely.

This week's crafting for me is going to be Scan n Cut related, as there was a free set of tutorials on offer from Gentleman Crafter, so I enrolled on those!

 Have a lovely week, Heather xx