Groovi January Calendar Page

Even though the Clarity 2026 parchment calendar blank comes with sheets of parchment, I decided to work on a piece of Rainbow River designer parchment.

Inky January Calendar Page

I have two calendar blanks for 2026 - an inky one and a parchment one, as well as a journal - all from Clarity Crafts.  For my first January page, I worked in the inky journal.

Happy Birthday Mum

 My Mum is a small lady with a big heart so I thought this would be an appropriate birthday card for her.

Mum's Gift Tag

 The mid month challenge for December over on Clarity Crafts Mini Makes and ATCs is to make a tag that can be put on a gift for your best friend. It can be any theme but should have a small amount of silver on it.  It is my Mum's birthday today, so I made a tag for her gift.

Coaster Gifts

 I decided to make a coaster for each of my sisters' Pauls for Christmas as an extra gift, and used the Pergamano coaster blanks for them.  Yes all three of us have / had Pauls in our lives!!

Favourite Festive Projects - Merry Christmas

I hope everyone is just about ready for today.  I thought I would share some of my favourite festive makes today.  As usual, links to the projects are below each photo.

 For Christmas jumper day! (see HERE).

A favourite winter art journal page (see HERE).

A winter wonderland (see HERE).

A festive tag (see HERE).

A scene within a stencilled frame (see HERE).

A quick and easy card (see HERE).

Festive die cut card (see HERE).

A row of rainbow reindeer (see HERE).

A split card scene (see HERE).

For a secret Santa? (see HERE).

A seasonal card (see HERE).

A vintage look (see HERE).

Traditional images (see HERE).

Less traditional (see HERE).

A tag for today (see HERE).

And finally, an art journal page (Flanders and Swann for Dad). See HERE.

Wishing all my blog readers and supporters a very Merry Christmas.

WOYWW 864/84: Merry Christmas to All

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch.  Welcome to the Christmas edition for 2025.

As promised, my desk shows a Christmas card for you all in lieu of posting any.  I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and hope that you all enjoy a restful time as far as possible.  Thinking of Neet especially and all those struggling with illness / difficulties.

I admit to cheating a little and finishing the advent puzzle a day early so that I could share it with you today.

I thought I would give LLJ and Twiglet a good laugh with this last drawing.

Off to meet up with my boys and my brother- and sister-in-law at Trentham.  Today would have been Paul's 70th birthday.  Later, I will wrap presents (always my Christmas Eve tradition) ready for seeing the family over a Mum's tomorrow.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy WOYWW.  Can you believe that next week will be our last meet up for 2025?