WOYWW 819/39: Home Stretch

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

As promised, my desk this week shows the projects I completed on Saturday at Tilly tea Dance's workshop.  I was really pleased with the finish piece.  It was great to catch up with Jo, Max and a school friend of mine who came to the workshop too.  I have three more workshops booked for 2025 and am really looking forward to them.

The internet is still dodgy in the shed!

Had to come up with a different view after 'self care' last month.

Some challenging prompts this week - especially the last one.

Yesterday was a musical day as I had my recorder group in the afternoon and then a taster session with the new Magical Voices choir that has just started in Stoke on Trent.  Songs from the musicals including Les Mis.  Great fun, but I won't be joining up until I no longer have to get up early for work on Wednesdays.

It is half term next week at least!

Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

WOYWW 818/38: Felting Ahead

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

And so February arrives, and with it my latest goodies from Clarity.  I have made samples with other stamps and stencils in this collection, but they were split into smaller bundles for shows and I couldn't resist buying the ones I don't have.

My #dailyart2025 drawings have been mainly cartoonlike and whimsical for the last week.

I am looking forward to my needle felting class with Tilly Tea Dance on Saturday.  I am going with a former school friend this time and we will be creating a toadstool picture. That seems to link in well with what BJ and Angela (Felix the Crafty Cat) have been up to recently too. I am also looking forward to catching up with Jo (Twiglet).

Meeting after school this evening as usual, so will catch up with everyone in the morning if I don't visit before I leave for work.  Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

WOYWW 708: Getting There

 Hope you all had a festive time at the weekend and that the lurgy didn't bring you down. 

My desk shows the start of a card attempt since my surgery.  I have lowered my seat so I do not have to look down too much.

I had a great Christmas gift from Eva which takes pride of place on my shelves.

I also promised to show you the results of my last Tilly Tea Dance workshop once the gift had been received.

Please join in with WOYWW care of Julia at Stamping Ground.  Happy New Year everyone - next time we get
together it will be 2023!

I will try and get round to visit everyone this week but may only leave a generic comment.

WOYWW 704: Normal Service Has Been Resumed

 And so another week flies by.  I can't believe that tomorrow will be December!  Don't forget to visit all the other WOYWW desks via Julia at Stamping Ground.

I decided to make a tag yesterday and took a picture of some of my more recent ones on my desk before I started (blogging the finished piece on Friday).

As you can see I have moved on to a more vintage feel in my daily journal using the Tim Holtz Christmas paper dolls.  

I had a fabulous time at Maxine's felting workshop on Saturday but can't share what I made as it will be a Christmas present.

My hand is more or less back to normal now with just the occasional twinge.  The swelling and bruising have gone and I was able to put my wedding ring on again yesterday too.  

Hoping to get round to you all later today after work.  Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

WOYWW 674: What a Great Workshop

The Wednesdays certainly seem to be whizzing by and in two weeks we will be joining Julia at Stamping Ground to celebrate 13 years of desk sharing and WOYWW. I will be unable to join in with the ATC swap this year but look forward to seeing everyone else's efforts.

My desk today shows the samples that I made for this evening's One Day Special on Create and Craft with some fabulous new Clarity die sets.  I am still working on my #dailychallenge2022 as well.

I have started my third 6" x 6" kraft scrapbook from The Works and have started added gesso to the pages of a fourth.  

I ahd the most fabulous time at Tilly Tea Dance's workshop on Saturday and was really pleased with the results.  Many of you have already seen the results on FB and thanks so much for the lovely comments.

Here it is for anyone who missed it - sunflowers and lavender.  It was also fabulous to catch up with Jo and Annie (Twiglet and Whipso) who came to help Maxine tidy and pack away afterwards.

Bank Holiday Monday saw us celebrating Dad's 88th birthday with a small family get together and cake.  My sister has just moved house so we got to look round too.

I am off to Stafford hospital later for a minor procedure so may catch up with everyone tomorrow.  Happy WOYWW everyone.