WOYWW 860

 Morning peeps, it's time for WOYWW again already. Week 860 - what a huge number!

 Head to Sarah's for the link and see what everyone's been up to.

I had an idea for another Christmas card with one of the JoFY monsters.  

the base he's sitting in is from a Paperartsy HotPicks set and I just cut out the middle square

I probably should have tried to hang him so he's swinging! 

maybe I'll have another go 

and then I decided it was time to christen the new Dina watercolour journal 

splashed some of the Dina glosses on the page and then stencilled white paint over the top... at that point inspiration stopped (out of practice!)  I've stencilled some words ready for the page, but haven't decided on a focal image yet... 

come back next week and we'll see if it progresses. 

It's nice thick watercolour paper, it would take some liquid to get through that so hoping it will stand up to lots of mixed media play!

It was a wet trip to Kew last Saturday (and this week is looking similar) so it was a short blog!

i caught the heron in flight as it took off from just by us at the lake

and some gloriously bright colour from the callicarpa. 

Happy WOYWW - see you soon.

Next week amazingly is December - I mean, really??  

WOYWW 859

 Here we are again, Wednesday and time for WOYWW... 

Sarah has the link at Sarah's Craftshed  

I put a few more Christmas cards together,  not had another count up but think there may be just about enough now.

when we were at Kew on Saturday we took advantage of a members 20% discount week (double the normal 10%)  and did a (very little) Christmas shopping. .   but I also treated myself to a Christmas tree...

it's made of fabric scraps and I'd seen it a few weeks ago 

as you know, i don't have space for a proper sized tree and this will do nicely  on a window sill.  

I also bought myself a gorgeous Amaryllis bulb which I must plant up!  

we also discovered that you can walk across the bridge that's been built across the Palm House pond (it was even open to do so during the day)  and you get a great view of the lights on it close up 

we saw our colourful friend Goldie the Golden pheasant in the woodland too. 

it brightened up a very dull (but luckily dry) day.

That's  it for me this week, Happy WOYWW  and sending continued good recovery wishes to Neet. 

 

WOYWW 858

 Welcome back, it's Wednesday again - so time for WOYWW - head to Sarah's for the link. 

Thanks all for your wishes for my eye - the stye cleared up and all is fine now.

I can't quite remember why I did nothing much at the weekend for the Christmas card production - just 2 and some fussy cutting 

and some colouring of the JoFY monster... I have an idea how I am going to a couple of them on a card

I did remember to get a glue stick during the week, too.  

Today (well Tuesday) at work we were delighted to receive a thank you from a happy client whose mortgage we sorted - they sent 4, one of them for me

and yes, the empty hamper will be very useful too!

it's so  nice to be appreciated. 

Kew on Saturday was fabulous as ever, getting ready for this year's Christmas at Kew light trail so we got some sneak peaks - the pond at the Palm House was gorgeous bathed in sun (when it eventually arrived) 

the surface is covered in these lights - we think they're meant to look like waterlilies and in the sun who needs the dark and being lit up!  

it opens this Friday so no doubt on Saturday there will be more sneak peaks, even in daylight.

Thanks for looking, and see you at a desk near you soon .  I do hope Neet is recovering and there is news of her this week. 

WOYWW 857

 Happy November..(who stole the year?)  another week flew by and it's time for WOYWW again.  Anyone can join in - head to Sarah's for the link

I didn't get so many cards put together last weekend, I had to go speak to the pharmacist in Boots on Sunday as I had a sore eye - it's just a stye and is getting better now 

then whilst I was out I forgot to get a new Pritt Stick glue that had run out - the real reason not many card got put together.

I did these with wet glue just to get some more finished.

the weather at Kew on Saturday was fabulous, mild and sunny and just perfect. It made the colours pop!

we finally found some Fly Agaric mushrooms in amongst the grass near Queen Charlotte's Cottage - bucket list ticked

there were 3 or 4 altogether 

but the sun through the leaves was just magical.

Happy WOYWW to you all, and hoping Neet is doing better.