WOYWW 573

this will be short as I have bashed myself up a bit and waiting for 111 to call me back..

It's time for WOYWW though and desk sharing time

had another play at the weekend, this time with the chickens







Will try and add to this later...  I' m ok though don't panic.

WOYWW 572 - happy birthday to us

We made it to another anniversary - who'd have thought when Julia started this weekly blog hop with a simple question - "What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday" that we'd still be meeting, sharing and enabling after 11 years - 572 weeks later!

We normally celebrate by swapping atcs but with the Covid 19 pandemic still rife, and causing havoc with daily life, Julia thought it best not to over-burden the postal services.  Instead she set a challenge - find and finish a project - a UFO or as some like to call them, an unfinished symphony.

Well I showed you a canvas I had a couple of Christmasses ago, that hadn't been touched.  I doubted that I would a) want to do it; b) start it or c) finish it....

Well ye (and me) of little faith...

I had some better photos saved on the computer but blogger won't add them!

That was Saturday afternoon - I used my Pitt Artist pens (indian ink)  which I love, and need some more colours!

Although I don't really enjoy colouring per se, I did have a couple of fun hours doing this, you were all right!











I was on a bit of a roll then and on Sunday had a play in my journal

for some reason blogger won't preview the photos that are stored in my google photos file but will actually add them - hopefully when I publish this you will be able to see them too!
I had hoped to add some more photos but can't persuade blogger to play  nicely so will leave it at that!

Happy WOYWW to us all and especial thanks  to Julia for keeping it going all this time, and to everyone who has taken part, shared desks (11 years on and I am STILL on the floor...)  and enabled* week by week...
*light bulb moment... I have enabling for you..

chickens!  I haven't used any of these yet - maybe by next week.
where was I...  thanks to the friendships, both real and virtual and the support and the encouragement

See you next week for the start of year 12! 

WOYWW 571

Time to meet for another WOYWW - week 571, the week before the 11th anniversary of this wonderful weekly desk sharing event.  Julia has all the details and link here. 
Instead of swapping atcs like we usually do, we aren't doing that this year, so we don't overload the postal service as they have enough to do.
Instead, Julia suggested we dig out a UFO (or in my case a project I haven't even started) and finish it by next week...

I am dithering (as usual)  and dug out this canvas picture that needs colouring...
it was a Christmas present a couple of years ago ...

dithering because I am not sure whether to use paints, pens or markers..

dithering because I am not really keen on colouring...

You also see my masks that arrived from Annie which are gorgeous.
I just need to adjust the elastic a little as they're a bit loose






So that is my very unproductive desk this week... haven't been in a crafty mood this week.

I haven't been taking daily exercise, but I do walk to the bedroom window to check out the sunsets...

these were Tuesday night.

there have been some great skies.


Come back next week to see whether I even start the picture let alone finish it!

Till then I hope you are all staying safe and keeping well or recovering if you've been ill.

WOYWW 570

Morning deskers... Another Wednesday, another day in lockdown... Time to share our crafty spaces once again with Julia and the gang at the Stamping-Ground... 

Thank you all for your sympathy over the phone mis-hap!  Luckily:

all is fixed and working!

I am sure you're not surprised that my screen saver is Kew!
















also, the goodies arrived last week too...


and I used one of them on a birthday card
(I know,another one!)

 I made a background using Seth's stamps for Paperartsy (most of them are his mini designs, but the cross is from the big set )

and then added some die cut flowers

I need to get this written and in the post in the next few days


Julia is also thinking about the WOYWW 11th anniversary - her post here 
in case you missed it has some ideas.

Now to find a project to work on!

Till next week, happy WOYWW, stay safe! 

WOYWW 569

I am running out of witty ways to start my lockdown WOYWW posts... Like so many of you I haven't been "out" for weeks - 19th March is when I started working from home and once a week shopping....

Let's just jump straight in, it is Wednesday and the day of the week where we share our crafty spaces with Julia at the Stamping-Ground and our friends....

I had an accident on Saturday.... I was heading outside to sit and read and enjoy a cup of tea....

I managed to drop my phone.... at the time of writing  - I am waiting for the local phone repair outlet - which is fortunately open as it doubles as a vape shop - to get a new screen in - it's due in today  Hopefully that will cure it (at the moment I can't get the screen to turn on although I can hear notifications and things so it's not completely wrecked .....)

I made a couple of birthday cards for some friends in early May which I've got in the post ahead of time due to delays that are understandably experienced and I am going to take a risk and share them here as although they are both crafters, they aren't deskers... and so probably won't see this.

I used as the background the painty masterboard I had made some weeks ago

I am still waiting for my crafty goodies too, that I ordered the weekend before last..  although as I am prepping this ahead of time I may be able to edit this post!   They are on the way so sat in a sorting office somewhere I suppose...

Continue to stay safe, stay home and save lives... we mustn't give up now. I do enjoy the photos of the walks some of you (us) have been able to enjoy - and  am every envious of the beautiful places you live... it just isn't pretty round here!!  But don't stop sharing them.

WOYWW 568

Another week in lockdown has flown - had the total of one hour out of the house (for food shopping) and hardly any time spent crafting.   
It's time for another WOYWW though - the day of the week when it is time to share our crafty spaces..



I did get a quick journal page done though - background with Neocolour II crayons and sone stencilled leaves.

then I added a couple of images - the birds are by JoFY and the "monster" by Elena for Paperartsy
the text is a Dina Wakley stamp

one day last week whilst I was having my short lunch break I found the postman had been - a lovely card from our lovely Julia

It fair cheered me up! 


and that's about it for me this week - some enabling has been done - I watched a Facebook Live on Saturday evening (or it may have been Sunday, who knows!)  and an order is being prepared... hopefully it wil be here for next week's desk sharing! 

See you all soon - sending virtual hugs to you all and hope you are staying safe (and recovering to those who are poorly) 

WOYWW 567

It's time for our weekly meet up at Julia's for WOYWW  where we share our desks (floors)  and what's kept us sane in the last week of lockdown...

obviously the new goodies arrived during Wednesday but I saved them to share today...




You may have seen on FB that I have put some of them to use already over the long Easter weekend..

another Kew themed virtual walk

I also spent some more time enjoying the warm weather responsibly (stay at home, save lives)

it's a one brick-width wall but just about room to lie down!

I also enjoyed the shadows of my Philadelphus (mock orange) on my book as I was reading it


Back to work (home-working)  now so no more time to sit and enjoy the outside (and it's got colder too)  or day long crafting when I want to - but it was good whilst it lasted..

hopefully next week I'll have something else to share (craftwise, not been shopping !)

Take care, stay safe and happy WOYWW