WOYWW 909

Good Morning lovely deskers from a damp Yorkshire this morning. 

This is my desk this morning.

I've started my 2026 journal using a much bigger album this year. I like to use Graphic 45 papers but the ones I''m using this year are called "Journalling through time" and you only get half a page per month so I'm having to think a bit out the box. It's slow going at the moment. I'll give you a closer look once I get going.

I finished the layout that was on my desk last time.

I've been missing in action as we had a few days away in Prague over half term with my daughter and her boyfriend. We've been before but it was their first time.

After the very long queues at the airport, what is it with the new EES that makes passport control queues so much worse than they used to be? I really don't understand it. We had a great time. The weather was beautiful and we got away from the tourist areas and explored so much more this time. If you love Art deco it's everywhere.

If you ever get the chance to go I can highly recommend it. It's so easy to get about and very cheap too.

There is artwork and sculptures everywhere. 

Well, that's me this week. Thankyou to Julia for keeping WOYWW in order. I'll enjoy seeing what everyone else has been up later. 

Whats On Your Workdesk 906

 Morning dear Deskers from a sunny Yorkshire this morning. It's surprisingly mild for mid October with a good breeze so I'm happy to be still be drying clothes outside in the fresh air. 

My desk this morning

This is the back of a layout I finished last week. The paper is from 49 and Market, one of my favourite paper companies, it's thick and great quality. This side is quite plain so it's an opportunity to try out a technique I saw on youtube using squares of scrap papers.They are stuck down quite randomly, although random takes me hours to be happy with. Everything is dry brushed with gesso to blend them together. I've added stencilled texture paste and stamping but I'm not quite sure where I'm going now so it's been sat like this for a few days. The photo is my daughter's graduation from a few years ago. It was one of those perfect days so I want to do it justice.

This is the layout from the other side and the reason I chose the paper in the first place. It matched the photo I took during our holiday in Croatia in July and was one of those layouts that came together quite quickly, which is unusual for me. I usually take ages rummaging through boxes and drawers looking for things.

 On a personal note it was our 28th Wedding Anniversary last weekend so we went out for lunch to Betty's in Harrogate for a treat. You always have to queue and it was a bit damp, but that didn't spoil the day. Everyone chats as they wait so you meet all sorts of interesting people and our meal was delicious, as was the pot of tea.

 

With the mild weather we're having the garden is still full of colour and the autumn hues are just adding to the effect.

Well, that's me this week.  I hope you've all had a good week and I look forward to desk hopping later on to see what everyone's been up to. Thank you Julia for hosting WOYWW.

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday 905 For Sarah

 Good Morning dear Deskers on this very sad day.

I had written my post for this week after missing a few weeks and then saw Julia's Facebook post yesterday with the shocking and sad news of the passing of Sarah, our WOYWW host. I couldn't believe it. 

I never met Sarah in person but she was a regular desker back in the days when I originally joined WOYWW so I feel I've known her a very long time and know she's been a big part of the WOYWW family who will be able to tell you a lot more about her than I can.

I do know she was a very talented crafter and had been a teacher before she retired. We both worked in schools back in the day and used to share comments about school life as well as the craft that had happened during the week. 

My sincere condolences to all her family and friends and to all our fellow deskers, look after yourselves and tell your loved ones how much you love them. Life is short and can be brutal.

RIP Sarah.

Thank you Julia for taking over the WOYWW the reins again.

WOYWW 901

 Morning lovely Deskers from a sunny Yorkshire.

Wasn't last week brilliant? I absolutely loved desk hopping and visiting so many old friends and making some new ones. Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving such friendly and interesting comments. I've read them several times over this week.

I've also spent some time working out how to update my blog, not easy these days, but I got there with some help.

So my desk this week.

Scrapbook page finished and put away and now onto card making for the box I sell. I use a lot of  decoupage die cuts because they are quick to make and sell really well. Because I'm thrifty I get 2 cards from each sheet as you can see.

Looking at my desk from this angle it's frightening how many paint brushes I have!!

I also had a little play last Sunday when it rained. The forecast earlier in the week had promised sunshine and 25 degrees so I'd set my stall out to sit outside with a book. Of course, this being Yorkshire, that didn't happen. It rained instead.

This is one of my favourite Pink Ink Stamps . I gave her a Wicked feel mixed with Halloween.

Before I sign off this week I thought I'd just share my new favourite recent purchase with you.

Isn't it a beauty. I've wanted an old sewing machine for years for sewing onto paper and saw this in my local Charity shop window. Hubby took it apart and serviced it and I spent a day cleaning and polishing it.

It came with a wooden cover, all the bobbins and feet and even the original instruction manual. Just look at the beautiful illustrations.

With a bit of help from Youtube, we got the bobbin filled and it works like a dream. I'm so pleased with it and have used it loads already. Although, when Freya brought me a pair of trousers to turn up, I did get my modern machine out, there are limits!! 

I hope you've all had a good week. I'm looking forward to WOYWW desk hopping to see what everyone has been up to.

  

WOYWW 900th Edition

 Good Morning Deskers from Yorkshire. 

I saw Julia's Facebook post calling all old deskers to join in the 900th edition and thought what a lovely idea to reconnect with all the friends I've made over the years via WOYWW.

I joined in for a longtime and made many friends over the digitial airways from all over the world and closer to home and met a few too, such a lovely thing that I still treasure. It brings it home to know that some deskers I visited regulary are no longer with us.  

It's all well and good having the thought to join in again, the next thing was to find my blog, which proved harder than I thought. When I finally found it, remembered my password to log in and felt shocked that the last post was 2020, it actually feels quite exciting to get started again.   

What has been happening in the last 6 years!!!!

Well I've retired. Been retired nearly 3 years now and loving it, although I still don't seem to have enough time to do all the crafting I want to.

Here's what's on my desk today.  

A Scrapbook page in progress. Funnily enough that was what was on my desk on my last post, not the same page obviously, it doesn't take me that long!! My desk has become messier in 6 years though.This page is of my daughter Freya's birthday last year. We went to Ilkley and it was the most beautiful sunset. 

What else has happened in 6 years. Well my Husband retired too but now does a lot of volunteering, which he loves. It keeps him out of my hair too. Freya is working in a school about 20 minutes away. She is just starting her third year there and is really enjoying it. She still lives at home. Her boyfriend is in Liverpool, so they spend a lot of time going backwards and forwards and chatting online but it seems to work for them.

I spend a lot of time in my craft room doing all sorts of stuff. I'm really enjoying messing about in old books at the minute using images from Maremi's small art books. 

I use up all my old scraps of patterened paper in the background and I really enjoy just experimenting and playing. It feels liberating after a card making session, which I still do and sell in my hairdressers, which I've done for years.

Like everyone else, I take so many photos on my phone so I print so many off each year and record them month by month in a journal. Graphic 45 usually do some gorgeous month by month paper pads so it's a great excuse to buy more supplies but I do use them all up.

Last year I used a Hobbycraft ring bound scrapbook, but it got so full with extra pages, the ring binder had to be removed so I ended up sewing the pages together between the covers. It worked well in the end.

  

The garden still takes up a lot of time. I have a new green house, which has just been finished. My much loved old one was showing it's age. I'm determined to keep it neat and tidy. Mmmm wonder how long that will last??

I also now have a potting shed

And not content with the back garden, I've dug up the grass on the front and planted a garden there too.

Having looked around this morning to find the correct place to link up, I know current deskers are sharing old desks, but I hope you'll excuse me in just catching up.

I'm looking forward to desk hopping around to catrch up with some old friends. It feels lovely to be back in the world of WOYWW.

 

WOYWW 587

 Morning lovely deskers from a sunny Yorkshire today. I hope you are all staying well and keeping safe and getting back to some sort of new normal.

Sorry I haven't joined in for a few weeks. We have been finishing off our kitchen refit that started last summer so I've been busy stripping and painting walls. We still have floor tiles to put down after a radiator has been moved so not finished yet.

Anyway, I do have a desk to share with you.

A bit of scrapping in process.

DD and I had out first little shopping trip to Harrogate last week and crafty shopping occurred which made me want to play with my new bits and pieces.  I'm still trying out things so nothing is stuck down yet and I need to do a bit of stamping on the background and add some lace and bits and bobs but it's coming together. 

I also upcycled an old stool yesterday to use in the kitchen.

Despite the poor summer we've had the garden has been looking lovely. I usually spend a fortune buying new plants but, apart from compost, I haven't bought anything this year and am really pleased with how it's turned out just using plants that survived the winter. A lesson learnt for future years me thinks!

This lily has been fantastic and smelt amazing.It was taller than me.

Well that's me this week. If you want to join in and share your desk with us then pop over to see Julia at WOYWW headquarters. 

Enjoy your Wednesday, Stay Safe and Happy Crafting!!

WOYWW 583

Morning dear Deskers. I hope you are all staying safe and well.

I have a desk of sorts to share with you today.

This is the only craft occurring, more mask making. It never seems to end. I keep saying, well that's the last one and then I get asked for more. I've already had more orders today and it's only 10am.

So not much time for the craft I want to do at the moment. Still we had a lovely holiday from home last week. My other half had a week off so we got out and about and had a bit of normal life which was lovely, Each of us picked a day out. Hubby's choice was the Elvington Air Musuem at York.

It was really interesting even for us ladies and the weather was perfect.

DD chose the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. It was a bit of a rainy day but we still enjoyed it immensely. My favourites were the tigers. Look at those huge paws.

And my choice was a trip to the White Horse near Thirsk. It was a wet morning so we went after lunch and had a lovely walk and watched some gliders taking off and finished with a delicious ice cream.

Who needs to go abroad when you have all this on your doorstep. We take it for granted most of the time but not at the moment. 

Well, that's me this week. Sorry it's a bit light on the crafting. If you want to join in with this weekly desk hop, then pop over to see Julia at WOYWW headquarters.

I'll be round to see what you've all be up to later.

Stay safe and Happy Crafting!

WOYWW 581

Morning gentle deskers. I hope you are all keeping well. Sorry I missed you last week, I can't remember why, but hey, we've broken up for summer now so there's no excuse not to join in every week. It feels a bit cheeky to say we've broken up when school has only been back 6 weeks but it's been a hectic 6 weeks and I think the teachers are definitely ready for a break, they haven't had one since February half term working through Easter and Spring Bank providing cover for the key workers.

So, my desk is the dining table today.

I've given you two views.

One is a bit of a painting experiment I'm playing with. I've been loving watching "Home Is Where The Art is" on the TV at the moment and there has been some amazing artists featured. I've particularly liked the Abstract Art. Who knew!!!! Turns out I would be quite happy to have it one my wall. So I'm just playing to see what happens. It might be painted over yet but I've covered the canvas with stencilled texture paste so if it doesn't turn into anything I like I'll just start again.

The long view shows how messy our dining table is. My sewing machine lives there permanently and is set up ready to quilt the piece I shared last time.

DD has also been having a play with pyrography and there are some bits of wood she has been practising on in the back ground.

I've also finished painting my powertex lady. I made her ages ago but never got round to painting her.

Well, that's me this week. If you want to share your desk with us pop over to see Julia at WOYWW headquarters.

I will be round later to have a look at what you've all been up too.

Take care and Happy Crafting!

WOYWW 579

Morning dear Deskers from a cool and cloudy Yorkshire.What happened to summer? I hope you are keeping well and safe today.

Sorry I haven't been around for a few weeks, various things have meant Wednesdays have disappeared before I realised. I thought going back to work would bring some routine but it seems to have thrown it all out and I never know what day it is. Maybe that's just my age!!

Anyway, not much happening on my desk today.

Some sprayed journal pages that were left to dry and haven't got any further. I think I ran out of mojo but I've lots of lock down photos I want to record so maybe they will get a bit further later today.

I've still been making masks. I even had to go out and buy more fabric, although it's nice that you can do that now. This looks like it'll be ongoing the more people get used to wearing them and are going out more. It's nice to be doing my bit!!

With the sewing machine out all the time I've finished the top of my lockdown quilt made with all the scraps left from the masks.

Well that's me this week, not much to show I'm afraid but I shall enjoy popping round to see what you've all been up to.

If you want to join in this lovely meander around peoples desks, then pop over to WOYWW headquarters to see what it's all about.

Take care and Happy Crafting!

WOYWW 575

Morning gentle Deskers. I hope I find you well this cloudy Wednesday morning. Sorry I haven't joined in with you for a few weeks. The beautiful weather pulled me outside and then I had to go back to work on June 1st, which was a bit of a shock to the system. Coming out of this situation is much harder than going into it and I've found myself really struggling with joining the outside world again, not something I've ever experienced before and I'm not sure I like it much. Thankfully, the school office is very quiet. I am on my own and although we have some children back in school, it is a very different world and I rarely see them as they are kept in their classrooms or outside all day. We have Years 1 & 6 back this week and with Reception returning next week and a class of keyworker children, the school is being fully used so goodness knows where the other years will go when they eventually return. Thank goodness it is not my job to work out these logistics. Our Head Teacher is certainly earning her money at the minute.

Anyway onto desk things. Here is my desk this morning.

Pretty uninteresting to be honest. I have just finished various projects I had on the go and all that's on there at the moment are some photos waiting to be put in my journal and my morning cuppa. Unfortunately, not Yorkshire Tea, Sandra.

I have two birthdays next week. This is my MIL's 80th card using the gorgeous Lavina Stamp bunny.

 

And I went a bit more extreme for my sister with one of my favourite AALL and Create stamps. I inked an acrylic block, spritzed it and stamped with it to create the background and I really like the effect it created. I hope she likes it too.

I've been busy making face coverings for family and work colleagues over the last few weeks

and had lots of scraps left so I decided to make some quilt blocks with them. If I have enough I'll make a lockdown quilt with them.

Well, I think that's me this week. If you want to share your desk with a lovely group of people then pop over to see Julia at WOYWW headquarters.

I'm on my way over to see what everyone's been up doing.

Enjoy your Wednesday, Take care and Happy Crafting!!