WOYWW 625 - One year and a week

See, that's just how it happens 

One week into our 12th year already - they say time flies when you are having fun so am choosing to ignore what a grotty week it's been and focus on the good things

Like my beautiful collection of ATC's that arrived!

How wonderful it is to have little pieces of original artwork - reflections of those who have made them - each beautiful and unique

I feel very lucky indeed 

  

Are they not just all amazing?  I love each and every oee of them and am very happily adding them to my collection

Thank you so much to Neet, Jan, Helen, Caro, Diana & Zsuzsa

 My desk this week is still empty but plans are afoot - just waiting on a new mould to arrive and the size of it will determine my next projects

I have half a thought to Do Something that will involve fellow WOYWW'ers and maybe other crafty friends who do not blog ... but it is still all mulling around in my befuddled brain

if it goes ahead, you will be the first to know

Via, of course, our beautiful Leader & Head Desker, Julia, over at The Stamping Ground

I wasn't able to make as many ATC's as I normally due

Totally due to brain failure as I read Julia's blog each week and even screenshot all the info to have close at hand ... then a few days before last Wednesday I realised I hadn't actually made mine yet

How stupid can I get (answers on impossible to find postcards please)

So, after much tossing and turning and searching on-line for ideas at stupid o'clock I figured I should just do what I do

So I did

 

Happy WOYWW'ing xXx 

 

PS ... I had a few comments bounce back to me after my visit to your desks last week so I have no idea if my comments posted or not.  I had "Mail Delivery Status Notifications" for Appletonmob, Angelajr, Susanrenhaw & Dragonsmoore so please don't think I did not bother to visit you xXx

Anniversary ATC's

 Now they have all been received I can share my ATC's made for the WOYWW 12th Anniversary

I wasn't able to make nearly as many as I normally do - mainly due to total brain failure as I read Julia's blog each week but still failed to pick up on the fact I actually need to make the ATC's in time for the anniversary

That, plus i simply have no idea where time goes and the anniversary came around before I knew it

Once I knew what I wanted to do I really enjoyed making these but, having been chastised in the past for not making proper ATC's I have been on tenterhooks waiting for the backlash

None has come so I guess all is well!

 

They have not photographed at all well and are more shimmery than appear here but you get the idea

WOYWW 624 - 12 YEARS OF DESK-HOPPING

 Another amazing anniversary reached for our much loved Julia - Head Desker over at  The Stamping Ground

Another chance to celebrate the network of support and friendship she has fostered along with a bit of arty-crafty stuff thrown in for good measure

I have to admit I am not the best WOYWW'er amongst us - really no excuses other than dreadfully poor time management and still struggling with the "new" blogger but, being determined to join in the anniversary of Julia's inspired idea all those years ago, here I am!

So to my desk - awfully boring as I cleared away after making the ATC's and am now ready to tackle a new project tomorrow ... or the next day ... or whenever.  Either way my desk will soon disappear amidst the chaos in which I seem to work!

The clock on the wall pretty much gives it away - that I took the photos at 4.30pm yesterday.  The sun was shining and it seemed to be a sign.  

Forgive there being two photos ... I could have taken one of those long, panoramic shot thingies but that would mean knowing how to take one of those long, panoramic shot thingies ... which I don't  (& had no inclination to try and figure it out)

 

 

The observnnt amongst you will notice the two white trolleys holding my sprays have disappeared from the second photo ... they are only pushed out of sight in order to make for a better photo - afraid I couldn't be bothered to remove them and then retake the first photo ... but you will get the idea

 

So - to the main purpose of this blog 

HAPPY 12th WOYWW ANNIVERSARY

and to thank, again, Julia, for bringing some very special people into my life 

 

I have my ATC ready to send to my "official" recipient and I have three spare so if you'd like one just shout up

 

xXxXxXx

 

When is a brush not a brush? When it's altered!

 Am going through a bit of an altered paintbrush phase 

Finnabair did one for her Patreons and I was totally inspired so had a go

Had a couple of dodgy moments with it so TWICE walked away from it, but then got up the next morning and it sort of fell into place and I ended up really enjoying doing it - and being pleased with the result too ... think that's progress!

The focal point was a brooch I had - I used to be very into brooches - a very 80's thing and I have some beauties that will not be going anywhere near my art work but this one I felt could be repurposed  

Also  decided to Be Brave and use colours I would not normally choose - greens and purples - but it paid off as I have another favourite colour palette now

The sentiment seems to sum up how I have been feeling lately so captures a moment in time for me

 Have since done two more - the first one was a commission and the second a gift for someone going through a really tough time right now