WOYWW #807

 It's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! We are now sharing through Sarah, at Sarah's Craft Shed.

We have been having warm-ish weather this week, blue skies, sunshine, but it's supposed to get cold tomorrow. I do not like the cold!! Here is my desk, taken yesterday:

This is a very big piece of paper that I'm collaging as the substrate of my fabric book for Fodder School 1. I did both sides, and then painted over top with a coat of watered down gesso. Here is how it looked halfway done:

I use the telephone book as a glue station, just rip off the pages as they get covered in glue. Not much else use for these anymore!

And here it is finished, before the gesso. And then I did the other side as well.

Last week I showed on my desk ribbons and such to be dyed, here they are. I didn't want to use alcohol inks, so I used distress inks:

I also spent some of last week block printing on some of my fabrics, that was fun!

I saw a You Tube video of these circles (also hearts, but I haven't made any yet) and made some up:

These would be great to add to journal pages, ATCs, or just to give out to someone. Great activity when I can't think of anything else to do!

Inky seems to love the colder days, sits on her chair soaking up the sun...but Mittsy prefers to stay indoors. Here she is on her tree watching us have our "wine time", which she always joins. 

That's it for me today, I don't have Pickleball today, so I should be able to make the rounds today! Inky and Mittsy send their "meows" to their cousins across the pond, and I wish you all a wonderful and creative week!

WOYWW #806

 It's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! We are now sharing through Sarah, at Sarah's Craft Shed.

It is a cold blustery November day today! Feeling more like November, as we have been getting such warm days lately. Here is my desk this morning:

I am getting ready to dye that pile of cloth strips. My new project is a Fabric Book, taught by Wendy Solganik, Fodder School 1. Here is what I have been working on all week: dying fabrics...

Marking on fabrics, and block printing on them

Lots of fun, I don't know how much I will need, so this may or may not be enough!

I also worked on my JIYA Journal this week, some pages are using my new Megan Quinlan stencils:

This one is one I showed before, but is now completed:

That's it for my art this week, I am surprised at how much I got accomplished!

We had a visitor yesterday...

Inky is a good guardian of her property, even when the trespasser is much larger than she is! She actually chased Henrietta away a couple of times!

And Mittsy prefers to stay indoors, not chasing turkeys!

Well, that's it for me, we all wish you a wonderful week! Stay warm and cozy!

PS: I don't get a chance to visit WOYWW until at least Thursday, so check your comments on the weekend! I usually try to visit everyone.

WOYWW #805

 It's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! We are now sharing through Sarah, at Sarah's Craft Shed.

It's November already! I won't comment on the election in the US, except to say "God help them".

Here is my desk (Tuesday) morning:

Something new on my desk today! My new project has started, but I won't tell you what it is yet. But you might be able to guess...

I finished my accordion book from Fodder School 1! This was a lot of fun, and I would love to make another one! Some of you (I know one did!) may have guessed the theme from last weeks post.

I played around a bit this week with my stencils, making "fodder". I'm almost done with my latest JIYA (Journal Into Your Art) Journal, and need to make another one.

Well, that's it for me today, I hope everyone has a wonderful week. Mittsy now refuses to go outside anymore, but Inky is in and out all day still. They both wish their kitty WOYWW cousins "Meows and Purrs"!

PS: I don't get a chance to visit WOYWW until at least Thursday, so check your comments on the weekend! I usually try to visit everyone.

WOYWW #804

 It's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! We are now sharing through Sarah, at Sarah's Craft Shed.

Hello everyone! Well, hubby has COVID, and so I suppose it is expected I will get it too, although I hope not! I took the pic of my desk yesterday, I'm just finishing up my Accordion Book from Fodder School #1, a lesson by Roxanne Padget (July's lesson). She made her accordion book with dresses, but mine is completely different! Here is my desk. There is a clue somewhere on my desk...

Some teasers...

And hopefully it will be finished by next Wednesday!

Here is a page in my JIYA journal, not sure how it will be finished yet. The journaling part is ready to note how many Trick-or-Treaters we will be getting, but I have the sneaky suspicion it will be zero, due to our COVID 😢 So we will see what happens.

I will leave you with the Jack-O-Lantern that my SIL carved with Jasper, although she seemed much more interested in drawing J-O-L faces on post-it notes than helping her dad carve!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I hope everyone who celebrates has a fun Halloween! One thing for sure, our 2 black cats will not be going outside on Halloween!

WOYWW #803

 It's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, time for a peek at each other's desks and projects! We are now sharing through Sarah, at Sarah's Craft Shed.

What lovely October weather we have been having! Temperatures going up to 21°C! We have been able to sit on the porch for wine time most of the month! Crazy...

Here is my desk, taken yesterday:

Not much happening, although I did buy 2 tins for upcoming projects, and a couple of new paints. Other than that it has been a slow week, not much action here! Hopefully next week I can get back to working on my accordion book.

Here is a page from my JIYA journal. The skeleton is something that I have had for years and years, that was made by a woman named Tolegranny that belonged to a group I was in many years ago. I've always loved this skelly, and was glad to find a permanent home for her before she fell apart!

This past Sunday was our 40th wedding anniversary! It's hard to believe! Here is the card I made for my hubby from one of the collages I made in the spring:

We went to see Jesus Christ Superstar on the Friday night, and we got a snap of us, 40 years! It seems like a long time, but doesn't feel like a long time!

1984:

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I made a special anniversary dinner of roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding, and this time the Yorkshire Puddings worked! First time for me!

Well that's it for me today. The cats are enjoying the fall weather, but come in often to get warm, then pop out again. They do love the afternoon sun!

So Mittsy and Inky say "meow" to all their cousins across the pond, and I say "have a great week everyone!"