WOYWW #824 - Watercolour

Gosh, a bit under the weather this week, sore throat and lethargic.

On my desk there's the sheet of scanned foliage and flowers I shared some time ago. 

I've just made another 2 sheets and hopefully the links below will work!

Also I have just started week 3 of Lent scripture writing.

This is Week 2 finished...

On Sunday I did the weekly Lent Bible Journaling devotion from Devotion in Action. A bee hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world.

Also, I finally got my new birthday watercolours out and tried them out. I followed a video in the JOTW facebook group and painted some flowers and foliage.

Here is a PDF of what I did for personal use only.

Happy WOYWW everyone.

WOYWW #823 - BB Bash

Yay the desk as I was doing something. 

Thought it about time I finished scrapping LAST March. 

Had the pages laid out for a couple of weeks!!

Here are the pages.

Also on my desk is my cobbled together LENT "journal". Didn't get around to making a special journal so I'm writing out the daily verses in my writing journal and adding any appropriate pictures or dies. Trying to use up stuff.

I'm following the daily plan from a Facebook Bible Journaling group using the mini freebie printable.

I printed the booklet half size and stuck it in my journal

They are journaling the names of Jesus...

This is week one, Ash Wednesday to Saturday. LENT actually "skips" the Sundays to make the 40 days. The Names are Crown, Bread, Light and Song.

I'm also following a Lent Journaling Plan on the You Version App and writing out those scriptures too.

Devotion in Action is doing a weekly LENT series on Birds, here's my first entry.

The bunny was a couple of years ago.

For my Sunday I did some embroidery for my fabric book. 

A little rainbow using some of the new fabrics I got the other week.

Just left to mention the BB-Bash which starts at the weekend for a fortnight of creative fun paper and fabric based...

 BB Bash March 16th-29th March 2025.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #822 - What a Week!

Oh my life, just uploaded my photos and forgot to take a photo of the desk AGAIN! All I can say is, it is its usual fairly tidy self, with very little crafting this week as it's been a bit of a week...

Last Wednesday was my late Dad's birthday so I was rather soulful and didn't make it round many desks at all, I'm sorry. Also we finally had our gas connection updated (had road closures since 2nd January and they are still in force now making life rather tiresome!) 

Friday was our 27th anniversary and we did a little geocaching in the sunshine. I never made a card in the end as I just wasn't in the mood. Our wedding was the last time I saw my Dad before he died so it's a difficult time for me.

The windmill is a church, who'd've thought! It was in the "car park" of the golf club on Reigate Heath so not something you'd drive by.   

I thought the gate down one of the footpaths to Shagbrook was rather arty.

I finally got around to the celebration faith journaling page following the process video plus my own take on it.

It was based on turning our backs to the world and following Jesus with all our hearts, it was such good timing for me.

I guess that's it really...

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #821 - Faith Journal

Oh gosh seem to have lost the plot last week and struggling again this week now... 

Desk is the usual, prep for celebration page still pending....

Here's a journal page I forgot to share last week!

I copied flowers and foliage from the celebration printable and used worship song lyrics.

Saturday I had a Ladies event at church.

I used their napkin, new branding, vision statement and Sarah's Story from Genesis to do the following pages.

I had a few flowers left over from last weeks LO so used them for a 90th card for my God Mother next month. 

It's my 27th anniversary on Friday but in no mood to make a card for that...yet...might be last minute if at all.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #820 - Birthday Week

Well there we are, I'm now 61yrs, feels like the downward slope now! Good job I have crafting to keep me going and bring joy to my soul.

The sun forgot to shine on Saturday (15th) but most of the day was taken up sorting out my new phone! 

Oh my how many notification to stop or silence? 

New case and rainbow wrist lanyards too.

Crafty items are a mushroom punch for disc journals. Can't believe how well they stay attached. A big bag of extra discs too.

A new selection of 20 watercolour paints in tubes with a bag of half pans to put them in. I can fit an additional 15 in my current palette and with only 5 duplicate colours that works out perfectly.

I managed to finish off last February's scrapping with our anniversary walk and leap day caching.

The red fungi is Scarlet Elf Cup, I thought it was a crisp packet at first with the bright red really prominent on the ground! It was featured on the felting workshop which reminded me.

My son's visit home last March for a concert and to leave a surprise plant in the garden for the following week's Mother's Day!

Can't believe I didn't spot it sitting there in full view of the kitchen window, let alone when I was actually gardening!

Then the visit to a dancing friend's garden with a group from dancing. 

Freesia heaven. 

And finally on my desk is the prep for a live on my Bible Journaling FB group for next Saturday.

I have a ladies event at church on Saturday as well, will be a busy day...

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #819 - Got My Hand Back

Yes, after a few days incapacitated from the steroid injection I have got my hand back and can play my harp and embroider again. Hope it lasts longer this time as the Carpal Tunnel Release Operation is on the cards next.  

I treated myself to some fabric squares last week for the sewing projects in my head.

I did a couple of journal pages the night before the injection.

Life has so many questions....

The answer is LOVE.

I managed some watercolour after the injection as that's not too bad one handed.

Shema - Listen, Hear and Obey.

I'd selected and ordered a year's worth of prints for 2024 and managed to do an 8x8 page for the family album.

I eventually scrapbooked my last birthday page for last year just days before my upcoming birthday this year - phew.

I've made 6 cards too, 3 for my badminton club.

You can see we have a wide range of ages playing.

I made a couple of cards for house group....

... and the required Valentine.

And last night I embroidered the doll for my fabric book. She's been in my head and waiting on my desk for a while but I just couldn't do it pre-injection.

I guess that is me. I need to make good use of my hand this time and really praying for a miracle that it doesn't come back.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #818 - Needle Felting

I've had a sore right upper arm/shoulder this past week and not sure if it can be attributed to a rather enthusiastic dance partner last week and/or the needle felting or indeed if I'm getting a right frozen shoulder now! Oh my???

I'm pondering the last printed photos I have from last February and have started the trawl through the files for the next lot to be printed. Big job for the year!

Anyways here's my finished 2D picture of the mushroom.

I hot glued the trimmed felt backing inside the back of the hoop and popped some card in with the mushroom name etc.

Amanita Muscaria (Fly Agaric)

I had a look in some charity shops for a container to display my mushroom in and found this metal ivy shaped dish for £3 - perfect.

I was going to buy some artificial ivy but remembered the chair garlands from my wedding (nearly 27years ago) of which I'd kept one.

It was rather sorry having been in the loft for so long, I discarded the paper/ribbon and I washed the ivy and roses, so all sorted.

I made a second smaller mushroom to accompany my original mushroom and a base for them too. How cute is that?

I then cracked out the poppy pack from Jo (Twiglet) and made a poppy landscape inspired by Maxine @ Tilly Tea Dance

I added it to my fabric book with a funky bird on the facing page inspired by our very own Julia.

Isn't WOYWW the bestest most inspiring group of like minded crafty people ever! Huge thanks to all.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #817 - Felting At Last

Yay the felting workshop is here at last and something my hubby even likes! Whoop Whoop.

I even remembered to take a photos of my desk before clearing away.

My first ever 3D object, a mushroom, love it.

I will be doing a 2D mushroom picture today in the workshop, but they don't start till 4pm GMT.

Here's the next 2 pages in my fabric book.

A collage using pieces I had made on another workshop last year as they had just been hanging around.

Also the little felted piece I had a go at last week.

A couple of journal pages as I was missing it after last year's epic page a day.

This one was inspired by Casey Turner

I used another synonym of my word for the year

Surrender > Yield

And this one by Jenna Burne.

I did the magazine thing and chose pictures which spoke to me and took it from there. It is quite deep about my childhood and stuff but also cathartic.

Oh and here's me and my mushroom, happy bunny or what?

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #816 - Fabric/Yarn Projects

At last the time to focus on the fabric/yarn projects on my "to-do" list, so you see all things for sewing out on my desk.

Not great with the Carpal Tunnel but next injection booked now for 9th Feb so not long to wait. I had my nerve conduction study yesterday too.

I did a double spread LO for my 60th Birthday Geocaching outing last year.

I used the writing/font from the painting series, am liking that style at the moment.

I did a 60th card for a friend, well I added 60 to one I'd done a while back. - grin. Really need some generic cards for card box....

I did an acrylic paint devotional page based on a synonym of my word for the year - Surrender - Submit.

It was inspired by the Journaling On The Way Facebook group.

So to the fabric/yarn projects. 

I've not forgotten the kind gift from Jo/Twiglet before Christmas and then my Christmas present from my son, both for needle felting.

I came across a freebie needle felting online course by chance (as I tend to do) which starts next Monday. Felted Fungi Winter Workshop. This was the incentive I needed so I bought their workshop kit and had a little play beforehand too.

Then remembered the fabric book I wanted to make since the Zen Retreat back in November. Somewhere special to put my fabric/yarn projects. So I have a rifle around in my bed fabric drawer and found the yellow "cushion" fabric (cushions long gone) which was just enough for the covers plus some neutral canvas type fabric for the pages.

I got my trusty machine out and set to. I got a few things back to front when I started stitching but soon rectified. I played with the embroidery stitches on my machine too. I had to machine sew due to the Carpal Tunnel but it worked out really well.

The tab binding is oh so much better in sewn fabric than the paper one I made quickly during the retreat (used for Advent book).

I used my new "Christmas" Quilting ruler and it made a good table on the bin too!

Here are 2 of my retreat pieces sewn in. Some of the pieces I had already glued into my November journal last year during the retreat.

I made a new "little cottage" for that very reason.

So I now have a place for my 2D needle felting pictures. I guess it will be all needle felting next week...

Happy WOYWW Everyone.