WOYWW #856 - Still Coughing

Week 3 of coughing and trying to do Making ZEN stitching, numb fingers don't help either. 

I'm only managing 1 of the 6 sessions each day unfortunately as really not well at all.

Desk shot is of all the fabric stuff out. 

My ribbons decided to fall off the ring so I need to sort that out too. 

Really not up to much and spent most of Tuesday in bed and in pjs all day too.

Here are Monday and Tuesdays pieces.

I have been following the post conference watercolour series from Devotion in Action and managed the 1st 5 so far.

My Bible pages are becoming quite busy.

I also made the 3 cards I needed to last week. 

My friend's 29th Anniversary inspired by our our Lindart last week. 

Also a Wedding and New Home cards. The latter for my son.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #855 - Chaos to Calm

Oh my life, so much stuff. 

I did a little page with my newly painted mushrooms...BUT.....

1) I still have this horrid cough/cold and now hubby has it too!

2) I Cancelled last week's Hand Operation due being so unwell and am now waiting for a new date....

3) Our son moved out OK with a friend's help as we were in no fit state to help.

4) I managed the Bible Journaling Conference ... slowly bit by bit.

Still not up to much, need to lie down in a dark room really.

Happy WOYWW Everyone

and thank you all so much for all the comments, just sorry I didn't feel up to any replies last week, hope to do better this coming week.

WOYWW #854 - Cold

I'm writing this Tuesday evening 14th October.

Oh my life.... I wasn't really looking forward to the Bible Journaling Conference this week (Wed 15th - Fri 17th) due to my planned operation on Thursday 16th and added to that our son's house move at the weekend (Fri 17th - Sun 19th). 

Now add to the list I have a horrid head cold so will probably have to postpone the operation after all.

I rang the hospital Monday and they said to ring back Wednesday unless it's cleared up sufficiently. 

Just need a miracle now.

Earlier in the week I finished off scrapping the photos I had printed for last June, thinking I could choose the next lot to print whilst I was recovering as just need to be able to use the mouse.

More fool me eh!

I do have a PDF of the mushrooms but so can't remember how to add it to a post and really not feeling able to look it up at the moment.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #853 - Trees

Still warm but signs of Autumn are upon us - beautiful coloured leaves and lots of fungi.

A little bit more productive this week despite having son home with all his goods and chattels (minus furniture) and the mountains of washing!

Some mushrooms on my desk.

All made from left over watercolour paints and on the back of pieces I didn't like! 

Waste not..

I need to do a few more before I can make a PDF sheet to share.

Hanging from my shelves is my latest Jonah page.

Behind my chair is my JOTW October challenge page using the prompts.

Wings, Pink, Movement, Soft and a Scripture.

I chose Psalm 17:8 Hide me in the shadow of your wings.

And to get the the Trees title. 

I have been studying Abraham and was taken by the references to trees, often used a landmarks and having spiritual significance too.

I used magazine pictures of trees in my journal and paint around them. 

Desperate to fit a tree in my actual Bible, I managed one in the centre fold as both edge margins were already taken.

Finally I have made a tag for my Harvest bag for this Sunday's service, which will be my last church service for a while as the operation is next week.

I used up bits and bobs I already had around/cut etc.

So yes a little more productive this week.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #852 - Zen Sign-Up

Probably more of the "Oh My!" from last week really.

Catching up with some paperwork on my desk as my Credit Card is changing banks this weekend and Electricity prices are changing today but my smart meter failed to send a reading so I got an estimated bill!

There's the paper envelope from this months RHS Magazine and my Abraham study - all pending.

I did manage the first page in my new journal but that is it. My minor cold set off my IBS last Thursday so eating and drinking anything has been difficult ever since.

I've signed up for the next ZEN workshops which are in the last week of October. I'll still be in the "don't get your hand wet" post-op fortnight then but will watch and take notes and hopefully do something some time afterwards.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #851 - Oh My!

Had son visiting again but full steam ahead for his move in October. 

He'll be coming home for a few weeks in-between rentals which will be nice too.

Now I have a head-cold so just pushed myself to do the last page in my current journal else not much else going on here except nose blowing.

Could this be my shortest post ever?

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #850 - One Month and Counting...

As is usually the way my surgery date came through and it is slap bang in the middle of the 3 day Bible Conference next month! 

Thursday 16th October 2025 to be exact. 

Oh well.

Not done much this week except finish off my Beatitudes study

Here's last week's and .....

this week's (done Monday!).

I've started a study on Abraham so wanted to free up my writing journal for that.

I had my son staying last weekend and again this coming weekend so probably not much time to craft again.

I did manage to fit in the September challenge page for JOTW - the one I didn't do last week.

I used my new handmade (fish) stamp with Ultramarine Ink (navy) on a piece of acetate (plastic), stapled to page and covered with collage fish, which have (circle) air bubbles.

Wondering if I'll get anything done this week as still have all the fussy cutting to do.... Been a bit knocked sideways with impending surgery and the knowledge that I will be out of action for weeks/months afterwards.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #849 - Blessed

No fainting but another desk "in action" this week. Doing some fussy cutting for the conference next month. Can't do much in one go due to hand going numb though - good job I have 5 weeks.

I repurposed an old blue file folder and put the Blessed Conference ticket on there. The session I am cutting is From Lynn Gobler on the JOTW face book group that I have been following since the last conference. Super printable.

I did her bonus page last week, there was a printable of the girl and I followed her process video on the group too, super cute.

I stuck her on the inside cover of my current journal which only has a few sides left. 

I bought a new journal which was cellophane sealed and was disappointed to find each page is perforated! Not amused! So am wet gluing paper strips down each one in case they decide to bend and/or tear.

Plus side is that it has a bigger spiral spine though, my last one is getting difficult to turn the pages in now.

So I have at last done the journal page I prepped a few weeks ago.... I was looking at the prompts for a September challenge and then did something completely different.

I'd seen a bee image I liked and have been doing the Bee Blessed study on the Beatitudes in my writing journal and now the conference on the same scripture too. My alpha stamp was just the right width for the words in one go.

For the record last week's scripture - Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

Oh and I managed to get a couple of wide fitting shoes/boots last week so I was WELL pleased. Had gone to Harrow last month only to find my local high street had a stockist! See previous post here for details and photos.

New Shoes.. and Boots...Whoop!

Oh my life - I have struggled with extra wide feet 🦶🦶 all my life and more so after pregnancy (all those years ago!) I couldn't possibly buy online unless I'd tried them on before so I have been quite stuck the past few years. ☹️ I also use orthotics which doesn't help.

Well anyway a while back I grabbed a handful of old magazines (Peoples Friend) from our local Scout stall and chanced upon an advert for wide fit shoes.

Their shop is located in Harrow, North London over an hour's drive away!

We finally went there last month and although I came back with a pair of comfy "school" shoes the whole experience of the travel and the shop itself was rather distressing... 😬👞👞😬

The shoe box has the maker's web address and with a little searching I found a local shop in Banstead (5 minutes away!!!) that stocked the same make!!!

A shout out to Robert Carder Shoes.

So I went along today and the lady there was really helpful and friendly and I came away with a pair of boots and the total possibility of getting shoes to fit my "duck" 🦆 feet 🦶🦶 in future. Whoop! Whoop!😁👢👢🙃

WOYWW #848 - Little Fishes

Just got back from the RHS Wisley Flower Show and bought a couple of things. 

A bag of wool to help shore up my leaking hanging baskets! I didn't do too well with the sphagnum moss lining.

And a couple of plant pot stems. Loved the boxes these came in and the leaflet inside plus an added extra of tissue as well. A crafters paradise.

One of my favourite photos of the show from the flower art marquee.

Not a huge amount of crafting this week as the sign-up for the BLESSED Bible Journaling Conference 2025 came up. 

So I have been busy preparing downloads and taking notes all for the Free Pass.

It's on from 15-17th October

I used the little fishes stamp I made last week for both of the bonus pages in the Jonah series.

I also used my new big alpha stamp.

I did a little Bible Watercolour as quite taken by a verse.

There are quite a few different translations but I find all the differences seem to enhance the verse in the end.

Psalm 56:8

You keep track (count/record) 

of all my sorrows (misery/tossings/wanderings)

You have collected (list/put) all my tears 

in your bottle (scroll/wineskin)

You have recorded each one in your book.

Another thing on my desk is my scripture writing journal. I've returned to the Beatitudes and would you believe the conference in on the Beatitudes too! Here's my week 7 layout.

And finally a few visitors last week asked about the paint colours I used on my journaling page, so here they are.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.