WOYWW #842 - Bed Desk!

Here's my bed desk this week where I've started sorting my next 2 scrapbook albums out. The 12"x12" albums usually come with 10 pages (20 layouts) and I expand them to 30 pages (60 layouts) each.

I just have 5 LOs for February 2025 to finish my current album which is my 20th album, oh my!

Here's my first page for 2025 and the THING which dominated our lives for months! 

It took a good 2 months for our GAS PIPE to get done and a further 4 months of continued road closures before they had finished in the area.

January saw me doing some sewing. I converted a pair of trousers into a skirt, made the fabric book I saw back in November's Zen week. And I did the mushroom felting course.

I found a scrapbook page with sewing patterns on it which I spread over the double layout. Even came across my sewing dies, don't use those often.

Actual sewing this week was repairing
the rip in the tent for our kids groups at church. Ladder stitch worked a treat. Fortunately a ball point needle saved me pricking my left hand which went severely numb during the process. Ouchy!

The weekly scripture writing was on Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.

What stood out to me was that Meekness is NOT weakness as we tend to think but rather Strength Under Control.

So glad it is a bit cooler this week but still mighty warm in my room though. Getting a bit fed up with it really and my left hand has started to complain bitterly too (going numb at the slightest thing, even typing this...).

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #841 - Scrapbook Update.

Tuesday's Desk from the window getting lots of windy miller today although still warm for me (and this is a so called cool day!!!)

Think I may have confused some last week with my scrapbooking progress so here's a recap....

1) I scrapbook my day to day photos chronologically.

I started scrapbooking back in April 2005 but backtracked to December 2003 when I got my first digital camera. I'm on my 20th 12"x12" album each containing 60 layouts.

2) I buy a job lot of prints through Photobox every 6 months or so. (160 approx)

Not sure I like their updated webpage so wouldn't recommend after 20 years of using them.

***Does anyone have another site for photo printing they like? Please let me know in the comments or by email. THANKS ***

3) I have just finished scrapbooking 2024 - whoop whoop.

December's Wreath making at my new church and the last day at my old church.

Son's birthday and Christmas visit

End-of-Year Geocaching souvenir reached FROM CAR with a few other geocaching hides, finds and curiosities.

4) I'm only 6ish months behind now. Yay.

The Jonah Series completed with 3 more pages on the final chapter.

I did these hunkering down in room with AC Unit 24/7.

I remembered to deal with the small half page appropriately this time, so any words didn't overlap and confuse issues.. It worked out quite well in the end.

There will be some bonus pages and the cover piece at some point. 

Other than that I will need to fill the journal with other watery tales from the Bible methinks. Some other ladies did their own nautical pictures so I'll copy those too.

My weekly scripture writing continues, here's last weeks worth on the second Beatitude.

Blessed are they who mourn as they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #840 - Quiet on the Crafting Front!

Yep a bit sparse this week as making the most of the cooler temperatures before the next heatwave hits! 

But still I have got the blackout blind down in my room and windows shut as it's going to be a very hot week.

I received my photo order 160+ prints from January 2025 and taking me up to the beginning of June. 

I had a few extras I forgot to print last time, namely a photo of our son in Westminster Cathedral back in August last year. I make a sheet to slot in between the pages and put a ribbon on top so you know something is there. 

I'd missed his favourite Japan photo so that will be in the next photo installment and can fit nicely on the back of this sheet.

The only other page is of my Son's Uni Group get together last November. He's blurred out his friend's faces as far to many to ask permission of!

Just December of 2024 to go now - Whoop! Whoop!

My daily scripture writings on The Beatitudes continues..

Here's last week's finished and the beginnings for this week..

I did a page in my Faith Journal about the heat and how it is so difficult for me. I used the RHS magazine envelope flowers for it.

Really love how the colours worked out and the words I found. The flowers remind me of fire so a good reflection of my feelings about the heatwaves we're experiencing down here in the South East.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #839 - Scrapping/Photos

Here's my desk, I'm back to the scrapping and have ordered another 160+ prints with some extras needed for the last lot of pages to which I am now up to November 2024.

We received our first RHS magazine which will be great for the journaling too.

Oh my life the HEAT is killing me! Even with my air-con unit on all day and all night it is still 26 degrees in my room! 20 degrees is more my max norm for functioning but have been managing OK at 23 but no not this hot!

Add to that I twisted my knee going to fetch my medication from under my new table in my room  as it has a 25degrees max point and the Bathroom is currently 28! Oh man!

Here are the last 3 LOs on the coat hanger. It is one of those skirt clip hangers, covered in scrapbook paper. 

The third, lower page is attached with mini pegs. I display them like this until the next ones are made before adding them to my albums.

Yes I did scrapbook the bathroom tap! It had the added story of inside stopcock seized and then the outside stopcock handle breaking off. 

The waterboard had to sort us out and it was finally done on 20th Dec 2024 - that was certainly an interesting time!

Another couple of Jonah pages, no idea when the next installment will be.

My last weeks scripture journal done and my current weeks all ready.

And finally my hubby's Birthday Card for today.

Hoping the temperatures are cooler and my knee is OK for today.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #838 - More Jonah

Here's the desk with my scripture writing journal where I'm doing a study on The Beatitudes from the Gospel of Matthew 5:1-10.

 Here's the page so far...

Missed Monday as was getting car serviced and MOTed plus I had a surgeon call about my hand and a bit of a who-ha with BT into the mix.

Anyway I have pondered the Greek word Makarios translated as Blessed or Happy and Asher in the OT. Amazing what a word study reveals as Felix was amongst other words I found.

The next installments for Jonah were published and I have done 4 of the 6 so far.

Last but not least I finished off September's scrapping, of yet another geocaching trip locally.

I'll need to order some more photos soon!

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #837 - Scrapped

Oh my got back into scrapping this evening and nearly forgot my post! 

Here's my desk, still loving extra table.

My scrap LOs are up on a coat hanger.

My son and his mates in Japan last Autumn.

I did a couple of Bible paintings for the end of the book of James as we are studying that in church at the moment.

And a Journal page hoping for more sleep.... Had my air-con on in my room ALL DAY hoping I manage to sleep better now.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #836 - Back to Jonah

Oh my it's been epic recently with all the online freebie retreats. 

Just finished Encounters in Colour 2025 which was brilliant, so the desk is now back to Jonah.

Here are the last 5 days of Encounters:-

Day 3 - Dry Bones with Jen Alward

Day 5 - Deep Waters with Marjolaine Walker

Day 6 - Untangled with Kim Pepper

Day 4 - Lay it all Down with Natasha Lee

Day 7 - Water Finds A Way with Jenna Burne

And my latest Jonah installment. 

Hopefully the next section will be available from tomorrow...

Gosh is that me done already!!

Shock Horror - having a well deserved rest.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #835 - Encounters in Colour

Back to Back freebie retreats for me, oh my word.

Loving the new extra desk in my craftcorner, although I have popped the sewing machine back in the wardrobe whilst I do the art journaling this week.

So much more room to put stuff without taking over my bed. I have put most of my extra craft supplies in the drawer too.

Currently doing Encounters in Colour 2025 this week. Much more contemplative as only one session a day for the 7 days, all available free from their published day until 15th June.... And breathe....

Desk has Tuesday's page...daily writing journal, medical journal and craft notes book

Anyway back to last week's Making Zen, here are the majority of my makes. Had a thoroughly wonderful time stitching save for my carpal tunnel screaming!

And there are 3 more in the Jonah series, I have done 2 so far.

So to the Encounters............

Day 1 - Lead me Home with Casey Turner

Day 2 - Stacking Stones with Emily Henderson

Oh my so much stuff again, I'm shattered but that is more due to not sleeping well and my hand in dreadful pain during the night. Not to worry.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #834 - Making ZEN

I'm knee deep in the freebie version of Making Zen again this week. It's mainly fabric/sewing based so playing havoc with the Carpal Tunnel but I'm persevering through the pain and numbness and trying not to prick or cut myself.

As you might notice I have had a rethink of my surface availability in the craftcorner. Wanting somewhere to have my sewing machine out this week I tried the little table I usually have next to my desk but it was a tad low and rather wobbly.

I now have a loft reclaimed pre-marriage table which fits around the fireplace a treat (legwise). I've had to swap out my chair for a smaller one but my room looks bigger for it. Anyway going to give the new set up a go over the week of Zen but will probably relish the ongoing extra surface area.

Here are my Zen projects so far. Monday I did 5 out of the 7 sessions available. 

The Jonah project came to a halt at day 6 so despite starting later than others I have now caught up with that. Here are my last 4 entries.

Awaiting the next stage of the series....

And my scripture writing and daily ponderings continue. Here's last week's finished and this current week as it started out. I used my new Indigo Blu stuff this week plus the other new stencils.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.