WOYWW

 Well, this week has flown by.

I finished a little bolero style cardi for my friends granddaughter. Here it is with my birthday cards above - I love the hand made beauties.

Below is my sewing room activity that I began yesterday.

My dear daughter filled that little box with forty little bookmarks for me to edge. She said there was no rush but I like to get going on them when I have a bit of spare time.

I love the poppy ones

 I edged some in green and some in red. Which do you prefer? I thought the green might appeal to a masculine book reader but either colour looks good, I think.

We had a great night out at the theatre last week.

We saw a Meat Loaf sound a likey-  Steve Steinman and a nine person band.

Actually, we like any live music - especially when I can share it with my little sis.

Well that's me for this week.

Keep cosy  all 

x x Jo 🌈 

WOYWW

 Good morning to all my WOYWW friends and anyone else who pops by to see what I am up to.

I have had a busy weekend celebrating yet another birthday. It was lovely to celebrate with friends and family and my little sis is taking me to the theatre tonight too.

My spare time has been spent helping Max with a bit of Tilly Tea Dance admin. 

I've made up loads of work packs for Poppy workshops and then edged bookmarks and mounted pictures. Her last workshop was a toadstool one and her group made some fab pictures .

Check her out on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Tillyteadance to see what they created.

I've also been knitting and finished a tiny hoodie for my friends new grandson.

Of course I did my usual trick and ran out of yarn just as I was finishing the hood! So I had to wait till an extra ball of yarn arrived.  The left overs will come in handy for some little friendship hearts for the hospital. Nothing goes to waste in this house.🤣

Well that's me for this week.

It was lovely to look back last week when everyone shared their first WOYWW posts. Jan's photos were wonderful weren't they.

Have a good week all.

x x Jo 🌈 

WOYWW 800

 WOYWW 800 post celebrations...

Well fancy being part of a group who has been posting  and sharing their work desks once a week for 800 posts - wonderful! 

I have been involved since January 2010.... .

twiglet: What's on your workdesk Wednesday! (twiglet5.blogspot.com)

The link takes you to that first post. Looking back through my old posts was fun. I was amazed at how many things I had made and shared with my WOYWW buddies over the years...

My needle felting machine. You might remember we referred to needle felting as dumfing.. it's the noise you make as you felt the wool to the base fabric.

A few things that I decorated with dumfing. . 

And then I found this photo....

A mermaid tail that I made and modelled for you.🤣

And just a few more random bits and bobs..  .

Sock dolls

Katie Morag doll

and outfit - made lots of times!

I don't know how I found the time to produce the multitude of items shared in my old posts but it has certainly kept me busy and it's lovely to share with others.

So, thanks to Julia and now Sarah for keeping us all going.

Annie and I raised a glass to you all last night when she came round whilst the men were at footie.

Cheers!

xx Jo

WOYWW

 Happy WOYWW - our desk share day.

Well, it is a desk share if there is anything of interest on your desk!

I was away in Yorkshire for a few days last week and my desk is empty.

However, we did have a lovely few days meeting up with old friends and a bit of sight seeing at some of our favourite places.

We stayed in Pickering and just had to visit the North York Moors steam railway.

It was a glorious day and we even managed a climb round Pickering Castle getting a tan in the process!

The next day was more typical of our early Autumn weather so we took the bus over the moors.

We climbed the 199 steps up to Whitby Abbey. It was well worth the effort. The views from the top were great and I loved the museum as it had lots of interesting locally found artifacts. It always fascinates me to see all the tiny bits and bobs of personal items discovered around the area.

Before we came home, we had a misty, moisty walk around Goathland. In the middle of nowhere, along an old track, we came across a farm. Well, slightly more than a farm .  

This is what G noticed on the side of a big shed.

He insisted that he had no idea it was there!

I'm still not sure I believe him.

Needless to say he was thrilled and we spent a happy half hour whilst he browsed the extremely well stocked model shop and then walked down to an old walkers pub for a shandy.

So that's me for this week.

Today I will be sharing my work room with Max as we are having a staff meeting🤣🤣

Have a good week all 

x x Jo 🌈 

WOYWW

 Good morning all.

Here we are again. Don't these weeks fly by?

Join in with our desk share over on Sarah's Craft Shed. 

My sewing room has seen a tiny bit of actual sewing this week. It seems like the first time in a while.

I must admit I was a bit rusty and had to unpick a few bits and broke a needle. I was sewing recycled denim to make some little purses.

It's nice, soft fabric to cut out and work on but I must remember not to sew over metal zip ends!

I have also been spending time making workshop packs - 28 packs for Tilly's "Toadstool" workshops.

She has booked her workshops for next year so I shall have plenty to keep me busy. I love being able to help out. If you are interested in a needle felting workshop check out Tilly Tea Dance workshops here. She would love to see you.

Well that's it for this week. I'm a bit late posting today. I had a quick catch up with Annie yesterday afternoon and completely forgot to organize my WOYWW post.

Have a good week.

x x Jo 🌈