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This is intended to be mainly about my crafting stories, as a personal record of what I do. However, I interpret crafting quite widely, not just paper crafting but other things too. I have a butterfly mind and like to change from one thing to another depending on what I feel like on a given day - knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, cards, baking and several others, including my favourite right now, parchment, both traditional skills and Groovi, very relaxing and calming to do.

I have decided to put some structure into my blog so that each day will have something of a theme.
Monday- for Mindfulness; Tuesday - Tidy Up Day; Wednesday - What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday; Thursday - Technique and Tips; Friday - Finish Off Day; Saturday - Start Something New; Sunday - Anything Goes
These themes are not hard and fast and will be changed if I feel the need.

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

WOYWW #490

It is a long time since I joined in on Wednesday, so don't all collapse with shock.  This is not really my desk, just one that I share every two weeks with some good friends at Bromsgrove Parchers.

You can see my bit close to this end of the table.  The messy bit.   We meet to share our addiction to Groovi and everything to do with parchment craft, not to mention a lot of chat and sharing of ideas.



This year has been chaotic with a lot of driving up and down the country's motorways, from Kent to North Yorkshire, all to do with crafting apart from one trip to West Bay in Dorset to meet up with three school friends for our yearly get together.  

I do remember that Julia likes us to keep our posts short so I will end here and look forward to read in some of your posts this week.


10 comments:

Christine said...

Ahhh! West Bay ... Some lovely memories that name brings back!
Love that parchment work, always looks so delicate and I love those Hot air balloons.
Have a great week
Christine #15

shazsilverwolf said...

Hi Marg, lovely to see you! and to see your Parching. Beautiful pieces. Lots of Love, Shaz X

Lunch Lady Jan said...

Maggie, it's so lovely to see you back on the desks. Wow, those parchment pieces are amazing, the detail is quite stunning - I can see why you enjoy doing that sort of craft so much. I enjoy following your activities on FB, you have been everywhere this year. What fun!
Hugs LLJ 13 xxx

Diana Taylor said...

Wow, your parchment work is exquisite - what amazing detail and such pretty summery colours.
Thanks so much for the visit to mine, hope you have a great week,
Diana x #17

Sarah Brennan said...

Hi Maggie, how great to catch up with you twice in one week! Love those Groovi pieces, fabulous art work and snipping! Happy WOYWW. Sarah #3

Helen said...

well hello stranger! lovely to see you share your crafty space again. your parchment craft is superb, as I know from FB. Have a good week Helen #1

Heather M said...

Hi Maggie, lovely to meet you! Your parchment pieces look amazing. You must have a lot of patience for that! Have a lovely week Heather x #8

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Hi Maggie, gorgeous parchments. Have a lovely creative week and happy woyww, Angela x11x

Marit said...

Goodmorning Maggie, glad to see you and OHMY... that's some other sort of crafting you do! Parchment, I tried it once but it's not my cup of tea, I love what you do with it! Happy woyww and a big hug from Holland. Marit #19

Shoshi said...

Love the name Bromsgrove Parchers, Maggie - somehow it sounds thirsty work lol lol! As for the beautiful projects you’ve “parched,” well, they are fabulous! Lovely detail and subtle colouring. I love parchment work but would never have the patience for it, I don’t think. Our own WOYWW Margaret came to visit me a few months ago and showed me her work and I was amazed at its delicacy and intricacy. What fun you must have had, and also with your school friends’ annual meet-up. Thank you for your visit, and yes, it’s been another busy week, hence the delay in replying, for which I apologise. Each week I determine to do less and each week I seem to fail... Been very exhausted recently which should tell me something! I made more bread rolls on Friday and I totally agree with you about all the chemicals in bought bread - we owe it to the health of the next generation to be providing real food, and I am totally horrified at the lack of basic knowledge most young people have these days on nutrition and good basic cooking, and even the ability to recognise a humble potato!!! (See Jamie Oliver giving his TED talk in the USA.)

Happy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi #9