Well, Christmas has been and gone for another year, New Year Resolutions have been made (and some broken already) by others but not by me and weight has been piled onto bodies leading to the inevitable "I am going to lose weight in 2017".
I had a lovely surprise over the holiday period when first of all I got Facetimed from America and saw most of the family in California, what a wonderful thing Facetime is. Then the morning after I got a surprise telephone call from my sister in Australia. Hurrah for technology and well done Karen for ringing me and reminding me it is your birthday on the 2nd January, by your call, not you mentioning it.
As she has had such a year of travelling around the vast country that she lives in I thought this card most appropriate for her and much more in my style than most cards I do. Hope she did not find it too masculine.
Apart from making that card I have done nothing but play catch up in my journal but I cannot show you anything as each page goes on show on a Thursday. So here is my desk as it stand this morning. I was hoping to get some painting done of my covers for files made from Amazon packets and also the prize I won ages ago which the people must think went to the most ungrateful woman ever.
This is a journal page which I have already published on my blog so it is fine to have it open here. To the right you can see a magazine I picked up in the GP's surgery one day last week, resting on my Polychromos which I have been enjoying more than anything. The magazine has a very pretty girl on the cover and she will no doubt get used in my journal before too long.
To the right (around the corner) is my dirty craft mat. Well, rather than dirty it is well worn and covered in Gesso which will not wipe off. Piled on it are various boxes and the prize I won all waiting to be painted and put to use. There is a close up below:
Well, that is it for this week so I will pop along to see what the Queen of Deskers has to say, and then maybe follow a link or two to see what my friends are up to. See you over there! HNY!
22 comments:
Happy New Year, Neet. I think the card for your sister was very appropriate; and how wonderful you got to speak to her. Helen #?
Happy New Year to you! I love the card and that journal page makes me smile - LOVE the colour!
Happy WOYWW!
Tertia #8
Busy looking desk Neet! Love the card you made for your sister. I am glad the holidays are over and luckily I decided years ago not to make any resolutions cause I never keep them! Happy New Year! Vickie #12
ah blessing of the LORD for 2017, esp for a healthy one!
Dear
Well done on making your sister's birthday card, I love the verse on the side..
Great desk too ... lovely to pop by.
Happy WOYWW!
Shaz in Oz.x #9
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Gorgeous card Neet and I love the journal page, so deliciously vibrant and red. The doodling looks really snazzy. And yes, I'm one of those folks who just as the New Year arrived said "Aargh I must lose weight" haha. P xx
Love the card - just right methinks Happy WOYWW and Happy New Year - BJ#13
The card is lovely and sounds like it should really have hit the spot. Your desk looks good too
Happy WOYWW
Kathyk
#14
Loved the card Neet...you are so clever.
You did better than me with crafting over Christmas....I did none apart from a little knitting. I'm back open for business this morning for the first time so let's hope the customers come flooding in eh?
Happy New Year with lots of fun and friendship.
Hugs,
Annie x }17
Happy WOYWDW
Great looking desk and work,
Lilian B #18
Hi Neet, Happy New Year. Great card. Anne x #21
Hi Neet, Happy New Year to you too. Love the card, not too masculine at all.That journal page is so vibrant, really jumps out & grabs you. Love & Hugs from us both, Shaz #3 xxx
Happy New Year, Neet. What lovely gifts you received by spending time with far flung family over Christmas. I do love that bright journal page! Just my sort of colours.
Trust your health is slowly improving.
Take care. God bless you both.
Margaret #4
What a lovely card you have made. I am new to WOYWW & looking forward to seeing & scraplifting all kinds of deskers ideas. Happy 2017. ... Mary-Lou
Love the card Neet - it's vintagey rather than masculine. Do you mean to say you nicked that magazine from the surgery lol? I often wanted to tear out pages from magazines in waiting rooms, but never had the courage. I don't think anyone would even notice it! Will look out for those journal pages! zsuzsa #25
Happy WOYWW Neet and a Happy New Year to you !
Helen, much better a dirty craft mat than a pristine never-used one! I noticed the "man stamps" - Tim H? They look interesting! Your birthday card is lovely, almost like a treasure map! Happy New Year! Lindart #37
Happy New Year :)
I am new to WOYWD.. so hopping around saying hi. Loved the card for your sister.
Best wishes
Erika #27
Loving that red journal page Neet, it gorgeous. Pleased to hear you had a good Christmas. Happy New Year and happy woyww, Angela x 18
what a wonderful couple of days with contact from family - it's always special!!
Your desk looks busy as ever - looking forward to seeing your work as it comes to completion.
The card you sent you sister is fabulous - and very appropriate!!
Blessings
Maxine
Lovely card for your sis - how nice to get together via technology - it makes the world a smaller place. Hope you are feeeling well. All the best to you for 2017 - I hope it's a really good year for you.
Isn't technology wonderful, when it can bring you together with loved ones in that way. Wishing a creative New Year.
Fiona #24
I'd be delighted to find that card arriving - nothing masculine about it at all, just lovely vintage goodness. Hurrah for technology - I'm glad to hear you were able to catch up with family all around the world over the festive season.
Alison x
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