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Wednesday 20 May 2020

WOYWW 572 Anniversary

So the 11th anniversary has arrived, but sadly we are no nearer to each other to celebrate than we are any other day of the year, however our host Julia still needs to be applauded. Well done for leading us thus far and here's to you, and maybe a crop in the autumn.
So instead of a crop and ATCs we were challenging to finish some UFOs, and last week I shared some cards that I had dragged out of the UFO box.
Some achieved the status of finished cards.

So the first three were fairly simple to finish, 
Except, I'm still not certain about the colours on this, although it does look much better in daylight than digital medium.
This one was fairly simple to do something with, although I really wanted
"Thinking of  you" to be the sentiment,  it looks rather small and insignificant on there so I also made the "Thank you" sentiment,  and will decide when/if I need to use the card. (Neither is attached) 
Of the other three,
This one went in the bin. When I started trying to do something with it I found that the strip was not on straight and my attempt at removal destroyed it all.
Will probably try a similar starting layout at some time.
This one has gone back in the box until I need another Golden wedding anniversary card
And this one I am still experimenting with,  here on my desk.
You can see the other finished cards here too.
And a completely different UFO I finally finished. This chair sat in my Dad's study for many years, and when  he died nearly 19 years ago, I took possession of it. Sadly the cushion cover disintegrated about 6 weeks ago, and I started working on it and finding it was fiddly undoing the fringe from the remaining rags, it got chucked on a pile and left, but Margaret encouraged me to finish it, so I now have a comfy chair at my computer again.


This sadly was a UFO that did not get finished, but it will do. This jigsaw is four pictures taken from my Facebook page by my daughter to make puzzle, 1 picture of our first boat, 2 of the second one and a snowy picture under a  canal bridge.
While I have been working this week, some of the time I was in the tower, this young man was keeping me company,sometimes sitting on my chair, and sometimes, if I get to the chair first, he sits on the windowsill absorbing the sun, I took this picture on Monday afternoon, went downstairs to my sewing machine and was suddenly very surprised to hear a 'Bonk, bonk, bonk' on the stairs behind me, and can only assumed he rolled over and fell off the windowsill and bounced down the stairs. Fortunately no broken bones, but he was a bit subdued for a few hours.
And finally a picture of the canal in the evening and some amazing anemones from my garden, they just keep on flowering and looking beautiful.

Well, this has been a very picture heavy post, so I better close before Julia decides to ban me in future. 
Happy WOYWW anniversary 
Chris

32 comments:

Helen said...

Happy WOYWW anniversary indeed - your efforts quite put mine to shame.. (but it's finished) Love the personalised jigsaw, what a great idea, but the masterpiece is the cushion. Your cards look fabulous, I love that poppy die (it's one of my favourites) Helen #2

Neet said...

I do hope that your young man is alright. That sounds like a nasty tumble he took.
\What a lot of cards you got finished. Certainly a busy few days for you in doing those but oh so worth it with the end product.
Good that Margaret got you to finish the cushion - makes for pleasant sitting in your dads old chair.
Take care ad God Bless
Neet 5 xx

glitterandglue said...

Morning Chris. Well done on those cards - I love that flower die - well used now! Yes, I'm sure that golden one will come in handy some time soon - any more of your sisters coming up for a golden anniversary any time soon?? Great you got that cushion done - and the jigsaw is stunning. The photo of your first boat must have been taken fairly early on your ownership - 'cos didn't you rename it from Essence to Bendithion? The view along your mooring in the evening makes it look ENORMOUS! I know it is actually big... but that's incredible. Well done on growing those anemones - I have always managed to kill any that I have planted! Don't know what I do wrong...
Love to you both
Take care. Stay safe. God bless.
Margaret #3

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Wow, Chris. You completed a ton o cards. I was super impressed. I also love how you finished that cushion, but that puzzle was the one that made me smile. What a super wonderful way to celebrate this 11th anniversary. Happy WOYWW from # 6.

craftyani said...

Congratulations on all your finished UFO's. Love the anemones they were my dad's favourite flowers and when I see them I think of him - he died when I was 10 but they were 10 great years. Ani #1

Shoshi said...

Well done completing so many UFOs, Chris. It’s great that you finished the cushion and can now enjoy sitting on your dad's chair again. I love the personalised jigsaw too.

Happy 11th anniversary WOYWW,
Shoshi #19

Sarah Brennan said...

Nice job with your UFOs Chris, especially the cushion for your Dad's chair. The jigsaw is very cool. That is a great idea for a gift. Stay safe and Happy WOYWW. Sarah #15

Annie said...

Hi Chris. You really have excelled. So many lovely completed UFOs...you put me to shame.
Thanks for your love and friendship over the last 11 years.
Hugs,
Annie x #11

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

Well done on getting on with those cards, I don't think we ever finish all we have as we are always working on the next if only in our minds. The cushion was a wonderful UFO to have finished what a treasure it must be to sit on all safely mended for a good few years more. Enjoy those glorious views and beauty of your blooms, it's a glorious day here today.
Happy 11th Woyww Anniversary hugs Tracey #10

sandra de said...

Happy anniversary and congrats on completing such a wonderful project. Hope kitty has no long term effects of his sleeping tumble. Stay safe and keep creating
Sandra de @16

Lunch Lady Jan said...

Happy 11th Bloggyversary Chris! Wow, you've accomplished a lot this week, but my fav is the cushion for your dad's chair, how lovely. Like the cards too and I think the yellows and greys work really well!
Enjoy the day, I'm so glad ours paths crossed on the desks.
Hugs LLJ 4 xxx

Twiglet said...

Happy 11th bloggyversary! Chris and what a fab post. Your cards are a delight and that jig saw is awesome - what a fab idea. Well done on the comfy cushion - well worth the effort, I am sure. xx Jo

Cardarian said...

Hi Chris! What variety of cards you have made. Lovely all of them and that cushion looks really nice and comfi! I had a laugh about the cat! Our cat just suddenly falls off things but they usually don't hurt themselves!
Happy anniversary!
Love and hugs,
Cardarian

Lillianb said...

HAPPY WOYWDW Anniversary

Great cards there and know what you mean i have lots to get finished BUT have so many finished I am afraid to get to many more done, your puzzle and the pictures bring back lovely memories as my late hubby and I had a narrow boat and lovely it.

Take care and stay safe
lilian B #21

Ali Wade Designs said...

Happy 11th Anniversary WOYWW. How satisfying to get those cards finished. I do have a few card 'bits' in a drawer that I may well use up in the coming weeks. How wonderful to have a jigsaw made from photos. That gives me ideas for additions to my Etsy store. Ali x #18

Mariane said...

I am sorry, Chris, but I laughed about your cat - his dignity must have been hurt a lot :) - I used to have 3 cats myself and I know how they behave sometimes. Glad he is safe though!!

What a wonderful desk full of UFOs and the results are so great. I am amazed - Also by your jigsaws and the photos of your surroundings.


Thank you so much for sharing!

Happy WOYWW Anniversary
Mariane #25
http://art.cordes.re

Marit said...

Happy WOYWW anniversary dear and wow, you finished not one, but a whole lot of UFO's. Great job!! Big hug from Holland, Marit #32

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Happy 11th WOYWW, dear Chris, isn't IT amazing!? 😊 and so grateful to have your friendship through it! And to have met at yiur place courtesy of Margaret in 2018, how utterly forever special! (Special hi to Andrian, too).
Ah my fav of your UFOs, the second one, yiu did exactly what I thought. That Prim Popy by MB is a good die for many occasions.
Wise choice on leaf one to have options, and I've relunctantly dutched crooked ones too.
Awesome jigsaw, clever idea.
Clever kind daughter!
Thanks for sharing, and may God bless and keep you and all whom you love, in these different times.
Prayer hugs, Shaz in Oz. X 7

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shazsilverwolf said...

Hi Chris, and WOW!! what a lot of UFO's you tackled! Well done, fab job. I hate it when I realise something isn't straight, like you I'll try to fix it and 9 times out of 10 it ends up in the bin. I've taken to leaving some cards sentiment free until I need them too.What a lovely gift that jigsaw was, so thoughtful. Poor puss, at least he's ok. I've had cats do something daft like that in the past. Stay safe, have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #12 X

Diana Taylor said...

A lovely blog post with so much going on - the cards are beautiful and I love the die cut scroll work panel - very classy. The floral one is beautiful and I think the colours work perfectly for Spring. I love the idea of a personalised jigsaw, that must be so nice to be working on and the cushion looks lovely and comfy on your Dad's chair - what a great UFO to get completed.
Hope you have a good week and Happy WOYWW Anniversary,
Diana xx #28

BJ said...

Lovely cards Chris, loving the poppy ones, I'm so into poppies at the moment, have loads of Welsh ones (yellow and orange) and now some usual red ones in the garden at the moment. Super jigsaw, not posted mine this week as it's taking a while to finish off Van Gough's Starry Starry Night!!!
Thanks for the visit BJ#13

Caro said...

Happy Anniversary! I've finished my marking so can now pop round the blogs and comment. So many completed UFOs... well done indeed. The jigsaw is lovely but I can imagine it is challenging to do. Take care and stay safe my friend. With love and God Bless, Caro (#19)

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Hi Chris, great collection of cards. Nice new cushion too. Love to see the photos from your studio it looks so different from the road as the view is not so good when you're low down, such a lovely place to craft. Thanks for all your kind words and wishing you a very happy woyww 11th Anniversary. Big hugs, Angela x17x

Christine said...

What a wonderful selection of 'no longer WIP' stash! Well done.
Stay safe
Happy Anniversary
Christine #31

Shoshi said...

Thank you for visiting, Chris. So glad you like my hubby's birthday card and my pantry labels. My hubby loves his card and it looks splendid, displayed with all his other cards. Getting all my UFOs out to photograph them has inspired me to get down to finishing at least some of them so I've brought even more clutter down to the sitting room to work on them in comfort!

Shoshi x #20

StampinCarol said...

Happy 11th!
Looks like you got quite a bit accomplished!
Beautiful cushion. Bet it is quite comfy.
So cool that your daughter had a puzzle made from some of your photos! What a unique way to preserve memories!
Hope your kitty recovers completely. He must have really been sleeping soundly!
Hope you have a great week!
Carol N #34

Lindart said...

Poor kitty! But I can see it happening! Glad she wan't hurt (well, maybe her pride!) Your poppies are gorgeous, I love poppies, and try to grow them every year, but they never overwinter. Good for you getting all those UFOs done, what a lovely array of cards! Happy Anniversary, I am so glad to have "met" all you wonderful people! I feel I have friends all over the world now! Stay safe, Lindart #40

Julia Dunnit said...

Where to start? Love anemones, and yours are just gorgeous, I would carpet my whole garden with those and ranunculus if I had my way. I don’t though, Bart’s a more traditional, Lupins, sweet Williams etc, so we do the compromise thing! Really enjoyed your card UFOs, what a great job you made of them, and frankly, too clever by half to not commit to the greeting till you need the card. I so rarely think that far forward. love the story of the chair and the cushion, you must be pleased that you persevered with it. I had to smile at the picture of you giving up and chucking it on a pile of stuff......that’s so what I would have done, too! bless Margaret. If she were here it would be orders not encouragement!! That jigsaw is so clever and a bit fiendish too, what a great way to enjoy your boat while you can’t. If you know what I mean. I think puzzles will come out of this Time of the Pandemic as the winner for things to do, I don’t know of anyone who hasn’t got one on the go!

My name is Cindy said...

Great cards, the colours look fine to me! Sometimes I think you have to do it or discard it (finally!) and move onto something else. I know I view all the UFOs in my craft room as a big block to creativity. How wonderful to have a jigsaw made up of your own photos! Lovely kitty photo. hanks for the earlier visit, happy anniversary, stay well, stay safe, Cindy #26

Stacy Sheldon said...

HI Chris, happy Anniversary so many fun things to see. I am glad to hear your kitty is OK. ( our puppy sits at the top of the stairs while I am sorting stamps and deliberately drops her ball down the stairs to chase it her self sometimes) Love that you finished your chair too. ~Stacy #38

Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith said...

Hi Chris, super projects! Poor kitty falling down the stairs LOL. Oreo has a few times scared me by hanging on the bannister into the abyss, but he always managed to scamper back. He looks so cute lounging on the window sill! Thanks for your visit and happy anniversary! xx zsuzsa #30