I hit on an idea last night that I thought may be fun - particularly in view of the cathartic nature of sharing. I thought we (that's you interweb, and me) could do a 'what's on my work table this wednesday' feature thingy. Yep. From me, a sort of down market and probably badly photographed version of the sort of thing that real big celeb scrappers do - but theirs involve finished items, links, articles and sponsor giveaways....none of which will happen here. I just wanna see what you're all doing that I'm not...I really like the idea of seeing your work in progress; specially as your finished stuff is always fab.
The down market and badly photographed comment was very far sighted of me! The greatest change has been that my desk is in a different position in my workroom following some building work, rather than my attitude to clearing up or learning lighting skills for photos. Ah well.
So we formed a community via looking at our work spaces; we've celebrated with each other and we've mourned the loss of friends. Such a strong community; when I announced that it was time for me to step back, instead of moaning and pulling away, you brought me a present and celebrated my time. That is one of the nicest things that has ever happened to me.
And now we continue under Sarah's much more organised watch, and I love that too, that WOYWW meant enough to the collective contributors to 'move' rather than finish.
The trawl through my old blog posts has caused me embarrassment and hilarity, but it brought to mind so many of you lovely Deskers, maybe we don't regularly see so many people any more, but the beauty and grace of this community is that it doesn't matter, once a year, or never again, you are running through my mind on this of all days.
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And what an idea it was! I bet you never imagined in your wildest dreams that this sharing malarkey would still be going strong 800 episodes later xx Kudos to you for the initial idea but also having the stamina to maintain the interest and enthusiasm, there was a lot of behind the scenes communication as well as the Wednesday stuff. You’re a star xx
I enjoyed the delving of the back catalogue and did well to keep it to only 36 pics, lol. But I shed tears too, happy, grateful and sad, all part of life’s rich tapestry eh?
Thanks mate, Happy 800!
LLJ 4 xxx
Hi there gorgeous gal...what a great idea it was too. For that I for one will be ever thankful because what you did was give us crafters a reason to link up each week and just look at all the wonderful friendships that have built. Jo and I had a good chuckle last night looking back at some of the things we posted [and some of the things we made came as a huge surprise to us never mind anyone else lol].
I hope you know we are all here for you in good times and not so good...give us a shout if you need a friend.
Hugs,
Annie x
HELLO JULIA !!! I've been thinking of everyone and what a time going back. SIMPLE / EASY life...Things have changed here !!!! Forgot even how to post/sign in etc no current photos today Maybe next week. Hope all is well your way . IT's one day at a time here for sure. Haven't blogged for a LONG TIME. BEST WISHES and BIG HUGS.
Hi Julia, lovely girl! What a brilliant idea you had way back then.Now just look at all of us - older and wiser with a few more grey hairs but still linking up sharing and keeping in touch with some wonderful friends. Bless you - you are a treasure. It was lovely to see all the photos on Jans post. What a bunch! Sending a big hug x x Jo 🌈
Hi Julia, lovely girl! What a brilliant idea you had way back then.Now just look at all of us - older and wiser with a few more grey hairs but still linking up sharing and keeping in touch with some wonderful friends. Bless you - you are a treasure. It was lovely to see all the photos on Jans post. What a bunch! Sending a big hug x x Jo 🌈
From the bottom of my heart Thank You. I never realised just how big a part of my life your idea would become. I just wish I had been there from the beginning instead of week 60.
It was Dolores I have to thank because she introduced my dear friend Jo who wore me down eventually and got me to join in - and I have never looked back since.
So many memories, so many sad moments when we learned of a friend passing, or of someone being very poorly but mainly so much joy when we see one another albeit virtually.. Then we have had the cherry on top of the cake when we meet up at crops. Again it took a lot of nagging for me to go to one but now I don't want to miss one.
You mean so much to so many, thank you so much for bringing together a community of crafters, we love you so much for it
Hugs, Neet 1 xx
And what a wonderful idea it was! It is, it still is. I've been reading back on my own very early blog post (written 20 years ago!) and I agree with you, it's been interesting... to say the least!
Happy October!
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