Welcome fellow Desker to my Happy Mail! We have had a postal strike for just over 2 months... Ali H posted me this mag, hand written letter (what a treat) ATC and stamp on 29 September and I got it yesterday, the strike is finally over! Thank goodness, I was beginning to get a bit worried that I would never see it! The postage alone cost her a fortune and so it would have been really sad if it did not arrive.
Then on the left of the shot you can see my current and 2015 year planner together with the workbooks from the
free on line course (it was free then, but there are others for free right now on other topics, by other lecturers) by April Bowles Owlin for creatives I did 2 weeks ago as well as my Edit your life for Beginners by
Sage Grayson who I found while watching April's course! These courses have been brilliant for me to try and get my creative life on track for next year.
Here is a double page I worked on during the week for a local competition. We don't have snow here, so I don't have appropriate photos... We were given a bag of stuff including the ready cut title and had to make a double page layout using only what we were given, though we could use punches...which I did to make the snowflakes as well as Tim's on the edge die for the snowflakes.
That would have been very sad if the parcel went astray...happy to hear it got to you. Thats a great way to keep your mojo going. I have been entering online challenges to keep my creativity in check
ReplyDeleteBridget #1
Wow! That's a long time for the postal workers to be on strike! Lovely Happy Mail and worth the wait. I have a friend with the same surname as you and her husband is from SA too.
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I bet Ali will be pleased her parcel has arrived - what a lovely gift! Your year planner looks very organised - but I guess you need to be! Happy WOYWW Helen 6
ReplyDeleteOh no not a mail strike...that would have done me in lol! I am glad that it is over now and you got your mail. I LOVE your Christmas layout and I hope you do well in the competition :-). I have recently bought quiet a few of Tim Holtz stamp packs and dies and I am loving using them!! Happy WOYWW.
ReplyDeleteJanene #9 (not WOYWW 262, forgot to delete that from a previous post!)
TWO MONTHS?????!!!!! Argh! You poor things. So glad things are back to normal, and you've finally got all those lovely goodies. A great idea, to give everyone the bits to work with - makes for a level playing field. Have a great WOYWW, Chris # 8
ReplyDeleteGlad your parcel arrived. 2 months is an awfully long strike. I love your scrapbook page, I love snow and am hoping for some for Christmas!
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Lynda B 15
ah wodnerful collection of goodies Bella had heard through friend whose parents are over there of your strike amazed it went on for so long.. glad all was well :D Happy WOYWW Shaz in oz.x #12 I think
ReplyDeleteSo happy that your parcel finally arrived and that the strike is over and the mail is starting to come through... love the snowy scrap book page and remember my lovely warm Christmas' in Jo'burg with huge fondness even if there was no snow!! Annette #26
ReplyDeleteCrikey postal strike for 2 months? Glad you got your super happy mail eventually. Lovely layout. I'm hoping for some snow but only when I'm not going anywhere :-) :-) Happy WOYWW Anne x #32
ReplyDeleteSo glad you finally received your parcel Belinda and you will enjoy your copy of the magazine. Your double page looks wonderful and beautiful colours. thanks for letting me visit your desk today
ReplyDeletex catherine
2 month strike! Glad you got your mail at long last! I can;t imagine bo mail for two months!!Thanks for sharing,
ReplyDeleteHappy WOYWW Ginny #43
I thought you were in the UK, for some reason! Now I can see you're in South Africa! Doing a winter layout without snowy photos can't be easy, but I can just about image some nice shots on those photo mats. I can lend you some of mine! Happy WOYWW! zsuzsa @ InkyDinkyDoodle #41
ReplyDeleteGosh that strike has had some impact then huh! Happy to read that Ali's gifts have arrived now, how lovely. How I wish I lived somewhere that doesn't have snow - you did a great job without photos, I find that very hard!
ReplyDeleteLove happy post and I'm so pleased you got yours. No snow here yet but then we didn't get any last year (hope I've not jinxed it for this year). Thank you for popping over to my blog Happy woyww Anita #46
ReplyDeleteOoh, looks like an interesting magazine, I hope it was worth the wait! I love the double page layout - what a gorgeous colour scheme - it's fab!
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Diana #50
Don't mail strikes make you crazy??? We seem to find work-arounds here in Canada to get our stuff where it needs to go. I'm happy that you finally received this parcel. It would indeed have been sad had it never arrived. Thanks for your visit to my blog.This is a first visit to yours for me, and I'm glad I came. You have some wonderful work here. There is so much detail on your Naughty and Nice page. Very well done. Have a happy week of crafting! Nann #49
ReplyDeleteSo glad that Ali's parcel finally got to you! Ir would have been so sad if it had got lost..... I love getting proper letters, it makes it seem reading the news held within so much better than if it was sent by email!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous LO btw!!
Hugs, LLJ 25 xx
Wow...what a terrible time for the Post to be on strike...thank heaven's it's ended. I love the lay-out...I can lend you some snow photos...as a matter of fact, it just started now...coming down at a good clip. Yay!
ReplyDeleteWhat a generous gift! So glad it has finally arrived! You did mention it in a previous post.
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Lisca#24
Beautiful 2 page LO! I have photos! :) Thanks for the peek! #57
ReplyDeleteBeautiful double LO and glad your parcel arrived! Thanks for stopping by.
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Karon's Krafty Korner
S postal strike would surly put me in a hole! lots of possibilities on this desk.thanks for visiting
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Well done for doing a winter layout without any snow pictures! It must be a huge relief to have the strike over and done with (hopefully), that does seem like a long time to go without any mail, I dread to think what the backlog must be like! Anne xx
ReplyDeleteThat is one long strike, I'm so glad your parcel arrived. I had a giggle at your naughty and nice layout, it's fabulous. Have a great week,
ReplyDeleteVon #17
That's a very long strike, a bit scary really. Oh but my favourite magazine so pleased it arrived. Happy crafting, Angela x 60
ReplyDeleteHi Belinda, Happy WOYWW and thanks for visiting me. I would go mad if we had a postal strike for 2 weeks! I'm glad you got happy post in the end.
ReplyDeleteCazzy x
Such a relief it all arrived. I so want to find the inner determination to do ADL or one of the daily/weekly/even MONTHLY creative classes but I just can't ever make my life conform. :) And I remember when you dyed your hair pink. I thought then, and still think, it was a lovely tribute. Late again - darn that Blogger!
ReplyDeleteHappy happy WOYWW!
Mary Anne (16)
Wow, that's a long strike! Great page, you did well with your limited supplies. Thanks for stopping by yesterday, Cindy #49
ReplyDeleteSo delighted that the envelope finally got to you - phew ! And glad you are enjoying the magazine & stamp ! Enjoy getting your hair done - a lovely way to remember your friend Love Ali xx
ReplyDeleteOooo Aren't you a lucky bunny. Guess you are sat reading your mag then!
ReplyDeleteMust be the week for hair cuts, mine tonight and Stampingforpleasure's and now you!!
Hugs
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Hi Bella,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad your parcel arrived! Believe me, I know how crazy postage is. It's funny when what you are sending costs less than the postage!
The classes you found sound interesting. I've bought a 2015 organizer but am not sure if I like the layout of it. Hmmm, I'll keep my eye open for others.
I've had my Thanksgiving meal so it was a perfect time to visit desks - either that or take a nap!!
Happy belated WOYWW
Hugs,
Kay (21)
H Bridget, I love the new spread you made and umm, if you would like some snow I would be more than happy to send you some of the 15" we just got this past Wednesday!
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Beth P
WOYWW #70
Thanks for your kind comments on my blog - sorry its a late call this week - Blogger keeps refusing to load for me! I am feeling much better and have even managed some sewing!! x Jo
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit to my desk last week. I'm way late with my woyww-visits (due to the 'open atelier' deadline and all...) but at least I made it here before the next Wednesday ;) I'm glad you received the mail at last... and what a nice mail indeed!!! Handwritten letters are rare these days... and so special! I love them too. Hug from Holland, Marit #38
ReplyDeleteWE are still not getting mail yet.... I am so over it. Nice to know yours came through so I will wait and see.
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