whimsical wednesday

we are creating homemade holiday gifts for whimsical wednesday! make something special for someone special. anything that is made by you specifically for someone is the best gift of all. you could make a treat in the kitchen, assemble homemade stationery, make gift certificates that offers you as the main attraction! whatever you make, make it whimsical!

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the trivia; experiential or factual. bring on the trivia!

for the holidays, the archie mcphee candy company crafts unusual flavored candy canes. the candy canes taste like pickle, wasabi, gravy, bacon, coffee! here's a link for the company should you be less than convinced:

https://mcphee.com/products/pickle-candy-canes

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the stuff we don't share the rest of the week. bring on your miscellaneous!

our thanksgiving holiday weekend was more than successful. it was wonderful, grand, pleasant, goofy, playful and everything else whimsical. by sunday evening the house was empty and quiet and felt so large. it would be the perfect time to feel sad but it was, instead, the perfect time to feel full of five days just spent.

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! we'll be making a homemade gift for someone this holiday season. doesn't matter what it is, just make it homemade! be thinking about what you'll make for whom.

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. what are you reading?

fitzroy maclaean's, eastern approactes, is approaching it's end. as i read along i was awaiting the arrival of part three. more pages were on the left side of the book than on the right side. where was part three i continued to wonder? it was there all the time, i just missed it. i've been in part three for at least two weeks. remember that our hero was on a special mission for the british government; not a regular military guy. his mission was completed and he's on his way back to britian, with several stops intervening.

silly saturday

post thanksgiving musing, "escaped that one!".

photo friday

at the end of a happy thanksgiving day.

thoughtful thursday

not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. 
         w.t. purkiser

happy thanksgiving to everyone!

whimsical wednesday

whimsical wednesday at the whimsey project! today we will prepare for thanksgiving! do what you need to do to get ready for the most wonderful day of the year! it can be a special craft, table decoration, game or other fun activity. whatever you do, enjoy, because preparing for a special day is whimsical!

lil mouse baking for our thanksgiving feast!

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the trivia; experiential or factual. what say you about trivia?

from history.com:

according to the campbell's soup company, it is estimated that 40% of all cream of mushroom soup sold in the united states is used in their famous holiday green bean casserole (created by employee, dorcas reilly.)

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the stuff we don't share the rest of the week. bring on your miscellaneous!

in the big city of chicago where i attended the latest performance offered by the luna troop; the chicago based dance company my daughter founded and is the creative director of. this was a special performance in that it marked the 20th year anniversary of the luna troop. so pleased that i have been able to attend every performance of the troop as the years have passed.  a proud mama i am of my daughter's creative achievement!

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! it's thanksgiving eve, my family's favorite holiday. wednesday is always spent getting ready for a wonderful thanksgiving day. that's what we'll do for whimsical wednesday!

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project today.

fitzroy maclean, eastern approaches, still fighting the war. it reads like a war movie. there's also a lot of history woven into the narrative, making it informative as well as entertaining.

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silliness to make us grin, giggle, guffaw! bring on the silly!

joke in anticipation of thanksgiving:

Q: why was the turkey named piggie?
A: because all he did was gobble, gobble, gobble!

photo friday

i'm mapache! caption my photo!

thoughtful thursday

words @selfamused:

when reading, we don't fall in love with characters' appearance.
we fall in love with their words, their thoughts, their hearts.
we fall in love with their souls.

whimsical wednesday

we are creating via prompt for whimsical wednesday! a fellow are journalist's young daughter prompted her to do a page with the following:
*black
*pink
*brown
*blue
*messy beautiful

we are taking the challenge for whimsical wednesday! enjoy creating!

my messy beautiful!

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the trivia; experiential or factual. what say you, trivia?

life hack @breakout games:

hard to reach wick in an almost burnt candle? use a stick of raw spaghetti to light the candle. no burned fingers!

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the stuff we don't share the rest of the week. bring on your miscellaneous!

from words @selfamused:

"a dog in a cardboard cutout is the best thing i've seen all day."

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! i belong to several on-line art journaling groups. another member posted a photo of a prompt her young daughter gave her. (a prompt is a nudge in the process of creating; as in offer words, materials, etc.) it was so pretty. let's follow this young prompter and create something! it doesn't have to be an art journal page.  it could be a postcard, a note card, a picture. decoration for the upcoming holidays.  begin to formulate in your mind what you will make with her prompt:
*pink
*blue
*brown
*black
*messy beautiful

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. any book will do, however, consider reading the ones that have been sitting on the shelf awaiting your attention. what are you reading? share your book with the whimsey project today.

fitzroy maclean is still fighting world war II in his book, eastern approaches. there's a part three to this story. i hope it get there soon.

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silliness to make us grin, giggle, guffaw! share your silly with the whimsey project today!

from pun based humor:

Q: what did the thesaurus eat for breakfast?
A: a synonym roll!

photo friday

take me out to the ballgame and your team (cardinals) lose!

thoughtful thursday

shawnee proverb:

each person is his own judge.

whimsical wednesday

whimsical wednesday's activity is journal writing. if you don't journal, consider doing so. there are so many options:
*a personal journal.
*a themed journal, i keep a journal about my farm.
*an art journal in which you create art and add words.  google art journal for more information.
*a notable notebook in which to write neat stuff read, heard, thought of; such as quotes.
*a memory book in which to write random memories about self, family, friends.
*a journal of your own devising. if you create a journal, share your idea with the whimscy project.
here we go, journal away!

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the trivia; experiential or factual! what say you about trivia?

did you know you can still purchase old fashioned hair spray? my artist daughter told me hair spray could be used as a fixative for art media, like chalk and pastels. it's cheaper than the type sold in arts and crafts stores. the quest began. i found hair spray; aqua net in the tall metal can, just like what mom used when i was a kid. good to know that some things don't change!

miscellaneous monday

miscellaneous monday at the whimsey project! our day to share all the stuff we don't share the rest of the week. what say you regarding miscellaneous?

dogs (and cats) are some of the best people! i am a wealthy individual to be friends and family with both creatures. they melt your heart and fill your soul. at my age i have known many a fine dog and cat. what's your favorite story about loving a dog and/or cat?

get ready.....

get ready for whimsical wednesday! it's journal writing day!

solitude sunday

solitude sunday at the whimsey project. our day to spend time with a book. what are you reading?

i'm still reading eastern approaches by fitzroy maclean. he's still enduring the war in yugoslavia with tito. i told you war takes a long time.

silly saturday

silly saturday at the whimsey project! our day to share silliness to make us grin, giggle, guffaw. bring on the silly!

from short-funnyjokes.com:

Q: can a kangaroo jump higher than a house?
A: of course! a house can't jump at all!

photo friday

bloom where you are planted.

thoughtful thursday

hopi proverb:

no answer is also an answer.

whimsical wednesday

whimsical wednesday at the whimsey project! our day to do lots of whimsical activities. today we embark on the quest for unfortunate names. what is an unfortunate name? an unfortunate name is one that creates unintended consequences (mostly for the so named). for example, would you like to be named crystal ball? such a person exists! if you have a unfortunate name, share it. if you know of someone who has an unfortunate name, share it. you can find unfortunate names by doing research, then share it! or you can make them up and share them!

here's a few i have for example:
*crystal ball
*windy gale
*beau hunter

trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all manner of trivia; experiential or factual. bring on your trivia.

from learn something @earnknowledge:
a snail can sleep for three years!

**(just like a teenage boy!)