What's On Your Workdesk this monumental Wednesday (aka: WOYWW 572)

My dear friend (and host of WOYWW) Julia at Stamping Ground pointed out that sending ATCs (obviously the post offices are more burdened in Europe and Australia than in the states) for the 11th anniversary of WOYWW wasn't going to happen.  Neither was their annual crop.  Instead, we are to drag out a UFO, or unfinished object or project, and complete it for WOYWW 572.  We had to commit, too.  Not realizing I would be sick as a dog for weeks on end before the event, I knew I had to commit, since I had written on Julia's blog I would participate.  And Julia has a memory like an elephant or a hyperthymesiac (a person who visually remembers everything).

I started this project nearly two years ago.  I was making a "plaque" for my friend Scott's mother.  He picked out the frame and I had the background already finished, except it was too large.  However, Scott didn't like the background colors, so the project sat for, well EVER.

Then it was time to finish it.  Boy, did I bite off almost more than I could chew given my inability to stay upright for any length of time.  Instead of a lot of step out photos, I decided to not worry about showing how I created the background that was two pieces of cardboard (NOT corrugated) glued together, then cut (and recut and recut) to size.  And this post was already longer than Julia likes and I haven't even started. Next, I added the background. 

Here's the completed front.  It goes in Scott's mother's basement bath.  I actually started this before Scott's father died, so I hope this has meaning.

It's obvious I cleaned and oiled the frame. 

The crown, which is felt, came from Michael's, a big box craft store found in the states and Canada.

The letters were cut from different leather samples I had.

It's hard to see the "Handmade by" on the back because I foolishly used dye ink rather than Staz-on over the paper I colored using a Krylon copper leafing pen.  I smudged my name in PhotoShop, because Bleubeard didn't help with this project.

I'm sure most of you actually came to see the rocking horse and these two were lovingly gifted me by the wonderful and thoughtful Shaz Silverwolf.  After recently looking at the cost of dies, something I've not done in the past, even these minis are expensive, so I am I quite grateful to Shaz for these.

I also received another rocking horse, but it's been on my desk so long, I forget where I got it.

However, this is how my desk normally looks (sans the frame hangers).

Thanks to Julia for keeping this blog hop going every week for 11 years.  You are the best.   Thanks to everyone else for joining me this week as I try to get back into visiting Julia each week.  If coming from Julia's please leave your number, so I can easily find you.