WOYWW 295 (4)

Hello and welcome to another week of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, where we take a peek at other crafter's desks and floors and see what they've been up to over the past week.  You can join in the fun by going here.

My desk this week:

I was hoping to show you all the sympathy cross stitched cards I made last week, however it turns out that the picture file was corrupted and I have no evidence that I made them!  Iv'e given them out now, so sadly can't take another picture.  Boo!

Currently on my desk is a scrapbook with various designs of the three wise men and Bethlehem sat waiting to be inserted.  I've never scrapped before as it's not really my thing, but I have saved so many of these images from Christmas cards over the years that I thought i should document them.  I shall add written history of the wise men, their gifts, Bethlehem, hymns and anything else I find that is relevant.  I'll be starting another book for all the images of Christmas trees I've also got.

I'm hoping to get back on with the shirt I was making on my day off on Thursday and after two weeks of maniacal stitching, am giving all stitching a break.  You may have noticed the new food related cross stitch design book on my desk, so don't hold your breaths!

Have a great week all! x

WOYWW 294 (3)

Hello and welcome to another week of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, where we all get nosy at other people's crafting desks.  You should be doing it to, just click here to get involved.

My desk this week -

Much the same as last week's desk, only with new cross stitches on top.

Unfortunately, one of OH's grannies passed away last Tuesday.  I was very glum on the Wednesday and decided to start stitching five of these lily designs to put on condolence cards for granny's husband and children.  It felt like some sort of therapy to start stitching them straight away.  Perhaps a small amount of peace was obtained in doing so.  I don't know.

I haven't been feeling well this week (hello tinnitus!) so have done exactly nothing else.  Sorry it's so boring!  Shall endeavour to get back on track with next week's WOYWW.  Have a great week all! x

WOYWW 293 (2)

Hello and welcome to another week of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.   WOYWW is an excuse to look at other people's crafting spaces and see what's inspiring them, all courtesy of our hostess, Julia.  Join in the fun here.

My desks this week -

 I'm being a greedy little pig this week and making the most of the now Christmas-less dining room table to cut the pieces for a shirt I'm going to make.  Don't hold your breath.  I bought the correct size pattern, but it didn't occur to me that my bust would be an entire two sizes larger, which means sadly, that the finished item won't do up at the front.  It's okay though.  I'm hoping to team it with vest tops in the summer.

This is my real desk.  Stack of 74 envelopes at the back all have hand-cut cards in them for this year's Christmas cards (I'm allowed to mention the C-word until the end of January, right?!).  The purple card in front is for my sister's birthday.  The cross stitch at the front is going to be a cake band for the Christmas cake I hope to make this year.  At the back is a kingfisher long stitch found while sorting Granny's belongings.  I'm going to stitch it for her and have it framed along with the Robin long stitch I did before Christmas.

I have no idea what I'll be doing during the week, so check back next Wednesday to see what happened!  I'll visit you if you visit me.  Have a great week all. x

WOYWW 292 (1)

New year, new blog and a new resolution to take part in every Whats On Your Workdesk this year.  I'm ashamed to say I only managed a piddly 12 of them in 2014.

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday is a weekly international trip to look at the other crafters desks and see what they are making.  You can join in the fun by going here.

My desk this week:

I know it's against the law in WOYWW, but I had to clean my desk before proceeeding.  It's why I hadn't joined in for a while, the pile of half finished stuff had gone past the picture you see on the wall.  Also, I hope a fresh desk will promote motivation.

I have postcards to send out on the bottom left, a button factory from my friend Nathan, a stack of blank ex-trimming boards from work that I plan to decorate and put on the walls of my playroom to brighten the place up.  The bag at the back is full of Christmas related odds and sods to be turned into magic for next Xmas.  A pile of card and envelopes awaiting the Chrimbo cards coming from my card amnesty at work.  CERAMIC MINION PINCUSHION - made by the lovely FairyThoughts for my Chrimble present .  Special Aida cross stitching band to start next year's cake bands, pile of stuff to frame and a recipe box looking for the correct size cards so I can fill with all my jam, chutney and sauce recipes.

This week, I'll mostly be tackling the button factory and cake bands  Go and have a look at more desks now:) xxx