WOYWW 303 (12)

Hello and welcome to anothr week of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, where we get to bloghop over other people's crafty work spaces to see what they are doing.  You can join in the fun here.

My desk this week -

The girly Mondrian is coming along nicely.  Only a handful of spaces left to fill.  I have done exactly nothing else in the last week after discovering that sewing this goes well with watching The Returned and American Horror Story on Netflix.  The house work has suffered somewhat.

In other news, I still have a cold but the symptoms have eased off enough to let some motivation in.  Good times.

Have a great week all! 

xxx

WOYWW 302 (11)

Hello, and welcome to another week of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.  This is where we sneak a peek at craft desks and floors from around the world.  You should take a look and I think you should join in.  You can do so by clicking this.

My desks this week -

 I think I whined last week that I've been ill of late and as such, have been unable to do much crafting.  I'm back to a very sore, very dry throat that I can't seem to keep moist and has a habit of closing up on me.  I did get on with some more of the surprise birthday present.  I'm very pleased with it.  O/H  suggested a red, white and blue one, which I may do, but I can't help feeling that's ripping off Mondrian.  I look forward to making a yellow and green triangle piece.  In the far future.  This one is taking an age.

My actual desk this week - a dumping ground.  Cat treats, camera case, a desk tidy full of embroidery flosses I never find the time to put away, a useful chart that explains how much ribbon is required for cakes of different shapes and sizes (research for work), a lottery ticket (wouldn't THAT be nice?!) and felt tips I used to colour in a birthday card for my mum.

This week I plan to beat this wretched cold, get on with the surprise birthday present and a spot of gardening, while I wait for my crafting mojo to return.  Have a great week all! xxx

WOYWW 301 (10)

Hello and welcome to another wonderful week of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.  This is where we have a look at the workspaces of like minded crafters from around, all courtesy of our lovely hostess, Julia.  You can join in the fun by clicking this.

My desk this week -

It's a short post this week.  I'm enjoying round two of this brutal cold and had to take yesterday off work to spend most of it in bed.  I'm officially on 'holiday' now, but still not feeling well.  Never mind!  At least I now have time to drink all the nettle tea I want.

This picture shows I managed to get all the outlining finished on the wall hanging I'm making for my friend's birthday present.  The eagle-eyed among you will notice a nearly finished pink square.  I had to unpick the bottom of it as I had sewn the wrong colour in while stitching it in a dim room.  Doh.  I estimate getting it finished before April.

To the left is a couple of postcards I got this week from Postcrossing.  Germany, Netherlands and Czech Republic this time.

The jam turned out fine second time around.  In fact the original jam actually tasted like caramel apple and ginger, so will be using that with my ice cream!

I will visit all that leave a comment, and all that end on the same number as me.  Have a great week:) xxx

Happy 300th WOYWW! (9)

It has finally arrived - the big 3.0.0!  Welcome to a very special week of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, where we all take a peek at other people's crafting spaces, all courtesy of our lovely hostess, Julia.  you can join in the fun here.

My desk this week -

 Stack of cards to decorate.  Big piece of plastic canvas/binca with a design i'm making up as I go along.  It is planned to become a cross stitched wall hanging and hopefully will be backed. I have used black acrylic wool for the borders and shape outlines and DMC embroidery floss to fill the shapes in.  It is for a friend's birthday at the end of April, so I have the time.  Friend is into pinks and purples, perfect!   It took 6 hours to stitch the border, which is two holes wide all the way around.  I had planned to work out a chart on squared paper, but then I couldn't be blowed with all that hassle  and just got stuck in.  So far, I'm 25 hours in.  It is good fun and has inspired me to do more, using different colours, different shapes and maybe even making it 3D by layering the canvas up.  The scratch-a-foil piggy is coming on, but I need to get a move on because I'm going back to the shop i bought it from at the end of next week and wish to buy another one.

A close up of the work in progress.

I did promise to show pictures of the charity bags I finally finished (forgot), the Bearscuits I made (forgot) and the apple and ginger jam (forgot to read recipe properly, putting sugar in at beginning, thus burning the whole lot and the pan to boot).  It seems I'm not predisposed to taking a picture of everything I made or do.  Must get better at this:)

Have a lovely week all.  I'll visit all those that leave a comment and pople ending in the same number as me.  xxx