What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, Week 140

This is what my desk looks like at half past midnight -

I really should be in bed now as the alarm will go off at 5pm,

but I've been messing about on the computer trying to

understand what Pintrest is all about - I keep seeing it

everywhere and set myself up on it a few weeks back.

I've only added one pin from elsewhere so far apart from some

of my own paper dolls - is that allowed, pinning your own stuff!

Anyway, I'm digressing, back to my desk - it isn't really as dim

as it looks, it's much lighter than the photo shows.

What's on it?

This is what the postman delivered to me at half past four

this afternoon (who remembers when we had two post deliveries

a day, the second arriving about 11am!!)

I was thrilled, no, ecstatic to receive this wonderful altered book

from my good blogging friend

Mrs A of It's An Alien Life

The photo really doesn't do it justice, it's totally

beautiful - full of decorated pages, tags and lovely embellishments.

This was for a 'four piece swap' we did, each sending the other

4 items to be made into something.

The something I received was this wonderful book

 to record my life's journey.

I took some photos of the inside earlier - 

Didn't she do a wonderful job on it!

Thanks again Mrs A you're the best - and if you're reading this -

I still haven't found the 'wally button' yet!

Also on my desk at the moment is this

This part work magazine was out a few weeks ago and I thought

I'd missed my chance, but last Saturday it re-appeared in WHSmiths -

only 99p for the first issue, worth it I thought for the freebie

fabric, cotton and needles. 

Well that's about it for now - except, do you want to see

a snow photo - I took this last Sunday after the heavy

snow fall on Saturday night - through the bedroom window

of our garden.

The snow has melted from the greenhouse roof and the patio

now, but the grass is still covered.

I hope you're safe and warm wherever you are,

and if you're wondering why I'm showing you my desk,

it's all down to

Julia at her Stamping Ground

go and take a look, I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

It's now after 1am - all is quiet apart from the

humming of the computer,

the snoring of the husband

and the howls of the foxes outside

I'd better turn in now....

'Night All xx

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, Week 139

I wasn't going to join in with WOYWW this week as there really

isn't that much on my desk - but I decided to anyway

as I didn't want to miss out on the fun!!

All there is (apart from the ever growing pile of assorted

papers and books in the corner) are some ATCs I've been

experimenting with so I can join in with the swap

being hosted by Jenxo (click on pic below for details).

The technique I offered up was 'plastic wrap crinkle'

- you know, put some cling film over wet paint,

smoosh it about a bit and lift when dry.

Easy right?  Well, I thought it'd be, but I'm

not very pleased with my results so far - practice needed I think!

Well that's about it, there's not a lot else going on.

Here's another pic of the whole of my desk area.

If you want to see more desks - probably a lot more

productive than mine at the moment,

hop on over to

Julia of Stamping Ground

whose brainchild this idea is - and did you see her

blog featured in the current edition of Craft Stamper magazine?

Congratulations Julia - well deserved fame at last!

Thank YOU for looking!

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday (week 76)

It's Wednesday again (so soon!!) and Julia over on her blog Stamping Ground is again sharing her work desk with the land of blog and asking others to do the same - and as usual there are well over a hundred bloggers who have done just that.

The above photo shows what's on mine at the moment.  It's a footstool - that's to say it was a footstool until I took it apart and started ripping off the old fabric!  Here's what it looked like yesterday

It's been in hiding under my craft desk for the last ten years so I thought it was time for a revamp.

I've taken the fabric off the bottom section and have just started the top (which lifts up revealing some storage inside).  I think the covered buttons on the top may be a problem, but I'm sure I'll sort something out!  

I haven't decided which fabric to use for the recovering yet - I did have some in mind, but discovered I don't have enough of it!  I may still use it, together with some contrasting fabric.  I may keep the little legs black or I may paint them - decisions, decisions - lol.

I've been showing some of my little drawers on previous WOYWW posts, so here's the next three

Chipboard shapes of all sizes and varieties

Friendly Plastic with tools and cookie cutters

Ten Second Studio metalwork tools, moulds and DVD.  (I keep the actual metal sheets elsewhere as they don't fit in the drawer)

That's about it for now, thanks for looking, I'll come and look at yours too if you let me know you've been.