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Hi world
Happy wednesday to all you lovely WOYWW peeps!
Dont know what it's all about? checkout the nosey-est bog hop of the week with Julia Dunnit over at the stamping ground.
Anyway my desk this week is full of beading 'stuff'.
I love to bead but just lately I haven't done very much, other crafts seem to have taken over.
Time to change that so I thought I would have a bit of a sort out and tidy up my storage.
I have grandma duties on Tuesdays so while Erin had her morning nap I started with the findings, which I keep in the plastic boxes at the back.
On the right hand side is a box of bead 'sortings' waiting to go back in the right colour box.
On the left under the blue sheet are some of the hearts that I started last week, but these are under wraps at the moment (you never know who's reading do you!).
This re-newed interest in beading came about because I actually finished something last week.
This necklace is made from squares of brick stitch and peyote stitch sewn together with the occasioal feature bead for embellishment. It turned out ok in the end.
I also went on a workshop last week at Stitch n craft and made a fabulous tassel.
I haven't finished it yet so you will have to pop back next week to see it (if it is finished that is LOL) Must stop tidying . . . and just DO it! I think I started this necklace in October last year, must make some earrings to match . . might get them done by next October.
Lastly a BIG thankyou to Ann B for the fab blog candy I won from her last week. Great stuff eh!
Well, I've shown you mine, time to look at yours now, I am on a/leave for a couple of days so maybe I will get to nosey at a few more this week. I also have my book do alter for this weeks class with Elizabeth altered book lover.lesson-3
see ya I would love to visit you back but please leave your Mr LInky number as this really speeds things up Ta
janet. . . . . aka fairy thoughts
Hi world
how you all doin?.
Boring as it is I have another cold so I will keep it brief this week.
You all know why I am telling you about my desk, yes you do.
The world wide phenonenom (I think that's spelt right) that is desk hopping with Julia Dunnit at the stamping-ground..
On my desk are some finished pin cushions I have been working on since the weekend.
The orange circle on the right is a yoyo maker which I used for the top of the pin cushions.
It looks like I have pushed everything to the side. . . I have so I could take this picture.
The box contains my altered book 'stuff'. I know a few WOYWW-ers are also doing this class with Elizabeth,
I did a little painting while my granddaughter was asleep (for about 1/2 hour) until the dog woke her up Grrrrrr!
These are for a craft fair I am attending at the end of the month, if I get them finished that is.
I did manage to make some cards for the sale too.
It's amazing how much I can get done in the middle of the night !!!!! (ah the monopause, don't you just love it ? )
These were inspired by the inchie article in last months craft stamper magazine
( I thought I was going to be brief ?) I'm done now
I hope to see some of your desks later, if you leave a comment I will too.
see ya!
janet aka fairy thoughts
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Hi book lovers
If you are of a nervous disposition about caring for books ... look away now 'coz you might not like what you are about to see..... cutting up a book!
Many bloggers all over the world are joining Elizabeth altered book lover in an on-line tutorial.
This is the book I am using, I brought it in a charity shop for 60p. . . . a bargain in the true spirit of the tutorial.
I had to laugh at the first sentence in the book, this book is going to be altered to 'within an inch of it's life' LOL
Well I read Elizabeths instructions, but had to stop just before cutting pages out of the book. . . . . could I do it? It's not right
Yes of course I did, I used the easier 2nd option obviously, why make more work?
I must say it was like pulling teeth !
Altogether I pulled out 64 pages, that's a lot of teeth.
After that trauma, I looked the book up on Amazon and discovered it was a first edition and selling for £15 doh !
On the right hand side you can just see the book I am using to record my' workings' in ... it is one of my own hand bound book with an embroidered cover, kind of appropriate.
This is the chest I am keeping my book and embellishments in, I got it free recently for subscribing to a magazine.
Now all I have to do is find something to put in my niche, I think my theme is going to be travel.
Enjoy!
Hi world
Well that's what my handyman said to me when I arrived home from 'Make It' last week.
I didn't buy 'that much'. No really I didn't.
Anyway my desk;
I didn't get much done yesterday so my desk is looking very abandoned. I am in the middle of making Fimo buttons, not sure I like the design, they were supposed to have flowers in the middle but didnt quite work out right. instead they look a bit like pieces of meat LOL
Pop over to the Julia at the stamping-ground. to sign in for the world's weekly workdesk hop.
Back to 'Make It'
One of the best things I got was free when I took out a subscription to simply handmade magazine, these fab chests.
I did get something else very, very exclusive and I know all you wednesday snoopers out there will want one too, Thanks Laura and Kelly, nice to meet you.
I did one of the workshops amd made this concertina book, obviously it's not finished yet.
The construction is ingenious but quite simple.
Well Iv'e shown you mine, now I'm off to look at yours. I will try to visit as many as possible but it takes ages..
One reason it takes so long is word verification. . . now its two silly words. Please consider turning it off.
