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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. Not had any time for crafting or making this week as its allotment busy time getting more stuff planted and picking and preserving a lot of very early fruit. So, last night my 'desk' was the plot. Mid evening it chucked it down so off I stomped on slug watch (whilst taking the food waste over to the compost bin.

I went around with my gloves on and chucking them all in a pot. Now, I can remember some research a few years ago where they painted the snail shells to help track them and some travel well over a mile back from where they had been moved to, but, I wasn't going that far so I wandered up to the park and deposited them next to the bin! yes they may come back, but I tried!

the plot isn't too tidy (never is to be honest), but it's productive and I enjoy spending time there so that's good enough for me. Dehydrated strawberries, strawberry vinegar made, some rhubarb jam made and strawberries, black currants and raspberries all frozen so far this season, so happy with that. kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. Hope everyone is ok? Certainly down in the south west the weather has been 'different'! A heat wave and a red warning as temperatures creep up to 35 degrees, but with the high humidity makes it feel even warmer. Then Monday evening was the biggest storm I can remember, an hr with fork lightening and flooding, so much so, about 4 miles away, sadly a house roof was hit by lightening and it burnt down and then in Bath lightening hit the road and caused massive holes which require 40 meters of retarring now!!

needless to say, in this heat there hasnt been a lot happening. My conditions means my body flares when it's damp or humid so not great, but could be worse. Decided to make a start on julys journal page...july???? Seriously how did that happen??! Anyway, stay safe and happy crafting kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. Different desk as this was last night after work, been chucking it down all day then clear blue sunny sky for the evening so too good an opportunity and popped down the allotment for a couple hours.

Strawberries (under the black netting at the back) are riping and being eaten by slugs etc in all this wet weather so I made some slug traps from old yoghurt pots, with little slots cut in and folded in (to make it more difficult for them to slide back out), buried and filled with water, yeast, flour and sugar.

tried this for the past few years, often have to empty them so worth trying again. Sort of crafting as its upcycling and making something!! kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. This week has been manic with my day job so wasn't able to do all my return visits, or any crafting. So I am catching up with my 365 journal for june and came home to some lovely post.

a lovely ATC and note from Mary Anne, with the best homemade envelope from a picture of a cat!! What a joy to come home to, thanks. kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. been a hectic week but last night i did an online self portrait class with the artist Jake Spicer. was really interesting exploring the different techniques (including not looking at your drawing, whilst drawing)

was interesting just looking at the picture you were copying and not what your pencil was doing.

then you marked the key points such as eyes etc and then lightly erased it all

before we had a go at self portrait! doesn't look to much like me, but it's a person so happy with that!! kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. This week on my desk is LunchLady Jan's ATC and lovely card, so special and inspiring.

My desk this week is pretty much what its like most times in May and june.....cleaning of plant labels!! i reuse my labels for a few years (tried wooden ones but they warped) and clean them with acetone/nail varnish remover, ready for the next lot of seed sowing and transplanting for the allotments! As to my 'man bites dog' cards this week....headline is Actor Tricks Fake Killer!! there is deffo a film about that somewhere! kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday, its our 17th Anniversary when the amazing Julia started it off and then a couple years ago the baton was passed to the amazing Sarah. I have been a member, I think, from early in 2010, so 16 years and love the updates from different crafters, I learn so much and find inspiration. We often do an ATC swap, aware after the sad passing of Neet, I think there was talk of exchanging some of her swaps. I couldn't find one so decided to make a simple atc in case we are swapping with the next person on the list, if not, no worries was nice to make something.

My Man Bites Dog cards this week are 'teen model tricks tycoon'....randomly drawn from the pack as usual....but no comment 😉

this is my atc, nice and simple, hopefully I can pass it on kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. Bit behind as had a couple days catching up with family, which was lovely. ironically it created some crafting needs as hubby ripped his jumper and coat and i realised my jeans had holes again!! So got home and now this is happening...

yep, lots of mending! It does annoy me, but i am frugal so mending clothes is a no brainer, just a bit of a faff, but it's nearly all done. hoping I can do some sketching soon as not done any for a few weeks and need to make some time for it. kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. You can tell I had a couple days annual leave from work...there is crafting on my desk! Not a lot but my 365 journal for May is the main activity, creating the background and transferring a bit of the ink for the page to write each days main entry on.

'Man bites dog' cards this week are 'Revealed Mob Boss Stuns Devoted Feds'...ooh interesting!! Hope your all having an OK week and getting some crafting done too kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday, this week nothing on my desk so I thought I would share what happened after chatting to someone about journals and tips on different techniques etc-i decided to come home and sort out the blank, new journals.. yep, not the ones already started but brand new, not used....oops

oops, not sure if i need any more!! I admit I was shocked how many i have!! Note to self, start another journal!! forgot my man bites dog cards this week but probably would be a headline about too many notebooks! kyla