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 Hello fellow what's on your workdesk Wednesday peeps. I have a different sort of craft on my desk.....you may know I have an allotment, try to do dailywalks and since I was a kid I have foraged (or as a kid scrumping!!). So what's on my desk? 

Over the past couple of years I noticed the trees I often pick fruit from are higher, too high for me to reach so I thought I would have a go at making my own fruit picker from an old plastic bottle andy walking stick! Who knows? It may work and if not it didn't cost me a penny, just time! 

If you know any top foraging tips let me know!

Kyla

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Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday I think I found a workaround to get my photos on my blog, fingers crossed. 

So, as is often the way this time of year my workdesk is actually my allotments! 

 

I have harvested some 2nd early potatoes, shallots, onions, broadbeans, lettuce and radish so far as well as berries.  Sadly my squash and courgettes and runner beans have mostly been eaten by slugs! 

However my nasturtiums have once again taken over!! I use the leaves and flowers in salads and pickle the green seed pods like capers, but once again there are far too many and are taking over! 

But either way, its still great to spend time there and harvest my own food.

Not crafting at a workdesk but it's what's taking my time at the moment! 

Kyla

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 Morning all, no idea but google won't allow me to add any photos! So you will have to guess that my desk is a mess!! On it was my paper scraps box and I was trying to put like with like into the small plastic folders. I say trying as I kept getting distracted!!

Thanks for all your comments about my strawberry vinegar the other week. I tend to use it for salads and in cooking when I need a sweet balsamic like vinegar, but it's also good in a chilli. I also drink it with soda water like a victorian shrub drink. Strawberry season is pretty much over on my plot for this year so glad I managed to make some.

I did have my Man Bites Dog cards and they said 'mob boss defends brave czar!'  If you follow me on IG then I will post the picture, sorry but no idea why it's not letting me on here!

Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday 

Kyla

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 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday and the fabulous mantle has been passed to the amazingly crafty Sarah.

So, what's on my workdesk? My journal again for the 365 challenge. This will be July's page as a few days behind. On my last update a few said they would like to see the cover....but it's just plain black so am guessing you'd rather not, lol. 

This is just the base layer spays and I will cut up the papers to create the small daily squares. 

My 'man bites dog' cards this week are 'lawyer weds cruel scam' .....ooh, I wonder who or what the scam was 😉

Not much else to show as this time of year the allotment takes most of my free time, no jam or chutney making yet but I am making this....

Strawberry vinegar.....I haven't had many off the allotment so had to add some #yellowsticker strawberries but chuffed with the first batch and another being made at the moment 

So, what's on your workdesk? 

Kyla

 

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 Happy hump day and What's on your workdesk Wednesday. The mantle has been pass from Julia (who created this amazing community all those years ago) to Sarah, an amazing crafter and fantastic its continuing .

My desk this week doesnt have crafting on it. There is papers dumped, my 365 journal being updated and various bits and bobs!! 

My Man Bites Dog cards headline is 'tycoon falls for wanted suspect!'......probably best not to comment 😉

Also on my desk is this amazing ATC from Angela at felixthecraftycat thank you so much, it was lovely to get some nice post, the texture and layers on it are fabulous.

So, what's on your workdesk?

Kyla 

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 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. A glorious sunny weekend (well, for the most part) was a lovely change so lots of allotment time and also a Bristol Urban Sketchers session, not in the rain!!

This hopefully explains this weeks desk, my travel sketch kit at the back and i am cleaning/reusing plant markers. I find that acetone cleans most of the writing off so i can reuse them a few times. Also a random aloe leaf on the desk! I do have about 20 of these plants around the house so i often find the leaves around!! 

Also some sewing...ish! I have repatched these allotment jeans several times.....

But.....even i have to admit its probably time to get rid of them.....no matter how many times i patch them...at some point i have to consider how much i could be flashing my fellow plotters!! 

Oops! 

Needless to say, i am saving some of the fabric as its always useful for patches!!

Thought i would share my urban sketching from the weekend too. We were sketching in a sunny Clifton so there was lots to sketch. About 20 of us in total and a lovely few hrs spent with some so talenteds people.

So, what's on your workdesk?

Kyla

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 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday (well tuesday evening after work!). Had a hectic couple of weeks with work, allotment and a cheeky quick visit to london. Managed a quick mid week trip to kew (sadly couldn't do Saturday missed Helen)  and also on Friday finally got to the London Transport Museum Depot open day for their records and archives, brilliant to see all the old vehicles, mechanics and signage.

So, on my desk is my 365 journal inked up and i will then be cutting out the dailys squares and stamping dates etc. Wasnt ready for the start of the month, but not far off so am having that as a win! 

And i also made a card! This was for my uncle alan, as a kid i always remember him fishing and with motorbikes so thought this would be fitting. 

Hope you all have a fabulous week and do share your desks and crafting too

Kyla 

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 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. Well mine is a mess! I decided to clean my plant labels i collected from around the allotments. I have a lot of wooden labels but also some plastic ones which i reuse as many times as i can before they snap. So, i clean them with acetone (or fake nail remover as it appears to be called in our cheapo shops). Seems to work ok, not brilliant but good enough to be able to reuse.

Forgot to do my 'man bites dog' cards this week as was rushing as this was my desk late last night. At the back of my desk is a new roll of double sided tape, i was looking for a scotchtape advance refill but none of the shops seem to sell it now and oneline it was well over £8 a roll!!! We shall see how i get on with this, i do love my tape gun so a bit gutted that i cant get decent refills now.

Anyway, whats on your desk?

Kyla 

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 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. Been a bit busy with the pay the bills job (always the same mid march through april) so wasnt able to make all the blog returns last week, apologies. On my desk this week is random stuff, on the right is a folded piece of new fabric, no idea why i bought it as i have tons of fabric BUT (there is always a but when it comes to new stash!) I really liked the pattern and could instantly think of patterns that would fit the fabric! 

In the middle is a mistake buy! I bought slightly cheaper brown card blanks, big mistake as they are really thin, hence i am having to stick a background papers on to add some strength! Not a mistake i will make again  should have stuck with my usual brand. One the left is some multicoloured scrap card i made with various inks for my jounral page and thought i could use the left overs. Middle back is my new masking fluid bottle, not used it yet but the watercolour course i am trying to do uses it so now no excuse not to try restarting the course!

As to my Man Bites Dog cards this week, well i would rather not think about that as i am picturing a certain american, fake tanned wannabe president!!! 

Moving swiftly on.....my fire cider is ready (recipe i got off the riverford website) and i have now filtered it and have been using it most days, no where near as garlicky as it was a week ago so think i would make that again once this runs out (says it lasts 6 months in the fridge). 

Also just a quick photo of my latest pickings off the allotment. Still picking purple sprouting broccoli but now my forced rhubarb is ready and still picking various winter salads (no greenhouse just outside under a cloche).

So, what's on your workdesk?

Kyla

 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. I hope you all had a lovely Easter? I managed a trip to a vegan fair, a sculpture trail and the first open weekend of the year of our local museum. Then, between the hail and showers a quick weeding session on the allotment when panic sets in as i haven't sorted out my seeds yet....hence my desk this week!

Tons of seeds beimg sorted. I store them by type eg kale rather than by sowing date as some can be sown most of the year. I will sort through in the smaller box on top of the large plastic lid those seeds i intend to sow in the next 4 weeks! Wish me luck, lol

Kyla