WOYWW last of 2022

 Morning all, hope everyone had as good a christmas as possible? Ours was a quiet one but lovely to spend time with hubby and no work. Christmas day was a wet day so stayed in most of the day unlike boxing day when it was dry and sunny so we popped to our nearest town and watched the local Mummers do a street play that has been performed in the town for 200 years! 

Was brilliant to watch and the audience participation was good too! 

So onto my desk. Thought it would be a perfect opportunity to crack on with my journals so i have gesso'd my 365 journal and i will add colour later. I also finished my bullet journal pages for january so i will be ready for the start of the month! Most unusual!! 

My 'man bites dog' headline this week is 'crazy judge snubs last lover'!! 

So, what's on your workdesk this Wednesday? 

Kyla 

 

WOYWW

 Ah, not much to show on this week's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday.  Desk has no crafting, mainly as its been SO cold (snow this week) so after work I have been tucked under my electric blanket on the sofa annoying hubby by grabbing the TV controller :-)

I have however turned on my little led lights I keep round the desk (well it's almost Christmas) and I plan on making something with my painted backing cards I used up my old paint tubes on the other week, when i say plan, i don't have one, but I am sure something will come to mind once I start!

Remembered my "man bites dog" cards this week and loving this weeks headline "Blonde Exec Weds Model Nurse!" - nice :-)

So, What's on your workdesk this wednesday?

kyla

Woyww

Happy WOYWW, going to start with an apology as didnt make it round all the returns as the week just ran away. No excuse apart from work, allotment and trying to catch up on housework, yuk! 

Did manage to grab a quick 1hr at my desk though (forgot my MBD headline cards sorry) and used some offcuts to make a couple of cards for the stash.

And then i cooked! Made our Christmas cake! Every year i make the same cake, it takes 3 ingredients (flour, dried fruit and a liquid-i usually use oat milk with a little cocoa and coffee mixed in). Thats it! I also add some mixed spice and top with pecans. Now, every year i make the same mistake, i forget the handwritten recipe in my book makes 2!! Yep, been making it each year for years, even has it written on the recipe with a highlighter over it! Oh well, more cake for hubby in the next week or so!! 

One thing i did manage was to go back to my old childhood home town and see the christmas lights switch on, and my brother, sis in law and my little niece visited too (lovely as they live a few hrs drive away so was lovely to watch the  switch on with them). 

And the great thing was spotting these post box toppers round the town! 

 Loved them! I cant knit or crotchet (well i can but am rubbish at it) so have SO much respect for these. 

So, what's on your workdesk this Wednesday?

Kyla 

WOYWW and Inktober catchup

 Happy What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday.  Now, to be honest, I took this photo last night, i thought it was an ideal situation to update that I have finally finished Inktober, only almost a month late, but I finished and thought I would share.  I have taken part in Inktober for about 8 or 9 years now, at the start I sketched and abandoned the art where I was sketching, then 7 years ago i decided to start doing them on tags (easier to keep in my bag and sketch on the go) which I also abandoned.  Then, 6 years ago I decided to keep them, on a split ring and hang them above my desk.  Good for referencing back and seeing how my style may have changed. As you can see they hang on the underneath of the shelf at the top of my desk (which for about 15 years now has been a computer desk with the printer above and a pull out keyboard underneath. So much easier than sketchbooks etc and really easy to flick through.

these are the tags, this year I chose to colour them with inktense pencils

Some of the daily prompts I really struggled with, hence it took me so long to catch up.  The ones I mainly struggled with were "scurry", "forget", "salty", "bluff" (must admit went back to my o level geography days for that prompt!) "tempting" and "uh-oh!"

But got there in the end and pleased I finished as I have taken part for so long and do enjoy it.  No "man bites dog" cards this week (as they fell behind the desk so need to get my grabber and ferret around to find them!) but aware also I need to crack on with Christmas stuff at some point!

So, whats on your workdesk?

kyla

Woyww

 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday and look, stuff! I used those paints up!! I made 4 backgrounds 2 blue, black and white and 2 green, red and grey. Not sure what to do next, to be honest will probably look at Mary Anne, Helen and Angelas blogs as i find they usually have some fantastic masterboard and technique ideas. Thinking maybe stencils and more paint! 

Also on my desk i am finishing off Inktober! Yes, I know, almost a month behind but when  finished i will take some photos and share them. 

My 'Man Bites Dog' cards this week-'crazy model wife wanted!' Or could be 'wife wanted crazy model!' 

Anyhoo, what's on your workdesk this Wednesday?

Kyla 

WOYWW

 Happy hump day where we share our desks across the globe, thanks to the lovely Julia over on stamping-ground.blogspot.com 

So, not much on my desk this week as its the same mess as the past couple of weeks, just gets pushed to one side!  However, on my desk is my travel sketch book.  I did manage to get to this months Bristol Urban Sketchers meet up at Underfall Boat yard.  I love meeting up with them, such a talented bunch and its 2 hours of time just for me and sketching, something that I rarely get to do.  Sadly I wasn't able to stay long after for a catch up but was great to see all the drawings.

My "man bites dog" cards this week are "Angry Lover Snubs Cop" - wow, good headline considering these are randomly drawn from the pack!

So, whats on your workdesk  this week?

kyla

Woyww 700

 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday.  Its the 700th WOYWW that the lovely Queen of Desks over on Stamping-ground.blogspot.com created and runs, an amazing group i am pleased to have been part of.

Only a very quick update as the pay the bills job is full on so very little time for much else at the moment. 

On my desk is my 365 and bullet journal as i am trying to quickly get them in order for November! At the back is the inevitable pile of pushed back paint tubes from last week, not moved them! I will at some point, honest! Even if just to put them back in the storage box,lol! 

Still catching up with inktober so am hoping to post an update on that soon.

My Man Bites Dog cards this week-last heiress burns drugs! Well, anything is possible!! 

So, what's On your workdesk? 

Kyla 

WOYWW

 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. Only a quick update from me as the desk is a mess! No idea what possessed me BUT I thought it would be a good idea to sort through my paints and maybe use up the odds and ends doing some background paper designs (no idea of techniques just my usual 'winging it'!)  Some of the paints are VERY old so they do need sorting! No idea when I will get round to actually making the backgrounds, but if i have the odds and ends put to one side then at some point they will drive me round the bend and force me to use them! 

My 'man bites dog' cards this week are 'Angry Lover Tricks Judge'! Ooh, bit more interesting than most of the news in the past week! 

So, what's on your workdesk?

Kyla 

WOYWW

 Morning peeps, first an apology time got away with me last week and I didnt manage to get round all the desks to return the comments.  I must admit, I am so behind I have a weeks worth of Inktober to catch up on!  I do this every year but I must admit this is the most behind I can recall being, I will catch up and if not, never mind I can carry on with it in November but it would be good to catch up!

So, this was my desk last night and to be honest it pretty much looks the same this morning, only managed to get one more Inktober tag done and the mess is still staring back at me (well, until I sweep it into an envelope to hide it until the evening!).  

This is the 6th year I have done Inktober on tags.  I like to hang them on a ring under the shelf on my desk and it gives me inspiration to flick through them now and again.

As to my "Man Bites Dog" cards this week - "Rare teen slays singer!" couldnt make anything nice out of it so moving on!

Thought I would give a quick update on the allotments. Sweetcorn and beans are now all finished, however the swede are looking really good and I have been harvesting them for a couple of weeks now and I am hoping I have a couple of months worth to harvest (at about 1 a week as they are quite large)

The winter salads have failed again!  I sowed 3 times and each time the slugs ate the seedlings.  However, a mate gave me some of hers so I have transplanted them so hopefully they will provide me with some additional salads until later in the winter (still have to buy lettuce each week as I do get through a lot but it will certainly help).  Also my land cress and lambs lettuce is ok so hoping once again I will be able to over winter these as the past few years they have added some real punch to bland winter salads.

and this is the reason I got a 2nd plot (my plots are only half size, whereas the ones i had in the 90s were a full 10 rods) - to grow more squash!  I love squash, I get through one a week roasted for my lunches everyday (roasted veg wrap and salad) and that doesnt include the ones for our supper etc!  Almost 30 of them, happy days!

and a rare selfie!  Just for scale so you can see the size of the crown prince squash!  Only one per plant, BUT, they weigh so much my scales say "overloaded!" and I think that will last for a fortnights lunches and probably at least 2 meals for the house so dead chuffed!

So, what's on your workdesk this Wednesday?

Kyla

WOYWW

 Morning peeps, after a couple weeks off work (went to london for a few days and some day trips too, our first proper break from work since Christmas) we are back on the treadmill.  BUT, I have managed to make a mess of my craft room.

So on my desk, at the back are my intense pencils.  Every year I take part in Inktober, I am a week behind so am quickly playing catch up.  For the past few years I do them on tags (you can see some of the previous years hanging up across the top of my desk)hanging on a ring hook.  I find this easier and doesnt take up too much room.  Also on my desk is an empty coffee jar, I tend to reuse these for preserves, especially the nice Douwe Egberts ones as they have a great vinegar proof stopper.  Years ago I found that after peeling away the labels in a bowl of hot water, the easiest way to get rid of the last of the glue on the glass is to use crafters companion stick away (I used to use WD40 but find stick away less messy). So thats my jar soaking for a few mins before I rub the last of the glue off.

My man Bites Dog cards "devoted fans lost thousands"......mmmm

So, whats on your workdesk this wednesday?

kyla