Woyww

 Morning, hope those in the UK are enjoying the sun? It's been lovely for the past week, including the bank holiday! Lots going on at the allotment and garden meaning my desk has been left empty! Well, apart from an empty page in my 365 journal in readiness to decorate ready for june (june already???! Well from tomorrow). I have gesso'd it so it's all prepped ready to decorate. 

I did manage a trip down to the beach the other day and sat and sketched a couple of scenes in my travel sketchbook.

My 'man bites dog' cards this week are Nude Tourist Sues Hubby! Well, i will be watching the local news with interest! 

Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday 

Kyla

Woyww

 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. On my desk today are some lovely ATCs from fellow deskers. Bottom left is my official ATC from the oh so talented Tracy which also came with a card saying 'on the days when life seems toooo much remember you are not alone. Hold this card and feel the love that is surrounding you'. How fabulous is that? Next to the card is an ATC from the amazing Jan and behind that is an ATC from the talented Helen. 

On the rest of the desk i assembled a series of items i keep close by from WOYWW friends, badges, tag books, aliens, lino prints, a framed die-cut butterfly and a whole book of ATCs. Love it, so inspiring.

 So, what's on your workdesk this Wednesday?

Kyla 

WOYWW 14th Anniversary

 Happy hump day and What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday.  Started 14 years ago by Julia and Jan and boy, its been a blast.  Over the years I have made new crafting friends across the globe and been lucky to meet up at crops and catch ups over the years with several other deskers (and sadly lost a few over the years, but they will always be remembered).  They have taught me new crafting skills from paper craft to convincing me to make a quilt and handbag (looking at LLJ!!) as well as top tips, storage tips and of course "enabling" of new crafting stash (looking at Helen and Mary Anne in particular).  

So, on my desk last night was this!

I know, bit odd!  Cleaning up glass jars ready for jam and chutney making season, and must admit crafters companion is easily the best way I have found to get those really difficult and pesky glue patches off jars.

Also using poundland gel nail remover - basically a quid and pure acetone which is perfect for removing stubborn marks so perfect for cleaning my plant labels ready for their use.  I do have wooden and bamboo ones but must admit I still use these thick plastic ones as I get quite a few years use out of them whereas some "creature" has nibbled the top of some of the wooden ones I use on the allotment!

At the back of my desk is my sketch book with last weeks bicycle I sketched at the Emily's Notebook zoom drawing lesson she runs each week.

Hidden behind the acetone are my ATCs!  Only made 4 so really sorry wont be able to do a return swap as already got 3 ear-marked and 1 for my offical "swap".

My "Man Bites Dog" cards this week are the headline 'Model Tells on Dead Star' - well, that could be a LOT of people!  I will watch the 'news' with interest ;-)

So, What's on your workdesk this Wednesday?

kyla

WOYWW

 Morning, just going to start with an apology for not managing all the return visits last week.  I have been a bit pressed for time as two assignments are due for the course I am doing so they have taken a LOT of my spare time after work meaning when I do get some down time the last thing I want to do is go back onto a screen!  Anyway, this weeks desk was taken last night, nothing crafty going on at the moment just my laptop stand and my mouse, all my paperwork is pushed onto the floor as there isnt room on this little tiny desk.  But, main thing is from next week I should be able to get back to crafting and I cant wait!

Also hope you all have a fabulous Coronation bank holiday weekend, whatever you got up to.

The eagle eyed amongst you may spot the ATC's pushed to the right (I plan on finishing them today) and at the back is a roll of correction tape!  I still use a fountain pen to write and the liquid correction isnt great with fountain ink but the tape rolls seem to work!  Old skool I know!

So, whats on your workdesk this wednesday?

Kyla

Woyww

 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday. Only a quick update from me as rather tight on time with the pay the bills job! However, updating my 365 journal (only a couple days late so chuffed with that). Also on my desk are my stencils as i have used one of them for my ATCs in readiness for the anniversary swap. 

As to the Man Bites Dog cards, well probably best i dont comment BUT my thoughts go straight over to the States!!

Also, for those that asked for the dandelion honey recipe from last week, this is the one i use (old skool, written in a book!). Pull off the greens as they can make them bitter, other than that, its quite easy and tastes delicious.

Kyla

Woyww

Hump day so that means sharing our desks and look, stuff!! Can't remember the last time I used embossing powder!! Rather than stress about doing a theme for the atc's i just thought i would use what i had to hand. Only probably making 4, but hopefully they will be finished in time. 

Also on my desk is my sketchbook, last wednesday evening i did another online sketch class from Emilys notebook and it was sketching farm animals. I dragged the book out yesterday ready for this evenings class. They are great, one hr a week, on a wednesday for free. 

Here are a couple of other makes recently too, below is my first dandelion 'hunney' of the year. It makes a lovely fake honey like syrup with such a fragrant taste and scent.

Also, this time of year is ransoms aka wild garlic season and about 15 mins walk from my house is a great off road huge patch so i can go and pick a few times across the season. I have dehydrated 2 containers worth and am making a couple jars of wild garlic salt. That will be enough to see us through the year and adds a lovely hint of garlic. 

Soon i plan on starting this years chutney  and jam making sessions as the rhubarb is starting to sprout freely, i have already frozen some rhubarb so chutney making is calling for the next batch.

So, what's on your workdesk Wednesday?

Kyla

Woyww

 Happy What's on your workdesk Wednesday and look, crafting! Decided to make a couple of ATCs ready for the anniversary swap. Not finished them BUT i made a start and that's what counts! 

Made a couple of backgrounds with spray inks and water to move it around the card a bit, die cut the atc and will then have a think about decorating. 

My 'man bites dog' cards this week are 'tycoon downsizes new secret girl'!!! Does not bare thinking about! 

Thought i would also share some amazing new street art i spotted in town the other day. We are so lucky in Bristol as its such an arty city and i love discovering new art on my walks in town. 

Just a couple of great examples of the talented artists out there. 

So, what's on your workdesk Wednesday?

Kyla

Woyww

Wednesday again, wasnt sure i would be able to take part today, have day off but last minute change of plans. Today is the 10th anniversary of my dads death so, as someone who was always crafting, painting and making 'stuff' it seemed fitting to do some crafting.

Am upcycling some images into cards at the moment and shoved at the back of my desk is my watercolour sketchbook i am doing the free course online with 'Emilys Notebook' (worth checking out her website as lots of good tutorials). Forgot my 'man bites dog' cards this week! Think there are probably enough headlines going round at the moment to be honest! 

So, what's on your workdesk?

Kyla

 

 

Woyww

 

Only a quick update, my desk is the dining room table, because look!!! I got the sewing machine out. I cant remember the last time i used this! I kept looking at my allotment jeans i cut up to make an allotment apron and decided it definitely needed edging. Not only to make it neater but to cut down on the fraying and make it look nicer  

It looks a lot better trimmer around the edge and i also sewed round the pocket to reinforce it too.

Then i decided to patch my jeans. Its always at the crotch it wears thin first! No idea why but as least i wont flash on the plot now! Should get at least another year out of these (hopefully 2 years plus). 

That's it from me, so what's on your workdesk this Wednesday?

Kyla

Woyww

 Happy Whats on your workdesk Wednesday. So, my desk is a bit of a mess, this was taken last night. My sketchkit is dumped at the back, in the middle is a small free black notebook (from CILIP, the chartered institute of librarian's and Information Professionals-i admit i am terrible if i spot a freebie, they are slipped in my bag without breaking my step!). Also my allotment jeans. These are the newish one (as it the ones i mended last year to finally replace my really old jeans that i blogged about previously as they were patched SO many times it was getting a bit dodgy if i would flash inadvertently! 

These have been patched once last year, but need doing again (using the old offcuts from my previous pair). Once done they should see me through this year and hopefully nect year too. 

I thought i would also share a few recent makes, my father in laws birthday, neices birthday and mothering sunday so needed to make several  cards

Before he retired, my father in law was a type setter at a newspaper so this seemed like the perfect paper to use.

And these are the ear rings i managed to make, that i blogged about the other week. 

Well, that's it for now.

So, whats on your desk?

Kyla