WOYWW 835

Received two more ATC's this last week - one from Julia and one from my buddy Cindy.  Thank you ladies, they were such a surprise and cheered me up no end.

Been a funny old week and made a complete mess of the picture in Felted Fungi - thank goodness it looks a bit better in the photo than it does in real life.  We all had to put a photo of our work up and I mentioned mine was 'not quite right' but got some lovely compliments (remember they could not see it for real) but it just shows what a lovely group they are.  Anyway I joined the group for a month.  No point in joining for a year when I don't know if I am going to take to it or not so this month I am going to be trying to make some more sculptures or 3D mushroom as I call them, then deciding is this for me and can I get my monies worth from it each month.  Remember papercraft is my first love and always will be.

I was calling them 'shrooms' which is what I always have referred to them in my journal pages but a friend pointed out that that is what they term 'magic mushrooms' - bet I still call them that though and just hope people know I am not on the 'trip taking mood'.  At my age I think people who know me will understand.

So my desk today shows my yukky picture and my sculpture which I do love.  In fact in the box of supplies you might spy two more I started but these are going to be tiny.  They are on top of the white wool.  The book has notes as I watched the video again so I will remember the stages (I had forgotten the initial shape for the cap already) because at the end of June I won't have access to the videos unless I join again.  That's L"Occitane hand cream in the box as I find it easier to roll when I have creamed my fingers and 8" of an Ikea tape measure I helped myself to on Monday.  That was the kit I sent for with all the colours needed for the Fly Agaric, no I have to buy others for whatever I am trying next.  Maybe the one for this week which is 'Old Man of the Woods' and which I noticed Angela was taking part in making.

You needle-felters out there - I have some rovings but she uses battings.  Do you think I can try using my rovings in a piece of sculpture or a picture of a mushroom?  I don't want to have to start carding but it would be a shame not to use it and some are beautiful colours.

Well, Monday saw me in Warrington but I'll leave the main reason for next week.  I told you, last week, that I could not have a new hip as I was "too high risk".  Turns out my heart failure and copd ruled me out and he said even if I came through the operation the risks afterwards were too great with me (heart attack, stroke, blood clots, infection, rejection of the metal in my body and so on). (I also have 'spondy something' in my spine and that bothers me a lot, nothing they can do for that either.  It is so painful too and I fear I will end up stooped.)  The "if" put me off and I took the news rather badly but after a few days I came to terms with things and now I am ok about it.  The Muskoloskeletal (sp?) guy at the doctors was surprised they would not do it as well. So not just me having a flip,

Will leave it there, cheered myself up with a new sunhat (like a bucket) and some big gold ear rings from M&S whilst in Warrington for something I hope to show you next week.  Adore my big ear rings and I love the smell of the hat.  Now It is off to see Sarah's Craft Shed and meet up with the whole gang.  See you later.  PS my ear rings are really golden and shiny (not real gold).

WOYWW 102 and Flying

Nothing much to show you on my desk today as I had a major clean up after the previous posting of my Steampunk Album.

There's a card in the making (see below), some legs with red shoes (don't ask) and a clear acrylic album I finished off that had been started at CHA.  See - I have been finishing stuff off - two more albums since my Steampunk one below.

I have been dumfing again - this time little bits and I have made some inchies (a bit late for the JFF Challenge) but it was an idea I saw on the web somewhere and I thought I would make one bookmark for each of my fellow DT'ers.  I can also enter this into the Spotlight Challenge which is to use at least three inchies - and there are three here on this card.

Don't look too closely at my stitching!  Please!  My lettering is not that brilliant either but I cannot remember how to do wiggly writing using "Word" so I did it by hand and stamped the illuminated "F" for contrast.

Now it is time to pop on over to see Ms Dunnitt and what she is up to (a new look blog no less) and chase around all those links to the various blogs with lots of inspiration (unlike mine today).  

WOYWW 98

First of all - A Big Welcome to my newest followers.  Welcome to my blog and I hope you get some inspiration in the coming weeks when I get back to crafting.

Well, not much to show as I have not been crafting.  Just the needlefelting on my desk and some bits of polymer clay from last Wednesday - needlefelting because I was going to put some beads on and PC because I was going to make some more beads.  Then I went in hospital!

Got a call from my GP who had done a blood test the day before to ask if I minded going up to the hospital for another blood test.  They gave me an ECG at the same time and then had me sit for 2 hours before they repeated the tests.

Some damage to the left side of my heart - evidence (?) that I may have had a heart attack (when - never felt anything), irregular and fast heart beat and so I was admitted and hooked up to a heart monitor all night.  Six days later I come out early evening with a Warfarin pack and the promise of arterial fibrillation in 4 - 6 weeks.  Must say I got a thorough MOT whilst in there.

Anyway, here is the dumphing (or is it dumfing?)

Because I have virtually nothing to show you this week but I so want to join in with The Stamping Ground and Ms Dunnit's worldwide craze I thought I would take the opportunity to show you some of my ribbon storage.

These are some of my spools of ribbon - in those plastic boxes (5 for £1) with use being made of the holes in the sides for the ribbon ends to poke through.  I have four of these stacked on top of my pigeon holes and I do find they work well.

This is a piece of dowelling stuck on a square of wood which is fixed to the wall.  I found it kind of wobbled a bit so I put a loop of wire on the top and attached it to a screw thing on the wall.  If I had more wall room I would have it laying horizontally rather than vertically - but it works fine!

So that is it for this week folks - do pop over to Ms D's site and have a look at some of the other workdesks - you might pick up one or two tips for storage or for crafting things - either way you will need a cuppa and a moment or two to sit back and enjoy snooping around.

WOYWW 96

I cannot believe I have not been blogging.  Having problems with breathing so not spending as much time in craft room as usual. When I am in, this past week or so, I am making things for Elements 2 so here is my desk with my stuff on it.

As you can see my Tim Holtz tins with my Ranger stuff are now in the window - no worries about the sun getting to it as the porch behind does not allow the sun in my room.

So what is on my desk - Wipso and Twiglet will be amazed to see I am doing some needle felting (I say that because they are into wool and stuff).  I am amazed too and I loved doing it although I am not that good and only had hasty lesson from Paddy as to what to do just so I could make a start.  Am now trying a third piece which is going to be a bit more adventurous.

So there's my brush and needle thing (has five needles inside it) some fancy woolly stuff, some roving (have I spelled that right?), some curly wool and my tin with my clay in that you have already seen.

This is the floor immediately behind my chair which is in front of the section of my desk you have just seen.  The black bag is from Saturday and I must confess I have not emptied it yet (Victoria Stampers - if any of you live within travelling distance of Padgate and would like to join our club where we make all kinds of things (with tutors from our own realms and sometimes from outside) you would be more than welcome.  We meet on the first Saturday of the month at 10 am - let me know if you are interested and I can send you details).  We had a great time doing Art Dolls with Olive last weekend.

I digress - on the floor is my piece of material and there is a bit more needle felting on it but what is it going to be?  The mystery deepens.

The blue bag contains my Cricut, there's my Vagabond, four metal tins with books I have made inside them and some plugs and things I need for the computer and camera.

Well that is all I have time for as I am off for the day - hopefully the sun will be out for a change.  What can you do?  Why you can hop over to Ms Dunnit's blog and see what she has been up to and then join in with the fun on The Stamping Ground.  You must read her blogs, she is so funny, and then have a look at what others are up to. Get a cuppa first, you will get hooked.