Hello Crafters!
I really enjoyed participating in WOYWW a couple of weeks ago. The sweetest crafters participate in the sharing! Last week was super busy (ultimate frisbee playoffs, company visiting, hosting a crafty afternoon at my place, etc) so I could not participate...but I think I have time to pop in again this week. I will share what I am doing now and some other things that I did the past couple of weeks. Hopefully the post is not too long!
Here it is...my messy crafty spot. Right now I am working on a project for the blog hop with Quietfire and Walnut Hollow. I put a coat of antique white paint on the box and started cutting out my patterned papers.
Last time someone said they were interested in seeing what was in the basket on my desk. It is mainly my adhesives. You may wonder what the pretty fabric item is...
...my friend Janice's mom is an amazing sewer. She made this cute sewing kit/wallet for me. I store my pins in it.
Someone also asked what was in the metal container to the left of my desk. It is supposed to be a tea tin but I store my baby wipes in it.
One thing I did last week was organize my buttons. Very happy with the progress thus far! Some people may say you can never have enough buttons. Well, I realized I actually do have too many buttons and made 6 ziplock bags (!) full of buttons to give to my crafty friends.
This jar however was not sorted. It is special: a jar of antique buttons from my mom.
On Saturday, my friend Rebecca and I drove to Carsand Mosher (a crafty store a little less than an hour away) and picked up some goodies. Graphic 45's Raining Cats and Dogs....
...dies and a stencil. Most of which was on sale!
And lastly a large Tim Holtz bag (50% 0ff!) that I plan on taking as my purse when I go to CHA in January. :)
Sorry for the long post! Had a lot to share! Thanks for popping in and I look forward to seeing your posts on WOYWW!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo
Hello Fellow Crafteteers and WOYWW Peeps!
My name is Kathy Jo and this is my first time posting on WOYWW. (insert applause here) I am fortunate to follow some very talented and awe-inspiring crafters out there that participate in WOYWW. It is too fun seeing their work desks and what projects they are working on. Finally, I am taking the leap and sharing my space. My happy, messy, busy, crafty space...and I love it!
Above is my work surface. I go through spells in my crafty space. If I made a card using a particular pad of paper or stamp set and if I don't put it the item back in its place right away then I keep using it. For example, 3 days in a row I made cards using paper from the same pad. I guess that is not a bad thing and at least I am using the product! Yesterday I took photos of a Christmas card I made using a Quietfire stamp set, white embossing powder and some kraft paper. Yesterday evening I had a eureka moment on what to do with some scrap kraft paper and other papers...tags. I used some of the same product used on the card and I used scrap paper. Finally, I used some of those smaller scrap papers! BTW, don't be too impressed with the alignment of the tags: I had to organize them on the paper to ensure the glue and Stickles would dry. The desk looks a little more organized than it would if I was making a card.
On the left side of the desk you can see some items I have been playing with. One is a matchbox I made with more scrap paper. I picked up the matchbox die set at a yard sale and am enjoying using it. It came with not only the die but 3 spacer places. Score! You can also see a couple of bottles of Stickles. I won those a couple of weeks ago on the Sizzix blog when they were introducing the new line of Stickles colors. So lucky!
It was very interesting to take a photo of my messy desk and see what is really on it. It is a reflection of how I work, what I queue on my desk for future projects (all the stuff to the left), and how small of a workspace I really need. Perhaps I should start a Crafty BAU (like on Criminal Minds) and analyze WOYWW desks. :)
Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to being nosy seeing what is on your work space!
Have a great day!
Big Hugs!
Kathy Jo
