WOYWW159

Good morning! Happy Wednesday........................
OK, my desk........managed to clear *some* of the backlog of stamps that were there last week but as you can see, there are still the dirty ones waiting to be cleaned at the back there!

The main mess on my desk though is buttons..... I'm making up the sample for a jewellery class I'm doing in a couple of months, a button bracelet and necklace set. As with most jewellery things I spend waaaaaay more time choosing the beads or bits than actually making it! I'm in the middle of making up the 3 button high stacks that will form the bracelet.... bit of a mixed up colour scheme so far for this one as you can see! The finished bracelet will look like this...

(In true here's one i made earlier stylee!!!) Looks much better on.....

(bleurgh..veiny hand!!!)
So, that's my desk this week....let me see yours?!!!
The hostess with the mostess Julia has all the details of this wonderful blog hop over HERE  so why not join in!!
Love Trish xxxx

Tuesday Sneaky Peek for Calico Crafts!

As promised, this is a little look at the second part of my DT project this week...... the natural version was yesterday, so todays its bonkers colour time!

Hop on over to the Calico Crafts Blog to see the whole thing, and to decide on whether you prefer the natural or colourful theme!!!
Love Trish xxxx

Monday Sneaky Peek for Calico Crafts

Hello!
I have a little teaser to show you this morning...a little look at my latest DT project for Calico Crafts...

Why not hop on over there, and you can see the whole thing, plus a step by step guide on how to create one of your own!!
Here's the link.... Calico Crafts Blog!
 This is a fun project, as I will be showing two versions...today is the 'Au Natural' look, tune in tomorrow for the bonkers colourful version!
Love Trish xxxx

Careful..I bite..- Sneak peek for The Artistic Stamper

Happy Thursday people!
I have another project to share with you over at The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog today..... another quirky, slightly bonkers painty piece!!! Here's a little peek....

I love creating slightly off the wall art....hopefully not indicative of me as a person??? or maybe so.......!!
Anyway, hop on over and enjoy!
I am LOVING this guest artist position!
love Trish xxxxxx

WOYWW158

Hello fellow woyww-ers....and everyone else too! If you haven't already done so, check out our fabulous host Julias blog to find the most fun, most addictive blog hop on the planet!!!!
Sorry for my lack of WOYWW last week...totally forgot it was Wednesday until it was waaaay too late to link up! Really should have made an effort though, if only to say a huge THANK YOU for my ATCs that have arrived! i will be doing personal thank yous later! xxxxxxx
Now, todays desk.... hmmmm..... nothing crafty at all really, just a mammoth mess...

Rubber rubber everywhere......... stamps to mount, stamps to clean, stamps to put away....... why do I leave the boring jobs until it gets ridiculous?!!! Hopefully its not just me! So thats todays job, sorting out that little mess......what are you up to today?!
Love Trish xxxxxx

Monday sneeaky peek...For Calico Crafts!

Happy Jubilee Day everyone!
As the whole crafting community has gone patriotically bonkers in terms of themes and colour schemes right now, I thought I'd pare it back and go very zen and minimilist today!! Just white with a smidge of natural colours in a beachy themed project. Sneaky peek...

Pop on over to the Calico Crafts Blog to see the complete item, and the step by steps on how I made it!
Have a great long weekend everyone!
Love Trish xxx

Sneak peek...for The Artistic Stamper!

Can't begin to tell you how excited I am to have been asked to be guest designer over at The Artistic Stamper this month!
My first project is live on the blog now, so pop on over to see! As you might imagine, I've done a tiddly step by step on how I made it too, so you can see the whole process! Little peek now....

Can't wait to get stuck in to more projects, so watch out...there will be more to come!!!
Love Trish xx

WOYWW156....ATC swap day!!!

Woooooo! I love ATCs....so this week is going to be so much fun!!!
Whats On You Workdesk Wednesday is three today, and to celebrate we're having an ATC swap!
The show and tell of desks continues though, so.....
My desk this morning.....

Whats that big piece of art on there? its the masterboard for my ATCs! I decided to make more than one to trade, so I made a large background so I could cut lots from it. Close up of what it looks like now, before images and words are added....

So........ if I end up trading with you, you can compare to see if you can figure out which bit of this you've ended up with!!! Hours of fun........ :)
This A4 sheet will make nine ATCs, which means I have 8 extra. I would love to trade these extra ATCs with anyone who wants to swap!!! If you want to swap, please could you let me know in a comment on this post? I'll choose 8 at random, and contact those 8 to swap addresses with before the end of today (British time!)
Can't wait, this is going to be so much fun!
Julia over at Stamping Ground is our host for this most fabulous of blog hops, so go on over to see all the fun!!!
Happy WOYWW everyone!
love Trish xxxxx

woyww 155!

Morning!!
Did you see that whirlwind? you know, the one that took lots of 'stuff' up into the air then let it land any old way all over my desk?? that whirlwind? no? oh. That must mean it was just me making a large mess then...............
For those who have said before that i'm a neat and tidy crafter..nope....

Wider shot that normal to show you that i'm a messy crafter after all!!! This side of my studio looks like this most of the time! In the middle of all of that is the current project, my latest design for Beads and Beyond magazine. I'm figuring its too far away to see anything properly so I can show you!!!
THANK YOU for all of the suggestions for my Jubilee themed make from last week. Still not 100% happy with the front, but i like the back so I'll show you that instead!

This is the reverse side to the stuck down napkin background, I've just collaged a whole load of images and stencils onto it! Lots of fibres, and the end of my bunting string!
Please hop on over to the hostess with the mostess Julia , add your name and start the fabulous blog hop that is Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday!
Love Trish xxx

Fathers Day Challenge project.. For Calico Crafts

There is a great Masculine Challenge over on the Calico Crafts Blog just now. Enter an altered art item of your choice, it can be anything as long as you include something purchased from the shop..... The prize, drawn at random, is a £30 voucher to spend at Calico Crafts! Great prize, so get your thinking caps on! Anyway, the design team have come up with a bit of eye candy to get your creative juices flowing, and here is my contribution......

Well, a sneaky peek anyway! The whole thing can be viewed over on The Blog !
The closing date for the challenge is Wednesday June 13th, so still time to enter! To see all the details, simply follow the link in my first sentence!!!
Love Trish xxxxx