And HERE is my shambles.
Irony is awash over my desk, I jid you not. The sight of it causes Brenda to tut and sometimes I fear, faint. She has been known to tick me off about it. But today's mess is entirely her fault. See, I spent allocated clearing up time going out to meet her. How great that was. You will read about it...elsewhere for now!
Meanwhile.....show me up with your tidy and organised work spaces why don't you. Post a photo of your current work and surface, put WOYWW in the title and link here. We'll be round. It's not like sending the boys round...and nor, I guarantee, is it anything like getting a cleaner in!
Posts
108 comments:
Your ATC prep sounds mighty scary to me... so I'm glad you still have your fingertips to type with! Look forward to seeing your altered jars - wonder how long they'll take... ahem! Will look forward to reading Brenda's report of your meeting... have a good day. Helen 3
LOL you're a hoot, Julia! Stain removal powder? Really? There is such stuff? :) Will you be going into hiding that you're trying to remove said fingerprints? LOL! Hugs Nan 5
I like those jars. Can't wait to see them altered. Happy crafting #10
I can't wait to see those tins!
I am overflowing with WOYWW-ness today...not one but two posts! (Legend got in the spirit!) I even dressed my "real" one up with a new WOYWW button - each week, it feels like I'm picking my WOYWW wardrobe when I play with them!
Have a great week.
Create With Joy
http://create-with-joy.com
Love those jars!!
Have a great Wednesday.
Hugs Marleen #6
Had a good chuckle over your post today...poor Brenda, taking the blame. I have managed to file my fingernails down while sanding wood too-and sent many a piece flying---woah nellie! Really enjoyed your latest vacation pics too. Seems your hubby did not want to snuggle up to those cool trees-I agree it would have made a great pic!!!
Hullo there Julia good t have you back and be back.. n part anyway :D and yes read of Brenda's visit on someones blog my memory (surprise!) fails me.. and looks like you all enjoyed yourselves - again no surprise..
....anyway glad to see it craftiness on said desk and yes totally impressed that you ric-rac the containers for your laundry would not enter my mind..slack huh! Happy WOYWW Shaz in Oz.x #19 i tink..
I dont think those tins will make it to the laundry room, they are too pretty lol
Bridget #9
Just the term Professional Sanding Drum is enough to keep me away....but in your wonderful description you didn't mention any REAL bodily harm so it seems you are on your way to mastering the implement. Best of luck on that!!!
You only want to get rid of your fingerprints cos you're an Arch Criminal Mastermind...this desk nonsense is just a front... and back... and sides..... ;-)
LLJ 26 xx
well, mine is neither tidy or organized!! and there is something about a jar of buttons... just love it :)
happy WOYWW and have a wonderful week!
no. 1 again - how did that happen??
My desk is never tidy or organised unless we've got family or friends staying! Then it gets the full makeover. Have fun altering those tins. Can't wait to see what you do with them
Have a happy week
Lynda B #26
Love to see how your jars turn out. your jar of buttons will go nicely with the stamp set that I'm playing with on my desk today.
Have a great Woyww
frankiesue #28
Just the mention of ATC's make me break out in a cold sweat. I have to start, I will start, soon... todat!!!! I hopoe.
Love that button jar, it makes me happy to look at it.
Happy WOYWW!
Tertia #34
Good go at the desk this week. Your jars look quite inviting. I DO NOT LIKE to sand anything, too many years doing acrylic nails I guess. Have a great week.
Krisha who stayed up late enough to make it under the #40
#36 this week!!!
I will forgive the mess cos you have left your button jar out for me to drool over :-)
Hugs,
A x
I agree with Krisha, the button jar is a very happy thing. I'd also like to ask Brenda not to tell you off about your desk: it's inspired hundreds of people around the world, something to be cheered, not tutted at!
Have a great Wednesday,
Rachel.
Morning Julia! We are in Cornwall otherwise I'd gladly show you my tidy and organised work desk as I left it beautifully clear and neat ... sorry my nose just grew! LOL
Sue x (MiniOwner@39)
A stream of sunshine on your desk was a wonderful sight Julia.
Hi Julia
I had an error when trying to link as the address came out wrong. Could you please delete me from #43 as I have done a new link #44.
Many thanks
Ria
Hi Julia
I am trying to think how you can pretty up stain removal. . . . but HOW exactly? the sanding does sound fun ... would it do my nails as well
have a great week
janet
Interesting looking desk this week. I look forward to seeing the altered cans. I wonder about the power tools ability to do bodily harm now days and try to stay away as much as possible just sanding by hand. Have a great week. Vickie #41
Oh the sanding block sounds like such fun, dangerous but as you say fun.. have fun at the ATC class tomorrow.
Happy WOYWW
Sandy :)
Hehehe Julia I have learnt to refresh after I have added my name to the link to find out my true number as when I entered I was 42, but when I refreshed I was 46! So now I will put the right number when I leave a comment. I can't show you my clean and tidy desk as it is not clean and tidy and has not been for quite a while now lol! But I am having so much fun. Have a great week Julia and happy WOYWW.
Janene #46
Hi Julia,
Please keep away from the sanding thingy, it sounds way too dangerous. And I would get a cleaner in, but I would have to tidy up first, and that's not likely to happen any time soon :)
RosA # 49
Julia you made me laugh
I think the jars will be be just right for the job once you have out some paper round them
Jackie 7
Hi Julia
everything on your desk looks soooo big it looks like a giant lives there!
Love the tins I hope we will get to see them when finished.
I would love to get a hold of your button jar to have a look through it
Happy WOYWW #204 and enjoy the rest of your week
Ria #44
Oh Julia, your narrative always has me smiling and your bomb site too. Not quite got my head around blocks of wood and ATCs but I met up with a crafty friend yesterday and she gave me a block of wood so I am tasked to alter it now - oh Heck! Thanks for this wonderful arena to meet people and have a snoop it certainly got me blogging regularly if not crafting more. BJ#50 (which I will be next year - yikes)
Happy WOYWW. Decorating tins for your laundry room. Now you have got me thinking! When we move into the farmhouse I am going to get my own laundry room, and it would be fab to use my Cameo to cut out words/designs to decorate the otherwise plain white room. Hubby will think me officially mad - but oh well, he probably thinks that anyway. Ali x #29
A messy desk leaves more for us to snoop!! x Jo
Looking forward to seeing the finished tins. Have a good day.
Karen
http://frayedroundtheedges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-204.html
I long to have and be able to work in one of those Studios that you see featured in magazines ... how do they keep it soooo tidy! Unfortunately, the creative impulse becomes too much and I'm like a crazy madwoman with stuff everywhere! I guess it just goes with the territory ... lol! Thanks for sharing and Happy Woyww. Liz@57
Yay, I came to play today! And you know what, we were too busy chatting (and me sighing over your new staircase) for me to even peek into your craft room on Monday! I do note (she primly says) that you didn't post the photo of your lovely new shirt/top covered in sawdust either!
Happy WOYWW, hugs, Di xx #45
Love that jar of colourful buttons! :) Jules 58
Goodness I hope you were supervised with the sanding machine - sounds hairy!! How nice to be able to blame the mess on someone else, of course you had to go see Brenda - the desk could wait!! Happy WOYWW Cindy x
You're too funny, Julia! Great post, as always, and I can't wait to see and hear about the larks you and Brenda got up to!! Darnell #62
Love it...I can see a new headline "ATC making sends crafters to A&E"! :-)
Kyla
Would love to see the finished jars. Have a great week
I look forward to seeing your altered tins but I bet they never make it in to your laundry room!
Have a great WOYWW. Susi #67
Hope you dont mind me joining in with no desk to show and no crafting ...only a stodgy cake to exibit!!!
Had to gigle at your account of power sanding ...must be a challenge to get it right xx68
Good morning, Julia.
Happy Wednesday, I am looking forward to see the results on the storage tins.
Your woodworking sounds scary!
Rosie x
I've just been given a double-sided tape dispenser like yours for my birthday (at my own request - sad but true!) and I'm so pleased with it - I don't know how I managed without one all this time! I love the canisters - they'll look great in your laundry room.
Have a happy week!
looking forward to see the alterations, you must have a grand laundry room though seems to good to use there. The woodworking sounds like my idea of torture...I'll be giving that a miss...it wont be making it onto my one day I'd like to do that list! hugs Andrea x #72
I love Button jars, Boxes, tins - magical places.
Bishopsmate # 76
Just seen your Union Flag handbag on LLJ's post. I MUST have it!
Loving the jars and your button jar. Am sure you'll make them look pretty! Enjoy the day lovely whatever it has in store for you. Take care Zo xx 77
Morning Julia from a first timer:)
I'll look forward to seeing those tins finished. I'd much rather have them on display though than tucked in me laundry room
Happy Wednesday
Anne x
Super work space xx Jan (80)
Julia: Happy WOYWW! I love your button stash! What a fun way to store them, they become decor in that lovely jar. Those tins are so sweet, you are going to have the prettiest laundry containers I am sure. I wonder if they will make it into the laundry when you are done, they may just stay in your room! Winnie#79
I'm in good company this week, mine looks like something exploded on it too! Have a great week, Hugs Shaz xx#81
I applaud your pretty tins my dear! I have similar in my laundry room ;-) I have mason topped bottles with my coloured and whites liquids in and another for my vinegar which I use as a softener. Then I have another lovely jar with my stain powder in and a cute scoop. I realise now having written all that, that I look incredibly like an anally retentive domestic goddess. The first part yes, the second? Not so much...
Oh! That button jar - would love to tip those out! Be careful with your fingertips! Chris
Hi Julia - I just couldnt resist - taking my first run at the WOYWW gateway to creativity... LOL
Havent been on this blogging rollercoaster for very long but man is it better than Facebook!! Looking forward to dropping by on a regular basis and sharing in the wonderful creativity of all the fellow bloggers... cheers
Mxx
Happy woyww Julia, I hope GB has as lovely, sunny weather as we have here in the Netherlands! Hugs from Holland, Marit #84
Good morning, Julia. Afraid I can't oblige with a neat and tidy workspace....mine was just too bad this morning to even photograph - had to make do with the dining table instead. Your work sounds scarily dangerous to life and limb - but fun!!
Margaret #79
Hi Julia
I missed last week but im back on board this week. Wow you have been up to some things lol. Would have loved to watch you sand. Good luck with the tins
Hugs
Annette In Oz
Your tins will look amazing when they are decorated, and useful too!!
sue
xx
Love the sound of that sander - I want a go!
no work on my desk... just some photos and a thankyou. Happy woyww, jenx
Hi Julia, I was able to make it back for a second week after being MIA for so long. I love coming here and can't wait to see how you finish off your tins. I really love those by the way. i want to apologize here to all of the ladies that I was unable to visit last week. I plan to do much better this week. I am working fast and furious to get my ATCs finished for the anniversary swap. Was so much fun last year. #94
I don't know how you do it Julia! I just can't stay committed to being crafty in one area lol! My crafty nature takes me to my gardens, to my photography classes, to wherever the wind seems to blow! Happy WOYWW!
do show us your finished tins- whenever.LOL
I'm power tool deficient, so I'm sure to be impressed with your blocks!
Hi Julia, wouldn't dream of showing you up with a clean, tidy and organised desk which is why mine is as cluttered as ever today. Just a tad jealous of your WOYWW meeting in Salisbury this week - read about it elsewhere - in fact, it could be sometime before I recover from the pangs of envy ... still it's the price I paying for living in a Scottish paradise :) Happy WOYWW, Elizabeth x #92
That wood sanding thingy sounds a bit dangerous to me !
Hi Julia
Help you have deleted the wrong link for me this morning leaving behind the one that does not work.
Do I have to do a new link so that people can find me?
Ria #43
Good-morning...for some reason my blog dashboard is not working to allow me to post my picture (yet) ...maybe it needs more coffee this morning??? Hope to have it up later today! Sounds like everyone has had/ is having a busy week! Be blessed!
Debbie aka: DayLee Doodler!
Good morning (afternoon), Julia! You will enjoy having pretty tins for your laundry area -- perhaps it will make the work a little more pleasant? The sanding drum sounds both cool and a bit dangerous. I take it you're going to make very 3D ATCs at the workshop? Have a good day. ~ Laura (Bookworm) #105
I helped tidy your desk today. I took errr, uh, I put away the jar of buttons for you! =D Fun desk you have there.
SueC#107
I Like The Tin Idea For Your Stain Remover, Hope You Show Pic When You're Done!!
Boo Hoo! I had planned to join in today but having had to spend two evenings sorting out puter stuff from Mr Indonesia-can't-be-bothered-to-get-a-real-job-so-I-will-hack-your-emails-twice-in-24-hours, I need to try and catch up. Next week - pinkie promise!!
Hugs
xx
Hi Julia, Happy May Day to you. I am sorry but i may not be taking part for a while. As much as i enjoy it, i do find it time consuming visiting everyone else and its not fair to post and not visit myself.
I hope to find time to return sometime in the future.
all the best
Gill x
Sorry Julia I made a mess of Linky. #104 links to my other blog. Then #110 is crock but I said it was wrong. I am rot now at #111. Brenda normally links me because she gets up earlier than I do. Can't rely on me.
Your desk looks fab, love the angle
Famfa 111
Morning Julia!
Your button jar always makes me smile! Please show us your tin cans when they're done okay?
Love ya. xx
Roudi
This is my first visit. Thanks for letting me join in - everyone looks so organized; do you think it will rub off?! x
Hoorah, Finally am able to post my blog for the desk visits....coffee is on...y'all come! ;)
Love your button jar, nice and full just the way I like them! The sanding thing sounds like fun although I don't know that I would be brave enough to chance my fingerprints!
Debxx
Love your huge container of buttons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and everything else too!!! thank you for hosting!!!
I gotta tell you, I love your button jar. So having it front and center is a treat for me. Loved your comment about Brenda. She is a treasure for sure and how lucky you ladies are to have gotten together. Northern California waits....so, come on over for a visit!
Another lovely busy peek! Have been loving your Spain photos...gorgeous!
I thought I was busy, but you win!!!
Those sanding drums are amazing but scary. I'm scared of most power tools, my fingers are really important to me!
I love the tins, they are going to be so much fun!
Oh you do make me laugh, love your tins, they will be fabulous when they are done. Glad you still have your finger tips
Happy Woyww
karen K
No. 131
I was all ready to post early this morning, then I went back to sleep! Oh well, I'm here at last with my worktray posting. Happy WOYWW! Karen 133 x
Those tins are CUTE, can't imagine how fun they'll be altered!
:)trisha
#134
Greetings, it's almost lunch time here and so windy and cold again.
The big yellow sander..looks like a George Foreman grill ready to be fired up for a tasty meat dish.
Love the windows sunlight and a wash line!! I miss mine. ENJOY the week, I'm ready for May 12th!! #134 this week
Just remembered that it is Wednesday - May 1st - "Workers Day" - day off in Germany - so my feeling is like Sunday.
Julia you are quite a brave girl at your desk today with all those bits of wood and things flying 'round! Happy WOYWW! Sandy Leigh #17
Glad to hear you've still got your digits. I'm a bit scared of power tools, they're so noisy and... ..well..powerful! have fun x
Linking up some art work for cards this week. Sorry your desk has raged out of control :)
Sarah @ A Cat-Like Curiosity
Just checked to find out if my OH has sanding drums - he's got the ones that fit to a drill but I think I'll pass on using them!! Please don't sand those fingers away! Sand @ 139 xx
What lovely Jars you have and is your button jar growing ?? seems alot bigger then I remember or am I mistaking it for flower jar :) hugs Nikki #39
I finally decided to take the plunge and join the fun after stalking for a while. I'm excited to meet new people and see how they "work".
The sander does not sound fun in any way, so I think you must be insane! My girl had a run in with a pillar drill, in electronics last week, and has a shorter fringe as a result!
Fiona xx
Hey Everyone!
Love that jar of buttons, Julia. But I'm afraid the OCD in me would be sorting them into color families. hehe
I'm cheating a bit today. I'll have a project to show you soon. But today I'm away from my computer and I know some of you were waiting for this give-away so I bumped it. Hope this is okay, Julia.
I'm aiming for the last spot, no internet and I'm feeling a little crazy!! Stain remover power? I LOVE that stuff, I like mixing it with other stuff and watching it fizz!!! and sometimes shoot out of the waste pipe at ninety miles an hour... Happy Crafting and WOYWW! (just)
((Lyn))#142
Great angle for your pic of your desk! You are always so cheeful,,I appreicate that! Thanks for hosting us and for sharing.
dix---
I don't think I will be showing you up today! Love the button jar, and you do live dangerously!
Cazzy x
Running late! But at least I managed to get a picture and post before the day is over.
No tidy and neat desk for me either this week!!
busy busy busy and lots of fun too.
I almost didn't join this week.
glad I did. I am so looking forward to ATC making and the big celebration
Happy Wednesday! Its good to be back!
Godspeed!
I should make sure I have enough caffeine, I misread and thought the WOYWW4 was upon us for a few minutes lol. Power sanding sounds adventurous! I think goggles and a hardhat and maybe kevlar gloves would be in order lol. Looking forward to seeing the jars completed. #116
Hi Julia glad to be back at your desk! The last couple of weeks flew by and I didn't even realize it was Wed till now I almost missed it again. But i'm super happy to see that my fav item..the button jar is back in action on your desk hehe happy woyww!!! xoxo hugs
Lovely busy desk there! Love that big jar of buttons!
Just getting around to the list now! Be careful with the sander! Happy WOYWW Lindsay #93!
Love your sanding story, Julia! :-) I hate the process myself, and do anything I can to avoid it.
Happy creating and happy woyww!
Sandy #16
I just love how busy your desk is. I like the different angle. The sun looks nice and warm. April #122
Post a Comment