Wednesday 26 May 2010

WOYWW - 26/05/10

Howdy! I hope you have all had a good week and are looking forward to a lovely bank holiday weekend? I'm really getting into the spirit of WOYWW and find it gives me something crafty to look forward to in the middle of, what can sometimes be, a pretty mediocre week! Onwards to the desk..
So what can we see today? Lots of Cosmo Cricket Delovely, I fell in love with the bright cheery colours and had to get stuck right in. On the left you can see my pink ribbon and lace jars, a Disneyland bag that is almost 20 years old that contains lace from when I used to make crafty things as a teenager, I think that counts as being vintage doesn't it?

Last week a lovely commenter asked to see a close up picture of my storage drawers:
The unit is a Quickutz Magpie unit, I purchased mine from Home Sense for the bargain price of £9.99, so good in fact that I went back and picked up a second. One set has six of the magpie nesting tins (it's been a pain to try and find another set of 3 to complete the unit) and the other is perfect for storing my promarkers. I have been told that they can be stored upright but I prefer to store mine horizontally, I simply added some white dot stickers coloured with the pen to make it a bit easier when choosing my colours. At some point I would like to paint the units white, they look a bit hefty in black!

I picked this photo frame up from a charity shop this week, it was a murky dark red and black colour when I bought it, I primed the frame, painted a few layers of fuschia pink paint then overlaid this with white acrylic paint. When it was dry I sanded it in some areas and bashed it a little to distress then painted on more of the pink paint and wiped the excess off with a baby wipe. I was so pleased that it came out how I intended. I then added some Cosmo Cricket paper, lace and ribbon, the perfect accompanying gift to the card..

I think that this will be a gift for my niece when she and her family return from living in Canada. I just can't wait for them to arrive, they have been gone for 3 years and I have missed them all so much, hopefully not too long to go now!

Have a great week and a lovely bank holiday weekend!

56 comments:

  1. Oh fab WOYWW - started with loving the fab colours and cheery stuff on your desk (and 20 years - vintage, OMG really!!) - and then it just got better - the frame is a triumph, again, takes skill to see what soemthing could be with a couple of licks of paint and a bit of a bashing!

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  2. lovely colours on your desk.. and mmm great storage . thanks for showing

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  3. Love your little unit with Promarkers etc. And what a colourful desk. Thanks for the peek.

    Marilyn
    x

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  4. oh really love your work that frame is just pure joy,and love your workspace,hugs cheyrl xxxxxxxxx

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  5. What fab papers and I love the photoframe too!!! x

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  6. Love what you did to that frame, and such pretty papers on your desk!

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  7. I love those little storage containers. They look so handy, especially for your pens. That frame is darling, too. Happy WOYWW.

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  8. i saw your desk and i think i may actually have squealed a little bit! I want it - would you swap with me? please.. I don't know whether its those lovely little drawer/ cubby hole units you have or the TV (I have an ongoing campaign for one for my craft room) or maybe it was the lovely assortment of papers n stuff waiting to be played with... I can't decide but its just lovely! I'm off to pretty mine up - just in case you decide you might like to swap with me...lol
    Jo

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  9. OK, just looked reeeeeaaaally closely at your desk some more and realised the 'TV' may be you pc screen... but just to let you know that it doesn't make me want you desk any less and that I'm still willing to swap! rofl
    Jo

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  10. ooo I want your desk! lol so many lovely goodies!

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  11. Oh, your desk is so pretty this morning, all those delicious colours! Love your storage, and that frame is gorgeous.

    Nicki, xx

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  12. deliscious colours,love what you did with the frame, what a bargain find. love that pen storage.

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  13. Loads of lovely pastel colours on your desk. I love the pen storage and want one, shame there isn't any stores in Scotland.

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  14. I love your frame!! (and all your pictures and soo lovely and tidy!) and 'specialy love your little shelving for your Promakers. I'm going to have to have a real tidy up!!

    (Lyn)

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  15. ohhh such lovely colours. Thanks for the info about your shelving unit. The frame and card are both devine.
    Tracey

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  16. Lots of yummy things to look at here and I love those storage whatsits!
    Chrissie

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  17. Love the storage, and that frame is beautiful

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  18. Wow love your storage wish i had home sense near me!They look just what the dr ordered for all my copics.Love the wee photo frame ,youve done beautiful job .Pop over i have some blog candy on offer.Have great wednesday hugs judex

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  19. Well done you on kicking off Mr Linky this morning with such bright and lovely piccies!

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  20. Loved the look of your storage and so pleased you had linked to the shop ...then I found Home Sense had not crossed the border .... you can imagine the words that followed lol

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  21. Hiya

    I just love the look of all those cosmo cricket goodies, the colours jump right up off the table, your draws are fabulous I agree I think they would look good in white.

    Have a lovely day
    Joey.xxx

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  22. Gorgeous frame, loving your desk, looks so bright and cheerful :O))

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  23. Great that WOYWW gives so many of us something to look forward to mid-week. Love the frame and the card is gorgeous. of course whether it's vintage or not now depends on how old you are hehe
    Anne x

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  24. ooooooooooooooooooooo, I love the storage!!!! and you frame is just fab. If I tried to do anything like that it would just look shoddy but that is just awesome - love that too!
    Sam x

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  25. How pretty your desk looks today with all of those bright colours on them! I love your cards, its really pretty and the frame looks fantastic too! Have a great week! Tracey x

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  26. Oooh what bright and light colours! It really lights up my day, since it's really droopy and drooly here in Belgium. Rain as far as the eye stretches :( I think your family will be really pleased having to get that card!
    Greetz,
    Evi

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  27. Your desk looks fab with all the bright colours and I love the beautiful frame!
    Jane
    x

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  28. Beautiful bright colours! Love the Promarker storage.

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  29. I always love your desk - so pretty and colourful.. That frame you did rocks... and the card is lovely...

    I really want one of those units still - but don't live near a store :O(
    agree that they would look lovely in white.

    Paula x x x

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  30. Fab storage and desk, gorgeous papers and love your creations too.
    x

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  31. Oooh fab units and what lovely bright colours on your cards. scrummy x

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  32. What a pretty desk, and yes i think white would fit in more with the "pretty" stuff! Patsy from
    HeARTworks

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  33. What a bright and cheerful desk you have this morning and some great stash too. Love your pens and so wonderfully organised too. Great find in the charity shop too.

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  34. Love all the colours - beautiful paper range. The card is gorgeous and the frame beautiful. All looks so organised...I might get their one day ;-)

    TFS

    Kat

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  35. Super to browse again this week!

    Your frame is super, what a great way to recycle something thats dated a little!

    Super card too!

    Keryn x

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  36. Hi Ang! How pretty does your desk look! Very yum. :)
    xx Leo

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  37. Fab workspace, so glad to see I'm not the only one that spent hours colouring in dots to colour code their promarkers, its well worth it isn't it?
    Hugs Pam x

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  38. what a fab frame and love all the pretty papers on your desk, but I can't take my eyes off your magpie storage!!! I want it, I want it, I want it! Storage is my weakness! :-)

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  39. Wonderful worksplace and a fellow lover of Cosmo Cricket, I love them! Those storage units are fab, enjoy filling them, lol! xxx

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  40. Thanks for sharing. That frame is beautiful

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  41. Nice workspace...I can't believe how clean it was in the B4 photo...mine never looks like that...unless you count the 5min after I just cleaned it, lol! That frame is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

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  42. Love that Promarker Storage, so stylish!!!

    Home Sense is fab isn't it!!!

    Hugs
    Penni
    X

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  43. Did you colour coordinate your desk just for woyww?? It looks luscious! And love the pen unit nice bargain!! I'm trying to pluck up the courage to okay too but I can't even see my desk from the door!!

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  44. oooh i love those storage shelves you've got their...so cute!

    love the frame too...well worth all that painting!

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  45. Those colours are really gorgeous,and the frame is awesome.

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  46. A beautiful, colourful desk! Love your storage units, and great idea about colouring paper stickers on your promarkers. Your projects are gorgeous too :-)

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  47. oh oh oh! I love all the colours of the pretty stuff on your desk! Right up my alley...

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  48. Your desk looks lovely and colourfull today. And a girl after my own heart with that scrummy organinsed storage :o)
    ...and that frame, OMG its gorgeous, well done you x x x

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  49. Your desk looks so pretty and that frame is brill! Wipso & Twiglet

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  50. Your frame is fabulous, love you pen storage. You have a lovely neat and bright crafting space. Lynne xx

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  51. Beautiful yummy desk today!!! all that lovely new stash in such pretty summery colours. Your PM storage is lovely.

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  52. Fabulous desk ,, full of lots of lovely stuff :-) great storage too ,,, perfect for your pens !

    gorgeous creations too :-) love the frame ,,,, stunning !! :-)

    Luv
    Lols x x

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  53. Oh wow! Look at all the fantastic crafty goodies on your desk! Can i come over for a play there? ;-) I love your frame, it looks awesome! and a beautiful matching card! Well done, i'm sure your niece will love them!

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  54. Only just found time to start my hop this morning, and what a beautiful post to kick it all off, I am loving your desk, and you are right the CC paper is to die for. Loving your photo frame project, it was so gorgeous. Thank you too for the close up. I have never come across the shop, and probably if it stocks stuff like that shouldn't get better acquainted with it if I want to have any pennies left.

    Hugs
    Kay
    Toodles and Binks

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  55. Just love your desk it all looks so beautiful!!! The shelfs for your pens are just perfect and look great on your desk love Chanelle xx

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  56. Ooo...a girl after my own heart - charity shops is my thing and I LOVE your frame and all of the pinkiness.*Ü* Bargain unit too. TFS. ~Glen~

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