17/10/2012

WOYWW 176

Yes its that time of the week when we can have a nosey at everyones workdesk - to join in, visit Julia HERE.  First of all I need to say a big thank you to all those who gave advice about my doily die last week, and in particular Mary Anne, who was very helpful indeed.  I tried a bit of everything - I wiped the die and the card all over with a tumble dryer sheet, then used waxed paper (well it was actually silicon coated baking paper as my local Tesco didn't have waxed paper) between the die and the card.  It all cut out really well and afterwards I just needed to tap sharply on the back of the die and all the wee 'bits' fell out - now wasn't that a great success!
My desk is even more cluttered today than normal - I'm still trying to do a few things for the craft stall in November so I bought some small jamjars yesterday to cover with felt to make into cupcake style pincushions (I hope - haven't actually tried this yet).  Then I bought some Ruffles yarn to make a scarf - I have lots in blues and greens but my friend told me last year I needed to do some in reds, purples and pinks (green and blue isn't everybodys favourite colour!!).  The messy pile to the right is still waiting to be tidied away, after making some cards recently.
Posted by Bernice

17 comments:

  1. Carol Willis17 October 2012 at 09:23

    Hi Bernice, where abouts is your craft fair going to be?
    Hugs
    Caz x

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  2. jill17 October 2012 at 09:45

    I'd like to see the finished jars with pin coushions on the top , i think they would make a wonderful christmas gift. Jill #51

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  3. shazsilverwolf17 October 2012 at 13:25

    Love the colour of that yarn- glorious. Gald you found a way to get all the bits out of the dies- waxed paper is my goto, good to know silicone paper works just as well.Have a great Wednesday, Hugs Shaz #96

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  4. Sunshine Girl17 October 2012 at 13:43

    Lovely busy desk there - hope all goes well at the Craft Fayre. Thanks for sharing - Sunshine Girl no. 57

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  5. Sandi McLean17 October 2012 at 14:38

    Even though I rarely sew anymore, I adore pincushions so looking forward to seeing those :) A lovely shade of purple (my fav colour) yarn.. Hugs, Sandi #32

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  6. Gillian ....17 October 2012 at 18:33

    Thanks for sharing a peak of your busy desk, hope you have a great week. Happy WOYWW! Gillian #70

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  7. Lunch Lady Jan17 October 2012 at 19:17

    Lol - I do the same with colours in my beading! What do you mean, not everyone loves blues and greens, they're MY favourite colours..... :D I'm trying very hard to incorporate a wider colour range into what I do as well! The purple yarn is lovely, by the way!
    Hugs, LLJ 56 xx

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  8. Mary Jo 17 October 2012 at 19:49

    those pin cushions sound cute!
    Would love to see the finished project!
    Good luck with the craft fair :)
    mary Jo #115

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  9. Julia Dunnit17 October 2012 at 20:01

    Aware ice, your friend gives you good advice..when I had a shop I used to really struggle to buy stock: trying to uh stuff you don't like but other people might is so hard!! You're doing we'll with your preparations , ili,e the idea of theirs with pincushion very much.

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  10. Anonymous17 October 2012 at 23:30

    those pincushions sound cute! Happy WOYWW Lindsay #7

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  11. Unknown17 October 2012 at 23:45

    So glad the doily die thingy got resolved, I was tearing my hair out (as well as the paper in the actual die) before I discovered the baking paper secret). Hope the pincushion things come out ok, I get on a theme, buy all the stuff then usually don't do much with it lol.
    Cheers, Elaine #19 Thanks for visiting earlier.

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  12. Anonymous18 October 2012 at 02:27

    I've got about 1/2 doz balls of ruffle yarn, must dig out the big needles and knit them up, after I've finished hubby's socks of course! I'm looking at getting a doily die so I read the tips again about getting it out of the die, good to know. Hope the pincushions turn out ok, I wouldn't have a clue where to start. I wonder if your ribbon boards would sell, the one you did for yourself was very pretty.

    Hugs
    Brenda 3

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  13. Andrea18 October 2012 at 16:03

    my your a re busty lots going on. I love the sound of the pincushion jars and the wool looks fab i love the colour , aren't woyww'ers so kind and fab at sharing ideas and tips ,im happy yours worked out an dto be part of such a caring sharing group X

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  14. okienurse18 October 2012 at 16:34

    great looking desk and it sounds like you have some fun projects scheduled to do. I love that purple...it would match my hair very nicely! Thanks for sharing and have a great week. Glad you stopped by my blog! Vickie #71

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  15. Words and Pictures19 October 2012 at 23:31

    Lots of lovely plans and potential... you're going to be busy with all those lovely fabrics and jars! Belated happy WOYWW!
    Alison x
    #31

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  16. LuLu20 October 2012 at 00:07

    Howdy,

    Sounds like you have your work cut out for you. Love your vintage desk with all the cubbies! We have one too - but just use it for storage at the momnet...

    Would love for you to stop by my blog when you have a moment or 2!

    Peace,
    LuLu
    http://lulu-too-beaucoup.blogspot.com/2012/10/woyww-10-17-2012-birthday-haul-little.html

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  17. Tamika22 October 2012 at 18:43

    I hope to see the pin cushions! I remember the last WOYWW post someone had a really cute one on their desk! I have some felt I bought to use for a My Favorite Things die that does not seem to be cutting perfect rosettes, its frustrating all right! Tamika #124

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