SCARVES, PEGS & SOAP

  Hello deskhoppers and fellow bloggers, my heading makes 

me sound like Gypsy Rose Lee this week.

Remember the scarf I finished last week

well I am giving it to a friend for her birthday. 

 I've made a box from vintage wallpaper to put it in.

Quick as you like i've started another 

scarf before the momentum vanishes.

I also found a use for some old wooden pegs 

that have been lurking in a basket for ages

And who would have thought you could draw

 inspiration from a bar of soap. 

Doodling with inks.

Have a great day and don't forget to 

pop over and see some inspirational 

workdesks over at Julia's place

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK

SCARVES, PEGS & SOAP

  Hello deskhoppers and fellow bloggers, my heading makes 

me sound like Gypsy Rose Lee this week.

Remember the scarf I finished last week

well I am giving it to a friend for her birthday. 

 I've made a box from vintage wallpaper to put it in.

Quick as you like i've started another 

scarf before the momentum vanishes.

I also found a use for some old wooden pegs 

that have been lurking in a basket for ages

And who would have thought you could draw

 inspiration from a bar of soap. 

Doodling with inks.

Have a great day and don't forget to 

pop over and see some inspirational 

workdesks over at Julia's place

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK

The Bonkers Welder

  Come outside

What for ?

   Come outside  

 What's the rush ?

There's a lovely moon out there

(1962 Mike Sarne with Wendy Richards)

"We are ready for you now Mrs Holland" said the mad welder (my husband)

"What are you on about now" said I.

"You need to come outside" said he, giggling.

"Frida is already for her surgery, if you would like to 

see her before she goes down to theatre"

My bonkers husband had wrapped this old hospital screen 

around my precious VW Beetle, Frida.

"Where have you got that from" I asked.

Apparently they were throwing it out of one of the hospitals he was 

doing a job at and he rescued it, stripped it of its old material and covered 

it with flame retardent stuff and he now uses it when he has

 to corden off an area he is working in.  

Very resourceful, as well as barmy, don't you think.

Linking to FRIDAY SMILES

The Bonkers Welder

  Come outside

What for ?

   Come outside  

 What's the rush ?

There's a lovely moon out there

(1962 Mike Sarne with Wendy Richards)

"We are ready for you now Mrs Holland" said the mad welder (my husband)

"What are you on about now" said I.

"You need to come outside" said he, giggling.

"Frida is already for her surgery, if you would like to 

see her before she goes down to theatre"

My bonkers husband had wrapped this old hospital screen 

around my precious VW Beetle, Frida.

"Where have you got that from" I asked.

Apparently they were throwing it out of one of the hospitals he was 

doing a job at and he rescued it, stripped it of its old material and covered 

it with flame retardent stuff and he now uses it when he has

 to corden off an area he is working in.  

Very resourceful, as well as barmy, don't you think.

Linking to FRIDAY SMILES

What's on my desk today .....

Lost for words

I have actually finished something

Now I have to decide whether to keep my scarf

or give it as a gift at Christmas

I'll put a bit of music on while I think about it.

Then have a look at what everyone else has 

been creating since last week.

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY LINK

What's on my desk today .....

Lost for words

I have actually finished something

Now I have to decide whether to keep my scarf

or give it as a gift at Christmas

I'll put a bit of music on while I think about it.

Then have a look at what everyone else has 

been creating since last week.

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY LINK

What a week that was........

No I'm not talking about the USA elections.

 I'm SULKING because we had to 

close our caravan for the season.

I'm SMILING because we got this cosy chair from Sarah Moore 

off the BBC television programme "Money For Nothing".

You know the one, where she visits council tips and blags things 

off people that they are about to chuck out.  

She then gets a team of experts to make them into something else. 

After that she sells the item on and gives the profit 

to the people who were scrapping the item initially.

You will be able to see the episode where she rescues our chair 

in series three in the new year

Can you make out that its been reupholstered 

using a tweed coat and a wool throw.

The sides of the chair still have the coat pockets.

Its fabulous and looks great in our kitchen.

I was LAUGHING my head off at  multi talented Grayson Perry 

when we saw him at The Lowry on Tuesday night.  

His one man show talking about masculinity is a scream.

You may recognise his name from his other 

talent as a renowned ceramicist.

I'm looking DETERMINED as I want to get on 

with my winter tweedy scarf.

  

I'm PESTERING the pants off Philip to do this to the bonnet of my car.

Its had holes drilled into it to form a pattern then 

cross stitched in different shades of blue.

Lastly I am NEARLY DOUBLED OVER LAUGHING with 

my best buddy Marilyn when we had a day as guinea pigs 

at a cookery school trial breadmaking class run by another friend Anna.

I told Anna if she can teach us two anything she can teach anybody.

We certainly put her through her paces and had a wonderful time.

Have a look on my last blog page to see what we made

COOKERY SCHOOL

Linking to Friday Smiles

Friday Smiles

What a week that was........

No I'm not talking about the USA elections.

 I'm SULKING because we had to 

close our caravan for the season.

I'm SMILING because we got this cosy chair from Sarah Moore 

off the BBC television programme "Money For Nothing".

You know the one, where she visits council tips and blags things 

off people that they are about to chuck out.  

She then gets a team of experts to make them into something else. 

After that she sells the item on and gives the profit 

to the people who were scrapping the item initially.

You will be able to see the episode where she rescues our chair 

in series three in the new year

Can you make out that its been reupholstered 

using a tweed coat and a wool throw.

The sides of the chair still have the coat pockets.

Its fabulous and looks great in our kitchen.

I was LAUGHING my head off at  multi talented Grayson Perry 

when we saw him at The Lowry on Tuesday night.  

His one man show talking about masculinity is a scream.

You may recognise his name from his other 

talent as a renowned ceramicist.

I'm looking DETERMINED as I want to get on 

with my winter tweedy scarf.

  

I'm PESTERING the pants off Philip to do this to the bonnet of my car.

Its had holes drilled into it to form a pattern then 

cross stitched in different shades of blue.

Lastly I am NEARLY DOUBLED OVER LAUGHING with 

my best buddy Marilyn when we had a day as guinea pigs 

at a cookery school trial breadmaking class run by another friend Anna.

I told Anna if she can teach us two anything she can teach anybody.

We certainly put her through her paces and had a wonderful time.

Have a look on my last blog page to see what we made

COOKERY SCHOOL

Linking to Friday Smiles

Friday Smiles

A desk with a difference this week

I'm late but thats because I've been having a fantastic

day with my friend Marilyn making bread among other things

at a local cookery school.

www.fieldtopkitchen.com/cookeryschool

So this is my desk for the day

We also made Pea & Watercress Soup

Some crumpets.  That demented one at the back is Marilyn's

but I have to tell you (she said) that she made the best loaf.

We also made the most delightful dips and then scoffed most of it and still managed 

to come home with bags full of goodies.

That was a lovely day that went all to quickly.

Now for a bit of deskhopping over at Julia's place

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK LINK

A desk with a difference this week

I'm late but thats because I've been having a fantastic

day with my friend Marilyn making bread among other things

at a local cookery school.

www.fieldtopkitchen.com/cookeryschool

So this is my desk for the day

We also made Pea & Watercress Soup

Some crumpets.  That demented one at the back is Marilyn's

but I have to tell you (she said) that she made the best loaf.

We also made the most delightful dips and then scoffed most of it and still managed 

to come home with bags full of goodies.

That was a lovely day that went all to quickly.

Now for a bit of deskhopping over at Julia's place

WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK LINK

Scary Friday Smiles ...

When my lovely next door neighbour Kayleigh asked 

if she could borrow my glue gun little did I know 

what a creative feast we would see at Halloween.

  

Along with daughter Evie and son Jack they

 made these fantastic head dresses based on 

the Mexican "Day of the Dead" theme.

They forgot the Frida Kahlo eyebrows though.

  

I've got first dibs on those earrings.

Hubby Chris played along as well

  

And young Jack looked scary with his 

skeleton glove and beady eye

Aren't they a fun loving family.

Super neighbours as well.

These pumpkins were made by our friends and 

neighbours the Blincoe family.

They are a talented lot on our lane

linking to Friday Smiles