Wednesday, 14 February 2018

WOYWW 454

Good morning fellow desk hoppers.  Happy WoYWW to all of you.  Sadly no crafting has been carried out this week.  Unpacking of boxes and trying to arrange everything has been fun though.  All boxes unpacked, not quite everything put away, but once my extra wall cupboard and shelves are installed then I should be ship shape and crafty.  Mr M decided my slide out desk would be better affixed to the Ikea drawers than a leg. Who am I to argue? The wicker baskets were in the Kallax unit. I've emptied most of them, and they will be donated to my daughter.

I figured if I can't craft, then I can at least shop.  Some items I bought at the craft fair at event city in Manchester, some at Inspirations, then off to the works and the range. All good fun.  Some stencils, a 3D embossing folder, some stencil card, more stencils, some glitter card, a couple of packs of 'manly' paper, some glue, some watercolour pencils, washi tape, the list goes on ... and on ...and I had put some stuff away!


I have my grandsons over this weekend, so the room will not be finished, but I'm hoping to make some birthday cards soon! 

Thanks for stopping by, and please leave a comment so I can come and visit you! Heather xx

27 comments:

Lynn Holland said...

It all looks very organised and ready to produce some lovely craftwork. Enjoy yourself
Lynn 11

Claire said...

I just love the 'if I can't craft, then I can at least shop' - should make a T-shirt :D
Happy WOYWW :)
no. 3

Sarah Brennan said...

Love how the craft room is coming on; it all looks really well organised. If you can't craft; shop! Every crafter's motto lol. Have a good week. Sarah #14

Neet said...

The craft room is looking great. Cannot wait to see the extra storage - you will have to do a 360 degree posting for us.
Love your idea of shopping and as I live close to the Gtr Manchester area we will have to meet up at one of the shows. It would be fun to meet up with several members - wonder who else attends?
Hugs, Neet 2 xx

Lunch Lady Jan said...

It's looking great!! And sorting out and putting away is half the pleasure of a craft room, I feel. The Manly papers tickled me, do they have spanners and chainsaws on? That would float my husband's boat for sure :-D
Hugs LLJ 12 xxx

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Lovely Space, and desky share so much fun to be had... all that lovely stash.. are those 3D embossing folders all they’re cracked up to be?? Yes if you can’t craft.. shop, Heather, great motto. Happy WOYWW, Shaz in Oz.x #16

shazsilverwolf said...

Hi Heather, it always amazes me the stuff I find when organising, lol. Love the stuff you bought, and the' if I can't craft I can shop' idea. I may adopt that, rofl. Those 3D sfolders are amazing, I have a few I bought last year at the NEC, after I'd seen them used with black card and coloured gilding wax applied. Something else I keep meaning to do. Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #15 XxX

Cheetarah said...

Lovely desk space! Oh and I almost bought that same chair at IKEA :) But in the end I opted for another. Have a wonderful week! xo Cheetarah #24

Latane Barton said...

Oh to have such an organized space as that! I'm impressed.

Julia Dunnit said...

Ooh Heather, it's coming together beautifully...love all the worktop space at the swing of a chair! The 'can't craft so might as well shop' theory resonates strongly over here! Love the 3d folders, I have a couple myself, they're like magic!

glitterandglue said...

Hi Heather. That room is looking great - soon have it all ship shape and Bristol fashion!! Trust you get the cards made. Sorry we didn't meet up at Manchester - I went with a couple of friends on the Friday - and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #4

Helen said...

what a great looking room and a busy desk! Helen #1

Stacy Sheldon said...

haha I think we all fall into that pit, if there is no time to craft, of course there is time to shop... lol love the stencil that followed you home Heather. ~Stacy #36

Mrs.D said...

Oh, a lady after my own heart,"if I can't craft, then I can at least shop" is my view too. Looks like a great stash you have there. Thanks for visiting my desk and the nice comments, and yes is was good grandson wasn't around as well.
Chris #5

Kim said...

Your room looks all organized and ready to go to me!! Have a great visit with your grandsons.
-K #34

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

The room is looking great but not sure I would want to part with those useful baskets. Nice new stash too. Have a great woyww and a happy crafty week, Angela x20x

okienurse said...

I think this is the first time I have visited your desk...a lot of fun things to nosey through and check out. So well organized...mine is a mess. Have a great week. Vickie #39

buterfliecrafter said...

Lovely craft space you have their, enjoy your time with your grandson this weekend, Vicky

Lindart said...

What a nice stash! I really like that wavy stencil! Your craft room is really coming along! I had my root canal today, it wasn't bad at all, but right now, after all the freezing has gone - it's very painful! The Advil and Tylenol don't seem to be working . . .hopefully they will kick in soon. Thanks for your visit, have a great week, Lindart #38

craftyani said...

Love the shelving boxes so much better than open shelves. Enjoy your purchases and look forward to seeing the results. Ani#17

Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith said...

Your crafty corner is shaping up very nicely! It's so much easier to keep things tidy when you have somewhere to put them! Enjoy your new space and I hope to see some of your creations soon! Thanks for your earlier visit - I am still enjoying my job at the Range, though I find it a bit tiring sometimes - but I'm getting used to it. Have a lovely weekend! zsuzsa #9

Linda Williams said...

Love your craft space. I’m all set to reorganise my Craft Room. Haven’t really got a blog - that’s my next challenge ! I also went to the craft show at Event City (Thurs and Frid). Can’t beat a spot of crafty retail therapy ! x

Annie Claxton said...

It's always fun arranging crafty stash - hope you get time to play with it all this week! :o) Annie C #10

Shoshi said...

Love your crafter's motto lol!! Glad you are getting things sorted and I hope you will enjoy your new creative space. It looks lovely to me! Thank you for your lovely comment - my hubby loved his card! We had a really great time at the show on Thurs. but I was good for nothing yesterday hence the delay in visiting your blog. Feeling better now though! It was worth it in spades. I've now blogged about the craft show and you can see what I brought home!

Happy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi #29

Heather M said...

Thanks Linda! Yes, crafty retail therapy hits the spot every time x

Shoshi said...

Thanks for your return visit, Heather, and I'm glad you enjoyed my craft show visit! Yes, I did push the boat out a bit with my purchases this time but hey, it's been an age since I last went to a craft show and after everything we've been through lately I decided to award myself a treat haha! I'm going to have a lot of fun with that lot, and today I started reorganising my studio a bit - it really needs a major clear out!

Shoshi

Marit said...

Due to an unexpected assignment coming in I'm way late with my visit, ohmy, it's almost Wednesday again! But now I'm here, admiring your desk and all the goodies you bought.I hope you find the time to create some cards soon! Have a great week! Love from Holland, Marit #19