Wednesday, 19 January 2011

WOYWW: The Pictureless Imagination Edition

Today's desk inspection will have to be virtual.  Mr Lappy is still unwell, and I have not had time to get him fixed.  For any of you asking about desk inspections, welcome to the weekly What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday, where we get to look at crafty workspaces.  This week, your challenge here is to close your eyes and imagine:


  • a small stack of card (pearlescent and mirror) in silvers, aqua, deep blues and greens, plus aqua and silver ribbon, and glitter glues in deep blue, turquoise and sea green.  This is the start of the Ace of Water for the Playing Cards 2011 challenge (linky to the left, if you'd like to know more)
  • my beloved Promarkers, now safely stashed in colour group boxes.  So easy to find, so tidy...
  • a small pile of blank ATCs
  • my travel insurance renewal (woo!  more journeys!)
  • my travel journal (time for a bit of inkiness here)
  • a big sign saying "TAX".  Although the nice HMRC man registered me, he hasn't yet sent me any papers, and I'm guessing that I can stop blaming the snow, and need to accept that it's lost in the post.
  • a big while envelope box full of business receipts
  • my enormous work diary
  • a list of craft events I want to attend, and craft fairs where I want to book a stall
  • a stack of notebooks and journals to alter
  • my ink chest, made of a big Sanctuary gift box with 4 drawers: stamp blocks in the top left, distress inks in the top right, pearlescent inks in the middle drawer pigments to the bottom
Now imagine the above, stir vigorously, and that's my desk.


For more crafty desk hopping goodness, call on the Chief Desk Inspector Ms Julia Dunnit at Stamping Ground.

* STOP PRESS*
And a big thank you to Jude, whose WOYWW blog candy arrived in a very timely way this Wednesday morning.  It contains lots of lovely treasures including ATCs (how did you know I needed them, Jude?), a mini canvas, beautiful brads and charms, cherubs, a lovely golden heart...in fact way too much to mention.  Pics later when I can find somewhere to upload them.  Spoilt I am, and thanks so much, Jude, whose blog you'll find here.
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34 comments:

  1. Nicks19 January 2011 at 06:11

    I removed the paper relating to HRMC on my desk yesterday - ghastly ghastly stuff, sends shivers down my spine
    Mow I am imagining slighty untidy but organised- am i right?

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  2. oneoff19 January 2011 at 06:20

    Attagirl, Nicks. Spot on!

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  3. jude19 January 2011 at 06:41

    Oh Tax Man thats rude word...lol

    have fab wednesday hugs judex5

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  4. Jennie -The Artistic Stamper19 January 2011 at 07:01

    Fab desk, and a great way to describe it :))
    Happy Woywwing
    Jennie #2

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  5. Helen19 January 2011 at 07:55

    Loving the virtual desk - can you do virtual crafting too?! Hope your lappy gets fixed soon.

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  6. Marjo19 January 2011 at 08:39

    Yeah we don't want to hear the dreaded T word...lol Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful WOYWW.

    Hugs, Marjo #10

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  7. Sue19 January 2011 at 09:00

    Hi ya
    fabulous discription of your desk, hope mr lappy is soon better,have great day, happy WOYWW, sue,x (26)

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  8. Wiccababe19 January 2011 at 09:31

    I can certainly picture all of that - especially the promarkers and the tax, need to stop hopping round folks desks and get doing my tax returns ugh
    Debbi #39

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  9. Susanne19 January 2011 at 09:37

    Oh how fun, I imagined it very neat and tidy so as to save you time cleaning up! Happy WOYWW!

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  10. Chrissie19 January 2011 at 10:06

    Fortunately I have a man wot does my tax... he's called a husband!
    Chrissie #75

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  11. Pam19 January 2011 at 11:51

    HAHA! I read it all and then LAUGHED when you said "stir it all"!!! Good luck w/ the T word and the lappy.
    xoxo
    #8

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  12. Julia Dunnit19 January 2011 at 12:54

    Stir vigourously...and you'd pretty much get mine too - I'm so guessing that yours is neatly piled. I am in tax return mode too - or rather, am waiting for this evening so Mr D can 'help' me, by which I mean do some of it!! Great desk Bernie!

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  13. Morti19 January 2011 at 13:44

    Oh ROFL @ stirring vigourously..... now, the question I want to know is...

    Is it the work that's enormous, or the diary?

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  14. Zue19 January 2011 at 14:21

    Closed my eyes and could see it all. Who needs photographs.
    Thanks for your comment today. I feel very honoured to have been able to inspire you.
    Have fun
    sue xx 67

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  15. Mrs A.19 January 2011 at 14:42

    Tax? Wots that then. I give it all to The Doc to sort out. Thats why he gets to have an office and I only get a tweeny craft space to play around in. Loved your virtual office. you can do virtually anything you want in it.
    Hugs Mrs A.
    p.s. You can come off the naughty step now.

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  16. Elizabeth19 January 2011 at 15:09

    That's the second time the tax man has had a mention today which is way too much more than he deserves :) Enjoyed the virtual tour of your desk and congratulations on the candy win - look forward to the pics eventually. Regards, Elizabeth #78

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  17. Annie19 January 2011 at 15:12

    Gosh your desk looks so tidy today.....can you see how my imagination work? :-)
    A x

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  18. MaggieC (Silvercrafter)19 January 2011 at 15:55

    Your description is so good, I can imagine everything that is there. Hope your computer problems soon get sorted.

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  19. Minxy19 January 2011 at 16:24

    Hope your lappy gets fixed soon, but a good virtual tour non the less.
    I'd love to know each bird by there call but i'm pretty new to the birdy scene, gonna have a job making out which tit is which lol
    Thanks for visiting me today
    Happy WOYWW
    Minxy #1

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  20. Angie19 January 2011 at 16:51

    That post brought a smile to my face.
    I am not sure why I have not taken in your header before ....what an absolutly brilliant idea...cup candles.They look amazing and there are so many beautiful cups around that no one wants anymore.

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  21. Tertia19 January 2011 at 17:22

    One should never, ever mention the T word on a crafty blog. That just depresses everybody and we wouldn't want mass depression in the crafting world now, would we?
    Sounds like a very interesting desk.
    Tertia 110

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  22. Rhonda19 January 2011 at 19:01

    Oh I can just picture it all! Thanks for the virtual tour, and for stopping by my desk. Happy WOYWW! #15

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  23. Dragon19 January 2011 at 21:17

    Aww sorry about the desk but I can picture it well....so much to see and I bet it's tidy too!!!!
    Frankie
    xx

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  24. katemade designs19 January 2011 at 22:08

    Oh your cards that I'm imagining are beautiful. Hope you get your computer sorted so we can see the real thing soon.

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  25. Ciara19 January 2011 at 22:17

    Oh gosh, I wish I'd read your post earlier when my brain was more awake! Imagination has definitely gone to sleep already :)

    Well done on your candy win, it's like Christmas again when it arrives isn't it?

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  26. Carmen 19 January 2011 at 23:39

    I've started giving all my receipts to OH - not sold anything yet - not even in stu-studio. He reckons I should start saving them though - the look of horror on his face as he see's how much crafty stash I try to sneak under the radar - and I'm not even as bad as the rest of you rabble :P I reckon it may be a wee while yet before I see any profit if I'm lucky enough to sell anything :P

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  27. BrossArtAddiction20 January 2011 at 14:10

    Great way to describe what's on your desk. Hope your lappy feels better soon. And congrats on your candy win!

    Thanks for the (imagination) peek! :D

    ♥Tracey♥...ƸӜƷ

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  28. Anonymous20 January 2011 at 16:58

    Good thing I have a vivid imagination cause I can see it all! Hope you get the lappy fixed soon. Candy sounds too sweet for words!

    Hugs
    Brenda 100

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  29. Twiglet20 January 2011 at 19:53

    Yep - me and Scruffy get the picture!!

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  30. okienurse20 January 2011 at 20:18

    WOW what a nice stash of stuff you have described! Sounds like a fun place to play.

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  31. Lynne21 January 2011 at 03:48

    A poorly laptop, I had one to recently, don't you miss them?? Hope you get it sorted soon. Great description I could picture your desk.

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  32. Debs21 January 2011 at 11:52

    Hope your laptop soon better, I'm a picture person!

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  33. Nicky21 January 2011 at 23:24

    I shut my eyes too early then noticed I could not read the writing so opened them again and I was imaging all tidy and organisedd then you said stir vigiously and it all went into a swirl - hope you laptop is fixed soon ~ Nicky 24

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  34. Alisonw3023 January 2011 at 19:21

    Thanks for the tour round the virtual desk, very interesting!

    Have a good week

    Alison (43) x

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