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You're never going to believe this... but on my desk today, there are actual scrapbook papers... really!! *lol*

"What's On You Workdesk Wednesday"? is here again ,YAY!!! and hundreds of nosey parkers are snooping in on other people's desks... those who dare to show them.

 As you can see, there's a lot going on - a little bit of everything... so nothing is really getting done.

 Yes, that IS chocolate... and there's not much left either. And, yes, it was ME who ate it all *lol* The autumn mini-book and stand are out again - I am determined to get it finished...

 I'm also re-learning to crochet. I've not gotten very far as yet. Okay, so I've not got anywhere at all... I did do a few loops last week... and then threw it across the living room (much to the kittens joy and fun!)...

 That's my diary... I still write in it every day - all boring stuff. And then there's the dollshouse I have yet to build... well, the instructions anyway. You'd think that, by reading the instructions, all would be plain and clear... but, NO! After reading the instructions my head was swimming, and I had no idea what to do next. So the dollshouse has thus far stayed in it's box... in pieces. Of course, this last week has been flippin' awful... the hallway and stairs are being redecorated. Hubby was fed up with the dark chocolate brown walls, and asked me to pick another colour... "Anything but brown", he said "Or blue". To be fair, the colour I picked is a medium to light teal sort of colour... which (in my opinion) is more green than blue (though it doesn't show too well in the photograph).

So... he can't really complain about the colour :)

That's it... I'm back to getting this mini-album finished...

Have a wonderful WOYWW everyone!

Happy Crafting!

Oh... and have to add:

Buckets of thanks and smiles to Julia - I got my badge and it's brilliant! It's attached to the shoulder strap of my large craft bag ... so wherever I go, the badge comes too :)

Mothers Day Shocker!

The last few minutes of Mothers Day are upon us... and what a lovely day I've had. I just had to write down something that my son texted me earlier today:

If you add up my childrens' ages, you get the amount of years I've been a mother... mine totals over 83 years so far! Of course, this does not include being a furr-mummy to my smelly little pets *lol*

Wow... a combined total of 83 years. Now that's truly a shocker!

My Photography

Something a little different today...

For my New Years Resolution, I decided that I would write in a diary and take a photograph every day. So far, I've kept that resolution and have taken some really pretty photographs that I will (hopefully) get around to scrapbooking soon(-ish).

I thought I'd start sharing some of my favourites. I go so very few places, so most photographs are taken from my windows or out in the garden - a lot of photographs of the pets, the weather... and clouds. I must admit that I don't think I'll ever tire of photographing the sky - it's always different, never the same. To catch a moment on film (or rather, "digitally" nowadays) that will never be seen again is somehow quite special in my mind. Or maybe I'm just an old romantic and a fool *lol*

This one was January 11th... from my daughters bedroom window.

I love this one... so simple. It was taken at around 9.30 in the morning on January 16th.

My daughters favourite picture... taken in the garden on February 23rd.

And finally, I couldn't resist a photograph of the kitties. They are so funny - mimicking each other like a pair of book-ends. They do this sort of thing all the time...

This one was taken on the 28th February... I must have photographed them 20 or more times that morning, and every time one of them moved a bit, the other would copy. Just so cutsie :)

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Today It's Wednesday again... time for the joy that is always "What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?" (hosted by the wonderful Julia at The Stamping Ground)

It's a shame I didn't have a photograph of my desk yesterday - covered in scrapbooking stuff... just like old times :)

Today however, it's "Makin'Bacon" time on my desk... and trying to figure out what next to do on my 1:24th scale teashoppe.

Seriously... that little white tile has upon it what will eventually be 1:12th scale crispy fried bacon. I've been in the mood for a lot of music of late - hence the i-Pod and speakers - I think I've listened to everything on there twice round in the past day or two. I have to add that the ashtrays on my desk are NOT because I'm a heavy smoker *lol* They were extremely cheap to buy and are very useful for mixing pastel chalk colours in and storing miniature fried chips in.

Well, that's all on here for today... and my! isn't Julia early posting WOYWW post today? (even if she did forget Mr Linky)

:)

Have a wonderful WOYWW everyone... and Happy Crafting!!!

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Wow! I finally got around to posting here... and on a Wednesday too for Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday! I really should have gotten here sooner - considering I've been up since 5am (which is becoming quite the 'norm' here nowadays). To be qite honest, this week my desk isn't really about scrapbooking... it's still making miniatures (food mainly), but I actually quite miss posting on my blog here rather than the other one (Adventure Into Miniature - go check it out!... please? *lol*) and I really should catch up on what everyone's been up to. I am feeling much better of late, and hopefully I'll get back to being me soon.

So... here on my desk is a pile of polymer clay and a tea strainer... curiouser and curiouser :) I'm going to try and make miniature corn on the cob... I'll post about it on the miniatures site later - if it works *lol*

My last WOYWW was week 130 - 14 weeks of missed fun and nosiness!

I just have to add a qick something that bears no relation whatsoever to WOYWW, crafting, desks or anything like...

I recieved a phonecall from a charity for deaf people... can't remember which one. Anyway, I thought they were going to ask me for a monthly donation (which I simply can't afford) but instead, they have a brilliant ide... they are going to send me a small cardboard box which I shall put in all loose change... when it's full, I send it to them - brilliant! No hassles or guilt from a charity... just giving what I can afford. Wonderful idea!

Awww Shucks! The Leibster Award

Well, here I am welling up again... aren't you all the sweetest bunch of people???!!!

I only popped in to check a few things... and saw I had a few comments on my last (rather melancholy) post. I read through... tears clouding my vision, and thought to myself "you silly old fool!" :)

So here I am... saying "Thank you!" to everyone who takes time to read a few lines others have written, and to make a whole lot of us - because I know it's not just me - feel as though we're not all so alone and crazy in the way we feel sometimes.

Big hugs'n'stuff to Sheridan, who mentioned me and listed me in her award blog...

Here's how it works (and I admit to hitting 'copy & paste' for this):

This award is given to bloggers with less than 200 followers, in the hopes that it will bring many new friends/followers.

Leibster is German and means 'dearest' or 'beloved' but it can also mean 'favourite'. The idea of the Leibster award is to bring attention to blogs with less than 200 followers. So, in the spirit of good fun I am passing this award on to five other bloggers. Please stop by and visit them.

The Rules are:

1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

2. Reveal your five picks for the award and let them know.

3. Post the award on your blog.

4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogshare-other bloggers.

5. Finally and the best rule of all..........have fun and spread the love!
My favorites for this award are listed below. Click on over to their sites and take a look!

In no particular order...

Scatty Chick at Scraps Of Me

Sandra at All Things Pretty

Diane at Pixies Crafty Workshop

Toni (MissTeeJay) at My World... Sort Of

Jules at Scrappin' Mojo

As always, there were so many more I wanted to list... but rules are rules!

I think I chose the people I have done because they are seem to be strong, fun-loving women with some amazing ideas - truly, go visit their blogs and have a sneaky peek :)

Well, although my life at the moment is all miniatures and vegetables I have to make a start on finishing a lot of my old projects. And yes I did just mention miniatures and vegetables in the same sentence... apparently I have quite a knack for making 1:24th scale vegetables. Who knew! Though I admit having been utterly defeated by teeny little onions. 'Nuff said :)

Back to the whole 'finishing off' thread...

I've been asked by the local church to take my mini-books and scrap albums to a craft show. Everyone at 'Unravelled' (the St Marys Church craft club) 'shows' there... and these women are a gifted lot - so I'm quite chuffed at being asked. Of course, it may have nothing at all to do with the fact that my creations are any good, but that I seem to be the only scrapbooker who attends the craft club *lol*

My mum is a tatter and knitter and crochet queen... many of the other attendees are either knitters or card makers (and flippin' excellent they all are at their chosen crafts too!).

So... that will be in June... and I'll have until then to finish off all the tags and pages within each album.

Part of me is kind of looking forward to getting out all my scrapbooking stuff again... and part of me is dreading having so many projects on the go at one time. Still... if I'm crafting then I have less chance to fill me hands (and then my face) with muffins and cake *lol*

Oh... forgot to add that I finally have got a name for that Christmas album...
Elizabeth at Silver Scrappers
is the winner!
I have a lot of handmade flowers to give away too... and have decided that Beth will pick a number between 1 and 54... and the winner will be one of the followers I have already. I really will do that in the next few days - and won't keep everyone waiting for nearly three months this time :)

Still Here...

Just a quick update to let everyone know that I am still here.

Time for an admission...

I am a manic depressive (what is nowadays referred to as being 'bi-polar'). I have, up until a few weeks ago, been coping very well... but have found myself recently in the middle of an 'episode'... which means that I am feeling considerably low and detached. This means that for the most part I haven't been doing too much - though I have just updated my other blog. I find that crafting can be both beneficial and yet also a hindrance... when living through an episode, I can lose myself in crafting and shut myself off completely. This can be a bad thing, as I tend to ignore everything but whatever it is I'm crafting ... however, on the 'plus' side, it can mean that I am focusing my attentions completely on something other than how I feel (or don't feel.... other sufferers will know what I mean*lol*).

I am taking steps to 'recover' and hopefully will get back soon - back to my normal self (if I can ever be classed as normal at all *lol*)

So... in the meantime, please take care of yourselves everyone and I truly hope that everyone is having a wonderful New Year!