WOYWW - a crafty desk and finished kitchen :)

Hello all,well that week has zoomed by and its time to show our desks to the bloggers who have come here via the lovely Julias blog over at Stamping Ground and at last i have been able to get crafty as my kitchen refit is finished. So yesterday morning this was my desk in the midst of making my first card in two weeks!

So on my desk you can see my beloved promarkers with the new autumn colours (which are lush), colour charts,twine,a jar of mini shells picked up when shopping,unfinished box album (hope to rectify that this week), dst,ink pad,freebie stamps,dies on magnet sheet,nearly finished card (you can see finished card here ), distress inks and holders,green gloves (for hands when achy) and the metal drawers contains card scraps and my ottlite.Now i need to get on making a ATC for a woywwer and some tags. Below is some photos of my completed kitchen so feel free to move on now if you are blog hopping.

my new chicken blind

clock has a timer in the hope i dont burn the dinner anymore...lol

my mum made the notice board :)

dresser is our home office area

So at last its finished and only two boxes of paperwork to go back in the dresser and my kitchen is done,a few dramas on the way like two leaks and rewiring of the electrics! but got there. My next project is the craft room where i am having a work top installed and going to have a serious clear out and be ruthless so watch this space. Right off to visit your blogs now,have a good day all,x

Now don't all faint..........lol

But this is my first card in two weeks!!! but there is light at the end of the kitchen tunnel and as i type this the lino is being laid which is my last thing to be done in the kitchen,hurray

Ingredients used

papermania 'happy days' paperpack

papermania ' happy days ruler' embossing folder

freebie nitwit stamp and sentiment from magazine

Coloured with promarkers

circle nesties

joy 'sewing' dies

core card from stash

dovecraft 'teaparty' twine

gems from stash

think i would have been happier with the sewing machine at the bottom but stuck down now,this is for my mum to let her know i am thinking of her as her partner is in hospital and he's quite poorly :(

and this is the last of the stuff to sort out and go downstairs (except for the cat.....lol) once all the furniture back in the kitchen so hopefully will be able to post pictures tomorrow of my kitchen refit. Luckily i have been able to visit your blogs during this time so thats kept me sane,x

Some crafting goodies,bargains & kitchen update

Hi all,well its been another lovely day here in Devon but pleased that its cooling as hope to get a better sleep tonight! Anyway as hubby been off i have had the chance to escape my kitchen refit and go for a stroll around Sidmouth this morning with the sister in law and when the workmen had gone home me and hubby went to Otter Nurseries to have a look around the gardens and plants and lucky me they have a craft area :)

ticket stamps,fab papers and ruler embossing folder

docrafts happy days bag

bargain pictures from £9 down to £1.24 each

the poppy pictures to go in the new kitchen (my fave flower)

and my kitchen left like this til monday :(

Unfortunately painter needed to coat the back walls and unable to finish the painting so will be back on monday,along with the lino man and fingers crossed the electrician. So still living in the front room though have managed to unpack some boxes into the cupboards. Tomorrow i shall be shopping for the new bits for kitchen and then am determined to get in the craft room and move some boxes so i can  make a card. Off to watch the Olympics now,have a great evening and weekend,x

Will it be finished in time?

Well today is friday and should be my last day of the kitchen refit but not quite!! The workmen forgot to come back to finish filling in the holes ready for the painter who is coming this morning :(
So not sure whats going to happen today and no sign of my flooring!
But the good news is the tiling is all finished and looking lovely and new,so here's photos i took last night

So its getting there,hope i am not boring you too much but this has been my world since 7.30am Monday!

Going to escape today as hubby is off so i can finally get out in the sun before it disappears (unless its too late) and hopefully tomorrow go shopping for some new accessories and maybe can then unpack and get my craft room back which will be having a make over next.x

Hanging on by a thread!

Well today is thursday and day 4 of refit and kitchen looking good,though cant say the same for me as these early starts are doing my head in and not good with strangers in my house!
These pictures were taken last night, so kickboards in,doors aligned,washing machine and cooker working now and plywood ready for the flooring so progress is good.

The colour is beech not pink as in one comment i had.......lol

can you see my red bowl :)

So the tiler is now making a mess in my cleaned up kitchen,getting the old grout off the walls before he starts but have to say he is not as nice as Colin the electrician....lol
Going to be brave today and dive into bomb site oops craft room and find some images and promarkers to do some colouring. I would have sat in the garden but havent found my suncream yet!
Have a great day all,and my mantra is "It will be nice when its finished", "It will be nice when its finished.............

WOYWW...........nothing...boo hoo :(

Well seeing as i cant craft at the moment (craft room full of boxes etc) decided i would get my crafty fix this way by joining in Julia's weekly blog hop otherwise known as WOYWW and show you the latest pics of my kitchen refit. If this is not your thing i totally understand and will hopefully see you next week :)

So the cupboards have gone in now,doors to be adjusted last apparently!

Worktop is all shiny and new

but the cupboards are smaller!

So this is why i am not crafting at moment and hopefully all done by friday,you can see more pictures on my earlier post here. Still lots to do and as i type this Colin the electrician is fitting a new extractor fan and light. Didnt have electricity for long yesterday so no wifi and know hes going to be switching off again for a while so i will get to you asap if you pay me a visit, my iphone is charged ready....lol

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine,see you soon,x

UPDATE- all electrics done for now,need a new part (dont we all....lol) so of i go to visit your desks,x

Beware non crafting post..........................Kitchen refit!!

Hi all,well this last week has been very hectic with the end of term activities,trip to Slough to see a member of family who has been taken into hospital and packing up my kitchen for a complete over haul!
So as no crafting on the agenda thought you might like to see what i am living with at the moment

My Full craft room

 Kitchen all emptied

dining area all bare

front room converted

makeshift prep area complete with sleeping dog

ready for action

after cupboards ripped out

my poor kitchen

So as i type this the electrician is rewiring all the electrics and having fun with his tools,so hopefully all will be done by the end of the week and life will be back to normal, off to look at your blogs now,x