Another week rolls around and it seems that Autumn has finally hit us broadside with all she’s got. It’s sad to hear of the recent deaths around the UK but one can’t help but wonder whether or not the drivers involved were driving safely for the conditions. Having said that, I was driving to work yesterday morning and as I crested the brow of one particular hill, I drove smack into an unexpected vertical wall of water - a full-on rainstorm. Had my poor little car not practically ground to a halt climbing the hill (it thinks it's a truck!), I would probably have driven straight off the road, as at the top of the hill there is also a sharp bend, and visibility was down to almost zero for a few hundred yards. Then the rain started to clear, but my thoughts are with the families of those poor children and adults who have become more victims to the British weather. To all my WOYWW friends – safe driving out there, especially those of us in the Northern Hemisphere where the evenings are getting darker, and the weather wetter. (I've borrowed the picture below from The Telegraph - it was taken in Lacock, Wilts, not too many miles distant from LLJ and I - Swindon is just as bad!).
Anyway, you aren’t here to listen to my spiel about road safety, you’re here to see the desk, courtesy of WOYWW and Madame Dunnit, the desk diva. Visit here for Mr Linky and to join in yourself. The Big Crop is just 2 and a half weeks away.... Ulp!
My desk isn’t particularly busy – but on it you can see.....
...alcohol inks and dominoes, plus a few Christmas bits I've dug out with a view to playing with! Wobbly man seems very interested in my embossing powders for some reason and...oh dear... I see I've still not finished sorting out my stamps. Best get on with that!
I’ve got an update on the cross-stitch (as per Sue’s request last week) and as you can see, there’s just a little bit extra done. So many hobbies, so little time!
Anyone coming to The Big Crop who wishes to alter a domino – these are the sort of dominos you require for the technique I'm demonstrating.
You will need to bring a stamp of your choice – it will either be small enough to fit onto the domino in its entirety, or you will use part of it. For inspiration, and to get some idea of what I’m on about, go here to visit Leigh, the Sharpie Domino Queen. You can either turn your domino into a pendant, brooch or keyring/handbag charm. I can drill them while we’re there, and if we do it early enough in the day, you might even be able to glaze them.
Stash required:
Domino (or other similar game-pieces, e.g. Triomino)
Stamp
Stazon ink
Colouring medium – Sharpies, alcohol inks (plus blending tool and pads), chalks
Fine Paint brush
Glossy Accents or similar glaze
Choice of findings/stringing material.
I think that’s all – I’ll bring some bling to add if you want to...
See you in a comments box near you!
