Wednesday, 16 February 2011

woyww

A bit of a mess actually.  Still sorting out stuff hanging around from the holiday like the passports and Amy's goodie bag  (I will put in the post.... I promise).   Trying to make a quick card using the Twinkie or Karin stamps from Stampotique coloured with watercolours.  Love those stamps.

Didn't get to post last week so I couldn't explain that I have a new shelf on my desk.  Made of raw pine and I coloured it with Alcohol Inks because I am lazy.  Turned out beautifully and even DH couldn't believe I had stained, polished and it was dry in 10 minutes ready for him to assemble.   Now trying to catch up on all those jobs without losing the holiday feeling ...
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27 comments:

  1. Susan16 February 2011 at 21:27

    Hi Sandra,
    You will be pleased to know that the emu is now standing on his own two legs (a bit wonkily I might add)! Clever you staining your own shelf! You go girl!
    Susan xxox #13
    http://stamponme.blogspot.com/

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  2. Scrapcat 116 February 2011 at 22:00

    love the new shelf and the craft doings on your desk, thanks for the peek

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  3. Neil16 February 2011 at 22:03

    Love the stamptique images. Thanks for visiting me. looks like your new shelf is full already!

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  4. Helen16 February 2011 at 23:44

    you covered a whole shelf with alcohol ink?? wow!
    Great peak you gave us.

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  5. Morti17 February 2011 at 00:25

    LOL - I love the images on your desk, and clever you for colouring that shelf! It looks like real mahogany. Amazing what we girls do with our craft supplies, eh?

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  6. Twiglet17 February 2011 at 01:12

    Nice view from your craft desk - lol!!

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  7. Scrapcollectr17 February 2011 at 02:37

    Ooooh, yeah, if that pool was in my memory it would be hard to get back to reality...but you'll feel the pull of the craft desk again and the pool will have to wait patiently for the next time...
    Thx for visiting me
    *smile*
    #27

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  8. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 03:54

    A quick card...
    those are the ones that Really slow me down.
    I'll just do this real quick...

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  9. Susanne17 February 2011 at 05:47

    Lots of fun stamping going on there. S #106

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  10. Sue from Oregon17 February 2011 at 06:54

    Oh the richness of your new shelf is lovely...pretty crafty I must say!!! Happy WOYWW!

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  11. Anonymous17 February 2011 at 07:51

    Looks like you need another shelf??? How wonderful to live in Oz and pop over to Bali for a break! Sigh....

    Hugs
    Brenda 100

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  12. Andrea - Wales, UK17 February 2011 at 08:31

    Great shelf, it looks a fab colour.

    Andrea.xx

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  13. Carola Bartz17 February 2011 at 09:25

    How clever to paint your shelf with alcohol inks!

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  14. RosA17 February 2011 at 12:01

    Hi Sandra, The shelf does look good! How much alcohol ink did you go through? And the pool looks much better than any view I've got at the moment!

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  15. Sue Althouse17 February 2011 at 13:20

    Love the peek at your workspace, but that photo of the pool made me sigh outloud! Will winter ever end? Thanks for stopping by my blog! Sue #21

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  16. jude17 February 2011 at 14:14

    gosh cant beleive you covered all the shelf with distress inks rather impressive!I was dreaming for a moment they were my feet on the trolley y the pool.One can dreammmmmm.Happy wednesday hugs judex22

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  17. Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards17 February 2011 at 17:57

    Love your pickies (toes, pool 'n all!)and know what you mean about hard to knuckle under to reality.. sigh.. will get there.. beach does call though!
    Shaz in oz.x

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  18. Julia Dunnit17 February 2011 at 18:30

    No wonder I missed the shelf, it looks like erm, part of the furniture - am really amazed at the finish it took - great idea. As for losing the holiday mode - I know, I understand...and I didn't go anywhere near as exotic - damn that looks good!

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  19. okienurse17 February 2011 at 19:25

    Nice desk! Love all the images on it. The shelf turned out very nice. Thanks for sharing,
    Vickie #30

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  20. lisa18 February 2011 at 02:47

    I'm glad you had a lovely holiday, it looks amazing, it's always hard to get back to normal isn't it!!
    Lots happening on your desk this week and those shelves are great.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Hugs Lisax (139)

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  21. Ciara18 February 2011 at 06:09

    wow, Bali looks beautiful, hope you had a great time. That shelf looks very handy and your handiwork on it turned out great, xx

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  22. Nicky18 February 2011 at 10:26

    Love the colour of the new shelf - great photo of the pool and lovley images on your desk ~ Nicky no.6

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  23. Lavinia19 February 2011 at 03:19

    Great Stamptotique stamps! Bali looks stunning! Had to laugh about your daughter running off from the monkeys though, I reckon that would have been me too! :)
    Lavinia
    x

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  24. Anonymous19 February 2011 at 05:45

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    I DID TOO have it saved in my address book, but then the computer I bought crashed and i had to switch to a different one.
    So.
    I lost all of my contacts and I was GOING to send you a message, but I
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    I promise not to ask for it again.
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    A

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  25. HeARTworks20 February 2011 at 08:50

    Wow! Love that your experiment with the alcohol inks worked wonders! I'm sure you felt great satisfaction doing it yourself!
    Patsy from
    HeARTworks

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  26. karen21 February 2011 at 01:04

    You coloured that shelf with Alcohol Ink? How fabulous is that! Love the Stampotique images you have there! I would love to get the whole set of those characters! Thanks for the visit! Sorry it has taken me so long to get over here this week!
    xoxo Karen

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  27. peggy aplSEEDS21 February 2011 at 22:37

    i am so curious about those alcohol inks. i've never seen them for sale here but it seems you can use them for just about anything!

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