Winter cast offs

The finished canvas complete with; 

 wire, washers, bread bag clips, string, plastic, knitting needles, old book paper scraps, lace, earings, watch parts and other assorted metal bits.

Such fun pulling it all together.

I tried adding some sprays of colour but, it just didn't feel right.  Painted over the colour with gesso which has left tiny drops still showing.

I have loved using all the bits and pieces that usually get chucked in the bin.

I will definitely do this again.  Perhaps a spring theme.

woyww - layouts

A fairly tidy desk as I had already packed things away once I had finished the LO and I only just remembered to take a pic for woyww.  One  completed layout is all that I have achieved this week.  Still plodding through photos from our holiday last year .... slow progress.  On the right a set of darkroom door stamps that I have mounted on cling foam, cut out and stored back in their tin.  I have left them out in the hope that I will use them!!

Hope your week has been more productive and now I am off to see what other  woyww's have been doing.

woyww - the composition of rubbish

The recycled canvas is coming along slowly ... who would of thought the composition of rubbish would take so much contemplation and rearrangement.  A bit like compost!   Family comments varied from "but it's still rubbish" to "I like that you try".  Thank goodness I am made of tough stuff and comments just flow off me.  I also got carried away making text paper rolls and die cutting flowers.  

My other obsession this week was reading another Jo Nesbo book "The Leopard".  I cannot get enough of  Norwegian crime authors.  Any recommendations woyww's?

woyww - recycling

Working on a recycled canvas and staying with that theme I am using recycled bits of paper, lace, earings, string, wire, plastic rings, tags, knitting needles and anything else I can find.  Following through with a theme often used by Finnabair which basically means you don't throw anything away and then you rummage through boxes of stuff and glue it down.

6 Mr Da Vinci's all in a row.  Completed and posted for the atc swap.  I used a quote attributed to him "Learning never exhausts the mind."  Well ... he was a genius.  I on the other hand often have an exhausted mind but, Leonardo and I are back on speaking terms.  Thanks to everyone for suggestions.   I am holding out on the gears as the next atc swap is steampunk.  I need all the gears I can get.

Off to the wonderful world of WOYWW.

woyww - leonardo looking grim

Trying desperately to come up with something creative for an ATC swap.  An inventor theme and that is why "Leonardo" is looking grim on my desk.  He can't believe this is all I can come up with .... no imagination, no inventiveness and definitely no creativity this morning.  So Leonardo and I just keep staring at each other waiting for inspiration to strike.

On a good note I did finish the second pendant and attached it to a card.  I also did a bit of shopping and now have new stamps and TH embossing folders.  Thank goodness it's Wednesday and I can peek at everyones desk on woyww and take the pressure off Leonardo.

woyww - gifts

A quiet week with more internet browsing then crafting happening at my desk.  

Thank goodness for the mail or I would have nothing to show.....

A wonderful collection of goodies from Doone which included 4 ATC's and a lovely assortment of goodies from papers to ribbon.  Thank you Doone it was a delight to rummage through all these bits and pieces.  I also won the July Paperarts WTA and so far have received 3 fantastic ATC's and still 5 more to come.  Woohoo!!  

I did finish one pendant from last week.  I tried different paper as backgrounds and had papers tear, bleed and buckle.  In the end I just used a (van Eyck) image from an art book  and trying scrapbook papers on the other pendant.  

Now to see what other Woyww are doing this very early Wednesday.

woyww- stray bits

Missed last week due to coughs and colds.  Back at the desk and working on numerous stray bits which highlight how scatty my brain can be over a week.  Starting from the lower left side of my craft mat a pendant which will be a gift for a colleague.  Left over stamps used on a journal page. Hanging above my water jar is a colour wheel that I finally completed so that I might eventually get the whole colour wheel concept. Moulds of flowers and cogs waiting to be coloured.  A japanese inspired ATC on display. I used a rubber stamp that I won on Jozarty's blog candy eons ago (thank you Jo).  Finally the journal page waiting for some inspiration as it rests with left over wool from my knitting.  Finally the Kindle on recharge so that I can read into the night. 

 Best of all is what arrived from Lisa ...

Now for your Wednesday dose of inspiration and crafty pleasure go to  woyww.