WHAT'S ON MY (HOLIDAY) WORKDESK WEDNESDAY - THE SEQUEL

Dearest dabbling darlings,

Back on home ground...have spent all day tackling the waves of washing, plundering piles of purchases and calming the chaos around my ankles. How on Earth did I manage to collect so many plastic bags during just 10 days? A bit of OCD methinks (Obsessive can't let go of Carrier bags Disorder). Already missing the luxury of the flat in Harrogate, sun-rays, big city's on your doorstep and the joy of meandering through all the posh shops...

Victorian Quarter, Leeds

Yet, also rather glad to be behind the Mac again. No internet at the flat, so I had to make do with another type of Mac - that being the hamburger chain - which had the Wifi internet speed of my glossy accents bottle - on a good day. I missed my daily stroll through the realms of the paper and inky avenues, the oooohing and aaaaahing and inspiration, but it is good to get away from the screen and to practice normal social contact and the art of just being in the here and now!!! Well...for a week then.

I had hoped to be taking a serious leap into my craft room today as I have an awful lot to catch up on with my on-line course. But when my house is all messed up I just can't focus. So just about ship-shape again - well, enough to merit the rest of the week getting gunky. Still, I have a lot of goodies to show, as I did do a workshop and also depleted every available store of a bargain! It will probably take me all day tomorrow to find somewhere to put my new stash.

Oooooh - just look at that little lot. I feel a wee bit guilty when I see it all together now - but it just kept growing...yes, all by itself. Actually lots of it was another fab find - at a car boot. Somebody was having a clear out and I picked up loads including all the flowers, powders, ink-pad, spray, die cut letters and huge swirls for just £8. Even my hubby started ferreting through the stall to find some goodies. Far too tempting. At a certain point you just have to "Put your hands in the air and back away from the craft table lady..."

As said I paid a visit to the Art from the Heart shop. My original workshops were both cancelled as Dyan was still in the hospital until Friday with a virus. So I just managed to squeeze into the Printers tray workshop with an assistant stepping in at the last mo. I have to admit I was a little disappointed to miss out on the Melt Art workshop, meeting the famous Dyan and savouring her artistic talents. But that's life and it is good that Dyan is back home. The workshop wasn't quite what I expected as it was more paint and embellishment orientated and I am an addicted stampy, inky, splodger, make-it-selfy type, vintage style fan - but I really enjoyed creating the canvas backgrounds...didn't over-think it - just went freestyle! It's always good to experience something outside your own safety zone...

 Not finished yet of course, but as always, the time whizzed by and you don't want to throw it all together in a few seconds. Leaving with yet another plastic bag full of paper, snippets and metal thingamajigs, I do my best to convince my hubby I have actually done something during the last five hours.

This was actually my first canvas - it was a trial - just to try things out but it came out pretty good. In fact I don't want to cut it up at all so I will keep it whole and add a few elements - maybe some collage elements...á la Claudine Hellmuth et Dyan. Je ne sais pas. More serious homework to do this week.

  So that is the low-down for this week. Off for a cuppa. Thank you for all the remarks, drop-ins and kind words. Feeling so much better than a few weeks ago. Still got another 10 days holiday at home to go and lots of fun to be had - we're hoping to climb Mount Snowdon this week - if the weather gods will look kindly on us mere mortals. Wishing everyone another great WOYWW - have a good one!

  

The sunny dales up North...