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New Art Materials, More Teabag Stains, and Cataract News

NEW ART MATERIALS, MORE TEABAG STAINS, AND CATARACT NEWS Coloured pencils A couple of  years ago I got a set of Derwent Coloursoft pencils. These wax-based coloured pencils are very soft and creamy, and blend very well, but it is impossible to retain a sharp point on them and they are not good…

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5th April 2024

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WOYWW 579 Not Much Time for UFOs or Smelling the Flowers

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Again, no desk - it's just a dumping ground and I haven't been in the studio except to dump more stuff, or to fetch things I need. I am continuing to work on the purple circles jumper and have nearly completed sleeve #1. With the decreases, the…

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8th July 2020

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WOYWW 560 Joyful Colouring

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? As usual, not a lot going on on my actual workdesk, but that doesn't mean I haven't been creative. Tombow Colouring I've downloaded quite a few free adult colouring pages from the Internet. I don't really like using other people's designs, and since these are free, I…

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26th February 2020

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WOYWW 550 The Tudor Banquet and an Infusion of Creativity

Updated! New photos of Tudor gown below... What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? I have tidied up! I still have a lot of fabric scraps to tidy up and reorganise, but it's so good to be able to see some surfaces again, and to be able to move round the room a bit…

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18th December 2019

Eating Out / Food / Outings

Another Meal Out at the Drum, Cockington

Today the weather was quite appalling, with torrential rain and a gale. We had booked to go to Collaton Fishacre, a National Trust property near us, where there was to be a talk on the Art Deco contents of the house, with particular reference to the Lalique glass, which I am particularly interested…

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2nd November 2019

Cats / Eating Out / Fibre and Textile Art / Food / Teabag Art / WOYWW

WOYWW 540 Slippers and Admitting Defeat

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Not a great deal on mine... but I have been busy away from my desk. I've been feeling pretty rough with a cold which started over the weekend, and since I didn't feel much like doing anything else, I spent the time on the recliner cuddling up…

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9th October 2019

Eating Out / Food / Health Issues / House / WOYWW

WOYWW 535 Food Again

Friday - Sorry folks - with all the stress involved in my PIP assessment on Thursday, I completely forgot to upload the draft of my WOYWW post! I did wonder why I wasn't getting any comments that actually referred to it... Duh... Too much on my mind, and the whole thing has exhausted…

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6th September 2019

Cats / Colorectal / Eating Out / Food / M.E. / Mixed Media Art / WOYWW

WOYWW 526 Village Fete Stash, Wheels and Food

No further progress on the slippers this week, I'm afraid. It's been another busy week. On Saturday we went to the fete at the village where we used to live. We try to go every year. It's always a fun afternoon out, and also an opportunity to meet up with old friends again.…

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3rd July 2019

Birthday / Cards / Cats / Colorectal / Eating Out / Health Issues / M.E. / Teeth / WOYWW

WOYWW 524 60th Birthday Card

Back in the studio again briefly, to make a special card for a special friend! This is how my desk looked on Monday afternoon. It was my friend's 60th birthday and she invited me and four other special friends for a girls' lunch at Bistrot Pierre in Torquay. I had never been there…

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19th June 2019

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WOYWW 521 – Official Oldie

Sorry I didn't manage to visit many of you last week. I've been very busy working on my disability benefit form, and also I've been in my studio again! (This is getting to be a habit...) It's really great to be able to show you a "real" WOYWW post this week, even if…

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29th May 2019