I'm sorry to have so very little to show for this past week's projects (projects? - try process)
Before I go any further, I want to express my sympathy for our UK members whose lives have been disrupted recently by the bombing in Manchester, England. Our thoughts and prayers are with our UK friends during this time of disturbance, sorrow and change.
The desk is still in transitional stage. Everything is in an uproar. I've changed some of the layout of what I call my creative corner, but it is an unsightly mess and not worth viewing at all. Boxes, boxes everywhere. Drawers still yet to be reordered into workable terms. In short, sheer CHAOS. Mind the piles and stacks and do watch where you are about to walk!
To join in this week's special 8th Anniversary WOYWW, you can hop on over to Julia Dunnit's Stamping Ground where there is a Linky tool that allows her guests to join her weekly workdesk events. Thanks go to Julia for making WOYWW the best hop around and one of the longest lived!
One touch of weirdness I chose to add following last week's "glue bottle hat" adventure is this:
Before I go any further, I want to express my sympathy for our UK members whose lives have been disrupted recently by the bombing in Manchester, England. Our thoughts and prayers are with our UK friends during this time of disturbance, sorrow and change.
The desk is still in transitional stage. Everything is in an uproar. I've changed some of the layout of what I call my creative corner, but it is an unsightly mess and not worth viewing at all. Boxes, boxes everywhere. Drawers still yet to be reordered into workable terms. In short, sheer CHAOS. Mind the piles and stacks and do watch where you are about to walk!
To join in this week's special 8th Anniversary WOYWW, you can hop on over to Julia Dunnit's Stamping Ground where there is a Linky tool that allows her guests to join her weekly workdesk events. Thanks go to Julia for making WOYWW the best hop around and one of the longest lived!
One touch of weirdness I chose to add following last week's "glue bottle hat" adventure is this:
I guess we never really know what we will find during spring cleaning/reorganization times, do we? Last week, it was my "glue hat," while this week it's a wee tiny little "bucket" made of dried and swirly reddish orange + yellow acrylic paint from one of my set of small plastic containers. I generally work with small batches of color anyhow, preferring to keep my main colors in their tubes and jars within sealed zipper bags for freshness. That is why this little "bucket' was able to dry out in such a funny way.
I am thinking of making a Joseph Cornell style "shadow box" of some sort using this tiny "bucket." Either that, or I might cut it apart and fuse parts of it to a page or a painting. I am open to suggestions.
What do you think? Please leave me a comment with any ideas. Despite all losses and every upset for our gallant UK deskers and their friends and families,
Happy WOYWW 8th Anniversary!
Happy 8th anniversary to you. Isn't this a wonderful group we are part of? I love it.
ReplyDeleteHere's to many more years of linking up.
Hugs,
Annie x #16
Hi Annie thanks for stopping by! I only wish I'd known about WOYWW years before. It's so much fun and there are so many nice people involved, aren't there?
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amazing what you can find when you do a tidy and toss!
ReplyDeletethanks for visiting! Robyn 13
Thank you for popping by Robyn! Who knows what will greet me as I begin sorting a few other areas this coming week! Lolz ;)
DeleteHappy 8th!
happy WOYWW to you too, in this sad week. I tend not to do tidying.. goodness knows what I'd come across! Helen #2
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping by, Helen. It is a very sad week, isn't it? I'm not even from the UK, and i, too have shed a few tears more than once over all that's been happening. Goodness knows what I myself might come across in the weeks ahead in my messy little creative corner!
DeleteLove the little bucket! A Joseph Cornell style shadow box is the only thing to do! I LOVE Joseph Cornell, love shadow boxes and if you hate dusting and have vast collections of miniature 'stuff' (like me) then it's the perfect solution!! Hope you have a great week and thanks for stopping by earlier. Happy WOYWW Anniversary,
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Hi DIana
DeleteOh goody! Another Cornell fan! :) Thanks for stopping over.
I do believe that I may have just the right shadow box frame for something whimsical and fun that's tailor made for my "bucket." Perhaps a Wednesday reveal some week down the road?
Happy 8th!
P.S. Have you Cornelled anything recently?
Hi Rose - thx for stopping by my blog - and happy 8th anniversary to you.
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Thanks Darlene. Have a good week!
DeleteHi Rose,isn't it amazing how tidying and reorganising makes such an almighty mess? Lol. Have a lovely week, Love& Hugs, Shaz #7 XxX
ReplyDeleteShaz Lolololz!!!!! Best laugh I've had since Monday. Thank you. That is SO true, isn't it??? Enjoy the rest of your week and hope things will come together for your health in a good way very soon
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LOVE the shadow box idea... you could keep it as an 'open' project and add to it as you discover little bits and pieces :)
ReplyDeleteHave a Wonderful Wednesday!
Bubbles #36
http://patchworkapples.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/woyww-416.html
Bubble! You genius! An 'open" project that could be changed about at will. I never thought of that. I will now, though!
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Hi again, just saw your comment on my blog. Of course, feel free to use the image. I 'borrowed' it from Facebook posts, lol. Hugs, Shaz X
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know Shaz! Will post it to G+ right away!
DeleteThanks for stopping by.I am writing this on my mobile that has a mind of its own. I understand the fascination with found objects in a draft room. Half my life is spent searching for the LOST. Where do they all go to. It is a little like socks in the laundry. I think you should make a box with all your treasures, a bucket box! Ah well I am cooked, meaning my allergy shot is not going to put me in a coma.
ReplyDeleteMonica Thanks for stopping by. Allergy season! Yikes! We'd head for the hills but what good would it do us? hahaha Mornings generally begin with lost of nose blowing for me this season.
DeleteI may combine your idea with the one that Bubbles gave me just a bit ago. That should be fun!
Happy 8th
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Hi Rose, Happy 8th WOYWW anniversary! We are so lucky to be part of such a friendly and caring community as WOYWW and may it continue indefinitely too! Love your teeny-weeny bucket! I know all about spring cleaning - I've been sorting out my craftroom for weeks now and still not done. Hope you are all straightened out soon. Have a lovely week. Elizabeth x #45/46
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Elizabeth! I know it can take weeks to change one's creative space. It's certainly become a rather l-o-n-g winded process for me to redo my own! Lolz I'm still working on how to make everything fit, and it's already been 3 weeks!
DeleteGlad you liked my lil' "bucket"! Perhaps it may make itself useful someday soon? We shall see! The plot, as they say, is thickening just like that paint did as it was drying! Lolz
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I've never heard of Joseph Cornell so am going to have to google him! The little paint bucket made me smile, you have a whimsical taste which I really like! Happy 8th Anniversary :-D
ReplyDeleteHugs, LLJ 9 xxx
Hello LLJ! Thanks for stopping by. Glad I could make you smile. I am trying to allow myself more room in which to move, breathe and play using art techniques and crafting. You see, I tend to get too serious at times. I think that I already can see in my mind's eye how I want to use that little bucket. This could get really messy and fun!
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Happy 8th WOYWW Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, the paint bucket is hilarious!!! Never seen anything like that before! What a hoot!
Thanks for the visit and hope you have a great week!
Carol N #38
Thank you for stopping by Carol! Hahaha I'd never seen paint dry in so ideal a shape before myself. Generally, it's just a lump of gunk, right? Plans are already underway as to how I'm going to utilize that funny little bucket. You have a great week too and Happy 8th to you!
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Hi Rose. Thanks for the visit and Happy 8th WOYWW anniversary. I love that little paint bucket - I'd keep it whole myself... a 3D room or something would make it look really special.
ReplyDeleteThe two ended brushes are called Ink Dusters and come from Inkylicious. They are great - This youtube video explains far better than I would...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTxBLgEKZgg
Sally Holmes, who posted the video has three all about these ink dusters. Hope that helps a little:-)
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #5
glitterandglue Oooo! Thanks for that hot tip on the 2 ended brushes. they sound really useful. I will check into it further by following the link you've so kindly offered. Thank you!
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P.S. I agree with you and everyone else who's mentioned it up till now. I like the shadow box idea. I think I can use that "bucket" as the main inspiration piece for a new bit of fun, so thanks for adding your vote!
I saw the video + her 2nd one and I must say they do look lovely! Thank you again!
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it is funny what you find when you clean... ( we have our kitchen gutted at the moment,) and although its not as cute as the paint bucket I happened to find an entire brand new container of pine sol ( a floor mopping cleaner) under my kitchen sink while I was packing and the part that makes this funny is, I have had a steam hot water type mop for maybe 8 or 9 years now... anyways I don't have any fun ideas about the bucket but, it did make me smile. ~Stacy #42
ReplyDeleteHi Stacy! Thanks for the fun comment. :) I guess now we've both made one another smile! Upheaval seems to be our shred state of affairs at the moment. Good old Pine Sol. A little dab'll do ya -and it smells fresh as well.
DeleteNow you've got me wondering whether Pine Sol might be usable in art in some as yet unheard of way(s).
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Lolz Don't get me started! This could get rather messy!
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Happy woyww anniversary. Of all the days to choose my friends came round and we've been out most of the day so I am trying to catch-up with the visits before bed. Many thanks for the visit to mine. I keep looking at the little paint bucket thinking it will make something special but as yet I don't know what it is but I know it's something good Lol! Happy woyww, Angela x17x
ReplyDeleteAngela Thank you for taking the time away form your busy schedule to pay me such a nice visit! I keep eyeing that little "bucket" for the very same reason that you give for somehow knowing it can be used for "something special."
DeleteHappy 8th to you!
A good clear out does a world of good! Love your paint bucket! Chrisx 48
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris! So far, so good on my "cleanout." Hopefully in a few weeks it will look much better than it had and be a lot better organized too. Form follows function!
DeleteHappy 8th to you!
What an intriguing little paint bucket! I saw a Youtube video the other day where someone collected all those little rings of paint that accumulate around the nozzles of those squeezy bottles of paint, and she incorporated them into her art - they looked like little flowers. In my experience, almost anything can be turned into art! Well done getting organised. I need to have a major blitz on my studio as I've got far too much stuff, and it's an absolute tip again at the moment. Thank you for all your lovely comments and I'm sorry to be so long replying to last week's - after such a busy week I crashed with total exhaustion and had to rest for 2 days, and now I'm chasing my tail trying to catch up again!
ReplyDeleteThank you especially for your sweet kind words about Phoebe. We feel so sad and miss her. Our other kitty Beatrice is constantly out in the garden and we think she is looking for her which is very distressing.
Thank you for sharing what you did with my photo of the renovations in our kitchen! How imaginative is that?!! They are brilliant. Again it just goes to prove that you can make art out of absolutely anything! The blue ATC backgrounds are very mysterious and lovely, and I would never have thought you could have done that from the wall which will eventually form part of my new pantry!! Quite brilliant. I must find a way of saving that whole post, I think.
Happy WOYWW,
Shoshi #47
Bless you Shoshi. Mourning any 4 footed (or winged or finned, etc) family member's loss can be trying at times, can't it? And your sweet little Beatrice must miss her bosom pal immensely.
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I know i've missed my own little pals from my past something awful at times.
I'm so touched that you like my blue ATC backgrounds! So far, I've had well over 50 visitors for that one post alone. That's approximately 15 visitors per day just for that one ATC post. And my ATC posts generally aren't my most popular, either. It is fun to know that somebody somewhere out there in the blogosphere has taken my ATC backgrounds that were made by digitally manipulating your photo and have been making small works of art for trading, isn't it?
That means that our work combined - along with your renovator's - is now in somebody's home or at somebody's workdesk! Just imagine! Makes me smile every time.
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Were you aware that there's a way to FUSE acrylic bits and bobs onto paper or board or canvas, Shoshi? It takes one piece of kit which they don't stock in most places: Release paper.
I swear by the stuff and enjoy it whenever I make dry mount collage pieces or when I monoprint onto clear packing tape.
(this last for keeping the tape from losing its stickum while also preventing it from sticking to incorrect surfaces!)
Hmmmm...mayhap i shall make a post about dry mounting someday.
But for now, it's time to sally forth into the wilds of my mess and to try and make rational sense out of the entire heap Lolz
Take good care of yourself and see you on some soon-to-be Wednesday!
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P.S. Next ATC Background color way I'll post will be Rustic Rust! I'll try and alert you to it on the day
Happy 8th Anniversary!That is a cute bucket, and a shadow box would be a great idea...but I'll have to research Joseph Cornell! Have a great week, and thanks for visiting earlier.
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Thanks for popping by Kim! :)
DeleteThis is one of Cornell's more famous works
https://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cornell/cornell.hotel-eden.jpg
He's inspired a number of other very famous artists such as Nick Bantock and even Tim Holtz with his assemblage techniques! This could be a real adventure for me!
See you round the blogosphere!
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First, I want to thank you for stopping by my blog already. And even more so for the thoughtful words you left for those in Manchester. Although I live in the US, they have truly touched our hearts.
ReplyDeleteI don't normally read responses, but I saw your response about release paper. I went searching and learned you live in the US, so if you buy postage stamps on sheets, some of which you can buy in large lots (like 1 cent stamps). Once they are removed, what is left is the greatest release paper you can get. And it's FREE, too.
I like the idea of an open ended assemblage that can be moved around. That way, when you find other things that are "discards," you can add them to the assemblage.
Sorry I'm late visiting. I had a commitment today, so had to be away from the computer. Happy 8th Anniversary from # 1.
Hi Bleubeard The situation with the Manchester disaster this past Monday has really touched my heart. I can't help crying when I think about it. Wouldn't it be lovely if we never had to worry about such problems ever again?
DeleteAs for release paper, I prefer my large heavier duty sheets from Talbot Arts. ;) Y'see, I can be a bit rough when fusing acrylic stuff to surfaces and stamp release paper is a bit too delicate for me personally. Not that I think it won't work for most ppl, mind you. It is awesome that it's FREE too. I like a good freebie, which is how come I keep my first bigger freebie images blog, Plush Possum Studio. I've had the same big envelope of Talbot release paper sheets since 2006 or so. A decade's worth of use! An only now do I find myself noticing enough problems with wear and tear to where I'll be needing another set later this year.
I really hope they're still in the business!
Photo release paper just is not of the same reusable quality.
As for the assemblage, that's already a work in progress, but only internally. I haven't yet chosen which shadow box frame to use for it. (I have at least 2 from which to choose, possibly 4, depending upon design ideas and how they work.
Wish me luck?
Happy #8 to you too from #50!
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It's always good to have a clear out and sort out and although it turns into chaos you always feel better when it's done don't you. Love your little work of art.
ReplyDeleteHappy 8th Anniversary and thank you for your lovely comments.
Hugs Lisax #26
Thanks for stopping by lisa!
DeleteYou mean you love my little accidenatally dried up acrylic paint "bucket"? Lolz I have plans for the little dickens! Just wait and see!
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Oh you are funny with your bits and bobs. Thanks for the visit and Happy 8th WOYWW Anniversary BJ#19
ReplyDeletePS I see you do replies to comments but I am very unlikely to realise if you do so for me - just saying - wouldn't want you to waste your typing on me.
BJ thanks for popping by.
DeleteI can't always see other people's responses to me, either, but I think it's fun sometimes for visitors to see that give and take anyhow, don't you?
Maybe we should call this "Bits and Bobs Month" for me? Lolz
;) Seeya!
It is amazing what we find when we start cleaning up. I always say I would rather it be a $100 bill but usually a cut out that has stuck to the floor! I love some of the things I find! Happy WOYWW 8th Anniversary! It has been a lot of fun blog hopping with this group! Hope you have a great week. Thanks for stopping by and visiting my desk and garden earlier! I love sharing it with everyone! Vickie #55
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping by okienurse!
DeleteI really really like your garden photos :)
If you could magically beam me a spare $100 bill for fun, I'd probably spend it on some new art stuff! Lolz
That little bucket is very cute - I can certainly see it in a shadow box, maybe holding some tiny flowers! Thank you for you earlier visit to mine, Happy 8th WOYWW anniversary! Lindart #51
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping by Lindart! Sorry I didn't get to your comment earlier on. Thunderstorm time.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the cute idea of using my "bucket" as a vase! I certainly do have a number of fun ideas to choose from thanks to you and our fellow deskers!
Happy 8th to you too!
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Great ideas for using your latest "find" - wonder what you will have for us next week?
ReplyDeleteYou have chaos and I have chaos, mine is going to last a while though and I am seriously thinking my summer will be taken over sorting crafty things out as they go in the newly painted room.
Thanks for visiting me and Happy 8th Anniversary - Hugs, Neet xx
Neet Well, I guess we are both in the middle of heaps and messes as we clamber about and sort everything through. My project will last well into the summer, if not all summer long! Lolz
DeleteLet's keep each other updated as to progress, shall we?
As for the ideas for my "bucket" that's been fun!I just knew that if I were to place a basic idea before my fellow deskers that they would come through with the good feedback!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you the next time that I have time for another WOYWW!
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xoxo
Thanks for popping by, sorry it's taken so long to return the visit (Yay for half term)! I love the ideas others have come up with for your colourful 'bucket', I'm afraid I can't think of anything not already mentioned but I do like the idea of leaving it 3D and using it somehow in a shadow box. Happy belated WOYWW Sarah #27
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! I really liked that card you made for your handyman son!
DeleteThanks for the 3D feedback. For me the question simply had to be, "To fuse or not to fuse?"
The vote having been counted, I'd say that 3D "not to fuse" is the right answer.
So 3D it shall remain!
Have a good weekend!
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Hi rose you did make me LOl... what acollection you are starting to amas you could start an art gallery....minature of course. Thank you for visiting I had a great week away and couldnt wait to check out desks on my return... I'm slowly visiting them all ..may finsh by wednesday.
ReplyDeleteYour opening words were very kind and heartfelt shared by many of us . bIg hugs andrea x 48#
Hi Andrea!! :))) What a nice surprise to find that you've paid me a visit here at my #2 (playtime) blog! Lolz I do seem to be finding weird and tiny oddments don't I? Who knows what the new week may show me? You see, I am far from through with my cleanout + reset.
DeleteLolz "may finish all by Wednesday" Lololz
I might not have the time for this week's WOYWW. I'll wish us both luck!
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I didn't have acces to a computer last couple of days so I'm very, VERY late visiting desks and celebrating the 8th anniversary... anyway, here I am! That little 'bucket' is too cute... I always take off the dried 'thingies' from the paint tubes and glue them in my art journal (but those are flat...) I have no idea what you could do with this bucket but I'm sure you think of something fun! Thanks for visiting my blog last week, it's so nice to be part of this lovely group of crafters. Hooray, hooray and on to another year of 'desking' and crafting! Hug from Holland, Marit #29
ReplyDeleteHello Marit! How thoughtful you were to visit me now that your computer access problem has been solved! I know what you mean about those dried "thingies" that may be glued. I like to also sometimes FUSE them using a dry iron with release paper in between the iron and the "thingie."
DeleteMaybe I will sometime do a fusing demo post. But first, i must finish re-creating my creative corner!
Onward into the New WOYWW year and Happy 8th to you!
Bummer, I missed the anniversary this year, but was glad to see you comment on my WOYWW post today. Hopefully, I'll catch you next week!
ReplyDeleteHi Zsuzsa!My apologies for not having checked my comments here often enough.
DeleteYou were really missed for the anniversary WOYWW. There is always next year, of course, but I can just imagine how it would be to miss such a big day.
I have been busily creating something never seen before, an item which I plan to reveal before too long.
Stay tuned! i'd like to do a multi-purpose post of it.
(it is a secret)
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I am just NUTS over this little paint bucket...I wonder if I can create one?!!! I think I'll go for yellow and orange with a pop of turquoise just for fun!
ReplyDeleteHi Win!
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I'm uncertain as to how we would go about making one "from scratch," as it were. I do like your color ideas though!
Will you keep me posted as to any experimenting you may choose to do for your own "paint bucket"?
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