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My name is Eileen but to friends in the card making world I'm known as 'ikki'. (which is pronounced I-KEY) From where or how this came about I'm not sure - it just got shorten from my original craft name of Ikemo by various friends along my crafting way! I started crafting whilst recouperating from an accident, and from my first attempts with peeloffs and paint - I was hooked! Now my passion is my BUG! and now BEADING!

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Wednesday 17 March 2010

WOYWW

Here we go again, WOYWW.  If you need a cheer to start your day; if you think you're the only crafter in the world to work in difficult conditions; if you think you're the  most messiest, untidy crafter in the world - or  you might be the most tidy of crafters working in the most ideal workroom  and have solved all your storage problems.  Whatever, why not pop over to WOYWW (link on sidebar) and join our fun - share your crafting space with us!  You'll find you're not alone others craft like you!!

I've been busy....
It's gone! (but the settee still remains a shelf).


It's gone to here - at last!


In this little storage area  I have four boxes.  Here I keep my embossing tools, powders, etc.,  My lightbox - little used these days!  Large envelopes and packing stuffs, and in one box all the cards that I cannot bear to throw away and which when I discover them again give me pleasure thinking of my family and friends.  The top of the boxes is a useful and handy place to keep a folder.  The folder houses peeloffs, stickers, and sentiments which does get in a mess if I'm too lazy to put things away, but is also quite easy to sort out!
As for my desk - this is how I found it this morning.  Quite tidy - it doesn't look like much is going on!  On the left are some decoupage embellishments drying.  I recently lashed out on some Pinflair glue so I thought it was time to open the package.  I still think this is expensive, but it's quick and easy to use and you don't have the mess of little bits of paper everywhere.  In the middle is my small guillotine, I've been cutting up thin strips of printed sentiments, and on the right is a pile of stuff that I'm working on, but not getting anywhere with!!  Funny how some days you can't make decisions and then on others things are just right from the start.

Now it's back to the bedroom....the new headboard has just this minute arrived!  Hope it looks as good as it did in the shop!!  Have a happy day whatever you are doing...see you soon.

17 comments:

Annie said...

Thats a very tidy, organised space you have today.
A x

Julia Dunnit said...

Wallpaper is fab Ikki - great achievement! Like the look of your drying images - tell me the syringe is something to do with glue!!

Nicks said...

mmmmmm you do look organised!
can we see the headboard next week?

Hello, I'm Vicki said...

wow you are organised!!!!! wish i was... hehe

Helen said...

So tidy! Good luck with the birthday cards.

Spyder said...

very very tidy!! I've moved out into the hall too...(Lyn)

Anonymous said...

Glad to see progress Icki, hope the new furniture works out ok. I'm off to buy my first nesties this week and will be looking at your size guide to decide which ones to get. Love the cards you've made recently with the bug.

Brenda

Unknown said...

Wow Eileen - you have been really busy with your decorating - nice to see it off the sofa at last (wouldn't want to sit on it if I came over) tee hee!!!

Hooray for pinflair glue - I'm a convert but only use it for the jobs where nothing else will suffice... it's brill cos it'll stick anything to anything... can't beat it!!! You're right about it being a bit dear but at the moment they've got the market cornered. Not for long I should hope!!!

let us know if the headboard looks as good as you expected!!!

Paula x x x

Unknown said...

Very tidy indeed :0)

Pam said...

Wall paper looks fab. Hugs Pam x

airing cupboard crafts said...

The wallpaper is great!!! You look very organised today I wish I was!!!

Angie said...

Hope the headboard is right ...impressed with your organization ...and the papered wall.

Anonymous said...

Very tidy & Your decoupage looks lovely!

Paige said...

Lovely and organised! and that wall paper looks great!

Hels Sheridan said...

Cor, that is tidy...come around to mine and work your magic pleeeeease??? LOL

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

way too tidy for me.. mind you I can talk as mine is tidy too for once! lol

Jocelyn aka JoBear2 said...

Very neat Ikki! I have just totally re-done my Craft room with storage units and everything is now in the right place and I got rid of a whole lot of little scraps of cardstock & other things that I don't use - all inspired by you - and you know, I feel so much more creative. It's like a breath of fresh air. I still make a mess, but it's far easier to tidy up when everything has it's rightful place to be put in. Thanks Ikki!
I just started a Blog yesterday - hope you have a moment to drop by sometime: http://www.instead-of-ironing.blogspot.com/