WOYWW 9th March 2011

This is my work desk on this WOYWW - obviously in the middle of making something and its all a bit of a mess at the moment... but it really is fun turning something mundane into something pretty!!

Well, I had another Bisto Gravy tub empty so I thought I would have a play and make another cotton spool/reel box like yesterday's version.

It's not finished yet, needs some bits and pieces here and there... and I have to make a snippet roll to go inside so that should keep me out of trouble for a day or two!!

The good news is that I finished the basement of my house!!

I added lots of bits from Saudi and a little Inukshuk for Canada...

and a red phone box and London Underground sign for England.

Re-glued all the bits that come apart after Tom-Tom knocked it over and it is almost as good as new!

I keep seeing all these photos of spring bulbs and stuff on peoples' blogs but there is no sign of it arriving here yet!  Though I am informed that we may actually get above zero in the next couple of days... well, I can hope, can't I??

Don't forget to pop over to Julia's and check out the list of WOYWW-ers... it will keep you busy for a week!!

Printer's Tray.... sort of....

The lady in my local scrap shop must have looked at all the stuff in my basket and fingered out I might be the sort of person who would find one of the 7Gypsy and Ranger's Configuration trays of interest as she took me along the aisles and showed me them... I declined to purchase one as they aren't cheap!!   But... I still liked the idea so I got my sheets of chipboard out and started cutting it up!!

Once the construction side of it was completed the fun bit began and I stuffed it full of all sorts of bits and pieces that represent home to me.

Well, there had to be a putty cat in there somewhere, didn't there?

I am a big romantic at heart...

the locks and keys that keep us safe...

the importance of my family...

my growing collection of birdcages...

my love of jewelry and beautiful things...

My crafts... sort of figured the sewing theme looked better than a mini scrap shop!! ;)

And yes, I know there is nothing in the attic... I am sort of working on the idea of a heap of boxes and trunks to go up there... which would represent all the boxes of stuff sitting unpacked in my home in Scotland from all our trips!!  

Speaking of birdcages... when I was out shopping the other day I saw these lovely little feather birds that you can clip on your Christmas tree... well, I have big brown bears on my tree this year but I picked one up to sit on the top of my latest bird cage which sits with the other on the long shelf on the third floor of the house.  Pandora was the first one to find it clipped onto the cage and promptly attacked it.... so to save it, I put it inside the cage where it sat safely for a couple of days... until yesterday....

Hmmm, so how do we get in there?

Ok... you put your paw in that side and I'll reach in from here....

You pat it over to here.... where my mouth is...

I've got it!!  I've got it!  Darn thing won't fit through the bars....

I found the tail feathers when I woke up this morning... RIP little birdie.... LOL