Good morning, everyone! To you desk travelers of What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, I hope you all have had at least a little chance to be creative this week.
My desk shows me just finishing up a cute little holder for a notepad and pen, with a pocket for storing receipts or whatever. (Click on any of the photos to see a larger image.)
You might not be able to see it, but there is a brand new 1/8″ hole on the edge of my cutting mat. Why? I was using my Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole for the eyelet and managed to catch my cutting mat with the lower section of the tool. I couldn’t have done that if I’d tried! At least it’s on the very edge of the mat. ===sigh===
Here’s the front of the completed organizer. I used papers from K and Company’s Que Sera Sera Collection. Aren’t they yummy?
The stickers are K & Company Susan Winget Meadow Stitched Adornments
A close up of the beads. (All of which I had on hand, yay!)
Are you wondering where I got the pink elastic that matches perfectly?
This morning, when it lived at JoAnn’s, it was white. I used alcohol inks to permanently dye it.
To dye little things (beads, pearls, ribbons, buttons) just drop them into a baggie with some Alcohol Blending Solution. Then drop by drop, add your choice of alcohol inks. Terra Cotta, Raisin and Wild Plum made this color. Perfection!
The inside is simple, but quite useful, just a notepad (which can be replaced when used up) a pen and a pocket.
This notepad is a hybrid of two projects from Club Scrap: the On-the-Go Organizer and the Assignment Notebook. (I love watching Tricia Morris, she is a fantastic teacher. Make sure you watch the corner wrapping video as well, it makes a big difference.)
Since the Club Scrap directions are for kits they send out, the videos often don’t give dimensions. Here are the dimension I used for my project. It perfectly fits one of those little notepads.
front paper (the yellow print in mine) – 4.5″ x 10.5″
back, spine and left front paper (pink in mine) – 10″ x 10.5″
inside paper (will not cover entire left side) – 8.25″ x 10″
cardboard for front and back covers (cut 2) – 5.5″ x 8.5″
cardboard for spine 0.75″ x 8.5″
notebook pocket – 8″ h x 7.375″ (3/8″) w
left pocket – 6.25″ w x 8.25″ h (In the video, Tricia has you score 2″ up for a 2″ deep pocket, which I thought was skimpy, so my measurements allow for a 3″ deep pocket.)
pencil holder 4″ h x 2.5″ w
Happy Creating and Happy WOYWW!
P. S. Some of you wanted to see the finished sewing room canvas wall art.
Adorable notepad holder! Thanks for the tip on dying things using a baggie. That beats me trying to do it in my gloved hand.
Love the colours and patterns of the papers you have used! And the beads finish it off nicely! Happy WOYWW!
That notepad set is lovely…perfect for a gift. I also loving your sewing room art:)
I really like this project. The papers you used are gorgeous. I have dyed ribbon, string, etc. using Staz-on reinkers and a bit of 91% rubbing alcohol, but never AIs. Love what you did with the beads, too. Have a great WOYWW from #9 this week!
Great idea about the changing the colours with the ink in a baggie. Lovely book…love the elastic closure…It really protects the pages.
Perfect, busy desk and a beautiful notepad. I love the papers of K&Company too. They are perfect for this sort of projects. Thanks for sharing and have a crafty week. Bye, Franka
Lovely colours there – very delicate and pretty – I use my Crop a dile ALL the time…Thanks for letting us look in, enjoy WOYWW and your week, Sarah at 16.
Your note book is just gorgeous. Thanks for visiting my blog 🙂
Your book is fab and love the beads, my crop a dile is in cupboard its been out once to play in the eighteen months or that I had it lol hank you for the lovely comment yo left me have a fab week
Anne-marie #4
That notebook is such a lovely idea and so pretty too. Thanks for your visit today and for your lovely comments. I love Beatrix Potter things too, and I shall get busy doing the insert for that card today. Have a good week. xx Maggie #11
What a fab organiser. I’m always catching things and making holes where I’m not supposed too! Enjoy this week’s WOYWW snoop around the world. Take care Zo xx 81
I had to laugh at the cropodile hole in your mat, you must have realised the pressure was different than normal to cut through that!! Beautiful journal, love all the details but especially the beads.
Hugs
Brenda
Actually, the cropodile cuts so easily, I didn’t notice any difference at all. I might have noticed if it had started to make a hole in a body part, lol.
What a lovely notepad! Wonderful colors and great design. I am partial to K and Co though. Oh no about the crop-a-dile hole in the cutting mat. That sounds like something I would do, along with an unnecessary body piercing or two (the crop-a-dile just looks so dangerous).
That is just lovely – I will pop over and see if I can use those ideas with fabric. #91
Ooooo, that sounds nice, cover the notebook with fabric. You’re giving me ideas…
Beautiful notepad and I love the thread catcher below – I really want to try some multi media stuff. Most of my work is in fabric and I need to try a few different projects. I def need to stock up with some distress stains/ inks etc.
Hi Twig,
I used to pretty much only do sewing & quilting. Then I got into scrapbooking and realized how many of the supplies would work in both worlds. Then came jewelry making and polymer clay. Now I seem to have a little bit of everything, who knows where it will end?!
this is a gorgeous organiser, Sandy – great design, very stylish! Love it. I’ve just commented on your altered thread catcher and got totally carried away – meant to reply to your WOYWW comment here, not there! Anyway, thanks for your lovely comment, and my sister loved the butterfly card and box which I gave her today.
You’ve got soooo much talent! Off to explore some more of your blog!
Shoshi #19
wow, this is so pretty, such a clever idea, love the beads on the front!
Happy WOYWW, Debxx #23
great desk, where did you get that fab container for your alcohol inks, love it. thanks for the tip on the dying, I have done it with ribbons, but the bag idea is vey useful.
the notebook cover is beautiful too
janet #8
Hi Janet,
The metal containers are a Tim Holtz product that’s long since been discontinued. I come across them occasionally on clearance. Now he has a new line of holders for our goodies which look very cool.
Happy Creating!
I love the book! That is too funny about the hole punch!
Happy WOYWW (on Thursday!)
Katie #14
I love your organiser! I am very much a list person so its right up my street. I’m also planning to come back and watch the tutorials you mentioned, they sound very useful.
Happy WOYWW
I love Club Scrap (but had to give it up for financial reasons). Tricia makes awesome videos. Love how you combined two projects and made something so lovely and functional.
Yes, I would love to join them, but can’t for financial reasons. I do love watching her videos, though.
I am a bit late getting around this week but I forgot to post on Wednesday and have been busy all week. Just wanted to make the rounds and remind everyone my blog candy closes on Tuesday night of next week and I will announce winners on Wednesday. Drop by become a follower and leave a comment for a chance to win. Vickie #173
Hi there Sandy great ideas you have shared here, thanks so much for popping over, and for sharing. Happy belated WOYWW! Shaz in Oz. x #27
Love your stash, sorry to hear of your cousins, hope he is comfortable with family support and you get support too
Bridget #54
I adore the organizer!! It’s perfect for work. Please post the measurements you figured out for the book. Thank you.
So cute I am sure it will get lots of use. Happy Woyww!