WOYWW – New Work Surface, New Sewing Projects

Posted on : May 15, 2013 By
Just Chattin' What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday 

After many years of inking, painting, gluing and heat embossing on my poor rotary cutting mat, uses to which it was never intended to be subjected, it was so warped and grubby it needed to be retired. I was happy to have gotten a 60% off Joann’s coupon, so my new mat was only $20, rather than $50.  Yay for coupons. 🙂

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To keep my new mat pristine, I’m going to have the hubs glue a 15″ x 20″ section of the old mat to some thin plywood.  Then I can haul that out to work on when I want to paper craft.  That size will just fit my 15″ x 18″ Craft Sheet.

Still on the desk this week is Christi Friesen’s Flourish, which I still very much want to work through. There’s also a piece of sequined linen, which will be a skirt quite soon, and two pieces of knit, one blue, one brown, which will be made in this pattern I drafted a couple weeks ago. The floral appliques will be for the neckline of the brown one.

Also, I’ve been working through The Right-Brain Business Plan. This has been kind of fun, making my business overview in this method is rather like putting together a scrapbook, and boiling down all my ideas into a more focused business plan has been quite enlightening. If you need to work up a business plan, I highly recommend the exercises in this book.

Wondering why I bothered posting a pic of my workspace?  It’s What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday.  It’s a day when we all take a snoop at the workdesks of creative people from all over the world.  Take a little time to explore, you may just find yourself inspired. 🙂

Happy creating!

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11 thoughts on “WOYWW – New Work Surface, New Sewing Projects”

  1. It looks like you’re having a productive week. Hey! I have that same mat! which is covered with books right now, strangely.

    Looking forward to seeing your new projects!

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    1. I got the bright green one instead of the dark green again cuz I thought it might be easier to find stuff on it. 😀

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  2. loving your pristine mat! I have the same problem with mine as it is mostly used for glueing and inking, it didn’t stay new looking very long!
    Deb #118xx

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    1. Another idea for protecting your mat from inks and such is to reuse old desk blotter style calendars. When one sheet gets too messy you can rip it off and throw it away.

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  3. Hi Sandy
    you have some really lovely projects on the go which will look real pretty when you have worked your magic on them
    Have a great WOYWW today and a fabby week
    Ria #21

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  5. Lots of interesting things going on on your desk, I think someone needs to invent a heatproof cutting mat, i’ve warped a few in my time lol
    Hugz Minxy #19

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  6. I cannot get over how much those mata cost now. Terrible!
    , once did a workshop with Christi when I was over in America, we had a super time, she is such good fun. Enjoy!
    Hugs, Neet xx 39

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    1. Ooooo, a class with Christi must be a blast; her books are a hoot. 🙂

      Yup, without coupons I would definitely not have gotten the new mat.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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