{"id":4857,"date":"2013-05-15T00:28:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T04:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=4857"},"modified":"2013-05-14T20:57:52","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T00:57:52","slug":"woyww-new-work-surface-same-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/15\/woyww-new-work-surface-same-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"WOYWW &#8211; New Work Surface, New Sewing Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s coupon, so my new mat was only $20, rather than $50. \u00a0Yay for coupons. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/woyww\/woyww-2013-05-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" alt=\"woyww-2013-05-15\" src=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/woyww\/woyww-2013-05-15.jpg\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To keep my new mat pristine, I&#8217;m going to have the hubs glue a 15&#8243; x 20&#8243; section of the old mat to some thin plywood. \u00a0Then I can haul that out to work on when I want to paper craft. \u00a0That size will just fit my 15&#8243; x 18&#8243;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a title=\"ranger heat resistant craft sheet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000S17ZAY\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000S17ZAY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20\" target=\"_blank\">Craft Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Still on the desk this week is Christi Friesen&#8217;s <a title=\"Flourish Book 1 Flora: Leaf, Flower, and Plant Designs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0980231450\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0980231450&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20\" target=\"_blank\">Flourish<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0980231450\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, which I still very much want to work through. There&#8217;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 <a title=\"self drafted summer knit top\" href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/02\/copying-a-purchased-garment-summer-knit-top\/\">this pattern<\/a> I drafted a couple weeks ago. The floral appliques will be for the neckline of the brown one.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I&#8217;ve been working through\u00a0<a title=\"The Right-Brain Business Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1577319443\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1577319443&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20\" target=\"_blank\">The Right-Brain Business Plan<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1577319443\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. 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\u00a0been quite enlightening. If you need to work up a business plan, I highly recommend the exercises in this book.<\/p>\n<p>Wondering why I bothered posting a pic of my workspace? \u00a0It&#8217;s <a title=\"What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday\" href=\"http:\/\/stamping-ground.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s on Your Workdesk Wednesday<\/a>. \u00a0It&#8217;s a day when we all take a snoop at the workdesks of creative people from all over the world. \u00a0Take a little time to explore, you may just find yourself inspired. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Happy creating!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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