Above is my breakfast. I've now been told, that I shouldn't zisss up the fruit as it turns to sugar...hmmm, but then so does anything else you chew on.
Yesterday I bought a lawn mower, I had a tiny electic one I'd inherited from Lady Pam...Oho I wonder if her title is inheritable? Lady Lyn. Hmmm? Lady Spyder..ohoo. Me thinks not. After empting the oil and petrol from the old big mower it went off to the tip (I just couldn't start it, it had to go! And John had welded it up sooo many times it was probably dangerous!)This new battery mower came in a very sturdy box, which I'm thinking could make my new inkpad shelving. I looked on line and they wanted over £400 for something made out of MDF. Has the world gone crazy!? No wonder Temu is doing so well, (the deliverman told me they'd over doubled their usual Christmas deliveries and will quadruple them easily by the end on the year)
Here's some stickers I cut off the back cover because of that lovely brown colour to stick the stickers on to, so they'd have a nice back...I also used the front of the sticker book to cover the *boxes I've shown below)
Anyway, going back to boxes, I've included two old phone *boxes on my bench that I found in late hubby's Man Cave. They have a kind of wrap around lid and have an ingenius way of locking them shut, just with a tab...so, now I keep lables in them from Esty and Temu. The other box is an Ariel pod box. Their old designs were plastic and had teeth that would bite!
These boxes are a work of genius engineering design. I've been saving them ever since they first came out. They are filled with scrap bits at the moment. Sam Calcott even made a Christmas turtorial on how to make them! (Slide and Lock Gift Boxes) Me? So far I've just painted and covered them!
Here's a close up of the glues...£8.50 for the cosmic Simmer, but the little ones were £3, so??? You can never have enough glue. The Skull and Cross bones bottle holds my White Spirit. Always useful.
Also on my bench is the loverly wrapping paper that was packed in with the mower...definitely useful...no need to coffee or tea stain papers for ages. Also on my bench are some paints (three for two) and Mod Podge (half price at Hobby Crafts) I also had a £5 money off thingy. The large bottle of Collall glue was from a not so local Crafty shop five pounds cheaper than Amazon. Sadly my Crafty Charity Shop had to close. I'm guessing the owner of the shop thought it was doing so well, he/she could make a bit more rent money. I'm told it will open again, as soon as they can find a shop to put it in! Meanwhile...I'm getting very bad withdrawrall symptons...
I have to stop here for a bit, as I must go feed Kittle, she's just up the road. Her owners always leave me treble chocolate biscuits! It's about 8.30 my time...and she will be wanting her breakfast. Hopefully I'll see all you later...if I can link to Stamping Ground and Altered Book Lover! Have a great crafty week. Thank you for stopping by!
Update, linked to Stamping Ground by sending my blogs webpage to myself so I could paste and copy it on my phone whilest sitting in my van outside the Co-op. Altered Book Lovers blog opened perfectly this week. So it's smiles all round...😄
I love hearing all your wonderful ideas. I just don't have enough time to do all I want. I thought retirement would give me loads of time to craft, but everyone else has a different idea. Take care. Elaine
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the tour of your desk. Lots of fun things. Your breakfast looks really good. Whirled fruit turns to sugar? That doesn't make sense to me as it's already fructose. I need to reassess storage in my studio. Headbutts to kitty. Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas with those boxes Lyn. Like those journal pages too. Meow to Kittle. Stay safe and Happy WOYWW. Sarah #3
ReplyDeleteglad you;ve got a new mower, it sounds muchmore manageable! Your multiple boxes look very useful and much better than buying something; good luck filling them all! Happy WOYWW Helen #2
ReplyDeletemashed fruit higher in sugar? Makes no sense to me, though I could understand the argument a) you'd probably eat more blended than you would whole or b)because you've already broken down some of the fibrous bits it gets digested quicker and could cause a sugar spike which could be problematic for diabetics. You have all my favourite glues!! A charity craft shop sounds a great idea, I have so much stuff to get rid of!! Have a good week, love n hugs Cindyxx #12
ReplyDeleteInterestingtrip round your desk place today. I don't fully understand the theory of the fruit but I do know that sugars develop in bananas as they ripen. Love the photo of your kitty too. Wishing you a very happy woyww, Angela x9x
ReplyDeleteOh Lyn, I am so sorry you can't link to either T Tuesday or WOYWW. I am glad someone was able to link you.
ReplyDeleteNot sure who told you whirled fruit turns to sugar. They were definitely wrong. I think you have a wonderful smoothie in the making. Your bananas look a lot better than mine, too. Thanks for sharing your breakfast with us for T this week.
Enjoyed learning about the boxes you have turned into storage containers. Very clever and nicely done. Great that you got a new mower and one you can operate. And of course, you managed to create a bit of art from the box, too. Loved seeing that paper the mower was wrapped in, too. Happy WOYWW from #1.
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ReplyDeleteOh I do so enjoy my visits to your blog! Loving the boxes, loving the pockets, we share the packing paper, I see, and your snail-story made me laugh! Your kitty looks tuxedo like mine! Truly, we are sisters at heart.
ReplyDeleteHappy cool and breezy belated WOYWW!
Mary Anne (4)
I am a box hoarder . . . always come in useful . . . cat food boxes were wonderful storage for my paints and they stack!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the brown paper, interested to see how you use that . . . yes, I have some too!!
Enjoy your week and hope you get to use your mower . . . don't forget to charge . .
Christine #15
Love what you do with your boxes. Hugs BJ#13
ReplyDeleteThose pockets look good, have you a link to the others you have done? Those new cardboard boxes are much better than the plastic ones. The last box had a split one which wrecked the box, but I am hoping to save the current one. Glad you were able to fix your pocket the snail attacked! Belated WOYWW. Angela #14
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