Wednesday, April 7

WOYWW - Warts and All!

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Well ... you have all heard of Tracey Emin and her unmade bed! I am Linda Elbourne and this is my untidy desk!

We are 9 minutes away from Wednesday (Well I am!) and I am feeling very brave this week ... Everything ... and I mean everything has been left exactly where it was for the world to see.

So WOYWWers ... feast your eyes on this lot. I know there is no hiding place from all your prying eyes so I am even going to include some places of interest ... stuff gone horribly wrong!

Firstly I have made a new friend ... no seriously I made her ... in a moment of insanity ... burning my fingers and WOYWWa0604everything ... I created this ... erm ... thing from a truly beautiful stamp. I have no idea what possessed me to think it was going to be good ... but as I said this week you are getting warts and all. Her first name is Destiny and her surname is Dabin :0) I must admit she is very good at ballet ... but that is where her strengths start and sadly finish!

WOYWWb0604 And for my next trick ... I took a truly beautiful flower stamp ... and decided to paint the Grungepaper a disgusting yellow ... made it up and decided it was disgusting so I edged it with red ... at this point it was even more disgusting than ever. Not one to give up easily ... I threw a pot of copper embossing powder at it ... it did n't smell too good under the heat gun I can tell you and it looks ... well minging!

So there you have it ... my desk and my out takes ... so c'mon ... be a sport and show us yours! We all meet up over at Julia's place every Wednesday ... I will see you there!

55 comments:

Dan said...

I look forward to meeting Destiny Dabin at some point in the future! LOL

nessy said...

well my whole house is minging!! ~especially aarons room (nearly 13)~really must get this house cleaned and tidy ~especially my craft corner (well it started in one box and now takes up 1/3 of our livingroom!!(and i was just looking to see what else i can move to take another cupboard up)!!
...do i have to show pics?? you have been very brave!!
vanessa xx

Helen said...

Oh no, not out-takes... I think Destiny Dabin looks very uncomfortable, myself, poor girl! And no way can you call that desk untidy, lady!!

TinaB said...

That rose doesn't look bad in the picture lol xx

Sandra said...

I kinda of don't think it looks that messy LOL. More creative, shall we say :)

Annie said...

Wish I could wrap my legs round my neck like Destiny :-)
A x

Angela Toucan said...

interesting experiments

Nicks said...

I will expect you to be adopting this pose on Saturday
I rather like Destiny... well admire rather than like, wish I could get into a position like that!

PinksyDoodles said...

It doesn't look too messy to me. Poor Destiny - she does look uncomfortable!
Clare x

Cardarian said...

Destiny Dabin looks fab, your flower turned out nice too and your desk is fun to nose around! Very enjoyable!
Cardarian

Artyjen said...

One of these days your "outakes2 will be just the right thing you are looking for to finish a project :)
xoxo

Andrea - Wales, UK said...

I want to be Destiny...How lucky is she sitting on your desk everyday watching you create!! xx

Gez Butterworth said...

Fabby desk shot Linda.. your rose looks fab sat on it along with Destiny. Ooh how I wish I could sit on it too ;) hehe..xx Have a great Wednesday. Gez.xx

Pam said...

Fab, so glad you feel comfortable enough with us to share warts and all!!!!!!

Hugs Pam x

ikki said...

Wish I could get into the position that Destiny has achieved! I spy distress inks - a crafter after my own heart! Making warts are part of the fun, you should see mine this week! ikki x

Caroline said...

Are you going to do anything with the rose Linda - looks OK to me!
Your desk looks very productive too...x

Carmen said...

Is she constipated? *g* I love your out takes and honestly, I loves Destiny Dabin :D You should give her 2 silver boobies too. Maybe some tassles. :D

Looking forward to seeing you saturday!

Kaz said...

Ha ha ha at Carmen - yes she does need boobies with tassles, especailly as she can do mad things with her legs!
Your desk is fine hun xx

Hels Sheridan said...

I have to agree with Tina...that rose looks good in the piccie LOL ;o) As for the desk...are you feeling ok? Only it is a bit...erm, neater than normal ROFL x

Mandy said...

amazing bendy'ness Destiny has! I can hear my pelvis craft as we speak!

love seeing your desk warts and all....oozzzing creativity!

{{hugs}}mandyxx

voodoo vixen said...

Out takes... humph! Us mere mortal types would be more than happy to create things that look like your rejects!! LOL at Destiny... the girl certainly has some interesting moves and yep, she needs brad boobies and tassles and maybe a pole....

Julia Dunnit said...

Love it..am a bit jealous that your out takes are artier than my intakes!

Rosie said...

Linda you always manage to make me laugh, and I applaud your bravery in revealing your less than brilliant efforts - I HIDE mine!!

Kay said...

The rose is pretty! Destiny is interesting.... are you going to demo that pose at Ally Pally?

Anonymous said...

Oh I love Destiny! You could make a little one to keep her company and call it Destiny's Child!!! Loving this outtakes edition of WOYWW!!

Brenda

Anonymous said...

Love Destiny!! You could make a little one to keep her company and call it Destiny's Child!! Loving this outtakes edition of WOYWW!

Brenda

Hello, I'm Vicki said...

i love DESTINY, she's fantastic - and as for the rose, well i think it's really pretty xxx

Anonymous said...

Love Destiny!! You could make a little one to keep her company and call it Destiny's Child!! Loving this outtakes edition of WOYWW!

Brenda

Liverpool Lou (Anne) said...

The desk's not really messy Linda and I love Destiny. Brenda's comment made me laff! As for the rose it's just a grungy rose, nowt wrong with that.
Anne xx

Liverpool Lou (Anne) said...

OOps don't know if that posted it seems to have disappeared. Got an error message before that so will leave it and try again shortly.
Anne xx

Penni said...

Hey I think this rose looks okay !!! Destiny is fab too, is she going to make regular appearances!!!

Hugs
Penni
X

patcrafts said...

Your desk looks quite tidy really and Destiny looks fine wish I could still sit as she is doing.
Wish I had your sense of humour you always make me laugh and Brenda's comment made me laugh too.
Pat xx

Cheryl Boglioli said...

I actually like the looks of Destiny and think she'll become a new fav on your desk. Your rose doesn't look so bad on web photo and I'm confident you're going to find the perfect spot to use it somewhere and be happy for your experiment.

Anonymous said...

Hi Linda, I think all of our desks get a little messy. It is because we just have so much craft stuff! :)

Love your blog. :)

Unknown said...

LOL - what a supple lady destiny looks - she's got more moves in her that i have at the mo LOL...

Thanks for sharing all your minging bits - who'd have thought that LE did minging???

Paula x x x

Angie said...

Firstly I have to say that your desk could not be described as tidy or untidy ....its just ....normal.
You say 'warts and all ....where are the warts lol....Destiny might look better with a hat or hair??? ...do you have a project in mind for her or is she destined to sit on you desk as a companion?
The rose ?? ...well it actually looks sort of grungy and cool.

Sarah said...

I have to say that seeing your outtakes gives me hope

Mummylade said...

that flower might have been disgusting before but it's fantastic now!!

Glen said...

She's got a nerve....showing off like that in that pose. LOL. As for your desk Linda....you think THAT is untidy? No siree...I can't see mine! As for the rose...how about covering it in glue and sprinkling with black glitter - maybe use for a Halloween project! Oh yes, I'm full of ideas! See you on Saturday. TFS. ~Glen~

Paige said...

She looks a bit too supple to be my friend!!! look how high she can kick her legs!!!!! and that rose looks quite nice from this side of the 'puter!!!

Minxy said...

I'd share my warts and all but most of my mis-haps end up in the bin, usually the more i faff to make um better the worse thay become, so i just stopped trying lol *air kisses sweetie darling*

Eliza said...

I do have to say that you make me laugh girl, love your crazy, sane posts. LOL

Tracey said...

Love your warts there better than mine.
x

Andrea said...

I to like Destiny Linda and your desk looks like an artists desk should look x

Chrissie said...

I think your rose looks 'interesting'! maybe the photo has flattered it, but it looks great to me!

Angelnorth said...

Nice to see some "nearly but not quite" - I'm guessing we all have plenty of those! Lots of lovely crafting to catch up on with your posts over the last few days too - fab stuff!

Anonymous said...

Whole lotta grunging going there Linda! Like your new flexible friend! I usually tidy up after revealing all, as I feel so ashamed after seeing all those tidy desks!! Lol! xx

Anonymous said...

LOL Your post is so funny!

You have lots of your desk, I like the doll idea and the rose is pretty!

Unknown said...

Hi Linda
the rose looks fab so does the desk this week are you now tidyin for wednesday
Christine x

Linby said...

like your flexible friend!
Linbyx

Joy said...

At least you have room on your desk for Destiny to sit. Bet she'd give Darcey Bussell a run for her money striking a pose like that! Rose looks great to me xx

Deanne said...

oooh another gorgeous flower i see :) great work space x

Deanne said...

oooh another gorgeous flower i see :) great work space x

Lynne said...

The 'minging rose' looks good to me and as for Destiny, poor thing doesn't look to comfy there.

Jenny said...

Oh i rather like the flower! I could only dream of being so flexible, lol x x

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