Phew am I glad January is over! I broke my Kindle, my computer, lost my phone and had to replace brakes on one car - it's been an expensive month! I did not find my phone or my scissors. Hopefully I won't be losing anything else. I didn't realise I would miss my phone so much! I had another one within a couple of days but I felt sort of lost. Two of my kids live in different towns and regularly text if they want to 'chat' or send me something funny. I missed that.
Anyway here's my desk for this week
I did pretty well with my no-craft-spending challenge for January. Not great. I admit to spending some BUT it was dramatically less than usual - having to fork out so much money for other stuff helped lol.
I'm off to go looking around at other desks. Hope everyone has a great week!
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ReplyDeleteLove those colours too, enjoy using them
ReplyDeleteJill
Hi Sharon, love the colours of Dylusions paints, aren't they glorious? I'm afraid my spending is going to be very naughty, after seeing all the stuff Tim is about to release!Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz #20 xx
ReplyDeleteaww well i think after such an awful month you deserve those paints ! Your coloured images are lovely. Heres to a better month ( so you can spend more on stuff you want) . Soojay 13 xx
ReplyDeleteLove those images you have on your desk. Those will be fun to play with. Ouch! I can relate to expensive months. We had one in November and this one is gonna be a doozy too (and it is but 3 days old!). You can always pick yourself up and get back up on the no-spending horse again. It takes practice. I've been doing very limited craft spending for almost a year now and I still catch myself in old habits, shopping and searching.
ReplyDeleteOh dear! That sure does sound expensive! I would miss my kindle more than my phone though.
ReplyDeleteWell done for not buying anything. Well, the Dylusions are fab so you just had to have those of course. I can fully understand!
Thanks for the visit,
Happy WOYWWednesday,
Lisca
Hi Sharon, Dylusions paints, gorgeous! Why does it always happen all at once? Hope you managed to replace everything. Wishing you a great week and a happy woyww, Angela x 24
ReplyDeleteOoooh Sharon, I fully understand and support your purchase of those paints! Have fun with them!
ReplyDeleteHappy WOYWW to you,
:)trisha too
#49 this week
Hi Sharon, Sure hope you don't have to replace anything else.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been rude not to have bought the paints:)
Looking forward to seeing the cards you make.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Happy WOYWW
Sue #21
You're not on your own, my January has been calamitous too. It's even carried on to this morning when I lost a contact lens...grrrrrrr. Ah well. Those Dylusion paints are lovely, what fab colours!
ReplyDeleteHugs, LLJ 17 xxx
Those are gorgeous paints! And hope your February goes so much better!!! Thanks for your visit! Happy WOYWW!
ReplyDeleteCarol N #38
You poor thing! I bet you are so happy January is done and gone! I too rely on my phone to text to my DD, every night I still say goodnight to her! I would feel lost as well. I got a $50 GC from Michael's for Christmas, may just get some of those Dylusions paints! It's so hard to spend just $50! Have a great week, hope everything starts to go you rway! Lindart #54
ReplyDeleteI'm with Lisca on this - I would always choose my Kindle over my phone! I hardly ever use my phone, I'm more of a PC-with-a-large-screen sort of person. My son always pushes his phone under my nose to show me something and I have to keep it at arm's length to see anything without my reading glasses. By the way, every time I visit your blog I get hungry looking at that cake! I haven't tried those paints yet. I'm sure the colours are gorgeous! Thanks for visiting earlier! zsuzsa #32
ReplyDeleteSorry you've had a run of bad luck with your car, your scissors, your phone & your computer. I can barely stand to be in a different room from my phone -- it's nuts. I don't even really text all that much -- it's like a security blanket. I like your colored images and the card you made for your Mum. In scrolling back to see your cards, I saw her good health news -- fantastic. Happy WOYWW and thanks for your visit. ~ Laura #41
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon, thanks for swinging by and for the sweet comments about my foot - it has been a nightmare. I worked very hard to lose a lot of weight and now it looks like I need a new plan..to maintain it, as I can't do HIT. I can't believe your January, poor you. Feb will be better. I love how you have coloured the stamps - are they Unity Stamp Co by any chance? I really want that lady on the beach stamp! Cx #53
ReplyDeleteYes they are from Unity Stamp Co. I have just started buying from them and LOVE their stamps.
DeleteI love paint, so I'm sure you will have lots of fun with these! :( on the loses- Feb will be a new beginning( easy for me to say) at least you have paint!
ReplyDeleterobyn 58
Nice work Mrs, an almost dry January...good going. Love the deep and vivid colours of the paints, yum. No doubt you'll find something fab to do wth them! I'm with you as a fan of Unity!
ReplyDeleteLove a sale!!! I do love the bright colors. I don't know what I would do without my phone. We use it for everything these days. Thanks for the visit. Peg 66
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon, well they say things come in three's so lets hope that's it this year for your bad luck! Really like your stamped and coloured images especially the one on the left. Those Dylusion paints are exactly the colours that I would have picked. Thanks for stopping by today.Lottie #60
ReplyDeleteI would never have been able to resist those Dylusion paints either, what gorgeous colours - and they must have taken the edge off the pain of the other disasters! I love the stamps and colouring - I'm a big fan of Unity stamps too. Thanks so much for the earlier visit, and I hope you have a good with with absolutely no disasters!
ReplyDeleteDiana #23
Gorgeous paints and after the expensive week you had a little treat sounds like it was needed.
ReplyDeletesandra de @27
Happy, bright colors of paint; I hope this month will be as happy and bright as those colours! Happy crafting & love from (still noisy) Holland, Marit #29
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as if you've had a run of technology going wrong last month, Sharon! We're going through a similar thing at the moment with everything in the house going wrong. Hopefully we'll get things fixed soon - just little things but irritating all the same. Those Dylusions paints are just gorgeous, aren't they. Lovely vibrant colours. Thanks for your visit, and I am so glad to be back in creative mode again. My room is so lovely and I felt quite guilty not wanting to go in there until recently! Glad you like what I've been working on.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi #28
Love the coloured images on you desk, so vibrant and warm. I hope February is a much less expensive month for you. Cara x
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeleteI love the beautiful paint colors you bought!
Greetings, Sofie
Oh boy have you had a month of it!! I hope February is better for you.
ReplyDeleteLovely rich colours on those paints.
Thanks for visiting my desk already
Kyla
Oh gosh what a time of it you've had - hope February is better. The paint colours are gorgeous. I was trying not to buy any non essentials craft wise and other but not been very successful :-( Thanks for visiting. Sorry I'm late - internet last night was playing up, Anne #x 19
ReplyDeleteNot just me who had an expensive start to the year then? Washing machine and faulty heating has cost rather a lot! But I must admit I had to spend something on crafting stuff to keep me sane too!
ReplyDeleteHave a good week!
Catherine x #65
Not just me who had an expensive start to the year then? Washing machine and faulty heating has cost rather a lot! But I must admit I had to spend something on crafting stuff to keep me sane too!
ReplyDeleteHave a good week!
Catherine x #65
Hopefully you've had enough things going wrong - and February will be a grea month. Such a tidy desk - cute cards! Happy WOYWW - thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteI love your Unity images...love those stamps.
ReplyDeleteAs well as your delusion paints!!!
Tracy #68
It's tough to try your best and not spend on all that new Crafty stash, it can be tough when see those sales sweet new colours to play with hugs Nikki 3
ReplyDeleteWonderful to find Dylusions Paints on offer - I love them. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Neet 34 xx
ps the flight went fine and it is nice to be tucked up at home now
I love Dylusions..such bright colors..so I can see breaking the rules on those if they were on sale :) I can not even imagine losing my phone..I would get a bit crazy! Thanks for stopping by mine earlier and sorry I am so far behind! ShelC/PaperOcotilloStudio #48
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a month! Here's hoping February is much better for you. Things are disappearing around my house, too. I've determined Borrowers are afoot. hehe Creative Blessings! Kelly #43