...I've been spending more time lately, trying to advance some pattern-writing I started a while back... While I certainly don't mind pattern-writing and quite enjoy it once I get into the groove of it, I'm always tempted by my hook, my yarns and my fabric. So to try to keep me focused at my desk on my task at hand, I decided to make my desk more pleasant to work at which, for one, meant getting rid of all the clutter on it. (Our house is one of those houses where any free flat surface gets covered instantly and my desk being no exception...)
Once the clutter was dealt with, I decided to prettify my desk it with some favourite things such as my maple syrup can (which I like because it always reminds me of childhood sugaring off parties when I look at it) filled with my jumble of colourful pencils and my "Monarch - Female Rulers of the World" calendar; I initially bought the calendar to give as a Christmas gift, but I liked it so much that I just couldn't part with!... I also decided to display some bits of trims I crocheted recently in a lovely hinged shadow box I had lying around...
I've been fine-tuning this trim, slightly tweaking the pattern and playing around with different colours as I want to use it for a special cushion I'm putting together (more on that in my next posts..). I thought bunches of these trim samplings looked quite yummy together, so why not display them in my pretty but empty shadow box? I did just that and was so pleased with how it looked that I put it right on my desk! And then, I started to play around with the trims in the box and came up with this...
...and that's why I love shadow boxes -- you can so easily change what you display in them!...
But enough distractions for now as I must go back to my pattern-writing! However, before I do get back to it, I just wanted to wish you a very happy Valentine's Day and I hope you're enjoying the day with the special people in your life... I will be back next week with my promised post on these cushions, so I hope you pop by again... Thanks for stopping by today!
I've been trying to make an effort at my desk too, to make it more pleasant. Yours is lovely :)
Posted by: Sylvie | February 15, 2015 at 06:13 PM
I love the shadow box filled with crochet! (All flat surfaces are the same here I'm afraid.)A belated happy Valentine's!
Posted by: Angela-Southern USA | February 16, 2015 at 10:10 AM
Such a pretty desk... looks a lovely place to spend some time!
Posted by: mrs robinson | February 17, 2015 at 12:16 AM
Such beauty to see here! I love what you did with your desk. I'm sure I'd feel quite inspired to sit there.
Posted by: Jen@thecottagenest | February 23, 2015 at 02:46 AM