WOYWW - Clarice!

Hello, my lovely followers and friends, it's that time of the week again! Crafters all over the globe offer you a chance to spy on what they have been up to - thanks to Julia who gathers us together and runs the best blog hop I know. Click Here if you want to find out more and join in!
What's on my work desk at Magpieheaven as we trundle into another week of wondering when Kevin will have crafted our kitchen doors; if and when my mum's house sale will go through; will I get round to commenting on all the wonderful blogs I want to and - most important - how can I sneak in some crafting time!? This reminds me of those Batman TV episodes in the sixties when they used to leave you with a whole heap of questions as to how Batman and Robin would get out of some impossible dilemma!!! Well, all things are possible in Magpieheaven! I finished making my little rocking horse, which I'm posting hopefully on Friday and the lovely card I received from Kezzy I'll post when she returns from her holiday. I've decided to have a go at a memo board for my new kitchen and I was inspired by a couple of artists (Suzz and Darcy) over at Paper Artsy - and also - well - is my coffee a clue?

It's the mug I usually have my crafting cuppa in. It's a Past-times - now no more - imitation of Clarice Cliff: I don't have the real thing. I know she isn't everyone's cup of tea - if you'll forgive the weak joke - but I rather like her quirky creations! I would like to use her colours and shapes as a theme in my new kitchen - OK, I can dream, can't I? I really do believe it's going to be finished before Christmas! Here's what's on my desk...

I've die cut some shapes and I'm playing and painting and positioning bits at the moment. Paper Artsy Frescos come in some colours that really do match up with those on the cup. The basic shape of the house is cut from MDF with a Jig-saw and I cut out a bit in the centre for my memo board to fit under. This piece of MDF was actually from the surround to our old kitchen cupboard doors. I hope it looks like a CC country cottage! When my daughter saw it she said 'What's it supposed to be?' I plan to Crackle it and add some stamps on tissue - tune in  to see how the caped crusader Magpie-woman takes on her arch nemesis - the Time-thief wielding only a large jug of lemonade! You might need to see earlier posts to make head or tail of that comment! In the meantime I'm hopping into the virtual Magpie-mobile and heading off to look at some other desks! I was hopeless at my plan of taking a look at everybody's last week - Time just caught up with me and clipped my wings! Will I fare better this week?