WOYWW#607: More diamond painting and a circular puzzle

I took unauthorised leave of absence from blogging last week but I'm back today for WOYWW #607. I'm still on a sabbatical from my mixed media endeavours, though I did have a bit of inky play on my still relatively tidy desk, but it didn't progress anywhere. I'm sure these bits will come in handy one day though.

I'm still preoccupied with diamond painting. I've finished my first larger piece and started another one. I fell into the habit of working on them on the kitchen table in the evenings with the dishwasher humming in the background - what could be more relaxing? 

I've also started a circular puzzle - my first and probably the last one as it is an awkward size and doesn't quite fit on my puzzle board. I'll have to do it in two parts, which will make it even more challenging than it is already. It took me two weeks just to get to this stage - the process being hampered by the fact that I can only work on it during daylight hours as I can't see the nuances of shades in artificial lighting. I almost gave up at one point but then I thought I was literally (and figuratively) putting the world back together, so I had to carry on! Most of the land mass is now done - the oceans will be even more of a challenge! 

I was also delayed by Oreo having a snooze on top of my puzzle board. 

Thanks for your visit - I'll go see what you've all been up to and what I missed last week! xx

WOYWW #605: Happy New Year: Puzzle gluing and diamond painting

Happy New Year - or should that be Happy New Lockdown? I'm actually enjoying not having to get up early and go out at this time of year - January is always so depressing following the excitement of Christmas - now it almost feels like a continuation of the holidays - although we're back to work and it's quite a challenge to get my son out of bed by 9 o'clock for his online lessons - but I like the flexibility of working from home, instead of rushing out the door at a certain time. 

My desk is still tidy and that's because not much messy play has taken place. Instead, I've glued together a jigsaw I completed three years ago. This was necessary because I needed the puzzle board to start a new puzzle but I might have to put it on the back burner for now as I have other escapades in progress. 

When the glue dried on the puzzle, I was able to stick it to the wall in my craft room with double-sided sticky tape - it seems to hold quite well for now, but we'll see how it fares in the long run. It was a quick fix that came to me in a lightbulb moment (which I might regret at one point)! 

I've also been working on my first "full" diamond painting on the dining table little bits at a time. It's so relaxing - I guarantee you, if you hooked me up to a monitor, you would see my blood pressure drop dramatically! And it's right next to the radiator as well - bliss! 

We took down the Christmas decs yesterday - it was quite a sombre occasion. It took Oreo all of five seconds to claim one of the boxes, which somewhat hindered the proceedings.

That's it for now. I may or may not be back next week - we'll see. Last year I took a sabbatical around the same time - I'm sure it has to do with the tidy desk - I don't want to mess it up LOL! Stay safe everyone - I'm sure things will get better soon, we'll just have to ride it out. xx