tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post7204254541106054237..comments2023-12-22T15:36:34.148+00:00Comments on Hestia's Larder: Hestia's Drawer of ShameUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-60471841223086882412012-07-02T02:18:36.044+01:002012-07-02T02:18:36.044+01:00I love these. All of them:)I love these. All of them:)freestanding larder cupboardhttp://kitchenlardercupboard.com/what-is-a-freestanding-larder-cupboard/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-60567672992609257372012-01-20T11:07:09.504+00:002012-01-20T11:07:09.504+00:00My house is too small for a drawer or cupboard so ...My house is too small for a drawer or cupboard so they are scattered throughout. However one project does stand a chance of being finished now as I have a deadline and that might inspire FEAR. But it involves finding my sewing machine, buying osme xtra fabirc and thread and finding some motivation so it probably won't.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414010663277948166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-44674194234797570412012-01-19T21:24:17.390+00:002012-01-19T21:24:17.390+00:00oh my! I went to art college, my whole life is an ...oh my! I went to art college, my whole life is an ufinished project.......I once made a (very small) living making fimo jewellry also with highly-toxic-off-yer-head-resin and broken Christmas balls....oh bring back the 80s!! But I do love to knit .....see my arm warmers in last year's Wuthering Heights.... especially baby stuff so I don't get bored. I have an old pattern book that shows you how to knit gentlemen's underpants ........ your knitting looks fab, loving the yarn.........xYoung at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-74446600097054166602012-01-19T20:40:58.589+00:002012-01-19T20:40:58.589+00:00LM - a cupboard of doom, I LIKE it! That embroide...LM - a cupboard of doom, I LIKE it! That embroidery project was VERY ambitious, and it was LOVELY when you finished it. I was well impressed!<br /><br />Louise - pull yourself together and get on with making those curtains *boom-tish* <br /><br />AXAlison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-77554361288480745982012-01-18T16:07:19.554+00:002012-01-18T16:07:19.554+00:00I have a cupboard of doom. It is slightly more org...I have a cupboard of doom. It is slightly more organised, but in no way more finished, than your drawer.<br /><br />Remember the beautiful embroidery I did for my SIL? That looked very accomplished? Well, it was supposed to be a whole tablecloth with four of that design on!<br /><br />Better to start and not finish than never to try!Lisa-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135752484387782593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-33552276779528108942012-01-18T15:08:16.829+00:002012-01-18T15:08:16.829+00:00I don't know whether my partner would be reass...I don't know whether my partner would be reassured that I am not the only hoarder of unfinished, hopeful and doomed projects... or not. I know it drives him mad. You really made me laugh. <br />Must get on. Have a pair of curtains to make (fabric sitting around for maybe three years already...). Oh dear.Louisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-53010713595602636192012-01-18T12:39:13.588+00:002012-01-18T12:39:13.588+00:00Loony -deep knowledge of yarn should net you a few...Loony -deep knowledge of yarn should net you a few admirers, surely!? I know who to come to for queries over a pint!<br /><br />Unknown - get that project finished. Think how virtuous you will feel on completion ! Like a cross between the virgin Mary and Martha Stewart :)<br /><br />Wally -sounds like a plan!<br /><br />Polish chick - THOSE drawers are long gone (see old blog post about burlesque! Lol.). I demand to see some Art!<br /><br />Mrs fab -carrier bags either disintegrate within weeks or outlive methuselah!<br /><br />Viv -don't give away ALL your murder tips!Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-19277521914745590392012-01-18T09:20:00.981+00:002012-01-18T09:20:00.981+00:00It's so reassuring when other people leave a t...It's so reassuring when other people leave a trail of unfinished and abandoned projects. Makes you feel better about your own half-finished and not even started plans.<br /><br />I used to work for a textile and yarn importer many years ago and I can assure you that, at least in the World of Wool, c. 1990, in the northwest of England, your use of the word "wool" is entirely correct. Fusspots would point out that knitting wool is often not pure wool, but the word "wool" was used to indicate yarn intended for the domestic market, whereas "yarn" was used for thread used commercially.<br /><br />Crikey no wonder I never had a girlfriend the whole time I was doing that job.loobyhttp://loobynet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-44109107729340603022012-01-17T20:37:33.268+00:002012-01-17T20:37:33.268+00:00Ali - This made me laugh! I have an embroidery tea...Ali - This made me laugh! I have an embroidery tea cloth that I started in 1994. The only thing left to do is the centers of the flowers - four little stitches each. But it's really tedious, unlike working on the vines and leaves, so I haven't done that part. Maybe I'll just use fabric paint to make the centers and call it done . . . .Anastasia Hayslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05523504019843599550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-86343593030459877412012-01-17T18:07:44.572+00:002012-01-17T18:07:44.572+00:00Are you kidding? Our house is full of unfinished p...Are you kidding? Our house is full of unfinished projects stashed away in bags under tables and in drawers. Our house is an unfinished project for christ's sake. Bring some with you, we can have an unfinished projects party and invite some friends.Wally Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992375461165449990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-1654010564783527942012-01-17T15:55:22.762+00:002012-01-17T15:55:22.762+00:00ali, at first i thought you meant "drawers of...ali, at first i thought you meant "drawers of shame" which would have been my 20's, but no, i don't have one: we've been moving roughly once a year for almost a decade, so i have nothing extraneous in my stuff. <br /><br />but wait, let's be honest shall we? i have a large bin filled with paint, pencils, books and canvases on which i USED to paint nudes (and not too shabbily if i do say so myself). i have not produced a painting in years. i suck. but because everyone knows me as An Artist i keep this stuff hoping that one day...one sunny day...the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-25363614458128196212012-01-17T14:08:58.888+00:002012-01-17T14:08:58.888+00:00I think the shorts story made me laugh the most, a...I think the shorts story made me laugh the most, although I do wonder how your carrier bags have survived so long. After thinking I had Mice in an upstairs cupboard I now realise that Tesco carrier bags do indeed disintegrate after a few years and one filled with old second hand uniform decided to do just that as I walked across the playground to donate it to the school one day!Style At Every Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651040515126111051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-48873767993653463472012-01-17T13:46:30.958+00:002012-01-17T13:46:30.958+00:00''ideal for the body. Until it starts to d...''ideal for the body. Until it starts to drip''<br /><br />It's why clingfilm was invented.Viviannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478973141660495485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-79543314167773604382012-01-17T12:43:22.353+00:002012-01-17T12:43:22.353+00:00Sage - *clutches her to my bosom* We're not a...Sage - *clutches her to my bosom* We're not alone, look, loads of folk are rubbish at finishing things!!!!<br /><br />Mrs E - Actually chucking them out would be the best idea, but see then I'd need to admit that I Failed. And I hate doing that. So if I just think about them as not finished 'et', then it's aaaaalllll ok!<br /><br />AXAlison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-8499426562670894832012-01-17T12:38:01.102+00:002012-01-17T12:38:01.102+00:00Oh. My. God. Ali. I actually thought you'd be...Oh. My. God. Ali. I actually thought you'd been round my house and had been at my cupboards!<br /><br />I have fimo jewellery in a drawer.<br />I had that knitting, started when DD was a baby...half finished jumper in beautiful pink "yarn", size 6 months (shes now 14.<br />I have not only some embroidery wool in a tin, but a cross-stitch I started before DD was born...destined for her nursery...its beautiful but half finished.<br />I also have the material and while you managed a Celtic knotwork cushion, I still only have the pattern for one I designed as a rug.<br /><br />And that's just the tip of the ice-berg.<br /><br />Your secret's safe with me...one for all and all for one...as long as you dont expect me to finish anything ;)Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858892210196612375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-52696685745589742082012-01-17T12:22:16.595+00:002012-01-17T12:22:16.595+00:00Oh Ali - I tend to chuck things out or recycle whe...Oh Ali - I tend to chuck things out or recycle where possible otherwise things like this get me down. 'Wadders' they're called apparently - I love a new word! <br /><br />Your new knitting looks fantastic and as you say that's beautiful wool/yarn LOL! Keep at it - the book looks great! xxxMrs. Exeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228765866473642505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-2741636183623481442012-01-17T12:19:26.858+00:002012-01-17T12:19:26.858+00:00Patience - as long as you shove the bag under the ...Patience - as long as you shove the bag under the bed and never look at it, it's not so bad. But when it builds up to the level that you are hiding them in drawers....it's time to take action.<br /><br />I may attempt to complete one or more of these abandoned projects in 2012 lol!<br /><br />AXAlison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-21574832929443620682012-01-17T12:02:39.030+00:002012-01-17T12:02:39.030+00:00There is a unique shame to finding things in the c...There is a unique shame to finding things in the craft drawer that were never even taken out of the shopping bag. I've been there.Patience_Crabstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860012969550268614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-37090753790495882752012-01-17T11:58:54.079+00:002012-01-17T11:58:54.079+00:00Look, Ania, don't make this any WORSE for me. ...Look, Ania, don't make this any WORSE for me. EIGHT - and makes jewellery and managed to complete her junior NaNoWriMo of 9,000 words???? Does she plan to run for Parliament?<br /><br />M - show me your suitcase of shame.<br /><br />Zen - oooh anything on black is an eyesight killer! But finish ONE of those unfinished projects this year?!<br /><br />Kim - I keep thinking that I'll go back to them. But I never do...<br /><br />Viv - I hazn't actually DONE the murder yet - honestly, he's away back to work. But I know where there's a space in the loft that has a 5' drop that you would NEVER know was there and will be ideal for the body. Until it starts to drip.<br /><br />Ali xAlison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-85562050538663891612012-01-17T11:41:31.016+00:002012-01-17T11:41:31.016+00:00LOL Actually, my daughter is 8 years old :DLOL Actually, my daughter is 8 years old :DAniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978191634506926045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-8743733467532190042012-01-17T10:33:33.306+00:002012-01-17T10:33:33.306+00:00I love these. All of them. Is it wrong that I want...I love these. All of them. Is it wrong that I want them? I have a full suitcase of shame.Mhttp://www.fatponies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-90261453299423379662012-01-17T10:31:01.392+00:002012-01-17T10:31:01.392+00:00Oh God.
I have the same parallel bags and boxes an...Oh God.<br />I have the same parallel bags and boxes and drawers full of the same unfinished stuff. I have an embroidered picture,1/3rd done, with rusting needle still stuck in it, I began in '85 after a rather nasty break up with a psychopath(don't ask). I kid myself I will finish it one day but as it is on black cloth, my eyesight is not up to it now...<br />But I keep things, because I am sure on day, they will either be finished or I will reuse them.<br />VivAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-15332910857647184282012-01-17T10:23:29.206+00:002012-01-17T10:23:29.206+00:00I usually throw my unfinished projects out almost ...I usually throw my unfinished projects out almost immediately, cruel but much neater. I'm really impressed with your collection though, it gives me a vicarious pleasure - what could have been.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-13359567302916709802012-01-17T10:17:06.441+00:002012-01-17T10:17:06.441+00:00My dear, you'd make a rubbish murderer - you&#...My dear, you'd make a rubbish murderer - you're supposed to destroy the evidence .....Viviannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478973141660495485noreply@blogger.com