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to be having a bit of a sense of humour failure over this?

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Ellybellyboo · 31/01/2016 11:11

Sorry, this might be a bit long winded

I like 'creative' stuff - sewing, drawing, photography, etc - general art-ery fart-ery. The attic of our house had been converted to a huge room when we moved here so I use it as a kind of studio.

A few weeks ago I had a big birthday and DH arranged a surprise birthday party. I had been really clear that I absolutely did not want a party, I'm quite introverted and just didn't want a big hoo-ha.

He arranged one anyway. I was a bit miffed but grinned and bared it, and actually had an OK night.

In the weeks since, I've discovered that some of our friends had been up in my studio and played some oh so hilarious practical jokes. There was absolutely no need for them to go up there, there's no toilet or anything up there and the door at the bottom of the stairs was shut.

Nothing has been broken or damaged, but silly stuff like a cock and balls drawn onto every page of a sketch book, a huge quilt I've been making and had pinned out ready to be quilted has had all the pins removed, all my drawers and storage had been rearranged.

A couple of years ago I saved up and bought myself a DSLR camera. It wasn't cheap so I'm a bit precious about it. Yesterday we went out for a day out so thought I'd take my camera. Turned it on to find about a million photos of bare arses and I'm not very happy about it

It just feels a bit disrespectful, they shouldn't have been upstairs in the first place and I don't like that they've been messing with my stuff. The more time goes on and the more of this shit I find, the less impressed I am. The whole camera thing is the final straw and I'm having a bit of a sense of humour failure

OP posts:
suzannecaravaggio · 03/02/2016 13:05

Joke?
Sabotage more like
They are jealous of something

CheesyNachos · 03/02/2016 13:25

They dare each other to eat dog food? (up thread). These are not grown adults.

Mookbark · 03/02/2016 13:40

They are fuckwits, aren't they?

But, I've mainly posted to say how jealous I am of your studio.
I have first dibs on DS2's room as my craft room when he leaves home. Unfortunately, he is only 11 at the moment...

elfycat · 03/02/2016 14:06

They unpinned your quilt

I've got a patchwork finished, wadding and sheet but I cannot face pinning the thing. 2 years I've procrastinated because I know the scale of the task.

Make voodoo effigies and put the pins to good use!

Sounds like you and DH are dealing with the 'friends' appropriately. The level of idiocy they have shown beggars belief.

(Also jealous of your craft space... and a bucket full of knitting needles to pair up. I'd love that kind of task but alas all of my needles and crochet hooks are in size order put away nicely. I do have a room that is being freed up mostly for me, but it's going to be a treatment room and I don't think a clutter of craft belongs in the corners)

nilbyname · 03/02/2016 14:26

I think unpunished the quilt is atrocious behaviour and they should be ashamed!

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