stash busting - I will use my mountains b4 buying more!

susan42

Crafting mad 48 stamps to colour wow. Colouring not my strong point , take all day and still don't get it right

Jellie - if you figure out a way to insulate ceiling let me know - OH suggested putting me in a tent

Rosie - it's awful when you do that isn't it. I have a tidy up then can't find anything

Pukka mum - I'm no got at sewing either. Had 7 attempts doing a button

I made another 9 tea bag thingys today and I've made another 20 cards and 20 gift tags , they were easy , got cameo to cut them out of card and stamped an east of India stamp on. :-)

So I'm getting there , had a good day today and yesterday evening but can't do any for a couple of days . Need to chill ( might fit some in tomorrow pm if OH goes out)

Birdie85

This is a great challenge, may I join?! I'm expecting a baby in February so my craft room has been demoted to a cupboard and I really need to work on getting my stash down to a more sensible level since my OH threatens to bin everything that doesn't have a home. I lost my crafting mojo over the last few months too so I'm hoping this will help get me back into it as I'm so woefully behind with my Christmas cards!

I won't put too high a target since I think I'll struggle, but I'd like to have 75 items made by Christmas. This includes finishing off my wedding scrapbook... I got married nearly 3 years ago!

emslovesmickey

Well behind everyone else but i'm finally off the mark by finishing the Bothy cut thru pirate ship

*Jellie*

susan42 wrote: »

Jellie - if you figure out a way to insulate ceiling let me know - OH suggested putting me in a tent

:rotfl:
Current thoughts are to have bubble wrap covered by a ceiling quilt! I'm thinking of quilt attached to and draped across curtain poles hanging from ceiling. If I can make a decent job of it I figure it will look like art. Only problem is I've not done any quilting before! I see there are a couple of quick methods I can try.

craftingmad

Birdie85 wrote: »

This is a great challenge, may I join?! I'm expecting a baby in February so my craft room has been demoted to a cupboard and I really need to work on getting my stash down to a more sensible level since my OH threatens to bin everything that doesn't have a home. I lost my crafting mojo over the last few months too so I'm hoping this will help get me back into it as I'm so woefully behind with my Christmas cards!

I won't put too high a target since I think I'll struggle, but I'd like to have 75 items made by Christmas. This includes finishing off my wedding scrapbook... I got married nearly 3 years ago!

Of course you can join us Birdie85 and congratulations on your impending arrival. 75 sounds like a good target to me Is your husband related to mine - he is always threatening to bin my goodies

Scrapmate

Well Black Friday has been and gone and I'm pleased to say I bought nothing (I was tempted). Now to survive Cyber Monday...

*Jellie*

Birdie85 wrote: »

I lost my crafting mojo over the last few months too so I'm hoping this will help get me back into it as I'm so woefully behind with my Christmas cards!

I won't put too high a target since I think I'll struggle, but I'd like to have 75 items made by Christmas. This includes finishing off my wedding scrapbook... I got married nearly 3 years ago!

Don't worry- I have yet to start Christmas cards or my wedding scrapbook (I got married 2 1/2 years ago!).
The only reason I have a high target here is because I really need to steer clear of buying more stash for a very very very long time!

emslovesmickey wrote: »

Well behind everyone else but i'm finally off the mark by finishing the Bothy cut thru pirate ship

Well done!

Scrapmate wrote: »

Well Black Friday has been and gone and I'm pleased to say I bought nothing (I was tempted). Now to survive Cyber Monday...

I couldn't believe the stories of Black Friday craziness in the shops. What is cyber Monday?

Hope everyone else is doing ok.

Scrapmate

Cyber Monday (1st Monday in Dec) is when everyone supposedly goes online to buy their pressies.

chiefpossession

I will join you if I may. My poor long suffering husband never complains that I have a whole room for wool, material, patterns, sewing machines and everything else. He never bats an eyelid when I just neeeeed to go to Abakhan 'just to have a look'. I need to get rid of some of it so that I can re-stash with a clear conscience.

My students at school know that I knit and sew and one year 10 student begged me to make him a scarf for his birthday - so I did. I now have requests for 5 more plus 2 reindeer hats. One scarf and the two hats need to be done before Christmas, but the other boys know that they need to wait. Who knew that 14/15 year old boys would be so pleased with handmade. :T So that is where my stash is going to go.

susan42

Hi chief - well done on the knits and welcome

Jellie - I had a run on scrap booking then stopped perhaps the new year I might try a 2013 book to use some things up, good idea I love the ceiling idea

Hi birdie - welcome and happy stash using and congrats on the baby

Black Friday didn't tempt me . I now have an annoying habit of choosing things and then deleting the basket I call it web window shopping. But what a waste of time

No crafting today , was asked could I do a craft stall last minute. Somebody got let down. Well I did one with all my families stocking fillers, I don't think I charged enough because within an hour a swarm of locusts took all my things away. On a positive note I been invited back next year. Advance warning. I also won 5 prizes. On three different tombolas. The idea was to give some funds back not walk off with some fab prizes

So I'll be busy crafting this week as I now have no cards. No sweet trees. No sweet bouquets and no Xmas tree sweetie trees. So hopefully I can make a big dent in my 500.

Tomorrow I'm making Xmas cake and chocolate houses so fingers crossed ...and spotted d**k