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

Kinski

Thank you loopychriss. My daughter used to work in the office of a furniture shop and that material was a curtain sample that was being thrown out I got loads of them but most were thrown out as I couldn't think what to do with them, ive got a fair bit of suedette fabric so I might try making bags from that. When she worked in the shop I managed to get loads of leather that were samples of furniture leather, I made quite a few dog beds for dog charities out of that, from what I've heard they're still going strong :T. Unfortunately she now works in the office of a carpet shop so no more freebies, just a good discount on carpets :rotfl:.

craftingmad

Loving all the new makes - I want some tartan bunting now I'm gonna have to dig about in my stash and see what I can find


Well my company left late last night and the kids will be back at school tomorrow so hoping to get a bit more crafting done soon (although I'm going to miss them tomorrow as the house will seem so quiet


I have managed to complete another 8 pages of Project Life so can count these towards my total.


Yesterday was the start of week 17 and I have just finished week 14 so still got a couple of weeks to catch up upon but hope to get these done over the next couple of days.


Keep up the great stash busting and have fun creating

Kinski

I gave the bag to my friend and she was over the moon with it, her mum does a lot of knitting for charity so it's nice that the bags gone to someone that also gives things away. I had to go and buy some bobbins for the sewing machine, I could only find a couple if mine and I was starting to chuck out the thread that was on them every time I changed material, I'm lucky though that I've got loads of different coloured thread courtesy if the same daughter and the furniture shop she used to work in :T

Florenceem

Still feeling tired here after spending time with youngest DGS yesterday.
Finished some more Christmas cards.

emslovesmickey

Spent a couple of hours tthis morning attempting my first ever Tim Holtz style tag

Photo0080 (2) by slaughter.emma, on Flickr

greentiger

Kinski - love your patriotic bunting!

I have, at last, started on my bags for "Beads of Courage".
I made 4 of the red bags (2 with white lining, 2 with plain red) and 3 of the teddy bags (all with light blue lining). I will have to buy cord for the drawstrings.

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I got 25 labels, so only another 18 bags to go .

love2shop2

3 more hats completed so signature adjusted :-)

chiefpossession

Made another laundry bag - started the last one this evening although it isn't needed until my daughter gets back from Uni (she's in America studying this year).

We have had some cupboards put into our kitchen extension loft to house my craft stuff and there wasn't enough room for it all :eek:




I have been asked to make curtains and cushions by a couple of people and then I need to make some serious inroads.

loopychriss

chiefpossession wrote: »

We have had some cupboards put into our kitchen extension loft to house my craft stuff and there wasn't enough room for it all :eek:

Oooooh, I'm well jealous! That's a lovely craft room.... I used to have the little box room until we decided to put the house on the market a couple of years ago, then it had to look like a bedroom again. Didn't move and it still looks like a bedroom.... I miss it!!!

Loving everyone's makes, we're a talented lot on this thread aren't we?!!!

Update time: 7 morsbags made, 40 Order of Service cards finished apart from the inserts, 1 quilt top pieced, 1 lot of questions for Journal in a Jar prepared on computer. Have decided to keep the ottoman and paint it and recover it, and use it as a toybox again, so that's back on the 'to do' list!

Make 12 Christmas cards (2013)
Make another 12 Christmas cards (13 made)
Make table runner for friend for Christmas
Make table runner for another friend
Make button-covered photo frame for sis-in-law
Button covered photo frame - finished 2nd January
Button covered wooden heart - finished 13th January
3 button covered heart shapes for granddaughter - finished 15th January
Set of 8 notelets using up blank cards (1) - finished 19th January
Button covered mirror - for me - finished 29 January
12 gift tags for Christmas 2014 - Finished 30th January
Bunting for friend's daughter & hubby who are expecting in February (made out of the cloth serviettes from their wedding in 2011) - Finished 2nd February
Finish cross stitched mat for dolls house - Finished 4th February
Taggy blanket for friend's expected grandchild in February - finished 8th February
40 Thank you wedding cards for daughter and son-in-law (June) - finished 2nd March
Set of 8 notelets using up blank cards for Christmas present (2) - finished 3rd March
Set of 8 notelets using up blank cards for Christmas present (3) - finished 4th March
Cot quilt started in 2011 - finished April 6th
40 Order of Service cards for daughter's wedding - finished 20th April

Miniature fairy room setting for friend's 60th birthday (28th June) - going to give her something else
'Just Married' bunting for daughter's wedding in June - don't need to make this now

1. Make 100 morsbags over year - 28 made (1st March)
2. Paint and decorate granddaughter's dolls house
3.Make 9 items for dolls house group birthday swaps 2014 - 6 made (31st March)
4. Dolls house group swap June 2014 - something found in an attic
5. Name place cards for wedding - 0 out of 70
6. Mr & Mrs painted letters for top table at wedding
7.Witch-themed quilt for friend's 60th birthday (28th June)
8. Dog-themed quilt to raffle for charity in the summer at dog show (August)
9 Finish strip lap quilt (red) - needs quilting and binding
10. Finish another strip lap quilt (funky colours) - needs quilting and binding
11. Finish quilt for mum's bed for her birthday (19th Dec) - needs backing, quilting and binding
12. 6 new cushion covers for lounge
13. Fragrant wall hanging for my bedroom
14 Miniature setting in house-shaped box
15. Finish cross stitch picture (I will finish one project before starting another) !!
16. Button covered photo frames (2) for friend's daughter
17. Miniature Christmas room setting in white candle lamp (for 1st Dec as a Christmas display)
18.Decopatch/button picture frame for friend's birthday (Dec 17th)
19. Denim quilt started in 2013
20. Block of the month quilt started 2009
21.Decoupage 2 wooden boxes for treasure boxes
22. Advent calendar for granddaughter 2014 - 24 mini morsbags - 2 made
23. Advent calendar for grandson for 2014 - mini morsbags
24. Journal in a jar - notebook, pen and loads of questions to answer (daughter for Christmas)
25.Journal in a jar for other daughter
26. Journal in a jar for sister in law
27. Journal in a jar for son in law - questions typed on computer
28.Finish roof on my dolls house
29. Paint and finish outside walls on my dolls house
30. Dolls house - kitchen/diner
31. Dolls house - lounge
32. Dolls house - bedroom
33.Dolls house - bathroom
34. Dolls house - attic (sewing and hobby room)
35. Dolls house - study
36 Dolls house - utility room
37. Dolls house - windows
38. Miniature room setting in box - beach scene
39. Miniature room setting in box - garden scene
40.Miniature room setting in box - attic scene
41.Miniature room setting in box - not decided yet but got 4 boxes to use up!
42. Miniature scene made in wooden bread bin
43. Miniature room setting in breadbin No.2
44. Paint and recover ottoman

chiefpossession

I know that I am very lucky. It has made me face my hoarding habit though - especially since the top part looks like a wool shop. I used to have it all in a bookcase downstairs and I would catch myself just going into the room to look at it. I love a beautiful yarn and often can't bring myself to use it and spoil it. Wrexham has a really good yarn stall on the market and they often tell me I can bring back any I don't use - yeah right!!

Right - off to measure up my sister-in-law's kitchen for curtains and then make her some cushions.