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

loopychriss

craftingmad wrote: »

loopychris - I love starting things but am no good at finishing them I also hate housework and decluttering so hope it wasn't too painful for you. Also hope you managed to have a have a lovely day filled with crafting

Thank you, but it didn't happen!! I was so exhausted with all the running around we've been doing I spent a very indulgent couple of hours just slobbed out in front of the telly on the laptop, did a bit of stripping on the stairs (woodchip so takes ages), then went back to bed for a couple of hours. Got up about 3.45, managed to shower, get dressed and tidy kitchen up before hubby got back in from his day's walking! So, nothing got done at all I'm afraid!

In fact I've done nothing stash-busting wise for the past few days, but I've managed to tidy the house and declutter a bit, so I am intending to concentrate on stash-busting for the next couple of days.

I must confess to adding a couple of things to the stash though: another wooden breadbin to make a mini room scene in; a small canvas picture to alter; and a little mirror with a wooden frame that I will put buttons round. I'm hoping to have a fundraising stall later in the summer, so these will go towards that. I also found a wooden heart in one of my drawers, I will cover that with buttons too. And I was given a bag of duvet covers and curtains to make morsbags with!!! So I need to work extra fast to get some of the stash down!

I'm updating my list today, I'll do it once a week to save space and avoid boring you all!

1. Make 12 Christmas cards
2. Make another 12 Christmas cards (13 made)
3. Make table runner for friend for Christmas
4. Make table runner for another friend
5. Make button-covered photo frame for sis-in-law
6. Paint and decorate granddaughter's dolls house
7. Decopatch photo frame
8. Decopatch mannequin body
9. Finish cross stitched mat for dolls house - done a little bit over Christmas
10.Make 100 morsbags over year - 1 made and handles made for 4 more
11.Make 8 items for dolls house group swap for April - 1 made
12.Finish strip lap quilt - needs quilting and binding
13.Finish another strip lap quilt - needs quilting and binding
14.Finish quilt for mum's bed
15.Finish cross stitch picture (I will finish one project before starting another) !!
16. 6 new cushion covers for lounge
17.Make a miniature Christmas room setting in white candle lamp
18. 5 general birthday cards
19.Decopatch picture frame for friend's birthday
20. Miniature fairy room setting for friend
21.Bunting for spare bedroom
22.Cover in buttons 3 heart shapes - 1 finished 15/1/14
23. Fragrant wall hanging for my bedroom
24. 50 Christmas cards for Christmas 2014
25. 12 gift tags for Christmas 2013 - 6 made
26. 12 gift tags for Christmas 2014
27.Picture for bedroom on canvas with buttons in shape of a heart
28.Quilt or bunting for friend's daughter & hubby who are expecting in February (made out of the cloth serviettes from their wedding in 2011) - 21 flags made, just need to sew them all on the binding
29. Dog-themed quilt to raffle for charity in the summer at dog show
30.Witch-themed quilt for friend's birthday in June
31. 6 styrofoam fabric-covered ornaments for Christmas presents 2014
32. Miniature setting in house-shaped box
33. Decoupage 2 wooden boxes for treasure boxes
34. Advent calendar for granddaughter 2014 - 24 mini morsbags - 1 made
35. Plaited fabric Christmas wreath
36. Button covered photo frame - Finished 2/1/14
37. Set of 8 notelets using up blank cards for Christmas present (1) - 5 made
38. Set of 8 notelets using up blank cards for Christmas present (2)
39. Set of 8 notelets using up blank cards for Christmas present (3)
40. Advent calendar for grandson for 2014 - mini morsbags
41. Christmas card hanger (fabric and velcro)
42. Lavender bags for my drawers (6)
43. Make 24 items for Christmas advent swap (dolls house group)
44. Make crackers for family for Christmas Eve - 9 needed
45. Journal in a jar - notebook, pen and loads of questions to answer (daughter for Christmas)
46. Journal in a jar for other daughter
47. Journal in a jar for sister in law
48 Journal in a jar for son in law
49. Altered book for disabled grandson with pics of people and things he is familiar with
50. Dolls house group - something found in an attic - trunk with goodies in
51. Finish roof on my dolls house
52. Paint and finish outside walls on my dolls house
53. Dolls house - kitchen/diner
54. Dolls house - lounge
55. Dolls house - bedroom
56. Dolls house - bathroom
57. Dolls house - attic (sewing and hobby room)
58. Dolls house - study
59. Dolls house - utility room
60. Dolls house - windows
61. Miniature room setting in box - beach scene
62. Miniature room setting in box - garden scene
63. Miniature room setting in box - attic scene
64. Miniature room setting in box - not decided yet but got 4 boxes to use up!
65. Miniature scene made in wooden bread bin
66. Christmas decorations for friends - set of 4 x 6 = 24
67. Denim quilt started in 2013
68. Cot quilt started in 2011
69. Block of the month quilt started 2009
70. Miniature room setting in breadbin No.2
71. Button covered mirror - for me
72. Altered canvas picture
73. Button covered wooden heart - finished 13/1/14
74. Taggy blanket for friend's expected grandchild in February
75. 'Just Married' bunting for daughter's wedding in June

nimbo

Hi all,

I am currently a bit of a crafting hoarder... I tend to buy things that are cheap (but cool), and then never get round to using them. SO I would love to join this thread of this is OK?

I have joined the 14 projects in 2014 thread also, and when it comes to crafting I have only a few exceptions. I am aiming to make a few clothes at part of my challenge, and know that I will need to buy zips for both the planned dress and skirt, and may have to buy thread for one... (and eventually sewing machine needles).

The other exception may be card blanks, I have never really made cards that often, so although I have found one pack of five, I may need to buy a few more to help me bust the stash. HOWEVER these will only be bought when I have used these 5 up, (I have also folded a piece of card for my partners anniversary card, and found a rather vomit inducing shiny gold envelope for it to go in - which will be used at the end of this month)... He'll find that funny though.

No other crafting objects will be bought until I have run out of suitable alternatives (i'm thinking clothes here, as I don't have much of a cloth horde).

Overall, although I have committed to 14 craft projects for 2014, I need to produce more to get the stash removed from the house slowly but surely, or my partner and I will have no space to live in... So I would like to aim for 50, as this is doable.

Knitting I have three planned projects (one started, although I am a beginner, and in my 1.5 foot long scarf which started off at 15 stitches wide, has become 29 stitches wide). Not boding well, but as I was bought about 20 sets of needles for Christmas I think I need to get my head round this one to make at least the 2 scarfs, and one loopy cowl thingy made up.

I have one project completed, which will then go into another (but the next part has 24 parts so I'm not counting it as double counting). - what are morsbags, @ loopychriss - i'm making and advent calender fro my boyfriend, and they sound intriguing.

I have to admit I haven't been as busy as \I should with the crafting side of my life as I have been busy at university, which will end in 6 months or so...

I need to get busy because as soon as I have a job after graduation we'll be moving, and the more I bust, the less we have to move...

loopychriss

nimbo wrote: »

I have one project completed, which will then go into another (but the next part has 24 parts so I'm not counting it as double counting). - what are morsbags, @ loopychriss - i'm making and advent calender fro my boyfriend, and they sound intriguing.

Hi Nimbo, morsbags are cloth bags made to use instead of plastic carriers, usually from donated fabric such as curtains, duvets, sheets etc. For more info look at their website, morsbags.com. Very easy to make, I can make a full sized one in 15 minutes, but for the advent calendars I am scaling them down to 4" x 4" so I can put little gifts in them.

nimbo

thanks for the reply...

I will have to have a go at them, they'll look good - although i'm not sure that i could do them out of leather....

I'll have a go tomorrow...

pigpen

Item number 2 finished.. it is going to its new home on Monday.. a massive 12 ball project .. Next one on my list is a school jumper for Squeak.. 24in chest so will take a while no doubt. Or I might do one for Dot.. or I could start mine.. I'll decide tomorrow!

Kinski

I've not put down how many things I would like to make as I go of the boil and don't touch stuff for weeks on end. I'm not as dedicated as you lot but I do hope to get rid of most of my stash this year.

Mrs_Bones

Can I join in please? I've joined in the 14 project challenge as well in order to try and use some of my crafting stash up and get motivated again. I've tried that many different crafts over the years I seem to have built a stash mountain of various things and I had more craft stuff bought me at Yule that I've not even used yet. Yet various things have meant my crafting motivation, particularly for paper crafting has waned. I don't at the moment want to part with much so I really need to get using it.

If it's ok I'm not going to give myself to big a target to aim for in making things as my health jitterbugs about but I thought I'd do it on a monthly basis. As we are already churning along in January I'll start with two months and here by make a pledged not to buy any more craft stuff for this month and February but I will try to make something with what I've got.

craftingmad

rosie51 - sorry to hear you've not been well - hope you are feeling a bit better now and well done on making a bag whilst feeling so poorly


crafty witch - I daren't watch that channel at the moment but just from you mentioning it, makes me want one too I find it's great to have an item you want to save for as it helps to focus my mind on money making / saving so that hopefully one day that item can be mine - good luck with the making and selling


craftyc - brilliant stash busting - I love things which use up my stash and entertain my children


loopychris - Oh no - never mind - it sounds like you needed that "chill out" time and I can't talk as it seems that's all I want to do at the minute!! You've still done more than me as I have not decluttered or tidied since the festive period Your list is coming along nicely so you should still be very proud of yourself


pigpen - another lovely jumper - you are currently my queen of stash busting


kinski - this challenge has always been about taking it at your pace so please don't apologise - I bet you are just as dedicated as me


nimbo & MrsBones - of course you can both join. Welcome to you both. All I can say is have fun along the way and please post your creations as I need all the motivation and inspiration I can get

craftingmad

I've been trying to have a bit of a tidy in my craft room and whilst sorting through a large pile of papers I came across Christmas Cards sent to me from 2012 - told you I liked to hoard craft stash


Accordingly I have turned these 12 cards into more gift tags and these are now safely away with the other Christmas bits ready for the end of this year :0


So 12 more for my total :-


77/ 2014 - I'm getting there slowly but surely

nimbo

Well after my tidy session in my craft room yesterday I have managed to make my OH's anniversary card... Project number 2/50 complete (not too bad for day two)...

Another card needs to be made, and a pincushion (I managed to throw pins across the floor earlier, and I always manage to find the one I missed with the ball of my foot)... I have sneakily also mended a skirt, and an old jumper, which may not last much longer, but I like it for mooching round, and I have a planned birthday shop planned next weekend in some old junk shops...

Card -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/114012903@N02/11913247225/in/pool-2489278@N21

Xstitch -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/114012903@N02/11890891355/in/pool-2489278@N21

not sure if the links will work - as they are in the 2014 group challenge...

I will get there with the little bits, so I can start on the bigger projects soon... I'm still getting used to my new sewing machine, but I have finally managed to take it out for a play, and I've had it since Christmas now... Been chomping at the bit to get it out...

Hope you're all getting on well, and that you're gaining space in your houses...