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

craftingmad

Oooh thanks craftyc - I will have to try that I can't say anything as I have a cricut and a craft robo plus a grand calibur and a sizzix big shot


I may be a bit quiet for several days as my hubby has got 6 days off work and I now have a skip sitting on my drive. Apparently his plan is to throw away EVERYTHING in our two sheds and conservatory. However both of these sheds contain not only lots of personal things which I would like to keep (such as old photographs of family members, children's toys which have real sentiment etc) but are also stuffed full of my excess crafting stash which I can't fit in the house. He will show no mercy so I will have to keep a very, very close eye on him


I'm hoping that he may get called into work so I can go through all of the boxes by myself and smuggle lots of things back into the sheds without him knowing

loopychriss

oooh craftingmad, good luck with that. I'd hate for my hubby to do that.... he knows he's not allowed to touch my stuff (not that he'd want to), but I do worry at times that it takes up too much available storage space. It would be very hard for me to choose what to save and what to let go if I was in your position... makes me even more determined to get it all whittled down and used up so I've got a manageable amount. Maybe by the end of this year.....

Well, nothing to report: not done any crafting today, except a few stitches of cross stitches while waiting for my hair to be cut today. Have been stripping woodchip wallpaper off the stairs, a long drawn out job but so satisfying when it's off!

emslovesmickey

tattycath wrote: »

I have a confession to make. I have bought something.
In my defence I didn't have the colour I needed.
Promise I'll make something and try and post pics- within the next month.

I suppose it's a bit different than buying something cos it looks nice ~(which we are all guilty of).

Now within the next month? Is that in 30 days or by the end of Jan?

tattycath

emslovesmickey wrote: »

I suppose it's a bit different than buying something cos it looks nice ~(which we are all guilty of).

Now within the next month? Is that in 30 days or by the end of Jan?

It's within 30 days. I'd never get it done before End of January-really busy month for us, the SA is due in on 31st and we've just discovered we have to go through all our figures again! :mad:

craftingmad

Quick check in from me as his lordship is fast asleep on the sofa and both kids are at youth club


So far the decluttering is going well and none of my craft items that I want to keep have gone in the skip. We started on the conservatory today and I have already found lots of lovely bits and pieces of stash which I had forgotton about including ribbon and buttons (two of my favourite things in the world) so I currently have 3 large plastic boxes filled with things for me to go through. It will be like Christmas all over again.


I was good and threw out a few bits though like papers which had got damp, sticky tape which I knew would not stick anymore and have used notebooks which I started years ago.


Not looking forward to tomorrow though - it's the turn of one of the sheds and I know hubby wants to just skip it all but I know that I've got loads of craft stash lurking in there that I desperately want to keep

loopychriss

Craftingmad.... you'll have to set your alarm and get up extra early before OH so you can get out to the shed and rescue your best bits!

I've been working on the button covered framed mirror today and have finished that off tonight, so one more project can be ticked off.

Tomorrow I have to concentrate on the bunting and taggy blanket for my friend's expected grandson/granddaughter. They don't know the sex yet, but I can add the name when he/she is born, hopefully next week.

So.... my list is now looking like this... I've now put projects in order of priority of getting them done. If I stick to this order I might just be organised by the end of the year and Christmas won't be so much of a surprise!!!

Make 12 Christmas cards
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
Quilt or 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



1. Birthday cards x 5
2. Make 100 morsbags over year - 8 made
4. Taggy blanket for friend's expected grandchild in February - started, will finish in next couple of days
5.
6. Paint and decorate granddaughter's dolls house
7. [STRIKE] Make 8 items for dolls house group swap for April [/STRIKE]- NOW PULLED OUT OF THIS SWAP
8. Make 9 items for dolls house group birthday swaps 2014 - 1 made
9. Dolls house group swap June 2014 - something found in an attic
10. Make 24 items for Christmas advent swap (dolls house group)
11. 'Just Married' bunting for daughter's wedding in June
12. Order of Service cards for daughter's wedding - 4 of the pricking designs done
13. Name place cards for wedding - 0 out of 70
14. Mr & Mrs decoupaged letters for top table at wedding
15. Thank you wedding cards for daughter and son-in-law (June) - 2 made
16. Altered book for disabled grandson with pics of people and things he is familiar with (to look at at wedding in June)
17. Witch-themed quilt for friend's 60th birthday in June
18. Miniature fairy room setting for friend's 60th birthday
19. Dog-themed quilt to raffle for charity in the summer at dog show
20. Finish strip lap quilt - needs quilting and binding
21. Finish another strip lap quilt - needs quilting and binding
22. Finish quilt for mum's bed
23. 6 new cushion covers for lounge
24. Fragrant wall hanging for my bedroom
25. Miniature setting in house-shaped box
26. Lavender bags for my drawers (6)
27. Finish cross stitch picture (I will finish one project before starting another) !!
28. Decopatch photo frame
29. Decopatch mannequin body
30. Make a miniature Christmas room setting in white candle lamp
31. Decopatch picture frame for friend's birthday
32. Bunting for spare bedroom
33. Denim quilt started in 2013
34. Cot quilt started in 2011
35. Block of the month quilt started 2009
36[STRIKE]. Altered canvas picture[/STRIKE] - Decluttered to a friend
37. 50 Christmas cards for Christmas 2014
38. Fabric Christmas decorations for friends - set of 4 x 6 = 24
39. Picture for bedroom on canvas with buttons in shape of a heart
40. 6 styrofoam fabric-covered ornaments for Christmas presents 2014
41. Decoupage 2 wooden boxes for treasure boxes
42. Advent calendar for granddaughter 2014 - 24 mini morsbags - 2 made
43. Advent calendar for grandson for 2014 - mini morsbags
44. Christmas card hanger (fabric and velcro)
45. Plaited fabric Christmas wreath
46. Set of 8 notelets using up blank cards for Christmas present (2)
47. Set of 8 notelets using up blank cards for Christmas present (3)
48. Make crackers for family for Christmas Eve - 9 needed
49. Journal in a jar - notebook, pen and loads of questions to answer (daughter for Christmas)
50. Journal in a jar for other daughter
51. Journal in a jar for sister in law
52. Journal in a jar for son in law
53. Finish roof on my dolls house
54. Paint and finish outside walls on my dolls house
55. Dolls house - kitchen/diner
56. Dolls house - lounge
57. Dolls house - bedroom
58. Dolls house - bathroom
59. Dolls house - attic (sewing and hobby room)
60. Dolls house - study
61. Dolls house - utility room
62. Dolls house - windows
63. Miniature room setting in box - beach scene
64. Miniature room setting in box - garden scene
65. Miniature room setting in box - attic scene
66. Miniature room setting in box - not decided yet but got 4 boxes to use up!
67. Miniature scene made in wooden bread bin
68. Miniature room setting in breadbin No.2

Got the list down to 68 projects now!!!

Total: 68 out of 500

chiefpossession

Evening all

I have just finished the fox hat after parent'e evening and 1.5 hours marking - I promised to take it in tomorrow (fool!!)

It has turned out better than I thought



Getting through the list slowly but surely - minion hat next I think

Chief x

Scrapmate

These hats are stunning. I would suggest a pic of the class all wearing their hats but I know there are rules and regs about this.

Craftyc

Hi everyone,

Just loving all the photos and inspiration.

Sorry can't post photos but will try to learn how.

Finished bunting for dd with help from a friend..... One pennant of slippery fabric sewn in 4 times and kept falling out. My hands are terrible with arthritis and it took me 2 hours in class to pick out about 6 inches of sewing. So a kind lady beside me who couldn't bear to watch me doing it yet again next week kindly took it home to sew....and same happened to her, so she resorted to hand sewing that bit for me.

Hooray been in bag since before Christmas and can now be ticked off.

loopychriss

Had a productive day so far: I wrote a list of what I wanted to achieve today and ticked off 9 out of 14 items (not all craft based though). I have also worked on the bunting, and hemmed some muslin squares that I cut up into 12 for my grandson's 'love' (like a mini security blanket). I haven't listed those as they weren't part of my stash. I have made 2 thank you cards for my daughter's wedding, and 12 Christmas gift tags.

Not sure if I'll get any more finished today as I'm out tonight, but will post progress later if I do.

Feel like I have actually got somewhere today... another couple of years like this and I will be stash free!!!

Total: 82 out of 500