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

tattycath

greentiger wrote: »

Kinski - good work on the bunting. I like the idea of oh's kilt with bunting shapes cut out - nice and airy!

emmi- I can't see your cards

ziggy - lovely cards

susan - I'm going to attack my fabric stash tomorrow EEK! but I probably will just refold it all - you never know when it may be useful (see below lol)

I used up some leftover curtain fabric (about 30 years old lol) and some pre-quilted fabric to make a sleeve for my laptop. I think I have enough left to make a matching tote bag to carry it in along with its cables, mouse etc. But may need to buy some fabric for lining - does that count as stash busting?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/118238315@N07/13113169393/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/118238315@N07/13113164433/

I also used up some more muslin, wadding and embroidery thread to make a St Patrick's Day card. I also used a sheet of white card, a sheet of paper (for the insert) and 3 sheets of green card because I kept messing up the frame. Still not happy with it, but that's partly because I made the embroidery a bit too big and so frame is narrower that I would have liked.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/118238315@N07/13113351864/

Love your laptop sleeve and your card greentiger.

tattycath

Please can someone help me? I would love to make the friendship teabag cards, however, I have been looking for tea that is individually wrapped (in a little packet) in the boxes.
Tonight I bought some Tw!n!ngs camomile and when I got it home I discovered the teabags were loose in the box...so I'm now drinking camomile tea.....
Please can someone tell me what teabags do you get to put in the friendship teabag cards?
So far I have: green tea, peppermint tea (bought purposely as I had to have a minor op and was told peppermint tea would help-and it did. ) and now camomile tea.
I'm hoping to locate the right tea before my cupboards overflow with tea! :rotfl:

susan42

Tattycath - I get my tea free. On the freebies board there a post for 3 tea bags and I sent it to all the neighbours with my families names lol they then gave it to me. Lol

Green tiger - love the laptop sleeve and bag . Thrown out some curtains today, I knew I should have kept them. Something had spilled over them. And it wouldn't come out. No good now the amount of stuff I put in that bin including glue , vanish that had spilt
Love the card too :-)

emmi_bush

Hi GreenTiger, my cards are on my blog which you can find by clicking my user name. Hopefully you'll be able to find them

love2shop2

It is lovely to see so many of your crafting pieces. - Well done to everyone who has posted pics! :T I have really got the crafting bug after all the inspiration and support shown on here. I can't wait to use up my stash so I can go out and buy some more. :j

greentiger

emmi, i found your cards and they are fab. The 'glass' ones are so unusual. I have a bunch of those big flowers too, so .....
The baby grab bag is a lovely, original idea - I may have to steal that one!

rufusdog52

Lovely makes all of you xx

I am now doing some more decoupage on a bag. I did have to buy the bag but got it for £1 in the charity shop along with a large map book for 25p, I am thinking of doing some more shoes may be with the maps cut up small. I have two pairs of shoes I dont like wearing I can use and will try to sell them after to raise a bit of extra crafting money.

dibuzz

I'm trying to get all my yarn stash together in one place then I can't fool myself into thinking I don't have much

Florenceem

Kinski wrote: »

You could be talking about me lol, since this challenge has started I've been very good and hardly bought anything it's mainly been stuff I've needed to finish something of. I've finished the bunting and I'm very very pleased with it, my oh thinks I should make a tartan one for my daughter and her family coming home but he's refusing to let me use his kilt :rotfl:, he hasn't worn it since he was 14 so I don't know what his problem is. I might get some of my many brats to buy me it for Mother's Day so technically as it's a gift it won't count

Not a good photo but here's what the bunting looks like, it's approx 4 metres long and I only know that as it's the amount of bias binding I had. I'm now going to make some more for my granddaughters 2nd birthday party in May, she's having her party at home and I thought we could brighten the place up with bunting and paper pom pom's.

Cute bunting.

Florenceem

ziggy2407 wrote: »

Recovery is slow and steady and I have actually crafted today - yaay:T

and can declare 10 x notelets/blank cards made for the Spring Fayre at my mums sheltered accomodation (hoping the link works )

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10203047770852244&set=pcb.10203047787252654&type=1&theater

Off for a little rest now, keep up the great work everyone - you are all so inspiring

Very nice cards.