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

love2shop2

greentiger wrote: »

rufusdog52 - lovely birdie bag. So much work there with the zips.

kinski , that button work was lovely. Spending 40 mins on it would have been very therapeutic.

Florenceem - congrats on first 50! Bet it won't be long until you have clocked up your century!

love2shop2: what is a "fish and chip" jumper? I apologise if I've missed an earlier explanation.


I've not done much this last wee while, with being away. I used all stash stuff to make a birthday card for my Grandson, who will be 6 in mid-April. Pinterest gave the idea. I used a little funky foam for the lego, but still have heaps left. I think I'll take most of it next week when the whole family (9 of us) go off to a cottage for a week. I'm sure the grandchildren will find it useful for something!

I thought I had just one more card to make for April, but my son proposed to his partner on Mother's Day and they went ring shopping today, so I have an engagement card to make

sorry, I'm forgetting the pics are on f/b - fish n chip jumper and hat is an outfit for an African baby that is born to a poor family, the baby has no clothes to wear when it is born so is wrapped in newspaper to be taken home. (I think if you do a search for fish and chip babies it will come up with a pic) The jumper is knitted all in one and the little hat separately. Many of the babies are born with Aids and these little outfits are all they have.

Savvy_sewing

The more I want to achieve it seems the less that I actually do!
Going to have to wait until I get back from my holiday before I get my act together, and start making again. Of course I still create when I am at work, mashing clothes together and creating new clothes from old, and I am doing the odd alterations and repairs still so I am still sewing most days. But I want to use my stash and getting frustrated that I am not managing to.
Want to make one of Elaine's thermal bags, (bit like wonder bags). Think they might sell well.

Florenceem

rufusdog52 wrote: »

Susan, I am computer addict too, especially since I have got into Facebook lol.

I am crafting this week. I have booked a stall at a local craft fair this Sunday and I havent really made any new stock apart from those map shoes and a bag I finished yesterday.







I have brought my machine and some of my stash down stairs to see if I can make up some more although looking for something a bit quicker to do as this one took a while.

Bags do take ages to make. Great bag though.

emslovesmickey

Hi everyone

Love the bird bag rufusdog - you are very talented.

I have added a whopping 8 to my target today. I finished my Vintage cross stitch, decoupaged a wooden box for my dad for fathers day and made 6 wooden tag mementoes for some lovely people i met at the concert i went to last week. Sig is updated

emslovesmickey

Put me on the naughty step!

And ban me from ebay!

I was looking through ebay earlier, and happened to see a bundle of craft stuff (Tim Holtz is my weakness). I put a bid on it, don't know why but i never thought it would be the winning bid - turns out it was! Guess i'm gonna have to up my making to compensate

Sorry everyone

Florenceem

emslovesmickey wrote: »

Put me on the naughty step!

And ban me from ebay!

I was looking through ebay earlier, and happened to see a bundle of craft stuff (Tim Holtz is my weakness). I put a bid on it, don't know why but i never thought it would be the winning bid - turns out it was! Guess i'm gonna have to up my making to compensate

Sorry everyone

Naughty! :eek:

emslovesmickey

Florenceem wrote: »

Naughty! :eek:

Sorry again - no excuse. It's not very mse i know but i have been feeling pretty low lately (concert excepted) and i just needed something to cheer myself up a bit. I should know better really

Florenceem

emslovesmickey wrote: »

Sorry again - no excuse. It's not very mse i know but i have been feeling pretty low lately (concert excepted) and i just needed something to cheer myself up a bit. I should know better really

I was thinking of looking on Ebay for magnetic bag fasteners - not used them before. Trouble is - then you see other things on there and before you know it - spending happens.
Anyone know best place to buy the magnetic bag fasteners please? I have seen them cheap from China - are they any good?

greentiger

emslovesmickey, I think if something can be classed as a tool it doesn't count That let's you have stamps, embossing folders, cutting dies ......... After all they help you use up paper, ink, pens ...........

greentiger

love2shop2, thanks for the explanation of fish & chip jumpers. I googled it - it's a lovely idea.

I also found this website

http://www.lovinghands.org.uk/index.htm

It collects a lot of charity needs together, including fish & chip jumpers, so there are plenty of things people can choose to make. Bound to be something there for us stashbusters, I think.